Federal contractor · STERLING, VA

OTT HYDROMET CORP

OTT HYDROMET CORP received $6.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 24 awards (−37% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $89.1M. Its largest customer was U.S. Geological Survey ($4.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$6.3M
New awards
24
Sole-source
72%
Single offer
2.6%
UEI
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Other than small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 5.6MFY2017
  2. 6.5MFY2018
  3. 7.4MFY2019
  4. 7.2MFY2020
  5. 11MFY2021
  6. 10.6MFY2022
  7. 18.9MFY2023
  8. 5.6MFY2024
  9. 10MFY2025
  10. 6.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. U.S. Geological Survey$4.8M75%
    8 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$734.9K12%
    1 awards
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$345K5.5%
    5 awards
  4. Bureau of Reclamation$156.5K2.5%
    4 awards
  5. National Park Service$144.2K2.3%
    1 awards
  6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$122.8K1.9%
    2 awards
  7. Department of the Army$37.4K0.6%
    2 awards
  8. Department of the Navy$22.8K0.4%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$5M79%
  2. IT & telecom$774.4K12%
  3. Equipment maintenance$537.7K8.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Loudoun County, VA$5.8M92%
  2. Chesapeake city, VA$345K5.5%
  3. Alamosa County, CO$52.3K0.8%
  4. Natrona County, WY$52K0.8%
  5. Allegheny County, PA$37.4K0.6%
  6. Rio Arriba County, NM$35.5K0.6%
  7. Ventura County, CA$22.8K0.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition75%
    US 39% · $4.7M
  • Sole-source awards72%
    US 30% · $4.6M
  • Single-offer competitions2.6%
    US 8.8% · $162K
  • 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. U.S. Geological Survey$4.3M
    Department of the Interior · 4 awards
  2. National Park Service$144.2K
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$122.8K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. FY26 REQ # 15736 AGAINST 140G0125D0003$2.7M
    U.S. Geological Survey· Loudoun County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Jan 30, 2026 – Jan 30, 2026· 140G0126F0048
  2. FY26 REQ# 15823 AGAINST 140G0125D0003$1.7M
    U.S. Geological Survey· Loudoun County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· 140G0126F0215
  3. ENHANCED SOFTCOPY MAPPING SYSTEM (ESMS) SOFTWARE$1.4M
    Department of the Air Force· Loudoun County, VA· IT & telecom· Dec 23, 2024 – Mar 19, 2026· FA852725FB004
  4. FY26 REQ# 15810 PO-OTT-EXTERNAL$450K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Loudoun County, VA· Equipment maintenance· May 6, 2026 – May 6, 2026· 140G0126F0103
  5. FY21 REQ# 14092 PO OTT EXT REPAIR$370.9K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Hancock County, MS· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 2, 2021 – Mar 23, 2026· 140G0121F0384
  6. SUPPLY, MULTIPARAMETER SENSORS AND ACCESSORIES FOR EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK (EVER)$144.2K
    National Park Service· Loudoun County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 8, 2026 – Apr 8, 2026· 140P5426P0010
  7. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER IS TO PURCHASE NEW SUTRON EQUIPMENT. OR-FY26-03355 APPROVAL RECEIVED ON 6/9/2026.$116K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Chesapeake city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 10, 2026 – Jun 10, 2026· 1305M226F0215
  8. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CALL ORDER IS TO PURCHASE NEW SUTRON EQUIPMENT. OR-FY26-04543 APPROVAL RECEIVED ON AUGUST 6, 2026.$106.3K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Chesapeake city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 17, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026· 1305M226F0389

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

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $69.5K received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $153.5K received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $312.8K received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $30.8K 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 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 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

6 companies · $566.6K reported

  1. ASRC FEDERAL FACILITIES LOGISTICS, LLC$362.8K
    FAIRFIELD, NJ · 3 subawards · Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers
  2. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY$69.5K
    LAS CRUCES, NM · 1 subaward
  3. RAYTHEON COMPANY$51.6K
    TUCSON, AZ · 1 subaward · 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 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 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 18 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. YSI INC$15.7M−30% in FY2026
    YELLOW SPRINGS, OH · 2 entities · 64% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveU.S. Geological Survey · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingNational Park Service · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing+3 more
  2. NANOMETRICS INC$16.4M−38% in FY2026
    OTTAWA, CAN · 2 entities · 52% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveU.S. Geological Survey · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
  3. CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC$14.1M+23% in FY2026
    LOGAN, UT · 2 entities · 26% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingU.S. Geological Survey · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingUnder Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing+3 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 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.