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HOUSTON TX DIVISION OFFICE

HOUSTON TX DIVISION OFFICE obligated $494.3K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 199 contract actions (−43% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION ($38.4K).

Obligations · FY2026
$494.3K
Actions
199
New awards: 42
Sole-source
79%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.4MFY2017
  2. 2.4MFY2018
  3. 1.8MFY2019
  4. 1.7MFY2020
  5. 695KFY2021
  6. 731.1KFY2022
  7. 775.3KFY2023
  8. 643.6KFY2024
  9. 871.6KFY2025
  10. 494.3KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION$38.4K7.8%
  2. COWBOY CONCEALMENTS LLC$36.8K7.4%
  3. 3SI SECURITY SYSTEMS INC$27.9K5.6%
  4. ATT MOBILITY LLC$27.8K5.6%
  5. CITY OF BAYTOWN$25K5.1%
  6. LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$24.5K5.0%
  7. THE KINETIC GROUP SALES LLC$23.8K4.8%
  8. TARPON TOWERS III, LLC$22.5K4.6%
  9. K2 TOWERS II LLC$21.4K4.3%
  10. CLEARVIEW TOWER COMPANY III, LLC$21K4.2%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$130K26%
  2. Professional services$99.5K20%
  3. IT & telecom$90.7K18%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$88.5K18%
  5. Equipment maintenance$35.1K7.1%
  6. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$23.8K4.8%
  7. Health & medical$14.2K2.9%
  8. Facilities & utilities$12.6K2.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Texas$457.3K93%
  2. District of Columbia$19.2K3.9%
  3. Ohio$10.7K2.2%
  4. New Jersey$8,1581.7%
  5. New York$6,0641.2%
  6. Florida$5,6321.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition95%
    US 39% · $467.4K
  • Sole-source awards79%
    US 30% · $392.3K
  • Single-offer competitions15%
    US 8.7% · $75.1K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush9.1%
    US 6.0% · $44.8K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing6.5%
    US 4.2% · $32.3K

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

Largest awards

  1. TITLE: CREE CONCEALMENTS FOR HOUSTON AND SAN ANTONIO REQUESTOR: DANIEL W MARASCO AFT#: 2026-HO-0020 ITJA#: ITJA0018709 DELIVERY DATE: 08/07/2026$36.8K
    COWBOY CONCEALMENTS LLC· Harris County, TX· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026· 15DDH026P00000086
  2. TITLE: FY26/27 BAYTOWN FIREARMS RANGE (ANNUAL FEE) REQUESTOR: DARREN P BUTLER AFT#: 2026-HO-0019 POP DATES: 08/04/2026 TO 08/03/2027$25K
    CITY OF BAYTOWN· Harris County, TX· Construction & real property· Aug 3, 2026 – Aug 3, 2026· 15DDH026P00000076
  3. TITLE: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON REQUESTOR: YULONDA M CONNOR DELIVERY DATE: 11/02/2026$24.5K
    LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC· Harris County, TX· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 15DDH026P00000100
  4. TITLE: FY-2026 RURR HOU AT&T MOBILITY TECH LINES REQUESTOR: KIMONE M LACKEY REF AWARD/BPA: 15F06720A0001516 POP DATES: 09/20/2026 TO 09/19/2027 FUND TO DATE: 09/20/2026$24K
    ATT MOBILITY LLC· Harris County, TX· IT & telecom· Jul 14, 2026 – Jul 14, 2026· 15DDH026F00000017
  5. TITLE: 5.56 DUTY AMMUNITION REQUESTOR: DARREN P BUTLER REF AWARD/BPA: FBI CONTRACT: 15F06726D0000187 DELIVERY DATE: 06/30/2026$23.8K
    THE KINETIC GROUP SALES LLC· Bexar County, TX· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 19, 2026· 15DDH026F00000010
  6. TITLE: FY26 - 3SI PRV COVER TRACK - GPS TRACKING SEVICE REQUESTOR: FERMIN GARCIA ITJA#: ITJA0016635 POP DATES: 10/01/2025 TO 09/30/2026$23K
    3SI SECURITY SYSTEMS INC· Harris County, TX· IT & telecom· Sep 12, 2025 – Dec 17, 2025· 15DDH025P00000106
  7. TITLE: FY2025 TARPON TOWERS WESLACO,TX REQUESTOR: PATRICK J CRABTREE POP DATES: 10/01/2025 TO 09/30/2026$22.5K
    TARPON TOWERS III, LLC· Harris County, TX· Construction & real property· Jul 28, 2025 – Apr 21, 2026· 15DDH025P00000070
  8. TITLE: FY2025 TARPON TOWERS WESLACO,TX REQUESTOR: FERNANDO MARTINEZ POP DATES: 10/01/2024 TO 09/30/2025 DELIVERY DATE: 09/30/2025 - FUND TO DATE: 09/30/2025 SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS$21.5K
    TARPON TOWERS III, LLC· Manatee County, FL· Construction & real property· Aug 5, 2024 – Oct 14, 2025· 15DDH024P00000079

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.