Department of Transportation — Contract Spending Analysis

Agency Spending Overview

The Department of Transportation 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 Transportation has obligated $70,492,785,131 across 2538 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: $70,492,785,131

Contract Count: 2538

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

The following breakdown shows how Department of Transportation 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: $22.4B (83 contracts)
• IT: $14.0B (60 contracts)
• Transportation: $3.9B (20 contracts)
• Construction: $2.6B (25 contracts)
• R&D: $1.6B (2 contracts)
• Engineering Services: $1.0B (8 contracts)
• Defense: $351.8M (2 contracts)

Top Contractors

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

1. Harris Corporation — $7.0B (11 contracts)
2. Leidos, Inc. — $6.4B (11 contracts)
3. Lockheed Martin Services, LLC — $4.7B (5 contracts)
4. Raytheon Company — $3.0B (21 contracts)
5. THE Mitre Corporation — $2.9B (3 contracts)
6. L3harris Technologies, Inc. — $1.9B (5 contracts)
7. Parsons Government Services Inc. — $1.6B (2 contracts)
8. Tote Services, LLC — $1.3B (4 contracts)
9. Robinson Aviation (RVA), Inc. — $928.0M (4 contracts)
10. Midwest AIR Traffic Control Service Inc — $735.4M (4 contracts)
11. Arinc Incorporated — $551.6M (3 contracts)
12. Crowley Government Services, Inc. — $544.6M (5 contracts)
13. Noblis, Inc. — $536.7M (3 contracts)
14. Ptsi Managed Services Inc — $505.2M (1 contracts)
15. Indra AIR Traffic, Inc. — $492.4M (2 contracts)
16. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. — $472.0M (3 contracts)
17. Lockheed Martin Corporation — $433.8M (1 contracts)
18. Science Applications International Corporation — $419.4M (5 contracts)
19. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority — $402.1M (5 contracts)
20. General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. — $383.3M (1 contracts)

Recent Contracts

• DAFIS UDO RECONSTRUCT W/O ADVANCE — $3.8B
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER AWARD IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR FTI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. — $1.9B
• PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CLIN 302 FOR PRE-FLIGHT AND IN-FLIGHT SERVICES. CONTRACT NUMBER DTFAWA-05-C-00031, LOCKHEED MARTIN. POP 01/16/08-03/31/08. — $1.9B
• CENTER FOR ADVANCED AVIATION DEVELOPMENT (CAASD) FFRDC MITRE — $1.7B
• DAFIS UDO RECONSTRUCT W/O ADVANCE — $1.5B
• THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ALL PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND SUPPORT LABOR, MATERIAL, SUPPLIES, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, DATA, AND FACILITIES REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK TO BE ORDERED UNDER TECHNICAL F IGF::OT::IGF — $1.5B
• REQUISITION FOR MOD - INCREMENTALLY FUNDED - THIS PR PROVIDES FUNDING FOR ADS-B NATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT FOR SBS PROGRAM OFFICE. — $1.3B
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER AWARD IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR FTI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. THIS DELIVERY ORDER SUCCEEDS DELIVERY ORDER 0004 AND DELIVERY ORDER 0015. DELIVERY ORDER 0004, DELIVERY ORDER 0015, AND THIS DELIVERY ORDER COMPRISE THE AGGREGATE OF FTI TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE ORDERS. TAS::69 1301::TAS — $1.2B
• NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT CONTRACT (NISC). PROVIDES ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAA ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR NAS TRANSFORMATION, INTEGRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE AREAS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND INTEGRATION PLANNING, TRANSITION PLANNING, ENGINEERING SUPPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT, AUTOMATION SUPPORT AND OTHER ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL DISCIPLINES AS REQUIRED. TAS::69 8107::TAS — $1.1B
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE EN ROUTE AUTOMATION AND MODERNIZATION (ERAM), INCLUDING THE EN ROUTE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM (ERIDS), AND TO PRODUCE, IMPLEMENT, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF ERAM/ERIDS SYS — $836.2M
• CAASD MUST PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT THE FAA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS MISSION THROUGH A SYSTEMS APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES ALL DIMENSIONS (E.G. POLITICAL, OPERATIONAL, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL) REQUIRED TO — $700.5M
• ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND OCEANIC PROCEDURES (ATOP) — $664.9M
• FUTURE FLIGHT SERVICES PROGRAM — $656.9M
• DAFIS UDO RECONSTRUCT W/O ADVANCE — $638.0M
• DAFIS UDO RECONSTRUCT W/O ADVANCE — $575.5M
• TERMINAL FLIGHT DATA MANAGER IGF::OT::IGF — $548.5M
• THE T5 CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AVIATION CIP AND CERTAIN REIMBURSABLE PROGRAMS INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM AIP APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER DIRECTLY FUNDED AND REIMBURSABLE PROJECTS — $505.2M
• MITRE/CAASD CONTRACT NUMBER: DTFAO-01-C-400001 — $495.6M
• WA-10-03770-- INCREMENTAL FUNDING - NEXTGEN HD TRAJECTORY MGMT-ARRIVAL TACTICAL FLOW_TBFM_ PROGRAM 'NEW CONTRACT'. TO PROVIDE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SYSTEM DESIGN, SYSTEM TEST AND EVALUATION, TRAINING, IMPLEMENTATION, INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT & ENGINEERING SUPPORT. TENTATIVE CONTRACT DTFAWA-10-C-00052. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE --TBD (BASE PERIOD (5 YEARS) WITH 5 OPTION YEARS A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS) 10-AJR4500-6000 TAS::69 8107::TAS — $488.4M
• THIS PR WILL FUND THE FY08 NISC CONTRACT DTFAWA-08-C-00009/TASK AMC-08-06 SUB TASK A- FORM 337- 300K SUB TASK B- EFORMS- 650K ----------------------------------------------- TOTAL 950K — $433.8M