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Primes who have to subcontract, by agency, sector and state

233 federal awards worth $17.1B currently carry a required small business subcontracting plan. Each one names a large contractor with a written obligation to subcontract part of the work — here is what that obligation actually is.

Awards233
Total value$17.1B
Median award$3.5M
Largest$988M

By agency

Department of Homeland Security 47Department of Health and Human Services 38Department of Veterans Affairs 34Department of Agriculture 27General Services Administration 17Department of Transportation 14Department of Justice 14Department of the Treasury 10National Aeronautics and Space Administration 6Department of the Interior 6

By industry sector

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 84Manufacturing 59Finance and Insurance 23Administrative, Support and Waste Services 18Construction 17Information and Software 16Health Care and Social Assistance 7Transportation and Warehousing 5

By place of performance

Virginia 56Washington, D.C. 21California 19Florida 13Maryland 12Texas 10Illinois 10New York 8Massachusetts 7Georgia 6Minnesota 6Indiana 6Michigan 5Tennessee 5Missouri 4Washington 4Pennsylvania 4New Jersey 4

The 25 largest

Prime contractorAgencyAwardPlan typeStart
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$988MIndividual Subcontract PlanMar 1, 2026
Triwest Healthcare Alliance CorpDepartment of Veterans Affairs$984MIndividual Subcontract PlanJun 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$962MIndividual Subcontract PlanJun 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$919MIndividual Subcontract PlanApr 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$918MIndividual Subcontract PlanMay 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$858MIndividual Subcontract PlanJan 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$849MIndividual Subcontract PlanFeb 1, 2026
Triwest Healthcare Alliance CorpDepartment of Veterans Affairs$799MIndividual Subcontract PlanJul 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$728MIndividual Subcontract PlanMar 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$706MIndividual Subcontract PlanJun 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$674MIndividual Subcontract PlanMay 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$671MIndividual Subcontract PlanApr 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$668MIndividual Subcontract PlanJun 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$655MIndividual Subcontract PlanMar 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$636MIndividual Subcontract PlanJan 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$628MIndividual Subcontract PlanApr 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$621MIndividual Subcontract PlanMay 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$619MIndividual Subcontract PlanFeb 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$585MIndividual Subcontract PlanJan 1, 2026
Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$572MIndividual Subcontract PlanFeb 1, 2026
OUR RescueOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$158MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 7, 2026
Accenture Federal Services LLCInternal Revenue Service$144MIndividual Subcontract PlanAug 15, 2026
Science Applications International CorporationU.s. Customs and Border Protection$96.2MIndividual Subcontract PlanSep 15, 2026
Kiewit Infrastructure South CONational Aeronautics and Space Administration$90.3MIndividual Subcontract PlanJul 31, 2026
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$88.2MIndividual Subcontract PlanAug 7, 2026

The other two signals

Signal 1Contracts already wonPrimes under a legal obligation to subcontract part of the work. You are chasing a company, not a solicitation.Signal 2Work about to be boughtSources Sought notices. The requirement is not written yet, which is the one moment you can shape it.Signal 3Grants you can apply forFederal funding open to small businesses. Same SAM.gov registration, money that is not a contract.

The federal government hands out money three ways, and the same SAM.gov registration qualifies you for all of them. SubSignal watches all three: contracts already won by a prime who must subcontract, work about to be bought, and grants you can apply for.