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NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS

NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS obligated $2.1B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,350 contract actions (−49% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was LEIDOS, INC. ($254.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$2.1B
Actions
1,350
New awards: 256
Sole-source
20%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.5BFY2017
  2. 1.8BFY2018
  3. 2.4BFY2019
  4. 2.7BFY2020
  5. 2.7BFY2021
  6. 2.9BFY2022
  7. 3.3BFY2023
  8. 3.5BFY2024
  9. 4.2BFY2025
  10. 2.1BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$254.5M12%
  2. DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC$199.2M9.5%
  3. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$189.2M9.0%
  4. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$165.4M7.9%
  5. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P$129.8M6.2%
  6. DELL MARKETING L.P.$100.6M4.8%
  7. ACCELINT GLOBAL INC.$95.9M4.6%
  8. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$77.6M3.7%
  9. L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$57.3M2.7%
  10. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$51.3M2.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$936.2M44%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$584.2M28%
  3. Professional services$550.8M26%
  4. Research & development$21.3M1.0%
  5. Equipment maintenance$11.6M0.5%
  6. Education & social services$639.5K0.0%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$152.1K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$586.9M28%
  2. Virginia$498.6M24%
  3. Texas$229.8M11%
  4. Iowa$195.1M9.3%
  5. New York$163.8M7.8%
  6. District of Columbia$88M4.2%
  7. Abroad$61.1M2.9%
  8. South Carolina$47.8M2.3%
  9. Florida$44.8M2.1%
  10. Utah$38.8M1.8%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition32%
    US 39% · $666.2M
  • Sole-source awards20%
    US 30% · $420.5M
  • Single-offer competitions12%
    US 8.8% · $245.7M
  • Urgency justifications0.5%
    US 5.1% · $11M
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.5%
    US 5.0% · $10.9M
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.2%
    US 4.2% · $5.1M

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

Largest awards

  1. NAVY ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES (NETSS).$845.4M
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Apr 23, 2021 – May 5, 2026· N0003921F3007
  2. MIDS JTRS SPARES PRODUCTION$361.4M
    DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC· Linn County, IA· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 17, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026· N0003925F4045
  3. NETWORK TACTICAL COMMON DATA LINK (NTCDL) SYSTEMS$302.5M
    BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.· Hillsborough County, NH· Other equipment & supplies· Jan 5, 2017 – May 20, 2026· N0003916C0087
  4. PERSONA 5 (8/4 MONTH TERM). THE NAICS CODE FOR THIS ORDER IS 513210 FOR SOFTWARE LICENSES, AS REFLECTED IN MODIFICATION P00005 OF N66001-21-A-0083.$272.2M
    DELL MARKETING L.P.· Williamson County, TX· IT & telecom· May 28, 2025 – Jan 13, 2026· N0003925F7807
  5. ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS CONTRACTOR SUPPORT SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF PEO DIGITAL.$202M
    FALCONWOOD· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Dec 10, 2021 – Apr 10, 2026· N0003922F3001
  6. THIS PROCUREMENT PROVIDES PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE (PEO), COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INTELLIGENCE (C4I) ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES (ESS) IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MANAGER, WARFARE TACTICAL NETWORKS (PMW 160).$188.9M
    BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC· San Diego County, CA· Professional services· Oct 26, 2021 – Jun 10, 2026· N0003922F3000
  7. NAVY ERP PROJECTS SUPPORT$176.8M
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION· Cumberland County, PA· IT & telecom· Sep 7, 2018 – Jun 8, 2026· N0018918F0902
  8. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, LOGISTICS, AND CYBERSECURITY (SELOCY) THE NAVY HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL, PERFORMANCE-BASED SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE PMW 240 SEA WARRIOR PROGRAM AND PMW 250 ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES PROGRAM.$163.9M
    MILLENNIUM LLC· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Sep 9, 2021 – May 14, 2026· N0003921F3015

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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.