Federal contractor · FAIRFAX, VA

THE DESIGN MINDS, INC.

THE DESIGN MINDS, INC. received -$27.4K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 6 awards (−107% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $5.9M. Its largest customer was National Park Service ($12.8K).

Obligations · FY2026
-$27.4K
New awards
6
Sole-source
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Single offer
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UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 931.6KFY2017
  2. 555.5KFY2018
  3. 1.4MFY2019
  4. 836.8KFY2020
  5. 217.7KFY2021
  6. 416.5KFY2022
  7. 537KFY2023
  8. 585.7KFY2024
  9. 405.5KFY2025
  10. -27.4KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Park Service$12.8K0.0%
    5 awards
  2. Smithsonian Institution-$40.2K0.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$8,340100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Fairfax city, VA$8,3400.0%
  2. Jefferson County, WV$4,4530.0%

Integrity signals

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

Largest awards

  1. LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT EXHIBIT PLANNING & DESIGN$215.9K
    National Park Service· Jefferson County, WV· Professional services· Feb 28, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026· 140P2123F0031
  2. FORT SMITH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE EXHIBIT PLANNING & DESIGN$199.5K
    National Park Service· Fairfax city, VA· Professional services· Sep 5, 2023 – Jan 16, 2026· 140P2123F0198
  3. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE - EXHIBIT PLANNING AND DESIGN$159.1K
    National Park Service· Jefferson County, WV· Professional services· Sep 20, 2023 – Dec 11, 2025· 140P2123F0239
  4. SLBE-EXHIBIT PLAN & DESIGN FOR SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE$96.4K
    National Park Service· Fairfax city, VA· Facilities & utilities· Jul 9, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026· 140P2124F0125
  5. NAMA_THJE_PROD_SUPPORT$92.3K
    National Park Service· Fairfax city, VA· Construction & real property· Sep 11, 2024 – May 19, 2026· 140P3024P0080
  6. DESIGN SERVICES FOR CONNECTIONS (EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER) AND STAMP ART (COLLECTIONS-BASED EXHIBITION)$79.8K
    Smithsonian Institution· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Aug 16, 2024 – Apr 2, 2026· 33330224FF0010405

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 4 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. EDQUIST,DAVIS,EXHIBITS,INC.$405.6K−152% in FY2026
    SEATTLE, WA · 44% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Park Service · Specialized design services
  2. TESSELLATE, LLC$417.5K
    NEW YORK, NY · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Park Service · Specialized design services
  3. HEALYKOHLER DESIGN, INC.$1.1M−36% in FY2026
    WASHINGTON, DC · 56% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Park Service · Specialized design servicesSmithsonian Institution · Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

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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.