Federal sub-agency · Government Accountability Office

GAO, Except Comptroller General

GAO, Except Comptroller General obligated $105.8M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 548 contract actions (−9.9% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. ($16M).

Obligations · FY2026
$105.8M
Actions
548
New awards: 163
Sole-source
4.6%
Small business
36%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 54MFY2017
  2. 63.3MFY2018
  3. 83MFY2019
  4. 85.7MFY2020
  5. 108.9MFY2021
  6. 101.7MFY2022
  7. 132MFY2023
  8. 126MFY2024
  9. 117.4MFY2025
  10. 105.8MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$16M15%
  2. EMCOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC$15.2M14%
  3. LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.$10.6M10%
  4. INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.$8.8M8.3%
  5. SALIENT CRGT, INC.$5.7M5.4%
  6. INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR, INC.$4.7M4.4%
  7. SERCO INC$2.6M2.5%
  8. AUGUST SCHELL ENTERPRISES, INC.$2.5M2.4%
  9. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P$2.5M2.4%
  10. JAMES G DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CORP$2.3M2.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$60.9M58%
  2. Construction & real property$21M20%
  3. Professional services$20.6M19%
  4. Education & social services$2.6M2.5%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$340.2K0.3%
  6. Transportation & logistics$290.1K0.3%
  7. Health & medical$38.5K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$49.9M47%
  2. Colorado$12.7M12%
  3. Maryland$10.8M10%
  4. California$9.8M9.2%
  5. District of Columbia$9.4M8.9%
  6. Arizona$4.9M4.6%
  7. Texas$3.4M3.2%
  8. Connecticut$1.9M1.8%
  9. New Jersey$694.7K0.7%
  10. Oklahoma$687.8K0.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition29%
    US 39% · $31.1M
  • Sole-source awards4.6%
    US 30% · $4.8M
  • Single-offer competitions25%
    US 8.8% · $26.3M
  • Urgency justifications2.0%
    US 5.1% · $2.1M
  • Year-end rush10%
    US 5.6% · $11.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · -$1,000
  • Time-and-materials pricing23%
    US 4.2% · $24.7M

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

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE$4.8M4.6%

Largest awards

  1. FFP&T&M HYBRID TASK ORDER FROM NITAAC WITH BASE PERIOD AND FIVE (5) OPTIONAL PERIODS WITH OPTIONAL CLINS IN SUPPORT OF THE IT OPERATIONS, ENGINEERING AND ENHANCEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (OEESS) FOR THE GAO ISTS PROGRAM$135.9M
    SALIENT CRGT, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· May 17, 2019 – Aug 11, 2026· 05GA0A19F0018
  2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO ESTABLISH A TASK ORDER AGAINST GSAS ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS (EIS) CONTRACT WITH A BASE AND EIGHT (8) OPTION PERIODS, FOR GAO NETWORK/DATA, VOICE AND MANAGED SERVICES.$36.5M
    LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.· Denver County, CO· IT & telecom· Jul 21, 2023 – Sep 10, 2026· 05GA0A23F0032
  3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO ESTABLISH A BRIDGE CONTRACT FOR IT-OEESS WHILE THE NEW TIS CONTRACT AWARD IS UNDERGOING A PROTEST.$20.4M
    SALIENT CRGT, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Mar 7, 2025 – Feb 6, 2026· 05GA0A25F0013
  4. TASK ORDER 05GA0A25F0001 IS ISSUED AGAINST INTER-CON SECURITY GSA MAS CONTRACT # 47QSMS24D0015 FOR: NON-PERSONAL ARMED GUARD SERVICES FOR GAO HQ IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK.$16.1M
    INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Feb 20, 2025 – Jul 9, 2026· 05GA0A25F0001
  5. CALL ORDER 05GA0A21K0102 IS ISSUED AGAINST BPA 05GA0A19A0005 FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK OF REPLACEMENT OF THE GAO HQ BUILDING AT 441 G STREET NW, WASHINGTON D.C. 20548. THIS INCLUDES AIR HANDLING UNITS A11-19, A11-51, -52, -53, -54, -55, -56, -57, -59 & -$15.4M
    EMCOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC· Fairfax County, VA· Construction & real property· Sep 13, 2021 – Apr 21, 2026· 05GA0A21K0102
  6. TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SERVICES$14.8M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Jul 8, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026· 05GA0A25F0029
  7. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR OPTION YEAR TWO (2) FIXED MONTHLY SERVICES FROM THE CFM MASTER BPA.$11M
    EMCOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC· Fairfax County, VA· Construction & real property· Mar 20, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026· 05GA0A26K0038
  8. LBFMS SUPPORT SERVICES-REFERENCE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (LOC)$9.7M
    CGI FEDERAL INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Oct 22, 2021 – Sep 8, 2026· 05GA0A22C0001

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $5.2M (6 subawards)

5 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. TECHSUR SOLUTIONS LLC$4M77%
    RESTON, VA · 2 subawards
  2. SOLUTIONSMET, LLC$681.8K13%
    POTOMAC, MD · 1 subaward
  3. CORNER ALLIANCE INCORPORATED$348.2K6.7%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  4. LEIDOS, INC.$102K2.0%
    RESTON, VA · 1 subaward
  5. ACCESSAGILITY LLC$56.9K1.1%
    MCLEAN, VA · 1 subaward

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

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.