Federal contractor · WARRENTON, VA

ARES DEFENSE GROUP LLC

ARES DEFENSE GROUP LLC received $832.5K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 4 awards (+7.6% vs FY2025). Since FY2022: $3.6M. Its largest customer was National Park Service ($832.5K).

Obligations · FY2026
$832.5K
New awards
4
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Small businessVeteran-ownedService-disabled veteran-ownedMinority-owned
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 597.1KFY2022
  2. 645.5KFY2023
  3. 727.4KFY2024
  4. 773.4KFY2025
  5. 832.5KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Park Service$832.5K100%
    4 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$832.5K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Fauquier County, VA$826.5K99%
  2. Fairfax County, VA$5,9600.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition0.0%
    US 39% · $0
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. WOTR FY26 PERFORMANCE SEASON$413.5K
    National Park Service· Fauquier County, VA· Facilities & utilities· May 21, 2026 – May 21, 2026· 140P3026F0027
  2. "EO 14398" WOTR SECURITY CONTRACT JUNE 1-AUG 23,2026$291.5K
    National Park Service· Fauquier County, VA· Facilities & utilities· May 21, 2026 – May 21, 2026· 140P3026F0028
  3. "EO 14398" WOTR SECURITY CONTRACT AUG - SEP 2026$121.6K
    National Park Service· Fauquier County, VA· Facilities & utilities· May 21, 2026 – May 21, 2026· 140P3026F0029
  4. WOTR SECURITY CONTRACT - HOLIDAY SING ALONG SECURITY OFFICERS AND SCREENING EQUIPMENT - DECEMBER 6, 2025$5,960
    National Park Service· Fairfax County, VA· Facilities & utilities· Dec 12, 2025 – Dec 12, 2025· 140P3026F0002

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 1 market (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. HACKETT SECURITY, INC$539.9K+120% in FY2026
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 17% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Park Service · Investigation and security services
  2. UNALAKLEET INVESTMENTS LLC$8.7M−45% in FY2026
    ANCHORAGE, AK · 63% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Park Service · Investigation and security services
  3. TAYLOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES LLC$1.5M+80% in FY2026
    PALMER, AK · 19% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Park Service · Investigation and security services

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

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 · FY2024–FY2026.

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.