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IT ACQUISITION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (ACE)

IT ACQUISITION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (ACE) obligated $247M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 399 contract actions (+56% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ($57.1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$247M
Actions
399
New awards: 97
Sole-source
3.9%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 596.3KFY2020
  2. 13.7MFY2021
  3. 25MFY2022
  4. 56.6MFY2023
  5. 102MFY2024
  6. 158.3MFY2025
  7. 247MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$57.1M23%
  2. V3GATE, LLC$26.9M11%
  3. FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$18.5M7.5%
  4. AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC$13.6M5.5%
  5. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P$11.3M4.6%
  6. COLOSSAL CONTRACTING LLC$11M4.4%
  7. HALVIK LLC$8.5M3.4%
  8. VERITIUM INGENUITY, LLC$8.4M3.4%
  9. METGREEN SOLUTIONS INC$7.4M3.0%
  10. GOVSMART, INC.$7.1M2.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$243.2M98%
  2. Professional services$3.8M1.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$230.6M93%
  2. Virginia$11.7M4.8%
  3. Florida$2.6M1.0%
  4. Colorado$1.1M0.4%
  5. Iowa$941K0.4%
  6. Washington$112.6K0.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition30%
    US 39% · $73M
  • Sole-source awards3.9%
    US 30% · $9.7M
  • Single-offer competitions26%
    US 8.7% · $63.3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush18%
    US 6.0% · $43.9M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing28%
    US 4.2% · $68.6M

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

Largest awards

  1. THIS IS NEW SAIC INFRASTRUCTURE TASK ORDER AND INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,651,796.45 IS PROVIDED THROUGH 10/31/2024.$76.6M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026· 693JJ324F00481N
  2. TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR THE DOT SCOPE OF WORK FROM THE GSA GWAC ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS (EIS) PROGRAM.$65M
    AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2020 – Sep 29, 2026· 693KA820F00178
  3. THE AWARD OF A NEW END USER SUPPORT TASK ORDER.$42.6M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 31, 2023 – Sep 2, 2026· 693JJ323F00306N
  4. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS FOR THE SALESFORCE LICENSE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSOLIDATION TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, IMPROVE DATA MANAGEMENT, AND STREAMLINE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP PROCESSES.$35.1M
    V3GATE, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jul 18, 2025 – Jul 16, 2026· 693JJ325F00155N
  5. ISSUE NEW ORDER TO VERITIUM FOR FOLLOW-ON BUSINESS AND INTEGRATION SUPPORT UNDER CONTRACT #693JK420D500001.$27.4M
    VERITIUM INGENUITY, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jul 31, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026· 693JJ323F00167N
  6. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR POLICY APPLICATIONS INCLUDING TMAS, FUELS AND FASH, PIDP-ER AND HPMS$18.5M
    HALVIK LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Apr 9, 2021 – Aug 18, 2026· 693JJ321F000103
  7. TO AWARD AN ENTERPRISE AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) CLOUD CONSUMPTION TASK ORDER.$18.4M
    FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Dec 1, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026· 693JJ126F00010N
  8. AKAMAI CONTENT CACHING, DELIVERY, SECURITY, AND REPORTING SERVICES. TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 4/15/23 - 10/14/27: 6-MONTH BASE PERIOD, WITH FOUR ONE-YEAR OPTION PERIODS, FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR AND HALF YEARS IF ALL OPTION PERIODS ARE EXERCISED.$17.4M
    DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM SOLUTIONS PROVIDER, INC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Apr 14, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026· 693JJ323C000005

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.