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Department of Commerce

Share of this agency’s prime contract dollars that it coded “not competed”, by fiscal year, from USAspending’s agency totals.

FY2024
18.9%

of contract dollars were not competed: $982M of $5.2B

USAspendingas of Oct 3
FY2025
16.5%

of contract dollars were not competed: $688M of $4.2B

USAspendingas of Oct 3
FY2026
13.8%

of contract dollars were not competed: $699M of $5.1B

USAspendingas of Oct 3
Source: USAspending.govCoverage: Agency contract totals FY2024–FY2026 · Contract awards FY2024–FY2026Updated: Methodology →

Contract dollars by fiscal year

All prime contract obligations of the agency, split by the agency's competition code. Every figure is from USAspending's agency totals.

Contract obligations, non-competed and competed, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAll contract obligationsNot competedCompetedShare not competed
FY2024Oct 1 – Sep 30, 2024$5.2B$982M$4.2B18.9%
FY2025Oct 1 – Sep 30, 2025$4.2B$688M$3.5B16.5%
FY2026Oct 1 – Sep 30, 2026$5.1B$699M$4.4B13.8%

Source: USAspending.gov agency totals, prime contract types A–D, by contract-action date; fetched Oct 3, 2026. “Not competed” = extent-competed code not available for competition, not competed, not competed under simplified acquisition, or non-competitive delivery order. Orders placed under a competed contract keep its code, so they count as competed.

Largest non-competed awards in our records

A look at the biggest individual awards behind the share. These rows do not add up to the totals above.

Largest non-competed awards from Department of Commerce, FY2024 (obligated to date)
Source
1305M224C0007PROCURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION FOR RECAPITALIZATION OF NDBC'S DEEP OCEAN ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING OF TSUNAMI (DART) SYSTEM AS PART OF THE IIJA FUNDED DART SYSTEM RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT.SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONMay 16, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$33,904,041USAspending
1333BJ24C00280003TRANSFORMATION, INNOVATION, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE SOLUTIONS (TICCS)BNL, INC.Feb 27, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$33,515,863USAspending
1333BJ24C00280005PATENT SEARCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS AND LABOR. THIS ACTION IS AWARDED PURSUANT TO THE USPTO EFFICIENCY ACT.ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLCJun 26, 2024FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$27,753,767USAspending
1333LB24F00000199Order under IDV 1331L523D13OS0003FFRDC RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY TECHNICAL SERVICESTHE MITRE CORPORATIONAug 15, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$14,123,232USAspending
1332KP24F0093Order under IDV 1331L523D13OS0003SWO MITRE STRATEGIC ADVISING SUPPORT SERVICES (SASS) (09/20/2024 - 9/19/2025)THE MITRE CORPORATIONSep 11, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$13,324,109USAspending
1305M324F0022Order under IDV 1331L523D13OS0003THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE NORTH AMERICAN RIGHT WHALE (NARW) PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING EVALUATION OF EXISTING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE RISK TO THE NARWS AND OTHER PROTECTED SPECIES FROM VESSEL STRIKES AND ENTANGLEMENTHE MITRE CORPORATIONJan 4, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$13,122,850USAspending
1333LB24F00000035Order under IDV 1331L523D13OS0003FFRDC 2030 DECENNIAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN SERVICESTHE MITRE CORPORATIONFeb 12, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$9,728,868USAspending
1333LB24C00000017CONTRACT AWARD FOR DECENNIAL 2026 R&A.KATMAI QUANTUM LLCAug 27, 2024FY2024Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$8,913,755USAspending
1333BJ24C00150001NEW REQUIREMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ASSIST PATENT EXAMINERS IN IMAGE SEARCHING.CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLCFeb 15, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$8,913,712USAspending
1333LB24C000000352026 CT CONTRACTCOMMAND CYBER SOLUTIONS LLCSep 26, 2024FY2024Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$8,470,026USAspending
1305M424F0260Order under IDV 1305M424D0050TRAFFIC COORDINATION SYSTEM FOR SPACE (TRACSS) SUPPORT SERVICESTHE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONSep 25, 2024FY2024Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$8,330,226USAspending
1331L524P13420002COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICESCHENEGA SYSTEMS, LLCOct 31, 2023FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$7,690,387USAspending
1333LB24C00000030AGGREGATED RETAIL POINT-OF-SALE/SCANNER TRANSACTION DATA.NIELSEN CONSUMER LLCSep 25, 2024FY2024Not competed under SAPSAP non-competition (FAR 13)$6,600,000USAspending
1331L524C0002BIS EXPORT ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT SERVICESAKIAK NS LLCApr 15, 2024FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$5,933,866USAspending
1333LB24C00000031CENSUS TEST PARTNERSHIP CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM)ASRC FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLCSep 26, 2024FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$5,808,488USAspending
1305M424C0033THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROCURE DESIGN/BUILD (D/B) SERVICES TO FURNISH ALL PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES AS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) IN PERFORMANCE OF THE TASKS AT NOAA HOLLINGS MARK2 CONTRACTING GROUP, LLCSep 25, 2024FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$5,689,518USAspending
1305M424F0045Order under IDV 1305M419DNAAJ0003NOC, CONNECTIVITY, COLOCATION AND ENGINEERING SERVICESTRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITYApr 16, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$5,531,085USAspending
1331L524C13350027NATIONAL SPECTRUM STRATEGY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICESBLUE STEEL PARTNERS, LLCSep 17, 2024FY2024Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$5,193,074USAspending
1305M424C0010REGIONAL OPTICAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SERVICES (CONNECTIVITY, COLOCATION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES) FOR ULTRA-HIGH SPEED NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHAug 23, 2024FY2024Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$4,795,706USAspending
1331L524C13500025INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSITION-OUT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICESNORTH STONE LLCSep 13, 2024FY2024Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$4,716,726USAspending
1332KP24F0103Order under IDV 1332KP22DNEEG0002SSES TO OSPO -MISSION ENGINEERING SERVICES (TO 9)THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONAug 30, 2024FY2024Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$4,629,992USAspending
1333LC24P00000079ECON DATS SUPPORT.LIGHTFRONT LLCSep 19, 2024FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$4,500,000USAspending
1333LC24P00000081U.S. CENSUS ECON ITCI SUPPORT.LIGHTFRONT LLCSep 23, 2024FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$4,500,000USAspending
1333LB24C00000013DECENNIAL NEAR REAR TIME PROCESSING (NRTP) RESEARCH SERVICES DECENNIAL DIRECTORATE - BASE YEARKATMAI VIDOORI INNOVATIONS, LLCJul 29, 2024FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$4,498,330USAspending
1305M324C0078FISHERIES CLOUD PROGRAM OFFICE INITIATIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (OCIO)STARLO INNOVATION, LLCSep 16, 2024FY2024Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$4,486,190USAspending

Largest non-competed awards from Department of Commerce, FY2024 (obligated to date)

  • 1305M224C0007PROCURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION FOR RECAPITALIZATION OF NDBC'S DEEP OCEAN ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING OF TSUNAMI (DART) SYSTEM AS PART OF THE IIJA FUNDED DART SYSTEM RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT.
    Signed
    May 16, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $33,904,041
  • 1333BJ24C00280003TRANSFORMATION, INNOVATION, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE SOLUTIONS (TICCS)
    Signed
    Feb 27, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $33,515,863
  • 1333BJ24C00280005PATENT SEARCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS AND LABOR. THIS ACTION IS AWARDED PURSUANT TO THE USPTO EFFICIENCY ACT.
    Signed
    Jun 26, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $27,753,767
  • 1333LB24F00000199Order under IDV 1331L523D13OS0003FFRDC RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY TECHNICAL SERVICES
    Signed
    Aug 15, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $14,123,232
  • 1332KP24F0093Order under IDV 1331L523D13OS0003SWO MITRE STRATEGIC ADVISING SUPPORT SERVICES (SASS) (09/20/2024 - 9/19/2025)
    Signed
    Sep 11, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $13,324,109
  • 1305M324F0022Order under IDV 1331L523D13OS0003THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE NORTH AMERICAN RIGHT WHALE (NARW) PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING EVALUATION OF EXISTING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE RISK TO THE NARWS AND OTHER PROTECTED SPECIES FROM VESSEL STRIKES AND ENTANGLEMEN
    Signed
    Jan 4, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $13,122,850
  • 1333LB24F00000035Order under IDV 1331L523D13OS0003FFRDC 2030 DECENNIAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN SERVICES
    Signed
    Feb 12, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $9,728,868
  • 1333LB24C00000017CONTRACT AWARD FOR DECENNIAL 2026 R&A.
    Signed
    Aug 27, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $8,913,755
  • 1333BJ24C00150001NEW REQUIREMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ASSIST PATENT EXAMINERS IN IMAGE SEARCHING.
    Signed
    Feb 15, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $8,913,712
  • 1333LB24C000000352026 CT CONTRACT
    Signed
    Sep 26, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $8,470,026
  • 1305M424F0260Order under IDV 1305M424D0050TRAFFIC COORDINATION SYSTEM FOR SPACE (TRACSS) SUPPORT SERVICES
    Signed
    Sep 25, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $8,330,226
  • 1331L524P13420002COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES
    Signed
    Oct 31, 2023FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $7,690,387
  • 1333LB24C00000030AGGREGATED RETAIL POINT-OF-SALE/SCANNER TRANSACTION DATA.
    Signed
    Sep 25, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competed under SAPSAP non-competition (FAR 13)
    Obligated to date
    $6,600,000
  • 1331L524C0002BIS EXPORT ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT SERVICES
    Signed
    Apr 15, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $5,933,866
  • 1333LB24C00000031CENSUS TEST PARTNERSHIP CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM)
    Signed
    Sep 26, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $5,808,488
  • 1305M424C0033THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROCURE DESIGN/BUILD (D/B) SERVICES TO FURNISH ALL PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES AS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) IN PERFORMANCE OF THE TASKS AT NOAA HOLLINGS MAR
    Signed
    Sep 25, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $5,689,518
  • 1305M424F0045Order under IDV 1305M419DNAAJ0003NOC, CONNECTIVITY, COLOCATION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
    Signed
    Apr 16, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $5,531,085
  • 1331L524C13350027NATIONAL SPECTRUM STRATEGY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
    Signed
    Sep 17, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $5,193,074
  • 1305M424C0010REGIONAL OPTICAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SERVICES (CONNECTIVITY, COLOCATION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES) FOR ULTRA-HIGH SPEED NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.
    Signed
    Aug 23, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $4,795,706
  • 1331L524C13500025INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSITION-OUT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES
    Signed
    Sep 13, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $4,716,726
  • 1332KP24F0103Order under IDV 1332KP22DNEEG0002SSES TO OSPO -MISSION ENGINEERING SERVICES (TO 9)
    Signed
    Aug 30, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $4,629,992
  • 1333LC24P00000079ECON DATS SUPPORT.
    Signed
    Sep 19, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $4,500,000
  • 1333LC24P00000081U.S. CENSUS ECON ITCI SUPPORT.
    Signed
    Sep 23, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $4,500,000
  • 1333LB24C00000013DECENNIAL NEAR REAR TIME PROCESSING (NRTP) RESEARCH SERVICES DECENNIAL DIRECTORATE - BASE YEAR
    Signed
    Jul 29, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $4,498,330
  • 1305M324C0078FISHERIES CLOUD PROGRAM OFFICE INITIATIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (OCIO)
    Signed
    Sep 16, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competed under SAPAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $4,486,190
The 25 largest non-competed awards of $1M+ signed in FY2024 (rule r5-v1). “Obligated to date” is the total committed on the award so far, including later modifications, not spending in a fiscal year. Source: USAspending.gov award records.