Department of Commerce — Contract Spending Analysis

Agency Spending Overview

The Department of Commerce is a federal government agency that awards contracts to private-sector companies and organizations. This page provides a detailed analysis of the agency's contract spending patterns, including total obligated funds, competition rates, sector breakdowns, and top contractors.

Department of Commerce has obligated $35,362,466,366 across 1266 federal contracts tracked in our database. Of these contracts, 100% were competitively awarded, meaning multiple bidders submitted proposals, while the remainder were sole-source awards. Small businesses received 0% of the agency's contract awards, reflecting the agency's participation in federal small business contracting goals.

Understanding how federal agencies spend taxpayer money is essential for government accountability and transparency. Contract spending data is sourced from USAspending.gov and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). ReadTheGovContract analyzes this data to make it accessible and provide insights into spending patterns, contractor relationships, and competition levels across the federal government.

Budget Details

Total Obligated: $35,362,466,366

Contract Count: 1266

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

The following breakdown shows how Department of Commerce distributes contract spending across industry sectors, based on NAICS classification codes. This can reveal which industries are most dependent on the agency's procurement dollars.

  • IT: $12.8B (96 contracts)
  • Other: $11.1B (86 contracts)
  • Construction: $717.0M (10 contracts)
  • Defense: $461.0M (1 contracts)
  • R&D: $408.7M (7 contracts)

Top Contractors

These are the contractors that have received the most funding from Department of Commerce, ranked by total obligated contract value.

  1. L3harris Technologies, Inc. — $3.4B (9 contracts)
  2. Reed Technology and Information Services LLC — $2.9B (26 contracts)
  3. Raytheon Company — $2.8B (10 contracts)
  4. T-Rex Solutions LLC — $1.5B (1 contracts)
  5. Maximus Federal Services, Inc. — $1.0B (3 contracts)
  6. Lockheed Martin Services, LLC — $930.7M (1 contracts)
  7. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. — $669.5M (7 contracts)
  8. International Business Machines Corporation — $664.2M (8 contracts)
  9. CDW Government LLC — $602.2M (2 contracts)
  10. Young & Rubicam LLC — $527.2M (3 contracts)
  11. Lockheed Martin Corporation — $461.0M (1 contracts)
  12. Accenture Federal Services LLC — $436.9M (6 contracts)
  13. Guidehouse Digital LLC — $393.9M (3 contracts)
  14. Earth Resources Technology, LLC — $381.2M (4 contracts)
  15. Peraton Inc. — $365.6M (3 contracts)
  16. Science Applications International Corporation — $354.7M (5 contracts)
  17. Industrial Economics Inc — $346.4M (2 contracts)
  18. Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C. — $307.0M (1 contracts)
  19. American Chemical Society — $294.2M (3 contracts)
  20. Vion Corporation — $267.3M (1 contracts)

Recent Contracts