Contracting office · Internal Revenue Service

SPECIAL OPERATIONS

SPECIAL OPERATIONS obligated $172.8M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 2,681 contract actions (−61% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. ($17.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$172.8M
Actions
2,681
New awards: 389
Sole-source
40%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 35.5MFY2017
  2. 40.7MFY2018
  3. 62MFY2019
  4. 71.9MFY2020
  5. 128.5MFY2021
  6. 194.8MFY2022
  7. 289.7MFY2023
  8. 471.2MFY2024
  9. 448.1MFY2025
  10. 172.8MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.$17.9M10%
  2. DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$12.3M7.1%
  3. CHAINALYSIS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC$10.9M6.3%
  4. ASRC FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC$9.8M5.7%
  5. FCN, INC.$8.7M5.0%
  6. ANALYSIS GROUP INC$7.1M4.1%
  7. FTI CONSULTING, INC.$7.1M4.1%
  8. H2 CONSTRUCTION INC$6.5M3.7%
  9. SUVI GLOBAL SERVICES LLC$6.2M3.6%
  10. ECS FEDERAL, LLC$5.4M3.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$72.8M42%
  2. IT & telecom$66.2M38%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$16.5M9.5%
  4. Construction & real property$7.9M4.6%
  5. Facilities & utilities$4M2.3%
  6. Education & social services$3.5M2.0%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$1.4M0.8%
  8. Health & medical$343.1K0.2%
  9. Equipment maintenance$224.1K0.1%
  10. Transportation & logistics$3,4610.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$48.4M28%
  2. Virginia$43.7M25%
  3. Colorado$18.4M11%
  4. Massachusetts$13.2M7.6%
  5. Georgia$10.2M5.9%
  6. West Virginia$7.8M4.5%
  7. Texas$7.7M4.4%
  8. California$6.6M3.8%
  9. Utah$4.5M2.6%
  10. Wisconsin$4.4M2.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition55%
    US 39% · $94.9M
  • Sole-source awards40%
    US 30% · $68.4M
  • Single-offer competitions15%
    US 8.8% · $26.5M
  • Urgency justifications2.6%
    US 5.1% · $4.5M
  • Year-end rush46%
    US 5.6% · $79.3M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing29%
    US 4.2% · $50.6M

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

Largest awards

  1. CI INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SUPPORT SERVICES$38M
    FIVE STONES INTELLIGENCE, INC.· Glynn County, GA· Education & social services· Jun 21, 2022 – Jun 21, 2026· 2032H822F00085
  2. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND ACCELERATED RESULTS II (SPAR II)$35.1M
    DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Aug 27, 2021 – Mar 31, 2026· 2032H821F00144
  3. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR DESIGNING, AND DEPLOYING A NEW CLOUD-BASED ENTERPRISE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA, CATALOG ISSUES, AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION.$28.5M
    MONKTON, INC.· Weber County, UT· IT & telecom· Sep 25, 2025 – Jun 3, 2026· 2023H225F00146
  4. THE IRS NEXT OFFICE (INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) NEXT GENERATION) SUPPORTING TAXPAYER FIRST ACT (TFA) INITIATIVE$28M
    ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Aug 10, 2022 – Aug 7, 2026· 2032H822F00121
  5. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS RADIO EQUIPMENT PURCHASE$27.4M
    CYNERGY PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 17, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026· 2091JB24F00089
  6. THIS AWARD IS FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (CI) TECHOPS IT SUPPORT UNDER THE NITAAC SMALL BUSINESS GWAC.$25.3M
    LINTECH GLOBAL INC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Mar 14, 2024 – Aug 23, 2026· 2032H524F00108
  7. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (CI) DIVISION TASK ORDER FOR INVESTIGATIVE CASE SUPPORT AND DATA EXPLOITATION$24.6M
    SUVI GLOBAL SERVICES LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 28, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026· 2032H824F00158
  8. FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION SERVICES TO PROVIDE CONTRACTOR SUPPORT TO ASSIST IRS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION WITH THEIR ASSET FORFEITURE PROGRAM$23.9M
    ASRC FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jan 28, 2025 – Jun 3, 2026· 2043FY25C00013

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.