Department of Education — Contract Spending Analysis

Agency Spending Overview

The Department of Education 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 Education has obligated $41,455,785,833 across 530 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: $41,455,785,833

Contract Count: 530

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

The following breakdown shows how Department of Education 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.

• Other: $25.4B (138 contracts)
• IT: $7.9B (38 contracts)
• R&D: $2.3B (24 contracts)

Top Contractors

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

1. Nelnet Servicing LLC — $2.8B (14 contracts)
2. Accenture Federal Services LLC — $2.5B (3 contracts)
3. Conduent Education Solutions, LLC — $2.2B (1 contracts)
4. Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc — $1.7B (9 contracts)
5. Accenture LLP — $1.7B (2 contracts)
6. Pennslyvania Higher Education Assistance Agency — $1.7B (9 contracts)
7. Maximus Education LLC — $1.5B (7 contracts)
8. Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority — $1.3B (8 contracts)
9. Maximus Federal Services, Inc. — $1.1B (2 contracts)
10. Westat, Inc. — $1.1B (6 contracts)
11. Navient Corporation — $900.6M (7 contracts)
12. Edfinancial Services LLC — $823.0M (5 contracts)
13. Vangent, Inc. — $810.4M (1 contracts)
14. Educational Testing Service — $690.7M (8 contracts)
15. Peraton Enterprise Solutions LLC — $685.5M (3 contracts)
16. Coast Professional, Inc. — $609.2M (2 contracts)
17. Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc — $602.4M (3 contracts)
18. Account Control Technology Inc. — $588.8M (3 contracts)
19. Continental Service Group, LLC — $576.0M (3 contracts)
20. GC Services Limited Partnership — $543.2M (3 contracts)

Recent Contracts

• ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION — $2.2B
• IGF::CL::IGF - TIVOD SUPPORTS THE ORIGINATION, DISBURSEMENT, AND REPORTING OF TITLE IV FEDERAL STUDENT AID PROGRAMS, INCLUDING - BUT NOT LIMITED TO - DIRECT LOANS, PELL GRANTS, AND THE TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS. THE TITLE IV SOLUTION SHALL ALSO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE DISCONTINUED TITLE IV FEDERAL STUDENT AID PROGRAMS, INCLUDING - BUT NOT LIMITED TO - ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANTS AND NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ACCESS TO RETAIN TALENT GRANTS. — $1.5B
• FEDERAL STUDENT AID COMMON ORIGINATION AND DISBURSEMENT SERVICES — $1.1B
• PROVIDE DIRECT LOAN SERVICES SUCH AS CALL CENTER AND FINANCIAL REPORTING - NELNET FROM 12/15/2019 THROUGH 12/14/2020 — $983.7M
• DEBT MANAGEMENT AND COLLECTIONS SYSTEM (DMCS) IGF::CT::IGF — $906.9M
• THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE DIGITAL AND CUSTOMER CARE PLATFORMS AND SERVICES SOLUTION (ENTERPRISE-WIDE DIGITAL AND CUSTOMER CARE SOLUTION, AKA EWDCCPS, AKA DCC) THAT WILL ENABLE AN FSA-BRANDED OMNI-CHANNEL ENGAGEMENT APPROACH LED BY A MOBILE-FIRST, MOBILE-COMPLETE, AND MOBILE-CONTINUOUS DIGITAL PLATFORM SUPPORTING THE COMPLETE LIFECYCLE OF STUDENT FINANCING. — $851.5M
• FRONT END BUSINESS INTEGRATION SYSTEM — $810.4M
• PROVIDE DIRECT LOAN SERVICES SUCH AS CALL CENTER AND FINANCIAL REPORTING - NAVIENT FROM 12/15/2019 THROUGH 12/14/2020 — $762.1M
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CREATE A NEW TASK ORDER FOR CONTRACT ED-FSA-11-D-0012 WITH THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020. — $652.7M
• — $621.1M
• PROVIDE DIRECT LOAN SERVICES SUCH AS CALL CENTER AND FINANCIAL REPORTING - GREAT LAKES FROM APPX 12/15/2019 THROUGH 12/14/2020 — $600.2M
• PROVIDE DIRECT LOAN SERVICES SUCH AS CALL CENTER AND FINANCIAL REPORTING - PHEAA FROM 12/15/2019 THROUGH 12/14/2020 — $506.9M
• IGF::OT::IGF: FEDERAL STUDENT AID'S VIRTUAL DATA CENTER, PROVIDING CENTRALIZED HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DATA AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED SERVICES TO SUPPORT FEDERAL STUDENT AID MISSION OF SERVICING STUDENT LOANS. — $493.3M
• "CRITICAL FUNCTION" - IGF::CT::IGF PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCY PERFORMS COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES ON DEBTS RESULTING FROM NON-PAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS MADE UNDER THE VARIOUS FEDERAL STUDENT AID LOAN PROGRAMS. — $454.0M
• OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) TASK ORDER FOR STUDENT LOAN SERVICING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE USDS CONTRACT. ALL WORK AND DELIVERABLES PROVIDED MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE TASK ORDER. — $398.5M
• "CRITICAL FUNCTION" - IGF::CT::IGF PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCY PERFORMS COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES ON DEBTS RESULTING FROM NON-PAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS MADE UNDER THE VARIOUS FEDERAL STUDENT AID LOAN PROGRAMS. — $364.8M
• "CRITICAL FUNCTION" - IGF::CT::IGF PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCY PERFORMS COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES ON DEBTS RESULTING FROM NON-PAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS MADE UNDER THE VARIOUS FEDERAL STUDENT AID LOAN PROGRAMS. — $345.8M
• "CRITICAL FUNCTIONS" IGF::CT::IGF THE SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION CONTRACTOR DESIGNS AND CONDUCTS THE SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES AND PREPARES THE SAMPLING AND VARIANCE ESTIMATION WEIGHTS FOR THE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, PILOT TESTS, AND SPECIAL STUDIES REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) FOR THE 2013-2017 ASSESSMENT CYCLES. ADDITIONALLY, THE SDC CONTRACTOR CONDUCTS THE NAEP HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY (HSTS). THE SDC CONTRACTOR SHALL PURSUE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE LINES OF METHODOLOGICAL AND OPERATIONAL INQUIRY FOR IMPROVING SAMPLING, DATA COLLECTION AND WEIGHTING METHODOLOGIES THAT WILL STRATEGICALLY POSITION NAEP AND THE HSTS TO MEET THE UPCOMING CHALLENGES IN THE NEXT DECADE SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY-BASED AND MULTI-STAGE ADAPTIVE TESTING; MAKING NAEP MORE EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT BY LINKING WITH OTHER STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS; AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE BROADEST RANGE OF STUDENTS INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. — $344.4M
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CREATE A NEW TASK ORDER FOR CONTRACT ED-FSA-12-D-0005 WITH THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 01/01/2020 TO 12/31/2020. — $328.9M
• "CRITICAL FUNCTION" - IGF::CT::IGF PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCY PERFORMS COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES ON DEBTS RESULTING FROM NON-PAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS MADE UNDER THE VARIOUS FEDERAL STUDENT AID LOAN PROGRAMS. — $316.4M