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WESTERN-UPPER GREAT PLAINS REGION

WESTERN-UPPER GREAT PLAINS REGION obligated $16M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 552 contract actions (−39% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. ($1.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$16M
Actions
552
New awards: 162
Sole-source
6.6%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 38.3MFY2017
  2. 36MFY2018
  3. 38.9MFY2019
  4. 40.2MFY2020
  5. 47.2MFY2021
  6. 25.4MFY2022
  7. 28MFY2023
  8. 19.7MFY2024
  9. 26.4MFY2025
  10. 16MFY2026
  11. -33.2KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.$1.8M11%
  2. LESKCA INCORPORATED$1.5M9.2%
  3. HUGHES BROTHERS INC$1.2M7.3%
  4. TEREX UTILITIES INC$948.5K5.9%
  5. ALUTIIQ OPERATIONS SERVICES, LLC$845.2K5.3%
  6. ALEXTON INCORPORATED$742.1K4.6%
  7. COMPLETE CONCRETE, INC.$716.3K4.5%
  8. BELL LUMBER & POLE COMPANY, LLC$585.7K3.7%
  9. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT WEST, L.P.$495.9K3.1%
  10. ADVANCED COMPUTER CONCEPTS, INC.$469.8K2.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$8.5M53%
  2. Construction & real property$2.4M15%
  3. Professional services$2M12%
  4. Facilities & utilities$1.1M6.8%
  5. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$838.8K5.2%
  6. Equipment maintenance$609.3K3.8%
  7. IT & telecom$527.3K3.3%
  8. Education & social services$74.2K0.5%
  9. Health & medical$31.8K0.2%
  10. Transportation & logistics$8,5000.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. South Dakota$4.6M29%
  2. North Dakota$2.8M17%
  3. Alabama$1.8M11%
  4. California$1.4M8.7%
  5. Alaska$845.2K5.3%
  6. Minnesota$760.7K4.7%
  7. Nebraska$689K4.3%
  8. Georgia$529.9K3.3%
  9. Wisconsin$479.1K3.0%
  10. Texas$393.3K2.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition13%
    US 39% · $2.1M
  • Sole-source awards6.6%
    US 30% · $1.1M
  • Single-offer competitions6.8%
    US 8.7% · $1.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.8%
    US 5.1% · $122.1K
  • Year-end rush20%
    US 6.0% · $3.1M
  • 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. JAMESTOWN MAINTENANCE FACILITY, MAINTENANCE OFFICE AND GARAGE, NORTH DAKOTA$4.6M
    GAST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC· Stutsman County, ND· Construction & real property· Sep 22, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026· 89503423CWA000069
  2. TRANSFORMER FOR FT2$3.5M
    G & RK CONSULTING ASSOCIATES LLC· Arapahoe County, CO· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 2, 2025 – Mar 18, 2026· 89503425PWA002074
  3. ADMIN SUPPORT SERVICES$2.5M
    ALUTIIQ OPERATIONS SERVICES, LLC· Anchorage Municipality, AK· Professional services· Apr 11, 2025 – Mar 23, 2026· 89503425PWA002026
  4. GRAND ISLAND SUBSTATION, STAGE 08 AND SIOUX FALLS SUBSTATION, STAGE 15, STATION SERIVE UPGRADES, NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA$2.3M
    ADDISON CONSTRUCTION CO· Minnehaha County, SD· Construction & real property· Sep 10, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026· 89503425CWA000081
  5. CONSTRUCT DEVILS LAKE SUBSTATION, STAGE 06 IN NORTH DAKOTA$2.3M
    CONDUCTOR POWER, LLC· Ramsey County, ND· Construction & real property· Aug 31, 2020 – Mar 3, 2026· 89503420CWA000040
  6. NDMO MOBILE SUBSTATION 115X69-12.47KV$2M
    G & RK CONSULTING ASSOCIATES LLC· Arapahoe County, CO· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 29, 2021 – Mar 20, 2026· 89503421CWA000054
  7. UGP NDMO BISMARCK LINE CREW 230' AERIAL MANLIFT (ASSET #: B172808)$1.7M
    FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC· Hillsborough County, FL· Other equipment & supplies· May 23, 2023 – Jun 15, 2026· 89503423FWA401477
  8. GROTON SUBSTATION, STAGE 15, SOUTH DAKOTA$1.6M
    ADDISON CONSTRUCTION CO· Brown County, SD· Construction & real property· Sep 22, 2023 – Dec 8, 2025· 89503423CWA000068

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.