Contracting office · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

FWS SAT TEAM 3

FWS SAT TEAM 3 obligated $33.8M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 979 contract actions (+43% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was CATERPILLAR INC ($4.6M).

Obligations · FY2026
$33.8M
Actions
979
New awards: 467
Sole-source
8.2%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 73.5KFY2017
  2. 611.5KFY2018
  3. 5MFY2019
  4. 2.3MFY2020
  5. 4.9MFY2021
  6. 10.2MFY2022
  7. 25MFY2023
  8. 28.7MFY2024
  9. 23.6MFY2025
  10. 33.8MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. CATERPILLAR INC$4.6M14%
  2. AERO S E A T INC$2.2M6.5%
  3. FORESTECH CONSULTING, INC$1.2M3.6%
  4. DDC 4C, LLC$925.9K2.7%
  5. FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC$922.2K2.7%
  6. ECOPOINT INC$867.3K2.6%
  7. D & H ENTERPRISES LLC$771.5K2.3%
  8. DEERE & COMPANY$768.5K2.3%
  9. EARTHBALANCE CORPORATION$732.1K2.2%
  10. COAST MACHINERY LLC$725.3K2.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$13.6M40%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$10.9M32%
  3. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$5.7M17%
  4. Equipment maintenance$1.4M4.1%
  5. Professional services$1.1M3.3%
  6. Construction & real property$431.3K1.3%
  7. Education & social services$342.7K1.0%
  8. Fuel$239K0.7%
  9. IT & telecom$77.3K0.2%
  10. Transportation & logistics$19.3K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Florida$4.3M13%
  2. Oregon$3.5M10%
  3. Texas$2.1M6.1%
  4. California$1.9M5.6%
  5. Virginia$1.7M5.1%
  6. Louisiana$1.7M4.9%
  7. Mississippi$1.4M4.1%
  8. Alaska$1.3M4.0%
  9. Georgia$1.3M4.0%
  10. Montana$1.3M3.9%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition26%
    US 39% · $8.7M
  • Sole-source awards8.2%
    US 30% · $2.8M
  • Single-offer competitions18%
    US 8.8% · $5.9M
  • Urgency justifications1.2%
    US 5.1% · $414.5K
  • Year-end rush12%
    US 5.6% · $4.2M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $6,798
  • 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.

Contracts terminated for default: 2

Largest awards

  1. SUPPLY OF NATIVE SEED MIXES, SHMNWRC OR-HART MTN NATL-SEED SUPPLY$1.5M
    AERO S E A T INC· Lake County, OR· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 21, 2026 – Jul 21, 2026· 140FS326F0148
  2. HAZARD FUEL REDUCTION PROJECT, LOWER SUWANNEE NWR NATIONAL FUELS REDUCTION BPA$1.2M
    FORESTECH CONSULTING, INC· Levy County, FL· Facilities & utilities· May 29, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· 140FS326F0102
  3. NC-ALLIGATOR RIV NWR- AERIAL PHRAG SPRAY$1.2M
    SUMMIT HELICOPTERS INC· Dare County, NC· Facilities & utilities· Aug 9, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026· 140FS323C0043
  4. OR HART MTN ANTLP RFG BLACK CANYON SHRUB$795K
    ECOPOINT INC· Lake County, OR· Facilities & utilities· Jul 21, 2026 – Jul 21, 2026· 140FS326F0152
  5. FL-FWS ST MARKS NWR-WIREGRASS PLANTING$747.7K
    FORESTECH CONSULTING, INC· Wakulla County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Jul 1, 2025 – Apr 17, 2026· 140FS325C0011
  6. NC-POCOSIN LAKES NWR-FUEL BREAK$676.4K
    DDC 4C, LLC· Beaufort County, NC· Facilities & utilities· Aug 17, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026· 140FS326C0014
  7. AK-KENAI NWR-FIRE-FAE PT400 MASTICATOR$675.1K
    NORTH POLE EQUIPMENT RENTALS LLC· Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 8, 2026 – Jun 8, 2026· 140FS326C0009
  8. MA-DIV OF CONSERV PAP- NWR THINNING$668.7K
    LANDVEST INC· Coos County, NH· Facilities & utilities· Jul 21, 2024 – Jun 2, 2026· 140FS324C0015

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.