Biggest federal contract actions: week of October 12 to 18, 2026
Week of October 12 to 18, 2026 · USAspending read 2026-10-19
The 10 largest federal contract actions recorded in USAspending for the week of October 12 to 18, 2026 total $364.0M. The largest contract action was $81.1M to Uchicago Argonne, LLC from the Department of Energy, a modification (1091) dated October 15. Computed
Grant actions for this week had not been posted to USAspending by October 19, 2026, when this list was read, so it covers contract actions only.
The 10 largest actions
Source| # | Recipient | Agency | Amount | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uchicago Argonne, LLCPerformance-Based Contract for Management and Operation of Argonne National Laboratory…Record on USAspending | Department of Energy | $81.1M | Contract, modification 1091 | October 15 |
| 2 | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLCDragonfly Extended Phase B Mission Under 80MSFC20D0004 Aerospace Research, Development…Record on USAspending | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $76.1M | Contract, modification P00048 | October 14 |
| 3 | Stonex Financial LTDSilver Raw Material Mint Mac Silver BullionRecord on USAspending | Department of the Treasury | $32.8M | Contract, new award | October 13 |
| 4 | Stonex Financial LTDSilver Raw Material Mint Mac Silver BullionRecord on USAspending | Department of the Treasury | $32.7M | Contract, new award | October 13 |
| 5 | Ameresco IncEO14042 - Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 7 Energy Savings Performance…Record on USAspending | Department of Veterans Affairs | $28.4M | Contract, modification P00030 | October 16 |
| 6 | Bluestaq LLCAFRL SBIR III for Bluestaq Access P000079: Ceiling IncreaseRecord on USAspending | General Services Administration | $24.3M | Contract, modification P00079 | October 16 |
| 7 | American Type Culture CollectionBiological and Emerging Infections Research Resources Program (Bei-Rrp)Record on USAspending | Department of Health and Human Services | $23.5M | Contract, modification P00011 | October 15 |
| 8 | Ameresco IncEO14042 - Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 7 Energy Savings Performance…Record on USAspending | Department of Veterans Affairs | $23.1M | Contract, modification P00029 | October 16 |
| 9 | Metroibr JV LLCEngineering Support for Identity Services (Esis) Is to Support IT Identity Management…Record on USAspending | Department of Homeland Security | $22.7M | Contract, modification P00024 | October 13 |
| 10 | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.Contract 693KA726F00021Record on USAspending | Department of Transportation | $19.3M | Contract, modification P00001 | October 13 |
Each row is one action: a new award, or a modification that added money to an existing award. The amount is what that action obligated, not the award's total value, so a modification of a large contract is not a new contract of that size.
Amounts are obligations recorded in USAspending with an action date from October 12 to 18, 2026: a new award, or a modification that added money to an existing one. Awards can be modified later, so these figures can change in USAspending. DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award. Source: USAspending.gov, read 2026-10-19. This post is kept as it was published.
Source: USAspending.gov transaction records (spending_by_transaction), read 2026-10-19. Recipient and agency links are matched by the identifiers USAspending reports (a recipient's UEI, an agency's code), never by name; a name without a link is a recipient this site does not carry a page for. Federal spending data are U.S. government works (17 U.S.C. 105).