Federal sub-agency · Department of the Interior

National Park Service

National Park Service obligated $1.6B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 7,166 contract actions (+5.9% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was RECORD STEEL AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. ($129.8M). It also awarded $881.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.6B
Actions
7,166
New awards: 2,722
Sole-source
7.3%
Small business
57%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 708.9MFY2017
  2. 861.6MFY2018
  3. 779.5MFY2019
  4. 894MFY2020
  5. 1.1BFY2021
  6. 1.2BFY2022
  7. 1.9BFY2023
  8. 1.3BFY2024
  9. 1.5BFY2025
  10. 1.6BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. RECORD STEEL AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.$129.8M8.2%
  2. G.S.E. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.$109.5M6.9%
  3. KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE WEST CO.$103.9M6.6%
  4. PERINI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.$71.3M4.5%
  5. TERRA SITE CONSTRUCTORS LLC$64M4.0%
  6. W. W. CLYDE & CO.$62.4M3.9%
  7. STONE & LIME IMPORTS, INC$61M3.9%
  8. SNC TALLIMAT, LLC$24M1.5%
  9. GUARDIAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.$23.8M1.5%
  10. BAIRCO CONSTRUCTION INC$22.6M1.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$1.2B76%
  2. Facilities & utilities$121M7.6%
  3. Professional services$61.8M3.9%
  4. IT & telecom$54.6M3.4%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$53.7M3.4%
  6. Equipment maintenance$35.7M2.3%
  7. Transportation & logistics$27.9M1.8%
  8. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$16M1.0%
  9. Health & medical$1.9M0.1%
  10. Fuel$1.5M0.1%
  11. Education & social services$602.9K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Wyoming$294.4M19%
  2. California$292.9M18%
  3. Arizona$165.9M10%
  4. District of Columbia$141M8.9%
  5. Colorado$82.3M5.2%
  6. Florida$69.5M4.4%
  7. Virginia$40.8M2.6%
  8. Montana$37.4M2.4%
  9. New York$37.1M2.3%
  10. Nevada$34.9M2.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition19%
    US 39% · $302.6M
  • Sole-source awards7.3%
    US 30% · $115.7M
  • Single-offer competitions12%
    US 8.7% · $186.9M
  • Urgency justifications2.1%
    US 5.1% · $33.4M
  • Year-end rush20%
    US 6.0% · $316M
  • Undefinitized contracts2.0%
    US 5.0% · $31.8M
  • Time-and-materials pricing1.7%
    US 4.2% · $27.5M

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. DSC CONTRACTING SERVICES DIVISION$33.2M3.3%
  2. NCR REGIONAL CONTRACTING(30000)$22M51%
  3. WASHINGTON CONTRACTING OFFICE$14.8M13%
  4. NER SUPPLY MABO(45000)$11.8M36%
  5. DOI, NPS CONOPS STRATEGIC$9.6M26%

Contracts terminated for default: 10

Largest awards

  1. GRCA 190083 / 250176 - IMPROVE POTABLE WATER SUPPLY TO INNER-CANYON AND SOUTH RIM, TRANS-CANYON WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ$226.4M
    STRONGHOLD ENGINEERING INC· Coconino County, AZ· Construction & real property· Mar 14, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026· 140P2023C0001
  2. YOSE 196416 REHABILITATE EL PORTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAMP THE WORK OF THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF: YOSE 196416 REHABILITATE EL PORTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAMP IN YOSEMITE NAT$217.9M
    KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE WEST CO.· Mariposa County, CA· Construction & real property· May 16, 2025 – Aug 12, 2026· 140P2025C0038
  3. YELL 326133 REHABILITATE CANYON VILLAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS$129.2M
    RECORD STEEL AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.· Park County, WY· Construction & real property· Apr 22, 2026 – Aug 5, 2026· 140P2026C0016
  4. YELL 310402 GRANT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND COLLECTIONS AND CANYON COLLECTIONS$109.5M
    G.S.E. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.· Park County, WY· Construction & real property· May 28, 2026 – May 28, 2026· 140P2026C0017
  5. YOSE 215363 - REPLACE TUOLUMNE MEADOWS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IN CALIFORNIA.$103.3M
    KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE WEST CO.· Mariposa County, CA· Construction & real property· Jun 11, 2026 – Jun 11, 2026· 140P2026C0032
  6. DEVA 318717 - "REHABILITATE FURNACE CREEK AND COW CREEK WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS."$69.5M
    PERINI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.· Inyo County, CA· Construction & real property· Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026· 140P2026C0037
  7. GLCA 318876 - LOW WATER ACCESS RAMP AT ANTELOPE POINT DB$62.4M
    W. W. CLYDE & CO.· Coconino County, AZ· Construction & real property· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 140P2026C0052
  8. NAMA 216042 LINCOLN MEMORIAL REHABILITATION$57.4M
    CONSIGLI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Dec 1, 2022 – Jul 1, 2026· 140P2023C0028

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

National Park Service obligated $881.9M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 6,244 actions (1,801 new awards), −15% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 15.916 · Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning ($297.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$881.9M
New awards
1,801
Actions
6,244
Since FY2021
$4.8B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 487.8MFY2021
  2. 596MFY2022
  3. 791.6MFY2023
  4. 966.4MFY2024
  5. 1BFY2025
  6. 881.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$881.9M100%

Top programs

  1. 15.916 · Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning$297.1M34%
  2. 15.954 · National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education$136.3M15%
  3. 15.904 · Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid$90.8M10%
  4. 15.966 · Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants$64.9M7.4%
  5. 15.957 · Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund$47.6M5.4%
  6. 15.945 · Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System$44.5M5.0%
  7. 15.931 · Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities$40M4.5%
  8. 15.929 · Save America's Treasures$29M3.3%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION$89.9M10%
    WASHINGTON, DC
  2. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION$26M2.9%
    SACRAMENTO, CA
  3. NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION$24.2M2.7%
    ALBANY, NY
  4. CONSERVATION LEGACY$23.7M2.7%
    DURANGO, CO
  5. NATIONAL EXPERIENCED WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, INC$20.6M2.3%
    ARLINGTON, VA
  6. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT$14.5M1.6%
    AUSTIN, TX
  7. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ILLINOIS$13.8M1.6%
    SPRINGFIELD, IL
  8. CAPITAL CONCERTS, INC$13.4M1.5%
    WASHINGTON, DC

Where it went

  1. California$59.6M6.8%
  2. New York$30.3M3.4%
  3. Georgia$25.3M2.9%
  4. North Carolina$25.1M2.8%
  5. Virginia$23.3M2.6%
  6. Florida$22.6M2.6%
  7. Pennsylvania$21.7M2.5%
  8. Texas$19.7M2.2%
  9. Michigan$17.8M2.0%
  10. Washington$17.4M2.0%

By state of the place of performance.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

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: $6.5M (58 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $184.8M (192 subawards)

234 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. FREEDOM 250 LLC$81.4M43%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 3 subawards
  2. HARRIS COUNTY$11.4M5.9%
    HOUSTON, TX · 1 subaward
  3. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS$10M5.2%
    HOUSTON, TX · 1 subaward
  4. CITY OF DALLAS$8.7M4.5%
    DALLAS, TX · 1 subaward
  5. CITY OF AUSTIN$4M2.1%
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward
  6. CITY OF LAREDO$3.8M2.0%
    LAREDO, TX · 1 subaward
  7. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO$3.2M1.7%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 1 subaward
  8. PENNSBURY TOWNSHIP$3M1.6%
    CHADDS FORD, PA · 1 subaward
  9. CITY OF OAKLAND PARK$2.8M1.5%
    OAKLAND PARK, FL · 2 subawards
  10. HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS$2.6M1.4%
    GREENSBURG, PA · 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Who lobbies this agency

Organizations whose quarterly lobbying reports list this agency as contacted, ranked by the reports' spending. A report's amount covers all its issues and every agency it lists; reports do not split it.

Lobbying in 2026
$13.2M
Clients
67
Reports
119

The whole amount of every report that lists this agency.

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

  1. NEXTERA ENERGY, INCAI match · 95%$4.4M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Natural resources, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  2. U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION$1.6M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Natural resources, Transportation
  3. FOX CORPORATION$1.3M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Telecommunications, Advertising, Banking
  4. PHILLIPS 66AI match · 100%$1.3M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Transportation, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Environment and Superfund
  5. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION$650K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Government issues, Health issues
  6. Ocean Conservancy$462K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Natural resources, Government issues
  7. THE CONSERVATION FUNDAI match · 95%$360K
    No FY2026 contracts in its family · Budget and appropriations, Real estate, land use and conservation
  8. Government of U.S. Virgin Islands$250K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Natural resources, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Energy and nuclear
  9. YMCA Of the USA$220K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Health issues
  10. AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC.$200K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Natural resources, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Real estate, land use and conservation
  11. AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION$160K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Transportation, Environment and Superfund
  12. Historic Tax Credit Coalition$140K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  13. American Association of Museums$115.9K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Education, Indian and Native American affairs
  14. UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION$104.7K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Natural resources, Transportation, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  15. AIR METHODS CORPORATIONAI match · 98%$100K
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Aviation, aircraft and airlines, Health issues

2 more clients ($30K) are counted but not named: their names may be a person's.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.

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.