Who buys NAICS 561311 (Employment Placement 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 | 4 | $1.2M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 8 | $4.8M | +317% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 6 | $3.9M | -19% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 9 | $4.7M | +19% |
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 | CROSSBOUNDARY LLC | $5.4M | 37.2% |
| 2 | DEXIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | $4.7M | 32.2% |
| 3 | BACKOFFICE ABROAD, INC. | $987K | 6.8% |
| 4 | RED BALLOON LLC | $979K | 6.7% |
| 5 | ARGENT ARC LLC | $792K | 5.4% |
| 6 | EMD STRATEGIES LLC | $668K | 4.6% |
| 7 | WINDSOR GROUP LLC | $272K | 1.9% |
| 8 | LINDHOLM & ASSOCIATES, INC. | $195K | 1.3% |
| 9 | CULMEN INTERNATIONAL, LLC | $185K | 1.3% |
| 10 | ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE SEARCH LLC | $182K | 1.2% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | $11.6M | 79.2% |
| Department of State | $979K | 6.7% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $792K | 5.4% |
| Department of Transportation | $668K | 4.6% |
| Department of the Interior | $195K | 1.3% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $182K | 1.2% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $112K | 0.8% |
| Department of Commerce | $90K | 0.6% |
| Department of Defense | $15K | 0.1% |
| Department of Education | $0 | 0.0% |
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $158K | 5.5% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $792K | 27.6% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $1.9M | 66.9% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 20% 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.
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.