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OVERSIGHT AND ASSISTANCE TEAM (FAO)

OVERSIGHT AND ASSISTANCE TEAM (FAO) obligated $6.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 320 contract actions (+2,611% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MCKESSON CORPORATION ($1.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$6.9M
Actions
320
New awards: 198
Sole-source
14%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 254KFY2025
  2. 6.9MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SHAVER FOODS LLC$526.8K7.6%
  2. ASTROPHYSICS INC$180.5K2.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$3.8M56%
  2. Health & medical$1.6M23%
  3. Transportation & logistics$1.1M16%
  4. Facilities & utilities$141.9K2.1%
  5. Equipment maintenance$104.3K1.5%
  6. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$49.2K0.7%
  7. Education & social services$42.9K0.6%
  8. Professional services$28.6K0.4%
  9. Construction & real property$19.7K0.3%
  10. IT & telecom$3,8000.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Texas$1.3M18%
  2. California$844.7K12%
  3. Massachusetts$765.5K11%
  4. Arkansas$600.4K8.7%
  5. Illinois$397.2K5.8%
  6. Florida$373.5K5.4%
  7. Kentucky$347K5.0%
  8. Iowa$300K4.4%
  9. Arizona$273.6K4.0%
  10. Minnesota$188.8K2.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition31%
    US 39% · $2.1M
  • Sole-source awards14%
    US 30% · $949K
  • Single-offer competitions17%
    US 8.7% · $1.2M
  • Urgency justifications3.7%
    US 5.1% · $251.7K
  • Year-end rush11%
    US 6.0% · $725.9K
  • 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.

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Largest awards

  1. APEX PRO SERVICES LLC· Decatur County, IA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· 15B0AT26P60300001
  2. MCKESSON CORPORATION· Dallas County, TX· Health & medical· Jul 28, 2026 – Aug 18, 2026· 15B0AT26F20800013
  3. MCKESSON CORPORATION· Dallas County, TX· Health & medical· Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 24, 2026· 15B0AT26F20300004
  4. MOTION ELEVATOR CORP· Suffolk County, MA· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 15B0AT26P20500001
  5. ASTROPHYSICS INC· Los Angeles County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 9, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026· 15B0AT26F20500001
  6. 0369 SECURITY SOLUTIONS SERVICES LLC· Maricopa County, AZ· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 15, 2026 – Jul 15, 2026· 15B0AT26C60900001
  7. MCKESSON CORPORATION· Dallas County, TX· Health & medical· Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026· 15B0AT26F60800007
  8. MULLEN MARKETING LLC· Dickson County, TN· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 22, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026· 15B0AT26P41000016

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.