Who buys NAICS 541820 (Public Relations Agencies) work, who wins it, and what's open right now — 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 | 8 | $6.3M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 12 | $5.3M | -15% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 18 | $5.6M | +6% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 32 | $161.9M | +2777% |
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 | MARCOM GROUP, INC | $86.1M | 48.1% |
| 2 | OMNICOM GROUP INC. | $65.0M | 36.3% |
| 3 | RACK-WILDNER & REESE, INC. | $10.6M | 5.9% |
| 4 | A. BRIGHT IDEA, LLC | $6.8M | 3.8% |
| 5 | ORICOM INC | $3.2M | 1.8% |
| 6 | YAYASAN PUTERA SAMPOERNA | $2.2M | 1.2% |
| 7 | MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | $982K | 0.5% |
| 8 | LERNER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | $696K | 0.4% |
| 9 | VANGUARD COMMUNICATIONS OF FALLS CHURCH INC | $586K | 0.3% |
| 10 | NODIBINAJUMS ILGTSPEJAS FONDS | $584K | 0.3% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland Security | $86.1M | 48.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $65.0M | 36.3% |
| Department of Energy | $10.6M | 5.9% |
| Department of State | $7.4M | 4.1% |
| Department of Justice | $7.1M | 4.0% |
| Department of Education | $696K | 0.4% |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | $586K | 0.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $464K | 0.3% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $310K | 0.2% |
| Social Security Administration | $286K | 0.2% |
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $5.2M | 45.4% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $6.3M | 54.6% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 6% 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.