Contracting office · Internal Revenue Service

TAXPAYER FOCUSED SUPPORT

TAXPAYER FOCUSED SUPPORT obligated $330.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,031 contract actions (−11% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was THE CBE GROUP, INC. ($47.4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$330.6M
Actions
1,031
New awards: 151
Sole-source
19%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 29.3MFY2017
  2. 29.4MFY2018
  3. 27.5MFY2019
  4. 37.4MFY2020
  5. 84.3MFY2021
  6. 187.8MFY2022
  7. 290.8MFY2023
  8. 414.3MFY2024
  9. 373.1MFY2025
  10. 330.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. THE CBE GROUP, INC.$47.4M14%
  2. COAST PROFESSIONAL, INC.$41.5M13%
  3. CONTINENTAL SERVICE GROUP, LLC$38.4M12%
  4. DATABRICKS FEDERAL LLC$19.8M6.0%
  5. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO.$15.2M4.6%
  6. BLOOMBERG INDUSTRY GROUP, INC.$11.3M3.4%
  7. ASR ANALYTICS, LLC$8.8M2.6%
  8. ALVAREZ LLC$8.1M2.5%
  9. BELL AND HOWELL, LLC$8.1M2.5%
  10. FCN, INC.$8.1M2.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$180.1M54%
  2. IT & telecom$120.2M36%
  3. Transportation & logistics$15.2M4.6%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$14.5M4.4%
  5. Education & social services$683K0.2%
  6. Equipment maintenance$287K0.1%
  7. Facilities & utilities$180.7K0.1%
  8. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$115.2K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$47.4M14%
  2. Iowa$47.4M14%
  3. Maryland$43.2M13%
  4. Louisiana$41.5M13%
  5. New York$40.2M12%
  6. District of Columbia$25.1M7.6%
  7. Kentucky$15.2M4.6%
  8. Utah$15.1M4.6%
  9. Illinois$11M3.3%
  10. New Jersey$10.5M3.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition35%
    US 39% · $114.4M
  • Sole-source awards19%
    US 30% · $62.7M
  • Single-offer competitions16%
    US 8.8% · $51.7M
  • Urgency justifications4.0%
    US 5.1% · $13.2M
  • Year-end rush16%
    US 5.6% · $53.3M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing5.0%
    US 4.2% · $16.6M

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

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ENLIST THE SERVICES OF PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCIES (PCAS OR CONTRACTORS) TO COLLECT CERTAIN OUTSTANDING INACTIVE IRS TAX RECEIVABLES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND THE POLICY.$194.6M
    THE CBE GROUP, INC.· Black Hawk County, IA· Professional services· Feb 8, 2021 – Sep 25, 2026· 2032H521F00136
  2. DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES$143.2M
    CONTINENTAL SERVICE GROUP, LLC· Monroe County, NY· Professional services· Feb 8, 2021 – Sep 25, 2026· 2032H521F00138
  3. DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES$138.8M
    COAST PROFESSIONAL, INC.· Ouachita Parish, LA· Professional services· Feb 8, 2021 – Sep 25, 2026· 2032H521F00137
  4. BLOOMBERG BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS (BBNA) FISCAL YEAR 2021 LARGE CASE TAX ENGINE AUDIT - CORPORATE TAX ANALYSIS SOFTWARE$37.8M
    BLOOMBERG INDUSTRY GROUP, INC.· Arlington County, VA· IT & telecom· Oct 1, 2020 – Dec 5, 2025· 2032H521C00004
  5. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) SUPPORT WITH RESPONDING TO TAXPAYER FORMS REQUESTS COMING IN ON THE IRS TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE FORMS LINE.$32.9M
    NATIONAL TELECOMMUTING INSTITUTE, INC.· Suffolk County, MA· Professional services· Dec 22, 2020 – Jul 27, 2026· 2032H521C00009
  6. DIGITIZATION AND CONVERSION ACCELERATION SUPPORT FOR INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) INITIATIVE 1.2 PROGRAM OFFICE$29.5M
    OXFORD GOVERNMENT CONSULTING, LLC· Anne Arundel County, MD· Professional services· Jun 11, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026· 2032H824F00083
  7. THIS IS A DELIVERY ORDER TO ACQUIRE COMPUTER ASSISTED PUBLISHING SYSTEM (CAPS). THE CAPS INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED COMPUTING PLATFORMS INCLUDING TIER 2 (INTEL-BASED) VIRTUAL WINDOWS AND LINUX SERVERS.$25.6M
    LEIDOS, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Aug 29, 2024 – Aug 20, 2026· 2032H524F00495
  8. CONSULTING SUPPORT SERVICES$24.8M
    SUMMOME NATIVE VENTURES LLC· Escambia County, AL· Professional services· Sep 13, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026· 2032H823C00027

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.