Contracting office · Department of Education

FSA ACQUISITIONS OFFICE

FSA ACQUISITIONS OFFICE obligated $1.9B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 739 contract actions (−11% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC ($360M).

Obligations · FY2026
$1.9B
Actions
739
New awards: 70
Sole-source
9.7%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2BFY2017
  2. 2.1BFY2018
  3. 2.2BFY2019
  4. 2.3BFY2020
  5. 2BFY2021
  6. 1.7BFY2022
  7. 1.7BFY2023
  8. 1.9BFY2024
  9. 2.1BFY2025
  10. 1.9BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$360M19%
  2. NELNET SERVICING LLC$304.8M16%
  3. MAXIMUS EDUCATION LLC$249.5M13%
  4. EDFINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$201.3M11%
  5. MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.$143.2M7.6%
  6. MISSOURI HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN AUTHORITY$137.7M7.3%
  7. CENTRAL RESEARCH INC$73.6M3.9%
  8. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$53.9M2.9%
  9. PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC$51.7M2.7%
  10. F.H. CANN & ASSOCIATES, INC.$37.4M2.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$1.4B75%
  2. IT & telecom$469.2M25%
  3. Construction & real property$832.2K0.0%
  4. Facilities & utilities$248.6K0.0%
  5. Education & social services$155.9K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$836.4M44%
  2. District of Columbia$453.4M24%
  3. Nebraska$292.8M16%
  4. Tennessee$201.3M11%
  5. Massachusetts$37.4M2.0%
  6. Washington$19.5M1.0%
  7. Maryland$16M0.8%
  8. Colorado$9.5M0.5%
  9. Minnesota$9.5M0.5%
  10. Arizona$7.2M0.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition24%
    US 39% · $449.3M
  • Sole-source awards9.7%
    US 30% · $183.7M
  • Single-offer competitions14%
    US 8.8% · $265.6M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $209.4K
  • Year-end rush9.4%
    US 5.6% · $176.6M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing2.6%
    US 4.2% · $48.7M

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

Largest awards

  1. TIVOD SUPPORTS THE ORIGINATION, DISBURSEMENT, AND REPORTING OF TITLE IV FEDERAL STUDENT AID PROGRAMS, INCLUDING - BUT NOT LIMITED TO - DIRECT LOANS, PELL GRANTS, AND THE TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS. THE TITLE IV SOLUTION SHALL ALSO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE DISCONTINUED TITLE IV FEDERAL STUDENT AID PROGRAMS, INCLUDING - BUT NOT LIMITED TO - ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANTS AND NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ACCESS TO RETAIN TALENT GRANTS.$1.5B
    ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Nov 30, 2016 – Jan 15, 2026· EDFSA15C0006
  2. PROVIDE DIRECT LOAN SERVICES SUCH AS CALL CENTER AND FINANCIAL REPORTING - NELNET FROM 12/15/2019 THROUGH 12/14/2020$988.7M
    NELNET SERVICING LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Nov 26, 2019 – Sep 29, 2026· 91003120F0312
  3. THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE DIGITAL AND CUSTOMER CARE PLATFORMS AND SERVICES SOLUTION (ENTERPRISE-WIDE DIGITAL AND CUSTOMER CARE SOLUTION, AKA EWDCCPS, AKA DCC) THAT WILL ENABLE AN FSA-BRANDED OMNI-CHANNEL ENGAGEMENT APPROACH LED BY A MOBILE-FIRST, MOBILE-COMPLETE, AND MOBILE-CONTINUOUS DIGITAL PLATFORM SUPPORTING THE COMPLETE LIFECYCLE OF STUDENT FINANCING.$942.6M
    ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Feb 20, 2019 – Sep 21, 2026· 91003119F0003
  4. DEBT MANAGEMENT AND COLLECTIONS SYSTEM (DMCS)$892.7M
    MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Nov 2, 2016 – Sep 23, 2026· EDFSA13C0021
  5. PROVIDE DIRECT LOAN SERVICES SUCH AS CALL CENTER AND FINANCIAL REPORTING - NAVIENT FROM 12/15/2019 THROUGH 12/14/2020$764.4M
    MAXIMUS EDUCATION LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Nov 26, 2019 – Sep 29, 2026· 91003120F0314
  6. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CREATE A NEW TASK ORDER FOR CONTRACT ED-FSA-11-D-0012 WITH THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020.$639.6M
    MISSOURI HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN AUTHORITY· St. Louis County, MO· Professional services· Dec 30, 2019 – Aug 11, 2026· 91003120F0331
  7. FEDERAL STUDENT AID'S VIRTUAL DATA CENTER, PROVIDING CENTRALIZED HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DATA AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED SERVICES TO SUPPORT FEDERAL STUDENT AID MISSION OF SERVICING STUDENT LOANS.$525M
    PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Dec 19, 2016 – Sep 29, 2026· EDFSA15O0090
  8. PROVIDE DIRECT LOAN SERVICES SUCH AS CALL CENTER AND FINANCIAL REPORTING - PHEAA FROM 12/15/2019 THROUGH 12/14/2020$506.5M
    PENNSLYVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY· Dauphin County, PA· Professional services· Dec 6, 2019 – Aug 4, 2026· 91003120F0313

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 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.