What the Smithsonian Institution buys, who it buys from, and what's open for bid — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 110 | $14.9M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 121 | $11.7M | -21% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 141 | $20.8M | +77% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 245 | $61.1M | +193% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. | $12.0M | 11.1% |
| 2 | SIRIS LLC | $6.3M | 5.8% |
| 3 | TEX/AM CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. | $6.0M | 5.5% |
| 4 | MUSTANG ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC. | $5.0M | 4.6% |
| 5 | BISCAYNE CONTRACTORS, INC | $5.0M | 4.6% |
| 6 | EWING COLE INC. | $3.5M | 3.2% |
| 7 | INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES INC | $3.2M | 3.0% |
| 8 | ASSOCIATED BUILDERS, INC. | $3.0M | 2.8% |
| 9 | ELCON ENTERPRISES INC | $2.7M | 2.5% |
| 10 | MILLS & SCHNOERING ARCHITECTS LLC | $2.5M | 2.3% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $25K | 0.1% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $39.5M | 99.9% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 36% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
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Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.