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FAO obligated $99.8M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 758 contract actions (−12% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SENECA FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC ($28.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$99.8M
Actions
758
New awards: 167
Sole-source
74%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 29.4MFY2017
  2. 34.3MFY2018
  3. 25MFY2019
  4. 54.9MFY2020
  5. 37.4MFY2021
  6. 27.4MFY2022
  7. 117.3MFY2023
  8. 131.7MFY2024
  9. 113.4MFY2025
  10. 99.8MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SENECA FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC$28.3M28%
  2. CITY OF WILDWOOD CITY HALL$6.1M6.1%
  3. SUMTER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.$4.2M4.2%
  4. DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$3.9M3.9%
  5. YAZOO VALLEY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION$3.7M3.7%
  6. PEACHTREE MECHANICAL, INC.$2.8M2.8%
  7. NBT CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLY, LLC$2.8M2.8%
  8. CLECO POWER LLC$2.7M2.7%
  9. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$2.2M2.2%
  10. HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.$2.2M2.2%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$59.4M60%
  2. Construction & real property$35.5M36%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$2.7M2.8%
  4. Professional services$1.3M1.3%
  5. Health & medical$461.2K0.5%
  6. Equipment maintenance$350.8K0.4%
  7. Education & social services$27.3K0.0%
  8. IT & telecom$1,2110.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$30.8M31%
  2. Florida$13.2M13%
  3. Mississippi$5.6M5.6%
  4. Texas$5.3M5.3%
  5. West Virginia$3.6M3.6%
  6. Arizona$3.1M3.1%
  7. Georgia$3.1M3.1%
  8. Michigan$2.9M3.0%
  9. North Carolina$2.8M2.8%
  10. South Carolina$2.8M2.8%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition75%
    US 39% · $74.9M
  • Sole-source awards74%
    US 30% · $74M
  • Single-offer competitions0.9%
    US 8.8% · $894.5K
  • Urgency justifications2.8%
    US 5.1% · $2.8M
  • Year-end rush0.6%
    US 5.6% · $587.5K
  • 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. FCC VICTORVILLE NRT REPLACE ROODS USP AND FCI 1 PROJECT 26Z6AP7$28.3M
    SENECA FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC· San Bernardino County, CA· Construction & real property· Mar 11, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026· 15BBNF26C00000026
  2. FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM AT FCC LOMPOC$18.7M
    GUSTAV KEONI· Santa Barbara County, CA· Construction & real property· Sep 20, 2023 – Feb 20, 2026· 15BFA023C00000030
  3. FCC FLORENCE - REPLACE COMPLEX ROOFS$14.9M
    JR & CO INC· Jackson County, MO· Construction & real property· Jun 6, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026· 15BFA024C00000019
  4. FCC OAKDALE- ROOF REPLACEMENT & MOLD REMEDIATION- 23Z5AN1$9.3M
    PENNS CONTRACTING INC· Sussex County, NJ· Construction & real property· Sep 18, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026· 15BFA023C00000026
  5. MCC SAN DIEGO- REPLACE WASTE LINE- 24Z6AR4$8.6M
    SEA PAC ENGINEERING INC· San Diego County, CA· Construction & real property· Jun 20, 2024 – Aug 11, 2026· 15BFA024C00000023
  6. BOILER REPLACEMENT AT FCC FLORENCE$7.1M
    FRONT RANGE CONSTRUCTION INC· El Paso County, CO· Construction & real property· Dec 27, 2022 – Jul 20, 2026· 15BFA023C00000005
  7. FCC COLEMAN WATER AND WASTEWATER FY26 10/01/2025 - 01/30/2026 CONTRACT #15B30218D00000093$6.1M
    CITY OF WILDWOOD CITY HALL· Sumter County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Dec 9, 2025 – Sep 10, 2026· 15B30226F00000061
  8. THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL MATERIALS, LABOR, AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROJECT TITLED ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION AT THE FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER (FMC) LEXINGTON LOCATED IN LEXINGTON, KY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED SOW AND DRAWINGS.$5.4M
    ARMSTRONG ELEVATOR COMPANY· Pinellas County, FL· Construction & real property· Sep 17, 2024 – Aug 12, 2026· 15BFA024C00000034

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.