Federal contractor · NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD

STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION

STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION received $171.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 611 awards (−34% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $2.5B. Its largest customer was Department of the Navy ($34.4M). It also received $1.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$171.3M
New awards
611
Sole-source
11%
Single offer
22%
UEI
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Small businessWoman-owned
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 266.1MFY2017
  2. 289.2MFY2018
  3. 286.1MFY2019
  4. 247.8MFY2020
  5. 222.3MFY2021
  6. 260.4MFY2022
  7. 239.3MFY2023
  8. 292.5MFY2024
  9. 261.2MFY2025
  10. 171.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Navy$34.4M20%
    91 awards
  2. Defense Information Systems Agency$21.1M12%
    30 awards
  3. Transportation Security Administration$18.6M11%
    6 awards
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$17M9.9%
    58 awards
  5. Department of the Air Force$13.9M8.1%
    94 awards
  6. Department of the Army$13.1M7.6%
    76 awards
  7. Bureau of Engraving and Printing$10.6M6.2%
    5 awards
  8. Internal Revenue Service$8.1M4.7%
    12 awards
  9. Office of Procurement Operations$4M2.3%
    3 awards
  10. Defense Health Agency$2.9M1.7%
    3 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$166.1M97%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$3.5M2.1%
  3. Professional services$1M0.6%
  4. Equipment maintenance$692K0.4%
  5. Research & development$5000.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Union County, SD$50.2M29%
  2. Orange County, FL$26M15%
  3. Fairfax County, VA$16.8M9.8%
  4. Brevard County, FL$11M6.4%
  5. District of Columbia, DC$7.9M4.6%
  6. Harford County, MD$5.3M3.1%
  7. Cumberland County, PA$4.7M2.7%
  8. St. Mary's County, MD$4.6M2.7%
  9. Bexar County, TX$4.3M2.5%
  10. Anne Arundel County, MD$4.1M2.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition33%
    US 39% · $55.9M
  • Sole-source awards11%
    US 30% · $18.9M
  • Single-offer competitions22%
    US 8.8% · $37M
  • 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. Transportation Security Administration$18M
    Department of Homeland Security · 2 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$371.9K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  3. Office of Justice Programs$240.3K
    Department of Justice · 1 awards
  4. Federal Acquisition Service$169K
    General Services Administration · 1 awards
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$104.8K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. CRM SALESFORCE SOFTWARE$71.5M
    Department of the Navy· Orange County, FL· IT & telecom· Jan 31, 2024 – Jan 29, 2026· N0003924F2031
  2. DHA REQUIRES THE PROCUREMENT OF RED HAT SUBSCRIPTION AND SUPPORT FOR THE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND NETWORK/SERVER MONITORING ON DHA'S NETWORK.$16.1M
    Defense Health Agency· Bexar County, TX· IT & telecom· Mar 28, 2022 – Mar 23, 2026· HT001522F0050
  3. BPA ORDER OF VARIOUS IT HARDWARE (COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, MONITORS, TABLETS AND RELATED PERIPHERALS)$13.8M
    Transportation Security Administration· Union County, SD· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2024 – Jan 14, 2026· 70T03024F7667N116
  4. DESKTOP COMPUTERS AND REPLACEMENT LAPTOP POWER CORDS.$10M
    Transportation Security Administration· Union County, SD· IT & telecom· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 70T03026F7667N101
  5. SIEMENS TEAMCENTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE$8.3M
    Department of the Navy· St. Mary's County, MD· IT & telecom· Dec 4, 2024 – Apr 15, 2026· N6852025F0031
  6. DELL PRO MAX 16 XE (NIPR STANDARD LAPTOP$8M
    Defense Information Systems Agency· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Apr 30, 2026 – Apr 30, 2026· HC102826F0355
  7. THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE OF ALL ITEMS SHALL BE SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF AWARD. ALL LAPTOPS, DESKTOPS, TABLETS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE PERIPHERALS AND ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE TSA WAREHOUSE AT 6810 LOISDALE RD. SPRINGFIELD, VA.$8M
    Transportation Security Administration· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Jun 23, 2026 – Jul 6, 2026· 70T03026F7667N044
  8. TO PURCHASE ENTERPRISE SERVERS, HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE, NETWORK SWITCHES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPUTING HARDWARE.$7.7M
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing· Union County, SD· IT & telecom· Sep 21, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026· 2031ZB26F00050

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.

STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION received $1.1M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 125 actions (97 new awards), +39% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries ($1.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$1.1M
New awards
97
Actions
125
Since FY2021
$14.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 4MFY2021
  2. 7.1MFY2022
  3. 492.7KFY2023
  4. 546KFY2024
  5. 813.4KFY2025
  6. 1.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$1.1M100%

Top programs

  1. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$1.1M98%
  2. 32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care$20.5K1.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Communications Commission$1.1M100%

Largest awards

  1. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$302.4K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Mar 31, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026· CSPP-CBR9900000315
  2. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$116.7K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Dec 31, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025· CSPP-CBR9900000215
  3. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$98.9K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· SL-2699061634
  4. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$54.5K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· SL-2699006781
  5. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$42.7K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 15, 2026 – Jun 15, 2026· SL-2699033600
  6. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$35.2K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· SL-2699055995

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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: $94.3M (329 subawards)

66 primes

  1. SALIENT CRGT, INC.$11M12%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 19 subawards
  2. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$9.2M9.8%
    RESTON, VA · 30 subawards
  3. SUPPLYCORE LLC$8.9M9.4%
    ROCKFORD, IL · 10 subawards
  4. MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$8.7M9.3%
    HERNDON, VA · 8 subawards
  5. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$7.2M7.7%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 24 subawards
  6. MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$7.2M7.6%
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 13 subawards
  7. CACI, INC. - FEDERAL$4.8M5.1%
    CHANTILLY, VA · 19 subawards
  8. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.$4.8M5.1%
    MCLEAN, VA · 19 subawards
  9. PERATON INC.$4.4M4.7%
    HERNDON, VA · 17 subawards
  10. FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC$4.1M4.3%
    GREENVILLE, SC · 26 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $53.6M received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $95.5M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $142.2M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $147.2M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $155.3M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $94.3M 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

73 companies · $688.1M reported

  1. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$117.4M
    MELBOURNE, FL · 528 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  2. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$79.5M
    FORT WORTH, TX · 379 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$69.1M
    RESTON, VA · 174 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 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 194 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. HPI FEDERAL LLC$623.4M−80% in FY2026
    WASHINGTON, DC · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturingAir Force · Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturingNavy · Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing+1 more
  2. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY$300M−52% in FY2026
    RESTON, VA · 18 entities · 27% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturingDefense Information Systems Agency · Computer systems design and related servicesAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing+1 more
  3. WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC$1.4B−26% in FY2026
    MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO · 2 entities · 46% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturingAir Force · Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturingDefense Information Systems Agency · Computer systems design and related services+3 more

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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 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.