Contracting office · Department of Defense Education Activity

DOD EDUCATION ACTIVITY

DOD EDUCATION ACTIVITY obligated $228M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 692 contract actions (−26% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was TOWN OF LINCOLN TOWN HALL ($20.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$228M
Actions
692
New awards: 402
Sole-source
14%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 224.1MFY2017
  2. 268.4MFY2018
  3. 304MFY2019
  4. 286.9MFY2020
  5. 234.5MFY2021
  6. 335.9MFY2022
  7. 294.3MFY2023
  8. 309.5MFY2024
  9. 308.6MFY2025
  10. 228MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. TOWN OF LINCOLN TOWN HALL$20.8M9.1%
  2. CUSTODIAL ENTERPRISES GMBH$15.9M7.0%
  3. SKE TECHNICAL SERVICES GMBH$15.5M6.8%
  4. CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT$15M6.6%
  5. AUDAX-REISEN-GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG$11M4.8%
  6. SCHOOL SPECIALTY, LLC$7.3M3.2%
  7. SKE SRL$6.6M2.9%
  8. AMERICAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION$6.3M2.8%
  9. TAYLOR MOTORS, INC.$6.2M2.7%
  10. HIGHLAND FALLS FORT MONTGOMERY SCHOOL DISTRICT$5.9M2.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Transportation & logistics$68M30%
  2. Education & social services$47.2M21%
  3. Facilities & utilities$33M14%
  4. Construction & real property$25.4M11%
  5. IT & telecom$23.7M10%
  6. Professional services$12.2M5.3%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$11.3M5.0%
  8. Equipment maintenance$7.2M3.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$105.1M46%
  2. Georgia$23.9M10%
  3. Massachusetts$20.8M9.1%
  4. Delaware$15M6.6%
  5. Virginia$14.3M6.3%
  6. North Carolina$9.2M4.0%
  7. New York$8.3M3.6%
  8. Kentucky$7.4M3.2%
  9. Wisconsin$7.3M3.2%
  10. 66$4.1M1.8%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition20%
    US 39% · $44.6M
  • Sole-source awards14%
    US 30% · $30.8M
  • Single-offer competitions6.0%
    US 8.8% · $13.8M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. SERVICENOW LICENSES AND HOSTING$31.4M
    CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· Alexandria city, VA· IT & telecom· Sep 13, 2021 – Mar 26, 2026· HE125421F3016
  2. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE$20.1M
    TOWN OF LINCOLN TOWN HALL· Middlesex County, MA· Education & social services· May 29, 2026 – May 29, 2026· HE125426FE401
  3. NETWORK ENGINEERING SUPPORT$19.1M
    ATTAINX INC.· Fayette County, GA· IT & telecom· Sep 28, 2022 – Apr 9, 2026· HE125422F3025
  4. FT BRAGG AND LINDEN OAKS CUSTODIAL SERVICES$16.3M
    BREVARD ACHIEVEMENT CENTER, INC.· Cumberland County, NC· Facilities & utilities· Dec 16, 2020 – Mar 10, 2026· HE125421C1001
  5. GERMANY/BELGIUM CUSTODIAL GROUNDS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES (OPTION YEAR 2)$15.9M
    CUSTODIAL ENTERPRISES GMBH· Facilities & utilities· Jan 29, 2026 – Jan 29, 2026· HE125426FE165
  6. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT DOVER AFB$15M
    CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT· Kent County, DE· Education & social services· May 11, 2026 – May 11, 2026· HE125426FE367
  7. GERMANY/BELGIUM CUSTODIAL GROUNDS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES$14.9M
    CUSTODIAL ENTERPRISES GMBH· Facilities & utilities· Feb 13, 2025 – Jan 27, 2026· HE125425FE164
  8. CYBERSECURITY ENGINEERING & OPS SUPPORT$13.2M
    BROADLEAF, INC.· Fayette County, GA· IT & telecom· Sep 28, 2022 – Jan 9, 2026· HE125422F3028

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.