Contracting office · Environmental Protection Agency

WATER, TRIBAL & SCIENCE DIVISION

WATER, TRIBAL & SCIENCE DIVISION obligated $241.7M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,892 contract actions (+54% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. ($57.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$241.7M
Actions
1,892
New awards: 236
Sole-source
3.8%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 21MFY2017
  2. 23.2MFY2018
  3. 35MFY2019
  4. 30.7MFY2020
  5. 46.4MFY2021
  6. 53.9MFY2022
  7. 115.1MFY2023
  8. 219.4MFY2024
  9. 157.2MFY2025
  10. 241.7MFY2026
  11. 286KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$57.9M24%
  2. EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC$37.2M15%
  3. THE CADMUS GROUP LLC$25.4M10%
  4. SYSTALEX CORPORATION$15.3M6.3%
  5. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$10.3M4.3%
  6. ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$9.1M3.8%
  7. GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, INC$9M3.7%
  8. PB&A/CSS JV, LLC.$8.6M3.6%
  9. SRC INC$7.6M3.1%
  10. PEGASUS TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC$7.2M3.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$159M66%
  2. Research & development$33.8M14%
  3. Facilities & utilities$26.2M11%
  4. IT & telecom$17.6M7.3%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$4.1M1.7%
  6. Equipment maintenance$565.4K0.2%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$386.4K0.2%
  8. Education & social services$48.8K0.0%
  9. Health & medical$39.9K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$59.6M25%
  2. Massachusetts$57M24%
  3. North Carolina$32.4M13%
  4. District of Columbia$25.9M11%
  5. Ohio$14.9M6.2%
  6. New York$11.9M4.9%
  7. Texas$10M4.1%
  8. Michigan$9.2M3.8%
  9. Maryland$7.7M3.2%
  10. Minnesota$5.1M2.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition13%
    US 39% · $32.4M
  • Sole-source awards3.8%
    US 30% · $9.1M
  • Single-offer competitions9.6%
    US 8.7% · $23.3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $22K
  • Year-end rush20%
    US 6.0% · $49M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · -$3,854
  • Time-and-materials pricing36%
    US 4.2% · $87.5M

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

Largest awards

  1. EPA OW OGWDW DWPD IT SYSTEMS SUPPORT SERVICES (DWPD IT SYSTEMS SUPPORT SERVICES)$60.8M
    SYSTALEX CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Apr 12, 2021 – Aug 25, 2026· 68HERD21F0106
  2. WATER SECURITY DIVISION- MISSION SUPPORT CLOSELY ASSOCIATED -$41.3M
    CSRA LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Oct 28, 2016 – Apr 2, 2026· EPC15012
  3. R499 SUPPORT FOR LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORIES AND REPLACEMENT - GET THE LEAD OUT (GLO) INITIATIVE$34.1M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Nov 4, 2025 – Sep 24, 2026· 68HERC26F0013
  4. CLOSING AMERICAS WASTEWATER ACCESS GAP COMMUNITY PROGRAM SUPPORT$31.6M
    EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Mar 4, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026· 68HERC24F0156
  5. SECURITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES - EPA CINCINNATI$28.5M
    DIVERSIFIED PROTECTION CORP· Hamilton County, OH· Professional services· Sep 13, 2018 – Dec 22, 2025· 68HE0C18F0866
  6. FUNDING FOR NEWLY AWARDED HIGHEND SUPERCOMPUTING TASK ORDER FUNDING SHOULD BE 50% CSC00023 AND 50% CTS00057$25.3M
    LEIDOS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DESIGNERS, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· IT & telecom· Mar 16, 2017 – Dec 19, 2025· EPG11D00081
  7. TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE OFFICE OF WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT$21.9M
    EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC· Middlesex County, MA· Professional services· Feb 22, 2017 – Jun 15, 2026· EPC16003
  8. OGD IT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION/ENHANCEMENT AND OPERATIONS&MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES$18.1M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jun 2, 2020 – Jun 12, 2026· 68HERD20F0128

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.