The Department of Homeland Security's NAICS 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) market: incumbents, spending trend, set-asides and open solicitations — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov notices.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 5 | $2.7M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 21 | $87.4M | +3152% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 11 | $26.4M | -70% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 42 | $77.6M | +194% |
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 | VERNADERO GROUP INC | $63.2M | 32.6% |
| 2 | GULF SOUTH RESEARCH CORP | $37.4M | 19.3% |
| 3 | ECO & ASSOCIATES, INC. | $24.3M | 12.5% |
| 4 | TIERRA RIGHT OF WAY SERVICES LTD | $22.6M | 11.7% |
| 5 | CDM FEDERAL PROGRAMS CORPORATION | $13.0M | 6.7% |
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 | $1.8M | 24.3% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $5.5M | 75.7% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 4% 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.
No open solicitations right now. New notices post daily — get an alert when one does.
Links open the notice on SAM.gov.
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.