Who won October's biggest contracts?
Contract award activity slowed its roll in October — the first month of the federal fiscal year — with Washington Technology reporting on an even 40 awards. Who won the biggest contracts?
Contract award activity slowed its roll in October—the first month of the federal fiscal year—with Washington Technology reporting on an even 40 awards.
September’s 72 awards number was record-setting, though not unexpected.
October 2016’s 40 awards is also less than October 2015’s 49 awards. Washington Technology has covered 494 awards so far this year, compared to 498 awards at this point last year.
You can track the month-to-month contract awards we've published in the chart below.
| Month |
2016 Contract awards
|
2015 Contract awards
|
2014 Contract awards
|
| January | 46 |
58
|
53
|
|---|---|---|---|
| February |
40
|
33
|
43
|
| March |
57
|
58
|
66
|
| April |
47
|
41 |
69
|
| May |
53
|
43
|
63
|
| June |
49
|
39
|
46
|
| July |
46
|
52
|
44
|
| August |
44
|
55
|
49
|
| September |
72
|
70
|
58
|
| October |
40
|
49
|
54
|
| November |
0
|
46
|
31
|
| December |
0
|
45
|
59
|
| Total | 494 |
589
|
635
|
To make the list in October, you had to have a contract with a value greater than $206.6 million. October’s contract threshold is higher than last month’s $154.7 million threshold.
The top ten contracts of October are:
10. AAI Corp. to support Australian Army's Shadow UAV under $206.6M contract
AAI Corp. has won a $206.6 million contract to provide logistics sustainment services to the Australian Army for the Shadow RQ-7B unmanned aerial system.
9. Lockheed Martin to continue CASS support under $214.5M contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $214.5 million contract to support up to 400 of the Army’s Consolidated Automated Support System stations.
8. Six win spots on $230.6M contract to support Navy training products program
Six companies have won a $230.6 million contract to support the Naval Education Training Command’s Naval Training Products and Services Program.
7. General Atomics wins $310M UAV logistics contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has won a $310 million contract to provide logistics in support of the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system.
6. Engility scores $369M contract to support national air traffic management system
Engility has won a $369 million contract to provide engineering and technical services to the Transportation Department’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
5. L-3 Communications wins $500M satellite comms contract
L-3 Communications Corp. has won a $500 million contract to support the Army’s satellite communications capabilities.
4. SAIC scores $575M computing modernization program task order
SAIC has won a $575 million contract to provide program management and technical support to the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center.
3. 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.
2. 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.
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.