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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION obligated $189.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 982 contract actions (−34% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ($31.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$189.3M
Actions
982
New awards: 223
Sole-source
12%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 177.7MFY2017
  2. 180MFY2018
  3. 517.9MFY2019
  4. 309.6MFY2020
  5. 300.2MFY2021
  6. 278.6MFY2022
  7. 310.6MFY2023
  8. 336.1MFY2024
  9. 287.9MFY2025
  10. 189.3MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$31.3M17%
  2. GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.$12.2M6.4%
  3. SIRIS LLC$10.5M5.6%
  4. TEX/AM CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.$8.9M4.7%
  5. CLARK/SMOOT/CONSIGLI, A JOINT VENTURE$6.7M3.5%
  6. WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE$6.3M3.3%
  7. STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC.$5.1M2.7%
  8. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS, INC.$4.7M2.5%
  9. INFOSTRUCTURES, INC.$4.6M2.4%
  10. EWING COLE INC.$4.4M2.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$110.7M58%
  2. Facilities & utilities$32.8M17%
  3. Professional services$24.6M13%
  4. IT & telecom$13.3M7.0%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$4.4M2.3%
  6. Equipment maintenance$3.4M1.8%
  7. Education & social services$43.8K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$161.5M85%
  2. Maryland$7.6M4.0%
  3. New York$6.8M3.6%
  4. Abroad$5.5M2.9%
  5. Virginia$5M2.6%
  6. Arizona$1M0.5%
  7. California$745.5K0.4%
  8. Hawaii$427K0.2%
  9. New Jersey$216.5K0.1%
  10. Texas$112.2K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition23%
    US 39% · $43.6M
  • Sole-source awards12%
    US 30% · $23.4M
  • Single-offer competitions11%
    US 8.8% · $20.2M
  • Urgency justifications1.2%
    US 5.1% · $2.3M
  • Year-end rush20%
    US 5.6% · $37.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.8%
    US 5.0% · $1.4M
  • Time-and-materials pricing11%
    US 4.2% · $20.3M

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

Largest awards

  1. PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, NATIONAL AIR&SPACE MUSEUM REVITALIZATION$545M
    CLARK/SMOOT/CONSIGLI, A JOINT VENTURE· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Jan 9, 2017 – Mar 17, 2026· F17CC10103
  2. '' '' PROVIDE UNARMED GUARDS FOR SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S MUSEUMS AND FACILITIES LOCATED IN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.$198.5M
    UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Aug 20, 2018 – Aug 13, 2026· 33330218CF0010143
  3. CONSTRUCTION OF POD 6 LOCATED AT THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S MUSEUM SUPPORT CENTER$111.8M
    CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Construction & real property· Sep 19, 2022 – Aug 3, 2026· 33330222CF0010453
  4. HMSG REVITALIZE SCULPTURE GARDEN$50.2M
    GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Sep 27, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026· 33330223CF0010533
  5. TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES FOR SIB AND AIB FOR THEIR COMPLETE REHABILITATION. THE PROJECT INCLUDES HISTORIC PRESERVATION, TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF ALL BUILDING SYSTEMS, HAZMAT ABATEMENT, BLAST AND CBR MITIGATION, ENVELOPE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING REMEDIATI$47.4M
    PAGE-LORING LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Aug 17, 2020 – May 27, 2026· 33330220CF0010073
  6. SUPER ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACT$38.7M
    NORESCO, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jun 5, 2017 – May 13, 2026· F07CW10377
  7. NZP-DC RENEW CHEETAH CONSERVATION STATION AFRICA TRAIL (CCS-AT)$24.4M
    WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Aug 22, 2024 – Sep 21, 2026· 33330224CF0010385
  8. REVITALIZE HISTORIC CORE, EARLY PACKAGE 2-26 PROJECT$22.8M
    CHRISTMAN COMPANY, THE· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Sep 16, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026· 33330224CF0010404

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.