National Institute of Standards and Technology

1. 245.5MFY2017
2. 265.6MFY2018
3. 287MFY2019
4. 308.6MFY2020
5. 411.1MFY2021
6. 221.8MFY2022
7. 400.9MFY2023
8. 382MFY2024
9. 278.2MFY2025
10. 339.1MFY2026

• Low competition38%
  US 39% · $129.4M
• Sole-source awards20%
  US 30% · $67.5M
• Single-offer competitions18%
  US 8.7% · $62M
• Urgency justifications0.0%
  US 5.1% · $0
• Year-end rush50%
  US 6.1% · $168.7M
• Undefinitized contracts0.1%
  US 5.0% · $278.3K
• Time-and-materials pricing12%
  US 4.2% · $40.8M

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. DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST$67.5M20%

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

1. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.$36.7M
   Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS$15.5M
   Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Labor issues, antitrust and workplace
3. Amazon.com Services LLCAI match · 100%$8.7M
   0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)
4. MICROSOFT CORPORATIONAI match · 99%$5.1M
   0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)
5. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONALAI match · 100%$3.5M
   0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
6. SK AMERICAS, INC.$3.2M
   Not matched to a contract recipient · Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)
7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INCAI match · 100%$2.7M
   0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
8. NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.6M
   Not matched to a contract recipient · Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)
9. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)$1.5M
   Not matched to a contract recipient · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign), Copyright, patent and trademark
10. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCILAI match · 100%$1.4M
    75% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
11. Association of American Medical CollegesAI match · 100%$1.4M
    No FY2026 contracts in its family · Budget and appropriations, Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
12. ASML US, LLCAI match · 100%$1.2M
    100% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign)
13. INTERDIGITAL, INC.AI match · 95%$1.1M
    No FY2026 contracts in its family · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic and foreign), Copyright, patent and trademark
14. MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION$940K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Science and technology, Trade (domestic and foreign), Copyright, patent and trademark
15. SEMI$920K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Science and technology, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code

2 more clients ($160K) are counted but not named: their names may be a person's.