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NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK

NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK obligated $343.8K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 10 contract actions (−74% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SARAH LYONS BORNBUSCH ($159.8K).

Obligations · FY2026
$343.8K
Actions
10
New awards: 8
Sole-source
66%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 632.8KFY2017
  2. 911.9KFY2018
  3. 1.4MFY2019
  4. 961.5KFY2020
  5. 1.7MFY2021
  6. 1.5MFY2022
  7. 3.7MFY2023
  8. 2.9MFY2024
  9. 1.3MFY2025
  10. 343.8KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SARAH LYONS BORNBUSCH$159.8K46%
  2. SPECIES360$52K15%
  3. GSI ENVIRONMENTAL INC.$46.2K13%
  4. CELLCO PARTNERSHIP$28.1K8.2%
  5. AZENTA US INC$24.4K7.1%
  6. MEGHAN E PHILLIPS$20K5.8%
  7. ASSURGENT SOLUTIONS, LLC$14.3K4.1%
  8. LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION-$8540.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$130.4K38%
  2. Research & development$109.8K32%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$51.2K15%
  4. IT & telecom$28.1K8.2%
  5. Health & medical$24.4K7.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$273.3K79%
  2. Virginia$46.2K13%
  3. Indiana$24.4K7.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition87%
    US 39% · $300.3K
  • Sole-source awards66%
    US 30% · $226.1K
  • Single-offer competitions22%
    US 8.7% · $74.3K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · -$854
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. MICROBIOME RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE$109.8K
    SARAH LYONS BORNBUSCH· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Apr 21, 2026 – Apr 21, 2026· 33314326P00532576
  2. SPECIES360 2026 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FEES$52K
    SPECIES360· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Nov 17, 2025 – Nov 17, 2025· 33314326P00531056
  3. MICROBIOME RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE$50K
    SARAH LYONS BORNBUSCH· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Dec 6, 2025 – Dec 6, 2025· 33314326P00531508
  4. CCG PURCHASE A QS ABR Q DPCR SYSTEM$50K
    LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 29, 2026· 33314325P00524812
  5. ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR CSS$46.2K
    GSI ENVIRONMENTAL INC.· Warren County, VA· Professional services· Jan 14, 2026 – Jan 14, 2026· 33314326P00532700
  6. VERIZON CELLULAR BOOSTERS$28.1K
    CELLCO PARTNERSHIP· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2025· 33314326F00531026
  7. WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING SUPPORT SERVICE$24.4K
    AZENTA US INC· Marion County, IN· Health & medical· Jun 10, 2026 – Jun 10, 2026· 33314326P00538395
  8. REGISTRAR DEPT. CATALOGUING CONTRACTOR$20K
    MEGHAN E PHILLIPS· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025· 33314326P00530135

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.