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Manufacturing primes who have to subcontract

Every prime on this page won federal manufacturing work large enough to trigger a small business subcontracting plan, so each of them is obliged to subcontract a share of it to small businesses. 59 awards, $185M in total.

Awards59
Total value$185M
Median award$1.6M
Largest$17.4M

A subcontracting plan is a legal obligation on the prime, not an open solicitation. Nobody will contact you. The window that matters is the first few weeks after award, while the prime is still assembling its team — here is how the rule works.

The awards

Prime contractorAgencyAwardPlan typeStart
Tyson Foods Inc.Agricultural Marketing Service$17.4MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 29, 2026
Rapiscan Systems INCU.s. Customs and Border Protection$10.6MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 31, 2026
Crane & Co., Inc.Bureau of Engraving and Printing$10.1MIndividual Subcontract PlanAug 11, 2026
Crane & Co., Inc.Bureau of Engraving and Printing$9.8MIndividual Subcontract PlanJul 16, 2026
Crane & Co., Inc.Bureau of Engraving and Printing$8.9MIndividual Subcontract PlanAug 11, 2026
Crane & Co., Inc.Bureau of Engraving and Printing$8.7MIndividual Subcontract PlanJul 16, 2026
Fresenius Kabi, LLCOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$7.9MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 30, 2026
Rapiscan Systems INCU.s. Customs and Border Protection$7.2MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 30, 2026
Gold Creek Foods, LLCAgricultural Marketing Service$7.1MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 29, 2026
Pilgrim's Pride CorporationAgricultural Marketing Service$5.9MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 29, 2026
Caviness Beef Packers, LimitedAgricultural Marketing Service$5.6MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 30, 2026
Mckesson CorporationFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$5.0MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 10, 2026
Winland Foods INCAgricultural Marketing Service$4.4MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 11, 2026
Carahsoft Technology CorpInternal Revenue Service$4.2MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 16, 2026
Jennie-o Turkey Store INCAgricultural Marketing Service$4.0MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 21, 2026
Philips North America LLCDepartment of Veterans Affairs$4.0MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 16, 2026
Axon Enterprise, Inc.Internal Revenue Service$3.6MCommercial Subcontract PlanSep 25, 2026
Winland Foods INCAgricultural Marketing Service$3.2MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 11, 2026
JBS USA Food CompanyAgricultural Marketing Service$3.0MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 16, 2026
Peterson Farms INCAgricultural Marketing Service$2.8MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$2.5MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 5, 2026
RED Gold, Inc.Agricultural Marketing Service$2.2MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 6, 2026
Chobani LLCAgricultural Marketing Service$2.2MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 12, 2026
Peterson Farms INCAgricultural Marketing Service$2.1MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
Spectrum Dynamics Medical, Inc.Department of Veterans Affairs$2.1MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 6, 2026
Basic American INCAgricultural Marketing Service$1.8MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 12, 2026
Dole Packaged Foods, LLCAgricultural Marketing Service$1.8MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 14, 2026
Pioneer Industries, LLCU.s. Coast Guard$1.7MIndividual Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
Peterson Brands, LLCAgricultural Marketing Service$1.7MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 12, 2026
The Neil Jones Food CompanyAgricultural Marketing Service$1.6MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
Seneca Foods CorpAgricultural Marketing Service$1.6MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 5, 2026
J. G. Boswell CompanyAgricultural Marketing Service$1.6MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 6, 2026
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.U.s. Coast Guard$1.5MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
Beckman Coulter, INCDepartment of Veterans Affairs$1.5MCommercial Subcontract PlanSep 25, 2026
MriglobalNational Institutes of Health$1.4MIndividual Subcontract PlanAug 15, 2026
Crane & Co., Inc.Bureau of Engraving and Printing$1.4MIndividual Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
Illumina, Inc.National Institutes of Health$1.3MIndividual Subcontract PlanMay 22, 2026
Michael Foods, INCAgricultural Marketing Service$1.2MCommercial Subcontract PlanJul 29, 2026
Scriptpro USA INCDepartment of Veterans Affairs$1.2MCommercial Subcontract PlanOct 1, 2026
RED Gold, Inc.Agricultural Marketing Service$1.1MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 5, 2026
Peterson Brands, LLCAgricultural Marketing Service$1.1MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 12, 2026
Indra AIR Traffic, Inc.Federal Aviation Administration$1.1MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 14, 2026
Hornet Acquisitionco, LLCU.s. Coast Guard$1.1MCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
GE Precision Healthcare LLCDepartment of Veterans Affairs$1.0MIndividual Subcontract PlanAug 7, 2026
Cardinal Health 414, LLCDepartment of Veterans Affairs$1000KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 15, 2026
Johnson Controls, INCDepartment of Veterans Affairs$998KIndividual Subcontract PlanSep 1, 2026
Diversified Foods INCAgricultural Marketing Service$991KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
Naturally Brand INCAgricultural Marketing Service$982KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 13, 2026
Rolls-royce Solutions America INCU.s. Coast Guard$958KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 11, 2026
Hanover Foods CorpAgricultural Marketing Service$950KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 6, 2026
Crane & Co., Inc.Bureau of Engraving and Printing$945KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 11, 2026
Winland Foods INCAgricultural Marketing Service$892KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 11, 2026
Essenhaus Foods LLCAgricultural Marketing Service$888KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 11, 2026
Motor Coach Industries, INCFederal Acquisition Service$836KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 6, 2026
Philips North America LLCDepartment of Veterans Affairs$832KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 5, 2026
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLCNational Institutes of Health$831KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 14, 2026
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.U.s. Coast Guard$803KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 5, 2026
Seneca Foods CorpAgricultural Marketing Service$796KCommercial Subcontract PlanAug 5, 2026
Crowley Government Services, Inc.Maritime Administration$759KIndividual Subcontract PlanJul 8, 2021

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

Where this comes from

Federal contract awards are published on USASpending.gov, and each record carries a field stating whether the award requires a subcontracting plan. SubSignal reads that field, keeps only the awards where the answer is yes, and drops everything else — awards below the threshold, awards to small businesses that are exempt, and awards the contracting officer marked as having no subcontracting possibilities. What is left is a list of large companies with a live obligation to find small business partners. This page rebuilds every time the feed refreshes.

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