Federal contractor · ALTON, IL

CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.

CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC. received $16.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 44 awards (−26% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $170.1M. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($5.1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$16.5M
New awards
44
Sole-source
84%
Single offer
0.3%
UEI
CJBGMA5M25F3
Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 15.8MFY2017
  2. 16.3MFY2018
  3. 14MFY2019
  4. 17.6MFY2020
  5. 12.9MFY2021
  6. 16.3MFY2022
  7. 18.5MFY2023
  8. 19.7MFY2024
  9. 22.3MFY2025
  10. 16.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Air Force$5.1M31%
    3 awards
  2. Department of the Army$3.4M21%
    11 awards
  3. Defense Commissary Agency$2.7M16%
    4 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$2.6M16%
    3 awards
  5. Public Buildings Service$1.7M10%
    17 awards
  6. Defense Information Systems Agency$648.8K3.9%
    4 awards
  7. Rural Housing Service$382.9K2.3%
    1 awards
  8. Federal Aviation Administration$10.6K0.1%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$16.5M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. St. Clair County, IL$6.8M41%
  2. Lake County, IL$2.6M16%
  3. Monroe County, WI$2.3M14%
  4. Hinds County, MS$1.6M9.6%
  5. Bell County, TX$1.1M6.8%
  6. Pulaski County, MO$1.1M6.7%
  7. Berkeley County, SC$559.6K3.4%
  8. St. Louis County, MO$386.8K2.3%
  9. Summit County, OH$74.4K0.4%
  10. Winnebago County, IL$15.6K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition84%
    US 39% · $14M
  • Sole-source awards84%
    US 30% · $13.9M
  • Single-offer competitions0.3%
    US 8.7% · $41.6K
  • 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 the Army$3.4M
    Department of Defense · 9 awards
  2. Public Buildings Service$1.7M
    General Services Administration · 12 awards
  3. Rural Housing Service$382.9K
    Department of Agriculture · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. SCOTT AFB CUSTODIAL SERVICES CONTRACT$10.1M
    Department of the Air Force· St. Clair County, IL· Facilities & utilities· Oct 2, 2023 – Jan 29, 2026· FA440724F0018
  2. SHELF STOCKING, CUSTODIAL, AND RSHA SERVICES AT THE FORT HOOD I COMMISSARY.$7.5M
    Defense Commissary Agency· Bell County, TX· Facilities & utilities· Jun 6, 2022 – Apr 28, 2026· HQC00822C0048
  3. SHELF STOCKING AND CUSTODIAL OPERATIONS$6.5M
    Defense Commissary Agency· St. Clair County, IL· Facilities & utilities· Apr 8, 2022 – May 7, 2026· HQC00822C0031
  4. SHELF STOCKING SERVICES AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES$4M
    Defense Commissary Agency· Berkeley County, SC· Facilities & utilities· Feb 7, 2022 – Jun 2, 2026· HQC00822C0024
  5. FY25 GROUNDS MAINTENANCE BASE + 4 OPTION YEAR TASK ORDER$3.8M
    Department of the Air Force· St. Clair County, IL· Facilities & utilities· Oct 2, 2024 – May 27, 2026· FA440725F0011
  6. CUSTODIAL CONTRACT OPTION YEAR 2 FUNDING - 20 JULY 2025 - 19 OCTOBER 2025. INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO FOLLOW.$2.9M
    Department of the Army· Pulaski County, MO· Facilities & utilities· Aug 1, 2025 – Jun 10, 2026· W911S725FA241
  7. NSGL GROUNDS BASE YEAR FUNDING - NON-MARINES$2.5M
    Department of the Navy· Lake County, IL· Facilities & utilities· Nov 3, 2025 – Jun 3, 2026· N4008526F0059
  8. NON-PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT TO PROVIDE CUSTODIAL SERVICES AT FORT MCCOY, WI.$2.3M
    Department of the Army· Monroe County, WI· Facilities & utilities· Feb 27, 2026 – Feb 27, 2026· W911SA26FA089

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-grants: $49.6K (1 subaward)

1 prime

  1. IL DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES$49.6K100%
    SPRINGFIELD, IL · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $85.5K received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $161.3K received
  • FY2023: $78.1K paid out · $69.7K received
  • FY2024: $100.4K paid out · $42.1K received
  • FY2025: $1,250 paid out · $359.9K received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $49.6K 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

3 companies · $179.7K reported

  1. TRISLER LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, INC$118.7K
    JACKSON, MS · 3 subawards
  2. WALLACE WINDOW CLEANING CO.$59.8K
    PASS CHRISTIAN, MS · 1 subaward
  3. FERTI LAWN INC DIVERSIFIED SVC$1,250
    HIGHLAND, IL · 1 subaward

Primes that pay it

3 companies · $768.1K reported

  1. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$359.9K
    SPRINGFIELD, IL · 1 subaward
  2. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE$246.9K
    SPRINGFIELD, IL · 13 subawards
  3. THE BI STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE MO IL METRO DIST$161.3K
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 1 subaward

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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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 8 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. GOOD VOCATIONS, INC.$42.8M−27% in FY2026
    MACON, GA · 53% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Services to buildings and dwellingsDefense Commissary Agency · Other support servicesArmy · Services to buildings and dwellings
  2. RELIEF ENTERPRISE, INC.$32.7M−2% in FY2026
    AUSTIN, TX · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Services to buildings and dwellingsNavy · Services to buildings and dwellings
  3. BREVARD ACHIEVEMENT CENTER, INC.$46.5M−6.9% in FY2026
    ROCKLEDGE, FL · 43% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Commissary Agency · Other support servicesAir Force · Services to buildings and dwellingsArmy · Services to buildings and dwellings

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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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.