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SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER

SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER obligated $415.6K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 13 contract actions (+71% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ARBORMAPPER, INC. ($155.9K).

Obligations · FY2026
$415.6K
Actions
13
New awards: 12
Sole-source
100%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 599.2KFY2017
  2. 356KFY2018
  3. 236.5KFY2019
  4. 490.8KFY2020
  5. 926.7KFY2021
  6. 640.7KFY2022
  7. 728.9KFY2023
  8. 265.9KFY2024
  9. 242.9KFY2025
  10. 415.6KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ARBORMAPPER, INC.$155.9K38%
  2. SMITH-ROOT INC$61.9K15%
  3. INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC$52.7K13%
  4. LOGGERHEAD INSTRUMENTS INC$32.3K7.8%
  5. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$31.1K7.5%
  6. S&P GLOBAL LIMITED$21.2K5.1%
  7. EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY$21K5.0%
  8. IHS GLOBAL INC$20.2K4.8%
  9. TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON$19.5K4.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$302.7K73%
  2. Professional services$112.9K27%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$396.2K95%
  2. Texas$19.5K4.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $415.6K
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $415.6K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush9.9%
    US 6.0% · $41.3K
  • 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. SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT$155.9K
    ARBORMAPPER, INC.· Anne Arundel County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026· 33316426P00540313
  2. ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS$32.5K
    INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC· Anne Arundel County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 8, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026· 33316426P00539785
  3. EDNA SAMPLER PARTS$31.5K
    SMITH-ROOT INC· Anne Arundel County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 17, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026· 33316426P00540092
  4. SERVICES$31.1K
    ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY· Anne Arundel County, MD· Professional services· Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 19, 2026· 33316426P00535311
  5. EQUIPMENT$30.4K
    SMITH-ROOT INC· Anne Arundel County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 17, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026· 33316426P00540199
  6. WORK ON LEAF TRAIT PROJECT$28.8K
    REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN· Anne Arundel County, MD· Research & development· Jun 5, 2025 – Jan 14, 2026· 33316425P00525198
  7. SHIPPING DATA$21.2K
    S&P GLOBAL LIMITED· Anne Arundel County, MD· Professional services· Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026· 33316426P00542213
  8. ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION$21K
    EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY· Anne Arundel County, MD· Professional services· Mar 12, 2026 – Mar 12, 2026· 33316426P00535027

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.