Contracting office · Railroad Retirement Board

RRB - ACQUISITION MGMT DIVISION

RRB - ACQUISITION MGMT DIVISION obligated $44.7M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 290 contract actions (+4% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was PALMETTO GBA, LLC ($16.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$44.7M
Actions
290
New awards: 96
Sole-source
6.4%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 39.3MFY2017
  2. 32.9MFY2018
  3. 39.3MFY2019
  4. 41.9MFY2020
  5. 55.6MFY2021
  6. 52.4MFY2022
  7. 65.5MFY2023
  8. 34.2MFY2024
  9. 43MFY2025
  10. 44.7MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. PALMETTO GBA, LLC$16.2M36%
  2. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$4.1M9.2%
  3. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$3.8M8.4%
  4. CHEROKEE NATION SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LLC$2.3M5.1%
  5. CGI FEDERAL INC.$2.2M5.0%
  6. LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.$2.1M4.7%
  7. ICALLIDUS, INC.$1.9M4.2%
  8. WILSON 5 SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$924.7K2.1%
  9. AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC$901.7K2.0%
  10. FLEXION INC$870K1.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$22.8M51%
  2. Education & social services$16.2M36%
  3. Facilities & utilities$2.2M4.9%
  4. Professional services$1.3M2.9%
  5. Construction & real property$1.2M2.6%
  6. Equipment maintenance$693.1K1.6%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$186.4K0.4%
  8. Health & medical$48.6K0.1%
  9. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$40.2K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Illinois$28.5M64%
  2. South Carolina$16.2M36%
  3. Arizona$14.1K0.0%
  4. Georgia$12K0.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition35%
    US 39% · $15.8M
  • Sole-source awards6.4%
    US 30% · $2.9M
  • Single-offer competitions29%
    US 8.8% · $13M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush5.7%
    US 5.6% · $2.6M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing1.6%
    US 4.2% · $729.9K

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

Largest awards

  1. FUNDS FOR SPECIALTY MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR (SMAC) TO PROVIDE SPECIFIED HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES.$181M
    PALMETTO GBA, LLC· Richland County, SC· Education & social services· Oct 25, 2016 – May 8, 2026· RRB12C011
  2. PROVISION OF SPECIALTY MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR (SMAC) SERVICES.$42.3M
    PALMETTO GBA, LLC· Richland County, SC· Education & social services· Jun 14, 2024 – Sep 2, 2026· 60RRBH24C0001
  3. ZCLOUD PHASE I MOTS AND TRANSITION DISCOVERY SERVICES$31.9M
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION· Cook County, IL· IT & telecom· Nov 25, 2020 – Dec 3, 2025· 60RRBH21F0040
  4. CGI FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SYSTEM$9.3M
    CGI FEDERAL INC.· Cook County, IL· IT & telecom· May 24, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026· 60RRBH23F1070
  5. CHEROKEE NATION TO PROVIDE IT CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES.$7.2M
    CHEROKEE NATION SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LLC· Cook County, IL· IT & telecom· Sep 20, 2023 – Sep 21, 2026· 60RRBH23C0080
  6. WEB HOSTING SERVICES.$6.7M
    AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC· Cook County, IL· IT & telecom· May 17, 2019 – May 12, 2026· 60RRBH19F0002
  7. RENEWAL OF MS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT FOR THE RRB FY25$5.4M
    CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· Cook County, IL· IT & telecom· Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 29, 2026· 60RRBH25F1069
  8. PROCENTRIX PROCASE - DOCKET CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM$4.9M
    PROCENTRIX, LLC· Cook County, IL· IT & telecom· May 26, 2023 – May 28, 2026· 60RRBH23F1072

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 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.