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8(a) contracts in Kentucky

In FY2026, 8(a) program firms won $209.53M in federal contracts for work in Kentucky (326 awards), $114.05M of it through 8(a) set-asides; Department of Defense awarded the most ($172.76M).

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Money to 8(a) program firms in Kentucky, by year

Federal contract obligations for work performed in Kentucky to small businesses that report this status on the contract (FPDS), set-asides and open competition together.

Money by year

  • FY2023$243.62M
  • FY2024$210.60M
  • FY2025$264.92M
  • FY2026$209.53M

Obligations (money committed) in prime awards, from USAspending.gov.

Agencies buying from them in Kentucky, FY2026

  1. Department of Defense $172.76M
  2. Department of Transportation $12.09M
  3. General Services Administration $7.67M
  4. Department of the Interior $6.39M
  5. Department of Homeland Security $2.75M
  6. Department of Veterans Affairs $2.30M
  7. Department of Justice $2.03M
  8. Department of Labor $1.26M

Companies winning the most, FY2026

  1. Choctaw Premier Services LLC $36.70M
  2. Bering Straits Professional Services, LLC $17.77M
  3. Intec Group LLC $16.04M
  4. Osc Edgetech, LLC $15.33M
  5. Lawelawe Defense, Inc. $14.48M
  6. Costaff Services, L.L.C $13.46M
  7. Nakupuna Prime, LLC $11.73M
  8. Vista Innovative Solutions, LLC $9.78M
  9. Teamgov, Inc. $5.95M
  10. TLS Joint Venture LLC $5.30M

What they're paid for, FY2026

  1. 541519 Other Computer Related Services $42.88M
  2. 624310 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $36.70M
  3. 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $26.16M
  4. 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services $17.77M
  5. 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $11.52M
  6. 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services $9.78M
  7. 561210 Facilities Support Services $6.57M
  8. 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $5.96M

Offices buying the most, FY2026

  1. W6QM Micc-Ft Knox $58.41M
  2. W6QK Acc-Ri $55.47M
  3. W6QM Micc-Ft Campbell $27.37M
  4. W39L USA NG Readiness Center $17.77M
  5. 693C73 Eastern Fed Lands Division $11.22M
  6. W40M Mrco East $7.32M

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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