Federal contractor · ANNAPOLIS, MD

BLACKWOOD ASSOCIATES, INC.

BLACKWOOD ASSOCIATES, INC. received $3.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 21 awards (−48% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $24.2M. Its largest customer was Department of State ($3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.8M
New awards
21
Sole-source
77%
Single offer
1.1%
UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.3MFY2017
  2. 1.2MFY2018
  3. 3.3MFY2019
  4. 2.5MFY2020
  5. 1MFY2021
  6. 625KFY2022
  7. 1MFY2023
  8. 1.2MFY2024
  9. 7.3MFY2025
  10. 3.8MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of State$3M78%
    10 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$384.2K10%
    2 awards
  3. U.S. Agency for Global Media$104.4K2.7%
    1 awards
  4. Environmental Protection Agency$99.8K2.6%
    1 awards
  5. National Transportation Safety Board$73.3K1.9%
    1 awards
  6. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission$59.5K1.6%
    2 awards
  7. Department of Education$54.3K1.4%
    1 awards
  8. Department of the Navy$33.2K0.9%
    1 awards
  9. National Endowment for the Arts$31.7K0.8%
    1 awards
  10. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$3.8M100.0%
  2. Research & development$5000.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Anne Arundel County, MD$3M79%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$405.2K11%
  3. Montgomery County, AL$384.2K10%
  4. Madison County, AL$5000.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition78%
    US 39% · $3M
  • Sole-source awards77%
    US 30% · $2.9M
  • Single-offer competitions1.1%
    US 8.7% · $42.4K
  • 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. Department of State$2.8M
    Department of State · 6 awards
  2. Environmental Protection Agency$99.8K
    Environmental Protection Agency · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. SPLUNK PRODUCT SOFTWARE RENEWAL$5.9M
    Department of the Air Force· Montgomery County, AL· IT & telecom· Aug 28, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026· FA877225F0023
  2. NEW BPA CALL UNDER THE CRIBL BPA$1.4M
    Department of State· Anne Arundel County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026· 19AQMM26F7200
  3. BPA CALL AGAINST CRIBL BPA$630.5K
    Department of State· Anne Arundel County, MD· IT & telecom· Aug 12, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026· 19AQMM26F7174
  4. CRIBL SUITE ON PREM ENTERPRISE RENEWAL$423.5K
    Department of State· Anne Arundel County, MD· IT & telecom· Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026· 19AQMM26F7178
  5. CYBERARK - SOFTWARE SW SUSTAINMENT$384.2K
    Department of the Air Force· Montgomery County, AL· IT & telecom· Jan 30, 2026 – Apr 13, 2026· FA877226F0011
  6. DATA ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$340.6K
    Department of State· Anne Arundel County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 23, 2024 – Jun 29, 2026· 19AQMM24C0139
  7. CRIBL LICENSE RENEWAL$169.3K
    Department of State· Anne Arundel County, MD· IT & telecom· Jun 11, 2026 – Jun 11, 2026· 19AQMM26F7121
  8. COMMENTS: APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT CIO EPPSTN FOR MARTINSX NOTE: THIS APPROVAL PERTAINS SOLELY TO IT PORTFOLIO ALIGNMENT AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT OR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS. ASSET ALIGNMENT: OK PSC: OK UII$169.3K
    Department of State· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jun 11, 2026 – Jun 11, 2026· 19AQMM26F0756

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $36.7M (56 subawards)

14 primes

  1. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.$19.4M53%
    MCLEAN, VA · 19 subawards
  2. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$6.1M17%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 7 subawards
  3. PERSPECTA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC$4.1M11%
    CHANTILLY, VA · 7 subawards
  4. CACI, INC. - FEDERAL$2.8M7.6%
    CHANTILLY, VA · 4 subawards
  5. LEIDOS, INC.$1M2.8%
    RESTON, VA · 1 subaward
  6. MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$687K1.9%
    HERNDON, VA · 2 subawards
  7. KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC$522K1.4%
    GREENBELT, MD · 2 subawards
  8. LEIDOS, INC.$444.7K1.2%
    RESTON, VA · 2 subawards
  9. CGI FEDERAL INC.$355K1.0%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 2 subawards
  10. PANTEXAS DETERRENCE, LLC$348K0.9%
    LYNCHBURG, VA · 3 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $10.1M received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $28M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $25.9M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $38.5M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $73.4M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $36.7M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

29 companies · $212.6M reported

  1. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$79.2M
    MCLEAN, VA · 85 subawards · Computer systems design and related services
  2. PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC$26.1M
    CHANTILLY, VA · 52 subawards · Computer systems design and related services
  3. ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$23M
    GROTON, CT · 85 subawards · Computer systems design and related services

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

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

  1. ORBIT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.$9M−98% in FY2026
    DEERFIELD BEACH, FL · 51% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance
  2. APPLIED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INC$12.1M−15% in FY2026
    BENBROOK, TX · 52% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance
  3. TELECOMMUNICATION SUPPORT SERVICES, INC.$12.7M+3.3% in FY2026
    MELBOURNE, FL · 51% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

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.