Federal contractor · SAN MATEO, CA

TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.

TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. received $82.6M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 160 awards (+32% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $556.9M. Its largest customer was Federal Aviation Administration ($71.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$82.6M
New awards
160
Sole-source
0.6%
Single offer
3.5%
UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 50.9MFY2017
  2. 57.4MFY2018
  3. 43.2MFY2019
  4. 51.4MFY2020
  5. 59.6MFY2021
  6. 40.8MFY2022
  7. 45.5MFY2023
  8. 62.9MFY2024
  9. 62.6MFY2025
  10. 82.6MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Federal Aviation Administration$71.5M87%
    11 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$3M3.6%
    11 awards
  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology$2.1M2.5%
    14 awards
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$1.7M2.1%
    61 awards
  5. Department of the Navy$1.3M1.6%
    18 awards
  6. Federal Acquisition Service$796.4K1.0%
    2 awards
  7. Department of the Army$527.6K0.6%
    3 awards
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$468.8K0.6%
    8 awards
  9. Forest Service$299.6K0.4%
    1 awards
  10. Food and Drug Administration$235.3K0.3%
    4 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$78.9M95%
  2. IT & telecom$3.4M4.1%
  3. Health & medical$274.4K0.3%
  4. Equipment maintenance$73.6K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. San Mateo County, CA$74.9M91%
  2. Hampton city, VA$2.5M3.0%
  3. Abroad$2.1M2.5%
  4. El Paso County, CO$561.4K0.7%
  5. District of Columbia, DC$433.1K0.5%
  6. Oklahoma County, OK$402.6K0.5%
  7. Ravalli County, MT$299.6K0.4%
  8. Ventura County, CA$275K0.3%
  9. Bexar County, TX$205.8K0.2%
  10. Jefferson County, CO$165.8K0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition4.2%
    US 39% · $3.4M
  • Sole-source awards0.6%
    US 30% · $506K
  • Single-offer competitions3.5%
    US 8.8% · $2.9M
  • 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. Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$153.7K
    Department of Transportation · 1 awards
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs$74.9K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 4 awards
  3. Defense Logistics Agency$55.6K
    Department of Defense · 5 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$16.1K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. INCREMENTAL FUNDING$70.5M
    Federal Aviation Administration· San Mateo County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Nov 24, 2025 – Sep 10, 2026· 6973GH26F00002
  2. FUND NATIONAL TEST EQUIQMENT BPA$6M
    Federal Aviation Administration· San Mateo County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Oct 18, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026· 6973GH24F00024
  3. 10KW AMPLIFIER, 1 - 6GHZ$3.2M
    Department of the Air Force· Bexar County, TX· Other equipment & supplies· May 2, 2025 – Mar 9, 2026· FA239625PB064
  4. KEYSIGHT$923.7K
    Office of the Secretary· San Mateo County, CA· IT & telecom· Sep 4, 2024 – Jan 27, 2026· 1331L524F13351115
  5. KEYSIGHT VECTOR GENERATORS$909.8K
    Office of the Secretary· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 20, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026· 1331L524F13351070
  6. 8512036067!GENERATOR,SIGNAL$883.6K
    Defense Logistics Agency· San Mateo County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 14, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026· SPRAL126C0002
  7. GROUP OF ITEMS SEE FILE/QUOTE FOR DETAILS POSTED TO SAM.GOV 47QSSC26Q0106$796.4K
    Federal Acquisition Service· San Mateo County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 10, 2026· 47QSWA26P1BBX
  8. BPA TO PROCURE COMPTIA EXAM VOUCHERS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) TOKENS TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS.$681.1K
    Department of the Air Force· Hampton city, VA· IT & telecom· Dec 15, 2025 – Dec 15, 2025· FA489026F0017

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.

TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. received $0 in federal assistance in FY2026, on 0 actions (0 new awards).

Assistance · FY2026
$0
New awards
0
Actions
0

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 1.4MFY2022

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2022.

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: $2.6M (8 subawards)

5 primes

  1. ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY CORP$2.5M93%
    CARLISLE, MA · 4 subawards
  2. BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$73K2.8%
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 1 subaward
  3. KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC.$64.3K2.4%
    HOUSTON, TX · 1 subaward
  4. KBRWYLE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC$45.8K1.7%
    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $7.2M received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $6.4M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $5.6M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $6.8M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $6.2M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $2.6M 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

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

45 companies · $34.8M reported

  1. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$5.1M
    LEXINGTON, MA · 26 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY CORP$3.3M
    CARLISLE, MA · 14 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.$3M
    YORK, PA · 24 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 119 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION$48M−35% in FY2026
    EDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 23 entities · 9.8% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingAir Force · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingDefense Logistics Agency · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing+6 more
  2. KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC$78.1M+137% in FY2026
    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 8 entities · 9.7% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingAir Force · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingArmy · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing+4 more
  3. SPECTRO SCIENTIFIC, INC$144.8M−18% in FY2026
    CHELMSFORD, MA · 71 entities · 12% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingAir Force · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing+1 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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.