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Department of Education

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

FY2024
2.0%

of contract dollars were not competed: $55.7M of $2.7B

USAspendingas of Oct 3
FY2025
9.0%

of contract dollars were not competed: $225M of $2.5B

USAspendingas of Oct 3
FY2026
7.2%

of contract dollars were not competed: $203M of $2.8B

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$2.7B$55.7M$2.7B2.0%
FY2025Oct 1 – Sep 30, 2025$2.5B$225M$2.3B9.0%
FY2026Oct 1 – Sep 30, 2026$2.8B$203M$2.6B7.2%

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 Education, FY2024 (obligated to date)
Source
91003124C0002THIS REQUIREMENT SUPPORTS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FEDERAL STUDENT AID OFFICE, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE TEAM, MISSION BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY, TIMELINESS, AND IMPACT OF THE ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE IN DRIVING STRATEGIC BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION.CHAINBRIDGE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATEDMar 19, 2024FY2024Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$4,429,215USAspending
91003124P0008ACQUISITION OF BTRADE SOFTWARE RENEWALBTRADE LLCAug 7, 2024FY2024Not competed under SAPSAP non-competition (FAR 13)$3,693,352USAspending

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

  • 91003124C0002THIS REQUIREMENT SUPPORTS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FEDERAL STUDENT AID OFFICE, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE TEAM, MISSION BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY, TIMELINESS, AND IMPACT OF THE ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE IN DRIVING STRATEGIC BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION.
    CHAINBRIDGE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED
    Signed
    Mar 19, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $4,429,215
    USAspending
  • 91003124P0008ACQUISITION OF BTRADE SOFTWARE RENEWAL
    BTRADE LLC
    Signed
    Aug 7, 2024FY2024
    Competition
    Not competed under SAPSAP non-competition (FAR 13)
    Obligated to date
    $3,693,352
    USAspending
The 2 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.