2016's top 20 contract awards

We saw slightly fewer contract awards during 2016 than 2015 with the total number of contracts we covered dropping 26, from 589 to 563.

We've gathered the 20 largest contracts from 2016 in this roundup.

As one might expect, most of these contracts are huge multiple-award contracts, but eight lucky companies secured single award contracts large enough to make the list. The smallest contract was worth $700 million and was won by one company. The largest was worth $25 billion and had 81 winners.

Only four months in 2016 – May, June, July, and September – saw more contract awards when compared to the same months the previous year.

Individual month counts are below:

And the biggest contracts of 2016 are:

Harris scores $700M state-wide communications contract with Florida

Harris Corp. has won a $700 million contract with Florida to provide a state-wide communications network connecting public safety, law enforcement, public schools and other state and local government agencies.

Lockheed Martin wins $733M task order to improve Army equipment

Lockheed Martin has won a $733 million task order to support the U.S Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground and improve sensor equipment and data collection.  

CSRA prevails in fight for $744M Army contract

The Government Accountability Office has weighed in, and it looks like ManTech International has lost a $744 million contract to continue supporting the Army’s Communications and Electronics Command.

21 companies to provide COTS C2 equipment, services under $750M contract

Twenty-one companies have won spots on a $750 million contract to provide the Navy with commercial-off-the-shelf command and control equipment and support services.

Leidos scores $777M contract to support Army 3D geospatial information program

Leidos has won a single-award $777 million contract to support the Army Geospatial Center’s High-Resolution 3-D (HR3D) Geospatial Information program.

Air Force awards $800M NetCents 2 modification to small businesses

The Air Force awarded an $800 million modification to 12 small businesses on the NetCents 2 vehicle that increases the contract's ceiling value.

12 win $800M contract for Navy command, control program

Twelve companies have won Navy contracts worth a total of $800 million to support the Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare Command and Control program.

Three win spots on $809.5M contract for process improvement services

Three companies have won spots on a potentially $809.5 million contract to support the Naval Supply Systems Command Business Systems Center.

Eight win $809.5M Navy process improvement contract

Eight companies have won spots on an $809.5 million contract to provide the Navy with process improvement, reengineering, management and data support services.

CGI nets potentially $824M cloud hosting, O&M contract with USDA

CGI has won a $824 million contract to provide cloud hosting, operations, maintenance and reporting services to the Agriculture Department.

Ten small businesses win spots on $846M ERP contract

Ten small businesses have won spots on a $846 million contract to provide enterprise resource planning services to the Army.

Microsoft to provide software developers, product teams to DISA under $927M contract

Microsoft has won a $927 million contract to provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with Microsoft Enterprise Technical Support Services.

Raytheon nabs $1B contract to provide next-gen jammer

Raytheon has won a $1 billion contract with the Navy to design, manufacture, integrate, demonstrate and test 15 Next Generation Jammer.

30 winners named to DHS' $1.5B PACTS II IDIQ

The Homeland Security Department announced 30 awards to its $1.5 billion Program Management, Administrative, Operations, and Technical Support Services (PACTS II) department-wide contract.

Lucky 13 win $1.5B DHS Agile software contract

Thirteen companies have won the Homeland Security Department’s $1.5 billion Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland contract, known as FLASH.

CACI scores $1.8B contract to bring analytics, training to Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization

CACI International has won a $1.8 billion task order to provide the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO) with deployable analytical operations, intelligence, and training services.

17 named to Army's $5B ITES-3H contract

The Army has picked 17 companies as prime contractors on its $5 billion ITES-3H contract for IT hardware, software and related services.

Eight to support $7.2B Advanced Technology Support Program IV

Eight companies have won task order contracts from the Defense Microelectronics Activity to support the Advanced Technology Support Program IV (ATSP4).

109 vendors capture $11.5B HCaTS contract

The General Services Administration and Office of Personnel Management have awarded the $11.5 billion governmentwide Human Capital and Training Solutions contract to 109 companies.

VA makes 21 awards under $22.3B T4NG contract

The Veterans Affairs Department didn’t waste any time in making awards under its $22.3 billion Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation contract.

81 companies win $25B CMS contract

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a contract with a $25 billion ceiling to 81 companies to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract Program.