Contracting office · Office of the Chief Financial Officer

USDA, OCP-POD-ACQ-MGMT-BRANCH-FTC

USDA, OCP-POD-ACQ-MGMT-BRANCH-FTC obligated $1.5B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,760 contract actions (+9.7% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. ($127.6M).

Obligations · FY2026
$1.5B
Actions
1,760
New awards: 579
Sole-source
18%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 594.3MFY2017
  2. 681.8MFY2018
  3. 821.4MFY2019
  4. 1.1BFY2020
  5. 1.1BFY2021
  6. 1.5BFY2022
  7. 1.6BFY2023
  8. 1.6BFY2024
  9. 1.4BFY2025
  10. 1.5BFY2026
  11. 6.1MFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.$127.6M8.3%
  2. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$107.7M7.0%
  3. MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$65.9M4.3%
  4. LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.$63M4.1%
  5. SYNERGY BUSINESS INNOVATION & SOLUTIONS INC.$50.6M3.3%
  6. MICROSOFT CORPORATION$43M2.8%
  7. SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING GROUP, LLC$37.5M2.4%
  8. ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$36.5M2.4%
  9. AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC$33.7M2.2%
  10. DYNAMO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$33.3M2.2%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$1.3B83%
  2. Professional services$155M10%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$64.5M4.2%
  4. Facilities & utilities$29.7M1.9%
  5. Construction & real property$10.1M0.7%
  6. Transportation & logistics$3.4M0.2%
  7. Equipment maintenance$2.3M0.2%
  8. Education & social services$2.1M0.1%
  9. Research & development$504.2K0.0%
  10. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$168.6K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$447.9M29%
  2. District of Columbia$369.5M24%
  3. Colorado$261.9M17%
  4. Missouri$116.3M7.6%
  5. Maryland$60.4M3.9%
  6. Alaska$59.1M3.9%
  7. Pennsylvania$42.5M2.8%
  8. California$22.9M1.5%
  9. Michigan$22M1.4%
  10. Louisiana$21.4M1.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition31%
    US 39% · $477.5M
  • Sole-source awards18%
    US 30% · $276.8M
  • Single-offer competitions13%
    US 8.7% · $200.7M
  • Urgency justifications0.2%
    US 5.1% · $3.3M
  • Year-end rush16%
    US 6.0% · $248.8M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $38.4K
  • Time-and-materials pricing5.8%
    US 4.2% · $88.8M

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

Largest awards

  1. USDA ENTERPRISE-SCALE FEDRAMP CERTIFIED CLOUD HOSTING SERVICES.$355.3M
    ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC· Arlington County, VA· IT & telecom· Sep 19, 2017 – Sep 29, 2026· 12314418F0020
  2. ENTERPRISE APPLICATION SERVICES$308.4M
    SYNERGY BUSINESS INNOVATION & SOLUTIONS INC.· Larimer County, CO· IT & telecom· Apr 23, 2021 – Sep 24, 2026· 12314421F0279
  3. FY23 USDA OCIO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS POP: 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2023$300.5M
    MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Aug 16, 2022 – Sep 28, 2026· 12314422C0055
  4. USDA DISC ENTERPRISE WIDE SALESFORCE SOFTWARE&SUPPORT SERVICES$294.6M
    CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· Jackson County, MO· IT & telecom· Jun 19, 2020 – Apr 30, 2026· 12314420F0355
  5. USDANET ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS$200.7M
    LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.· Larimer County, CO· IT & telecom· Dec 16, 2021 – Sep 25, 2026· 12314422F0069
  6. USDA DATA AND VOICE SERVICES$168.2M
    AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC· Larimer County, CO· IT & telecom· Sep 8, 2023 – Sep 28, 2026· 12314423C0069
  7. USDA SOUTH BUILDING WINGS 7 DESIGN-BUILD MODERNIZATION$119.1M
    GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Sep 30, 2022 – Aug 11, 2026· 12314422C0098
  8. UNITES STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ENTERPRISE-WIDE MANAGED PRINT SERVICES.$108.9M
    CONDUENT FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Mar 16, 2017 – Aug 7, 2026· AG3144D160336

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.