Federal contractor · ALEXANDRIA, VA

DCS CORPORATION

DCS CORPORATION received $186.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 71 awards (−51% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $3B. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($103.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$186.5M
New awards
71
Sole-source
12%
Single offer
16%
UEI
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Small business
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

4 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $186.5M in FY2026 together.

  1. DCS CORPORATIONALEXANDRIA, VA · Family page
    $186.5M
  2. DCS CORPORATIONLEXINGTON PARK, MD
    $0
  3. INFOSCITEX CORPORATIONDAYTON, OH
    $0
  4. OPTIMETRICS, INC.ABINGDON, MD
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 145.5MFY2017
  2. 209.1MFY2018
  3. 283.4MFY2019
  4. 331.4MFY2020
  5. 355.2MFY2021
  6. 343.8MFY2022
  7. 394.4MFY2023
  8. 356.5MFY2024
  9. 381.6MFY2025
  10. 186.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$103.8M56%
    22 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$50.4M27%
    23 awards
  3. Department of the Navy$31.4M17%
    23 awards
  4. Federal Acquisition Service$891.3K0.5%
    2 awards
  5. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$141.7M76%
  2. Professional services$41.1M22%
  3. Equipment maintenance$3.7M2.0%
  4. IT & telecom$30K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Fairfax County, VA$144.5M77%
  2. Okaloosa County, FL$15.1M8.1%
  3. St. Mary's County, MD$12.2M6.5%
  4. Clark County, NV$5.5M2.9%
  5. Greene County, OH$4.5M2.4%
  6. Macomb County, MI$2.1M1.1%
  7. Montgomery County, OH$1.3M0.7%
  8. Harford County, MD$607.3K0.3%
  9. Middlesex County, MA$377.9K0.2%
  10. Craven County, NC$264.3K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition28%
    US 39% · $51.7M
  • Sole-source awards12%
    US 30% · $21.7M
  • Single-offer competitions16%
    US 8.8% · $30M
  • Urgency justifications9.8%
    US 5.1% · $18.3M

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

Largest awards

  1. IGF::OT::IGF$503.4M
    Department of the Army· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jan 26, 2017 – May 12, 2026· W56HZV17C0062
  2. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (SETA) SUPPORT FOR PM SOLDIER PROTECTION AND INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT (PM SPIE)$130.9M
    Department of the Army· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jul 12, 2019 – Apr 22, 2026· W91CRB19F0249
  3. TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES (TES) SUPPORT FOR THE COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS CENTER (DEVCOM GVSC) LABORATORIES AND ITS CUSTOMERS$122.5M
    Department of the Army· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Dec 21, 2023 – May 28, 2026· W56HZV24F0027
  4. SCAT 1 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (EPASS) FOR AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER FIGHTER BOMBERS DIRECTORATE (AFLCMC/WW) CROSSCUTTER SECTION_889$103.1M
    Department of the Air Force· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Aug 17, 2021 – Jun 2, 2026· FA862221F8339
  5. TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TARDEC'S GROUND VEHICLE PROTECTION AND SURVIVABILITY (GVSP) OFFICE. THE SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, FABRICATION (PROTOTYPING), TESTING, INTEGRATION SUPPORT OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS, SUBSYSTEMS, AND TECHNOLOGIES.$96.9M
    Department of the Army· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Jul 9, 2018 – Feb 4, 2026· 0003
  6. ENGINEERING, PROFESSIONAL&ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES SCAT 1 A&AS HELICOPTER PROGRAM OFFICE BASIC$95M
    Department of the Air Force· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 25, 2019 – Apr 2, 2026· FA862219F8137
  7. OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE GROUND COMBAT SYSTEMS.$68.9M
    Department of the Army· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jul 20, 2023 – May 7, 2026· W56HZV23F0339
  8. SEEK EAGLE MODELING AND ANALYSIS TOOLS SUPPORT (SEMATS) 3$68.6M
    Department of the Air Force· Okaloosa County, FL· Research & development· Oct 1, 2022 – May 14, 2026· FA248623FA003

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

DCS CORPORATION received $0 in federal assistance in FY2026, on 0 actions (0 new awards).

Assistance · FY2026
$0
New awards
0
Actions
0
Since FY2021
-$24.6K

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. -1.9KFY2021
  2. 0FY2022
  3. -22.1KFY2023
  4. -693.8FY2025

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2025.

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

  • Sub-contracts: $2.6M (10 subawards)

10 sub-recipients

  1. A & H-AMBICA JV LLC$1.1M43%
    LIVONIA, MI · 1 subaward
  2. OPTICAL FILTER CORPORATION$650K25%
    KEENE, NH · 1 subaward
  3. PACIFIC POWER SOURCE INC$193K7.4%
    IRVINE, CA · 1 subaward
  4. CENTER LINE ELECTRIC INC$182.1K7.0%
    CENTER LINE, MI · 1 subaward
  5. POLYCHARGE AMERICA, INC$108.8K4.2%
    TUCSON, AZ · 1 subaward
  6. APS DYNAMICS INC$99.9K3.9%
    SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA · 1 subaward
  7. FREEDOM USA INC$80.8K3.1%
    TWINSBURG, OH · 1 subaward
  8. CLOUDRESEARCH LLC$64.6K2.5%
    FLUSHING, NY · 1 subaward
  9. FAAC INCORPORATED$56.1K2.2%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 1 subaward
  10. SCI TECHNOLOGY, INC$41.6K1.6%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $26.8M (18 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $125K (1 subaward)

6 primes

  1. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$25.1M93%
    RESTON, VA · 2 subawards
  2. OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC$1.2M4.3%
    OSHKOSH, WI · 13 subawards
  3. APPLIED RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC.$486.3K1.8%
    BEAVERCREEK, OH · 1 subaward
  4. GREENFIELD ENGINEERING CORPORATION$157.1K0.6%
    LEONARDTOWN, MD · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL$125K0.5%
    LOWELL, MA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 1.4% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $41.6M paid out · $28.8M received
  • FY2022: $32M paid out · $74.7M received
  • FY2023: $73.8M paid out · $53.2M received
  • FY2024: $41.4M paid out · $98.8M received
  • FY2025: $45.1M paid out · $55.5M received
  • FY2026: $2.6M paid out · $27M 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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

168 companies · $236.5M reported

  1. SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$22.1M
    SPARKS, NV · 19 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC$13.4M
    POMPANO BEACH, FL · 7 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. MILLENNIUM LLC$12.1M
    ARLINGTON, VA · 2 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services

Primes that pay it

42 companies · $338M reported

  1. TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC$103M
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 93 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. ADVANCED SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES LLC$42.5M
    RIDGECREST, CA · 14 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  3. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$29.5M
    RESTON, VA · 27 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services

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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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 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 15 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. TRAX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$561M−19% in FY2026
    LAS VEGAS, NV · 3 entities · 48% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.$444.1M−65% in FY2026
    KANSAS CITY, MO · 3 entities · 43% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Architectural, engineering, and related servicesNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. TCOM, L.P.$878.4M−88% in FY2026
    COLUMBIA, MD · 48% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Architectural, engineering, and related 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 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.