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OFFICE OF EXHIBITS CENTRAL

OFFICE OF EXHIBITS CENTRAL obligated $176.1K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 11 contract actions (−68% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC ($36.8K).

Obligations · FY2026
$176.1K
Actions
11
New awards: 6
Sole-source
55%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 235.3KFY2017
  2. 224KFY2018
  3. 449.3KFY2019
  4. 399.3KFY2020
  5. 408KFY2021
  6. 524.3KFY2022
  7. 510.5KFY2023
  8. 650.4KFY2024
  9. 546.4KFY2025
  10. 176.1KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC$36.8K21%
  2. LEXJET, LLC$26.2K15%
  3. IRON MOUNTAIN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LLC$24.8K14%
  4. LUXAM, INC.$23.4K13%
  5. MASTERPIECE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, LLC$20.3K12%
  6. ROE MARKETING GROUP INC$18K10%
  7. FRANK EUROPE GMBH$15.7K8.9%
  8. FLUX STUDIO LTD$9,6005.5%
  9. JOHN GUTIERREZ STUDIOS, INC$1,3800.8%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$65.3K37%
  2. Professional services$44.2K25%
  3. IT & telecom$36.8K21%
  4. Transportation & logistics$20.3K12%
  5. Equipment maintenance$9,6005.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$155.9K88%
  2. New York$20.3K12%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition55%
    US 39% · $96.1K
  • Sole-source awards55%
    US 30% · $96.1K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • 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. 723624PURORITMO - OBJECT MOUNTS$168.8K
    IRON MOUNTAIN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 6, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026· 33321525P00528030
  2. 722925_A250_15OBJS_LIGHTING DESIGN_FLUX STUDIO$48.7K
    FLUX STUDIO LTD· District of Columbia, DC· Equipment maintenance· Aug 25, 2025 – Jun 5, 2026· 33321525P00528024
  3. 723625PURORITMO$46.3K
    JOHN GUTIERREZ STUDIOS, INC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 12, 2025 – Jun 5, 2026· 33321525P00529496
  4. 723624PURORIMTO - BACK LIT GRAPHICS$45.6K
    DODGE-CHROME, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 19, 2025 – Dec 23, 2025· 33321525P00527130
  5. 72 FABNONBILL$36.8K
    DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Mar 17, 2026 – Mar 17, 2026· 33321526P00535053
  6. 72NON_BILL GRAPHICS CANON PRINTER (REFERENCE PO#520679)$26.2K
    LEXJET, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Oct 3, 2025 – Oct 3, 2025· 33321526P00530353
  7. 722925_250_15OBJ LIGHT PANELS$23.4K
    LUXAM, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 27, 2026 – Feb 27, 2026· 33321526P00534212
  8. CUSTOMS BROKER & TARIFF 727324ORCHIDS26_BBR- ANDREW SCOTT$20.3K
    MASTERPIECE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, LLC· New York County, NY· Transportation & logistics· Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2025· 33321526P00531046

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.