Set-aside programs · 8(a) Business Development · California
8(a) contracts in California
In FY2026, 8(a) program firms won $1.45B in federal contracts for work in California (3,832 awards), $357.48M of it through 8(a) set-asides; Department of Defense awarded the most ($808.72M).
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Money to 8(a) program firms in California, by year
Federal contract obligations for work performed in California to small businesses that report this status on the contract (FPDS), set-asides and open competition together.
Money by year
Obligations (money committed) in prime awards, from USAspending.gov.
Agencies buying from them in California, FY2026
- Department of Defense $808.72M
- General Services Administration $134.54M
- Department of Justice $127.25M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration $67.50M
- Department of Homeland Security $64.29M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $52.97M
- Department of the Interior $42.01M
- Department of Agriculture $35.18M
Companies winning the most, FY2026
- New Tech Solutions, Inc. $176.18M
- Avmac LLC $60.46M
- Cynergy Professional Systems LLC $57.01M
- Tehama Technical Services, LLC $47.78M
- Sabel Systems Technology Solutions, LLC $35.86M
- Pundir Group, Inc $30.59M
- Seneca Federal Solutions, LLC $28.82M
- Alutiiq Information Management, LLC $25.38M
- The Chenega Corporation $24.68M
- Rivet Operations Co LLC $20.53M
What they're paid for, FY2026
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services $260.06M
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $171.25M
- 561210 Facilities Support Services $121.89M
- 541330 Engineering Services $115.76M
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing $81.71M
- 562910 Remediation Services $65.06M
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services $42.28M
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $39.87M
Open notices
- USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD-8), Ships Service Diesel Generators (SSDGs) Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) Direct Item Replacements · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · due 2026-10-23 · 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)
How to qualify
A small business at least 51% owned and controlled by US citizens who are socially and economically disadvantaged, in a nine-year program with set-aside and sole-source awards. Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations and Native Hawaiian Organizations can own 8(a) firms too.
8(a) Business Development: certification and how set-asides work → · SBA contracting programs ↗
SBA decides who qualifies, not SpendQuery.
From USAspending.gov prime awards (FPDS business types and set-aside codes; place of performance) and SAM.gov notices. Sources and limits