Contracting office · Department of the Army

W27P USA ACQ SPT CTR

W27P USA ACQ SPT CTR obligated $201.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 419 contract actions (−51% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ALTEC, INC ($6M).

Obligations · FY2026
$201.6M
Actions
419
New awards: 161
Sole-source
0.0%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 93MFY2022
  2. 243.7MFY2023
  3. 313.7MFY2024
  4. 414.3MFY2025
  5. 201.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ALTEC, INC$6M3.0%
  2. FIELDLINE INDUSTRIES INC$5.5M2.7%
  3. TRANSWAVE PHOTONICS, LLC$4.1M2.0%
  4. HAVOCAI INC.$4M2.0%
  5. OVERLAND AI INC$4M2.0%
  6. AELUMA, INC.$4M2.0%
  7. TERADAR, INC.$3.9M1.9%
  8. NEXCEPTA INC$3.4M1.7%
  9. BEACON PHOTONICS INC$2.4M1.2%
  10. SHERPA 6 INC$2.2M1.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$201.6M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$39M19%
  2. New York$21.7M11%
  3. Massachusetts$21.7M11%
  4. Virginia$18.8M9.3%
  5. Colorado$18M8.9%
  6. Texas$12.7M6.3%
  7. Maryland$9.1M4.5%
  8. Georgia$7.6M3.8%
  9. Florida$7M3.5%
  10. District of Columbia$5.3M2.6%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition12%
    US 39% · $24.7M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions12%
    US 8.7% · $24.7M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II SEQUENTIAL TOPIC A234-004, DIVER PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM.$6M
    ALTEC, INC· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Mar 17, 2026 – May 13, 2026· W5170126CA124
  2. 873AUTHORITY. SBIR PHASE II SEQUENTIAL AWARD TO SKY PARK LABS LLC, FOR THE RESEARCH OF ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING FOR MUNITION INSPECTIONS FOR ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (DEVCOM) ARMAMENTS CENTER.$3.5M
    SKY PARK LABS LLC· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Nov 22, 2023 – Dec 18, 2025· W5170124C0012
  3. "BLACK CAPE, INC." SBIR PHASE II, TOPIC NUMBER A234-007$2.8M
    BLACK CAPE, INC.· Arlington County, VA· Research & development· May 6, 2024 – Jun 2, 2026· W5170124C0137
  4. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II TOPIC A234-0009.$2.7M
    VCOM3D INC· Orange County, FL· Research & development· Feb 13, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026· W5170124C0045
  5. 873AUTHORITY SBIR PHASE II AWARD RESULTANT FROM SBIR TOPIC A234-009$2.7M
    EXONICUS, INC.· King County, WA· Research & development· Mar 21, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026· W5170124C0044
  6. DEVELOP A MODE LOCKED LASER ON CHIP THAT WILL COMBINE THE ROBUSTNESS OF THE FIBER LASER APPROACH AND THE MINIATURIZATION AND FABRICATION ADVANTAGES OF PHOTONICS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (PICS).$2.1M
    BEACON PHOTONICS INC· Arlington County, VA· Research & development· Mar 19, 2026 – May 14, 2026· W5170126CA099
  7. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) DIRECT TO PHASE II, TOPIC NUMBER O254-D04, RESILIENT DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF VCSELS FOR QUANTUM DEVICES$2.1M
    FIELDLINE INDUSTRIES INC· Boulder County, CO· Research & development· Apr 1, 2026 – May 13, 2026· W5170126CA083
  8. SBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II, TOPIC NUMBER O254-D04, RESILIENT DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF VCSELS FOR QUANTUM DEVICES ADDRESSES KEY SUPPLY CHAIN VULNERABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH VCSELS USED IN QUANTUM SENSING SYSTEMS.$2.1M
    FUCELTECH INC· Mercer County, NJ· Research & development· Mar 19, 2026 – May 13, 2026· W5170126CA084

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.