Federal contractor · OMAK, WA

CATES & ERB, INC.

CATES & ERB, INC. received $292K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 2 awards. Since FY2018: $1.9M. Its largest customer was Forest Service ($292K).

Obligations · FY2026
$292K
New awards
2
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
27%
UEI
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Small businessVeteran-ownedService-disabled veteran-ownedMinority-ownedHUBZone firmNative-owned
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 137.6KFY2018
  2. 1.4MFY2020
  3. -129.8KFY2021
  4. 127.1KFY2023
  5. 55.2KFY2024
  6. 292KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Forest Service$292K100%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$212.6K73%
  2. Facilities & utilities$79.5K27%

Where the work was performed

  1. Chelan County, WA$292K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition27%
    US 39% · $79.5K
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions27%
    US 8.7% · $79.5K
  • 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. ROAD MAINTENANCE, METHOW VALLEY RANGER DISTRICT (FY26) USDA FOREST SERVICE OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST METHOW VALLEY RANGER DISTRICT$212.6K
    Forest Service· Chelan County, WA· Construction & real property· Jul 7, 2026 – Jul 7, 2026· 1240BD26F0037
  2. CATES & ERB, INC. WAOWF260406 E298$79.5K
    Forest Service· Chelan County, WA· Facilities & utilities· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· 1204H126M7811

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. B & C WILDLAND CONTRACTING LLC$347.4K+220% in FY2026
    REPUBLIC, WA · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveForest Service · Support activities for forestry
  2. R & R PIPELINE, INCORPORATED$351.1K+35% in FY2026
    SANTA PAULA, CA · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveForest Service · Support activities for forestry
  3. MARK SWANSON LOGGING, INC$351.4K+834% in FY2026
    OROFINO, ID · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveForest Service · Support activities for forestry

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.