Who buys Product and Service Code B550 (Special Studies/Analysis – Organization/Administrative/Personnel), who wins it, what's open now and which contracts expire next — 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 | 3 | $2.3M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 9 | $28.2M | +1116% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 2 | $195K | -99% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 19 | $36.8M | +18730% |
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 | VERITAS CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | $32.0M | 47.3% |
| 2 | THE RAND CORPORATION | $16.7M | 24.7% |
| 3 | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $14.2M | 21.0% |
| 4 | GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SAN ANTONIO CONTRACT SERVICES | $1.7M | 2.6% |
| 5 | O2X HUMAN PERFORMANCE, LLC | $1.2M | 1.8% |
| 6 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | $620K | 0.9% |
| 7 | CENSEO CONSULTING GROUP, INC. | $358K | 0.5% |
| 8 | VERITAS MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. | $350K | 0.5% |
| 9 | CAPITAL GROUP, LLC | $179K | 0.3% |
| 10 | ALVAREZ LLC | $101K | 0.1% |
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 | $32.1M | 47.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $32.1M | 47.5% |
| Department of Defense | $1.7M | 2.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $708K | 1.0% |
| Department of Commerce | $620K | 0.9% |
| Department of Transportation | $179K | 0.3% |
| Department of State | $105K | 0.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $16K | 0.0% |
| Start | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | MAHSO CALL ORDER 10 GUIDEHOUSE INC. · Department of Veterans Affairs | $12.3M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | MAHSO CO9 GUIDEHOUSE INC. · Department of Veterans Affairs | $8.4M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | TASK ORDER IS TO OBTAIN CONTRACTOR SUPPORT SERVICES THE RAND CORPORATION · Department of Homeland Security | $2.6M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | FEMA/CBRN SD, S&T, AND OSEM WILL ENGAGE THE HSOAC FFRDC TO REVIEW PREVIOUS RADIOLOGICAL THREAT WORK, COORDINATE WITH THE INTERAGENCY (TO INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO NRC, DOE, DOW, DOS) TO SPECIFY TH THE RAND CORPORATION · Department of Homeland Security | $1.7M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | FFRDC HSOAC TASK ORDER ISSUED TO PROVIDE ANALYTIC SUPPORT TO OHS THE RAND CORPORATION · Department of Homeland Security | $1.6M |
The largest obligations on awards that started in the window’s latest quarter.
| Ends | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2026 | MAHSO VFTHE CALL ORDER 6 GUIDEHOUSE INC. · Department of Veterans Affairs | $24.0M |
| Jul 26, 2027 | MAHSO CALL ORDER 10 GUIDEHOUSE INC. · Department of Veterans Affairs | $12.3M |
| Mar 22, 2027 | THIS TASK ORDER SUPPORTS ONGOING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CAPABILITIES FOR DHS CYBER CRIMES CENTER'S CYBERCRIME EFFORTS. THE MITRE CORPORATION · Department of Homeland Security | $11.5M |
| Sep 20, 2027 | MAHSO CO9 GUIDEHOUSE INC. · Department of Veterans Affairs | $8.4M |
| Feb 17, 2027 | MAHSO VFTHE CALL ORDER 8 GUIDEHOUSE INC. · Department of Veterans Affairs | $6.3M |
24 contracts under this code reach their final end date (options included) in the next 12 months.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $708K | 49.4% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $725K | 50.6% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 2% 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.