What the Social Security Administration 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 | 59 | $40.4M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 209 | $360.4M | +791% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 393 | $256.1M | -29% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 433 | $542.8M | +112% |
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 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | $145.3M | 12.1% |
| 2 | THE TIMKEN COMPANY | $112.7M | 9.4% |
| 3 | FRANCISCO PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, L.P. | $100.6M | 8.4% |
| 4 | CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP | $96.9M | 8.1% |
| 5 | EQUIFAX WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LLC | $65.4M | 5.5% |
| 6 | COLOSSAL CONTRACTING LLC | $57.3M | 4.8% |
| 7 | NCS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $56.9M | 4.7% |
| 8 | FEDTEC LLC | $40.2M | 3.3% |
| 9 | ID.ME, LLC | $33.9M | 2.8% |
| 10 | IT CONCEPTS, INC. | $28.4M | 2.4% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| NAICS | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 541519 · Other Computer Related Services | $311.0M | 25.9% |
| 334112 · Computer Storage Device Manufacturing | $143.4M | 11.9% |
| 511210 · Software Publishers | $134.5M | 11.2% |
| 334111 · Electronic Computer Manufacturing | $111.6M | 9.3% |
| 541512 · Computer Systems Design Services | $85.2M | 7.1% |
| 561450 · Credit Bureaus | $65.5M | 5.5% |
| 334210 · Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing | $53.9M | 4.5% |
| 561410 · Document Preparation Services | $37.4M | 3.1% |
| 621112 · Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists | $29.5M | 2.5% |
| 621111 · Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) | $23.7M | 2.0% |
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $3.6M | 4.0% |
| 8(a) | $2.1M | 2.2% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $85.8M | 93.8% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 8% 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.