Set-aside programs · 8(a) Business Development · District of Columbia
8(a) contracts in District of Columbia
In FY2026, 8(a) program firms won $2.68B in federal contracts for work in District of Columbia (4,648 awards), $1.38B of it through 8(a) set-asides; Department of State awarded the most ($447.45M).
Open set-aside notices in District of Columbia · All federal contracts in District of Columbia · 8(a) Business Development nationwide
Money to 8(a) program firms in District of Columbia, by year
Federal contract obligations for work performed in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia, FY2026
- Department of State $447.45M
- Department of Defense $395.23M
- Department of Homeland Security $290.94M
- General Services Administration $262.36M
- Department of Transportation $221.09M
- Department of the Interior $137.91M
- Department of Agriculture $113.01M
- Department of Energy $96.14M
Companies winning the most, FY2026
- LDRM LLC $95.77M
- Arctic Slope Regional Corporation $68.04M
- Improvix Technologies Inc $64.22M
- Terra Site Constructors LLC $63.76M
- Ho-Chunk, Inc. $41.42M
- New Tech Solutions, Inc. $38.80M
- Advanced Technology Leaders Inc $36.89M
- Zenpoint Solutions LLC $35.05M
- Cynergy Professional Systems LLC $33.94M
- Bristol Bay Native Corporation $30.58M
What they're paid for, FY2026
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services $461.03M
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services $445.44M
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $373.73M
- 541330 Engineering Services $198.80M
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $183.97M
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services $179.52M
- 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services $125.30M
- 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services $118.68M
Offices buying the most, FY2026
- Acquisitions - Aqm Momentum $444.36M
- Washington Headquarters Services $133.45M
- Office of Centralized Acquisition Services $101.52M
- Usda, Ocp-Pod-Acq-Mgmt-Branch-Ftc $84.18M
- Dept of Commerce Sspo $79.99M
- 693Ka9 Contracting for Services $73.51M
Open notices
- WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES · Solicitation · due 2026-10-27 · 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
- Architect & Engineering Services, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award (A&E) Contracts needed for new construction, renovation, alteration and repairs required by Federal Prison Industries (FPI) · Solicitation · due 2026-10-31 · 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
- Architect & Engineering Services, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award (A&E) Contracts needed for new construction, renovation, alteration and repairs required by Federal Prison Industries (FPI) · Presolicitation · due 2026-10-31 · 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
- Design Build Markey DC0094ZZ Multi Floor Interior Finish Improvements · Solicitation · due 2026-11-11 · 8(a) Set-Aside (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