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NERO

NERO obligated $393.3K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 11 contract actions (+30% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY ($297.8K).

Obligations · FY2026
$393.3K
Actions
11
New awards: 3
Sole-source
0.2%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 248.9KFY2017
  2. 181.9KFY2018
  3. 534.3KFY2019
  4. 1.4MFY2020
  5. 1.2MFY2021
  6. 325.3KFY2022
  7. 614.5KFY2023
  8. 15.5KFY2024
  9. 302.7KFY2025
  10. 393.3KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY$297.8K76%
  2. SMRT INC$94.1K24%
  3. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION$1,1330.3%
  4. CELLCO PARTNERSHIP$3360.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$297.8K76%
  2. Construction & real property$94.1K24%
  3. Transportation & logistics$1,1330.3%
  4. IT & telecom$3360.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Pennsylvania$297.8K76%
  2. Maine$94.1K24%
  3. District of Columbia$1,1330.3%
  4. New Jersey$3360.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition24%
    US 39% · $95.6K
  • Sole-source awards0.2%
    US 30% · $869
  • Single-offer competitions24%
    US 8.8% · $94.7K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.1%
    US 5.6% · $400
  • 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. FCI SCHUYLKILL - HOT WATER LOOP - PROJECT 2D2U$769.5K
    SMRT INC· Cumberland County, ME· Construction & real property· Jun 20, 2019 – Dec 5, 2025· 15B20019FUD230001
  2. 90 PARKING SPACES FOR NERO STAFF. OPTION YEAR 2 FY26$297.8K
    PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY· Philadelphia County, PA· Facilities & utilities· Jan 16, 2026 – Jul 6, 2026· 15B20026F00000002
  3. FEDEX SHIPPING FY26-NERO-THROUGH CR 1 IDIQ CONTRACT 15JPSS25D00000293$1,600
    FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· Transportation & logistics· Dec 29, 2025 – Sep 10, 2026· 15B20026F00000001
  4. FEDEX SHIPPING FY25 IDIQ CONTRACT 15JPSS24D00000254$1,033
    FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· Transportation & logistics· Nov 13, 2024 – Mar 10, 2026· 15B20025F00000006
  5. NERO WIRELESS SERVICE FY26$600
    CELLCO PARTNERSHIP· Somerset County, NJ· IT & telecom· Jan 28, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026· 15B20026F00000003
  6. NERO WIRELESS SERVICE FY25$361
    CELLCO PARTNERSHIP· Somerset County, NJ· IT & telecom· Oct 23, 2024 – Mar 10, 2026· 15B20025F00000001

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.