Contracting office · Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education

INDIAN EDUCATION ACQUISITION OFFICE

INDIAN EDUCATION ACQUISITION OFFICE obligated $101.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 2,302 contract actions (−12% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SYSCO CORP ($11.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$101.4M
Actions
2,302
New awards: 528
Sole-source
17%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 5.1MFY2017
  2. 7.7MFY2018
  3. 39.9MFY2019
  4. 74.9MFY2020
  5. 117.1MFY2021
  6. 202.3MFY2022
  7. 202.8MFY2023
  8. 171.9MFY2024
  9. 115.9MFY2025
  10. 101.4MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SYSCO CORP$11.9M12%
  2. CHENHALL SEDONA SERVICES JOINT VENTURE, LLC$5.7M5.6%
  3. WU & ASSOCIATES INC$4.8M4.8%
  4. NCS PEARSON INC$3.5M3.5%
  5. AMES 1, LLC$2.8M2.7%
  6. INFINITE CAMPUS INC$2.6M2.6%
  7. NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY$2.5M2.5%
  8. NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.$2.4M2.4%
  9. RJS CONSTRUCTION INC$2M2.0%
  10. TRIBAL TECH LLC$2M2.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$17.8M18%
  2. Construction & real property$16M16%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$14.6M14%
  4. Professional services$14.4M14%
  5. IT & telecom$14.3M14%
  6. Education & social services$8.8M8.7%
  7. Health & medical$7.1M7.0%
  8. Equipment maintenance$4.2M4.1%
  9. Fuel$2M1.9%
  10. Transportation & logistics$1.8M1.7%
  11. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$403.6K0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. New Mexico$33.6M33%
  2. Arizona$26.8M26%
  3. South Dakota$10.1M9.9%
  4. Kansas$9M8.9%
  5. Oklahoma$5.9M5.8%
  6. California$3.8M3.7%
  7. North Dakota$3.5M3.5%
  8. Virginia$2M1.9%
  9. Texas$1.8M1.7%
  10. Oregon$1.7M1.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition27%
    US 39% · $27.7M
  • Sole-source awards17%
    US 30% · $17.4M
  • Single-offer competitions10%
    US 8.7% · $10.3M
  • Urgency justifications0.1%
    US 5.1% · $141.7K
  • Year-end rush13%
    US 6.0% · $13.2M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing10%
    US 4.2% · $10.5M

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

Largest awards

  1. VENTILATION SYSTEM$18M
    ALEUT CONSTRUCTION LLC· Riverside County, CA· Construction & real property· Sep 16, 2022 – May 14, 2026· 140A2322F0338
  2. BIE ELA AND MATH STUDENT ASSESSMENTS$18M
    NCS PEARSON INC· Johnson County, IA· Education & social services· Jul 21, 2020 – Mar 19, 2026· 140A2320C0020
  3. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR BIE$17.7M
    TRIBAL TECH LLC· Alexandria city, VA· Health & medical· May 17, 2023 – Oct 10, 2025· 140A2323C0007
  4. BIE FACILITIES SUPPORT$11.8M
    CHENHALL SEDONA SERVICES JOINT VENTURE, LLC· Bernalillo County, NM· Professional services· Jul 25, 2025 – Sep 3, 2026· 140A2325F0110
  5. THE BIE HAS A NEED FOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (CPM) AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO INCLUDE BUILDING RENOVATION, NON-RECURRING MAINTENANCE, AND NEW CONSTRUCTION.$10.7M
    PLANATE MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC· Bernalillo County, NM· Construction & real property· Jul 26, 2022 – May 21, 2026· 140A2322F0171
  6. DESIGN AND RENOVATE SIPI LIBRARY$8.4M
    RJS CONSTRUCTION INC· Yakima County, WA· Construction & real property· Sep 18, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026· 140A2325F0167
  7. NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEM (NASIS) FOR BIE$7.6M
    INFINITE CAMPUS INC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Jul 16, 2019 – Mar 4, 2026· 140A1619P0423
  8. FAMILY AND CHILD EDUCATION SERVICES (CENTER-BASED)$7M
    NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILIES LEARNING INC· Bernalillo County, NM· Professional services· Aug 20, 2021 – Oct 29, 2025· 140A2321P0656

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.