Federal contractor · HORSHAM, PA

AUTOMATION AIDS INC

AUTOMATION AIDS INC received $450.2K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 530 awards (−29% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $13.1M. Its largest customer was Federal Acquisition Service ($379.2K).

Obligations · FY2026
$450.2K
New awards
530
Sole-source
32%
Single offer
6.4%
UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.5MFY2017
  2. 1.4MFY2018
  3. 281.6KFY2019
  4. 1.7MFY2020
  5. 1.2MFY2021
  6. 2.4MFY2022
  7. 2.1MFY2023
  8. 1.4MFY2024
  9. 633KFY2025
  10. 450.2KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Federal Acquisition Service$379.2K84%
    505 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$29.2K6.5%
    22 awards
  3. National Archives and Records Administration$21.3K4.7%
    2 awards
  4. Department of the Air Force$20.5K4.6%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$427.9K95%
  2. IT & telecom$22.2K4.9%
  3. Fuel$1070.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Montgomery County, PA$249K55%
  2. Northampton County, PA$142.1K32%
  3. Prince George's County, MD$21.3K4.7%
  4. Abroad$20.5K4.6%
  5. District of Columbia, DC$7,3431.6%
  6. Martin County, IN$6,1611.4%
  7. San Diego County, CA$1,8820.4%
  8. Jefferson County, CO$9590.2%
  9. Ventura County, CA$4010.1%
  10. Charles County, MD$3740.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition38%
    US 39% · $170.9K
  • Sole-source awards32%
    US 30% · $142.1K
  • Single-offer competitions6.4%
    US 8.7% · $28.8K
  • 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.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Federal Acquisition Service$142.1K
    General Services Administration · 117 awards

Largest awards

  1. PAPER STENCILBOARDTY II GR 1 24 X 20 IN$53K
    Federal Acquisition Service· Montgomery County, PA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 22, 2026 – Jul 22, 2026· 47QSWA26F1L1D
  2. PN: 34BQ77QE-B 34 WQHD IPS DISPLAY WIDESCREEN LED MONITOR LG WIDESCREEN LED MONITOR$26.6K
    Federal Acquisition Service· Montgomery County, PA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 13, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026· 47QSSC26FC4JT
  3. LABEL: - SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR DETAIL.$24.7K
    Federal Acquisition Service· Montgomery County, PA· Other equipment & supplies· Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2025· 47QSWA26F026D
  4. EPSON EXPRESSION 13000XL SCANNER AND TRANSPARENCY UNITS$21.3K
    National Archives and Records Administration· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 88310326F00230
  5. PAPER STENCILBOARD: OILED FOR USE WITH STENCILINKS AND STENCIL PAINTS; 2' X 3'; BASIS WEIGHT (1,000 SQ FT) 70-92 POUNDS; BURSTING STRENTH - 150 PSI MIN; THIKCNESS 0.013'' - 0.018'',; CURL 1/8'' MAX.$21.2K
    Federal Acquisition Service· Montgomery County, PA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 1, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026· 47QSSC26FA2ME
  6. HIGH SECURITY SHREDDERS - PAPER AND OPTICAL MEDIA SHREDDER$20.5K
    Department of the Air Force· Other equipment & supplies· May 28, 2026 – May 28, 2026· FA301626F0157
  7. RICOH SCANSNAP SV600 OVERHEAD SCANNERS - 31 COUNT$20K
    National Archives and Records Administration· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 18, 2025 – Feb 27, 2026· 88310325P00043
  8. F1DN204MOD-PP-4 4-PORT DUAL HEAD DP MODULAR SECURE KVM SWITCH PP4.0 W/ REMOTE$12.7K
    Federal Acquisition Service· Northampton County, PA· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 27, 2026 – Feb 27, 2026· 47QSSC26P0Y0Z

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 27 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. CAPITAL SHREDDER CORP$3M−21% in FY2026
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 70% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Other miscellaneous manufacturingAir Force · Other miscellaneous manufacturingNavy · Other miscellaneous manufacturing+3 more
  2. VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC$1.1M−4.6% in FY2026
    HUNTINGTON, NY · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Other miscellaneous manufacturing
  3. NEW CENTURY IMAGING, INC.$1.1M−88% in FY2026
    SANTA BARBARA, CA · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Other miscellaneous manufacturingNavy · Other miscellaneous manufacturingState · Other miscellaneous manufacturing+1 more

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

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.