Contracting office · Social Security Administration

SSA OFC OF ACQUISITION GRANTS

SSA OFC OF ACQUISITION GRANTS obligated $2B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 2,416 contract actions (+15% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was LEIDOS, INC. ($242.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$2B
Actions
2,416
New awards: 1,097
Sole-source
17%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.4BFY2017
  2. 1.5BFY2018
  3. 1.6BFY2019
  4. 2BFY2020
  5. 1.7BFY2021
  6. 1.9BFY2022
  7. 1.9BFY2023
  8. 1.9BFY2024
  9. 1.7BFY2025
  10. 2BFY2026
  11. 2.4MFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$242.2M12%
  2. FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$196M9.8%
  3. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$173.6M8.7%
  4. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$171.2M8.5%
  5. CGI FEDERAL INC.$129.3M6.4%
  6. EQUIFAX WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LLC$86.2M4.3%
  7. CA, INC.$56.9M2.8%
  8. DELL MARKETING L.P.$46.6M2.3%
  9. NCS TECHNOLOGIES INC$46.2M2.3%
  10. FEDTEC LLC$39M1.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$1.6B78%
  2. Professional services$295.3M15%
  3. Health & medical$65.8M3.3%
  4. Facilities & utilities$37M1.8%
  5. Equipment maintenance$16.5M0.8%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$6.9M0.3%
  7. Transportation & logistics$6.3M0.3%
  8. Construction & real property$4.7M0.2%
  9. Education & social services$1.4M0.1%
  10. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$85.4K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$926.6M46%
  2. Virginia$519.6M26%
  3. New York$155.5M7.8%
  4. Texas$99.1M4.9%
  5. California$89.9M4.5%
  6. Georgia$26.9M1.3%
  7. Florida$21.5M1.1%
  8. Colorado$19.6M1.0%
  9. Minnesota$17.7M0.9%
  10. Missouri$13.2M0.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition27%
    US 39% · $535.5M
  • Sole-source awards17%
    US 30% · $345.1M
  • Single-offer competitions9.5%
    US 8.7% · $190.4M
  • Urgency justifications0.9%
    US 5.1% · $18.6M
  • Year-end rush35%
    US 6.0% · $708.9M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.1%
    US 5.0% · $1.2M
  • Time-and-materials pricing1.0%
    US 4.2% · $20.2M

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

Largest awards

  1. ITSSC TASK ORDER FOR SYSTEMS$1.3B
    LEIDOS, INC.· Baltimore city, MD· IT & telecom· Jun 30, 2022 – Sep 29, 2026· 28321322FDS030130
  2. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ESTABLISH A SINGLE-AWARD DELIVERY ORDER BASE PLUS FOUR 1YEAR OPTION PERIODS FOR THE RENEWAL OF IBM SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND THE PURCHASE OF MORE ADDITIONAL IBM SOFTWARE LICENSES AGAINST THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONS FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE PROGRAM. PREVIOUS ORDER SS00-15-30081$525.4M
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION· Westchester County, NY· IT & telecom· Dec 23, 2016 – Sep 2, 2026· SS001730048
  3. NEW 66 MONTH OPEN-MARKET CONTRACT FOR RENEWAL OF CA SOFTWARE, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND MAINTENANCE. CA PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ARE USED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT OUR MAINFRAME AND DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTS AT ALL SSA DATA CENTERS.$420.2M
    CA, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Mar 22, 2018 – May 19, 2026· 28321318C00060013
  4. ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS (EIS) PROGRAM - SSA DATA NETWORK SERVICES (SSANET)$283.5M
    VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC· Loudoun County, VA· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2019 – Sep 21, 2026· 28321319FDX030539
  5. ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS (EIS) PROGRAM - SSA DATA NETWORK SERVICES (SSANET)$258.6M
    LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.· Arlington County, VA· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2019 – Jun 22, 2026· 28321319FDX030432
  6. CALL ORDER FOR AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) CONNECT FOR CONTACT CENTER AS A SERVICE (CCAAS) - BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT 28321321A00040003$234.8M
    FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.· Baltimore city, MD· IT & telecom· Aug 1, 2024 – Sep 22, 2026· 28321324FA0010214
  7. GSA FSS DELIVERY ORDER FOR RENEWAL OF BMC SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE. POP: 12/01/2019 - 11/30/2026 (BASE + 6 OPTION YEARS)$180.1M
    BMC SOFTWARE, INC.· Harris County, TX· IT & telecom· Dec 31, 2019 – Nov 25, 2025· 28321320FDX030077
  8. GRAND SLLAM TASK ORDER$140.9M
    MANHATTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION LLC· New York County, NY· IT & telecom· Feb 4, 2020 – Sep 3, 2026· 28321320FDX030010

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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.