Set-aside programs · 8(a) Business Development · Texas
8(a) contracts in Texas
In FY2026, 8(a) program firms won $1.21B in federal contracts for work in Texas (2,047 awards), $611.89M of it through 8(a) set-asides; Department of Defense awarded the most ($800.43M).
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Money to 8(a) program firms in Texas, by year
Federal contract obligations for work performed in Texas 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 Texas, FY2026
- Department of Defense $800.43M
- Department of Homeland Security $146.82M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration $50.32M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $43.43M
- Department of Justice $37.79M
- General Services Administration $27.31M
- Department of the Treasury $25.33M
- Department of Agriculture $19.28M
Companies winning the most, FY2026
- Cherokee Nation $46.03M
- Yulista Solutions, LLC $37.53M
- Tekpro Support Services, LLC $34.66M
- Kerberos International Inc $30.97M
- Akima Infrastructure Protection LLC $29.82M
- Akiak NS LLC $29.32M
- Goldbelt Apex, LLC $24.72M
- Colt Builders and Weil Construction Joint Venture L.L.C. $24.35M
- STS Government Solutions, LLC $23.40M
- Bowhead Marine Support Services, LLC $22.77M
What they're paid for, FY2026
- 541330 Engineering Services $96.01M
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services $91.89M
- 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services $85.65M
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $74.40M
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $71.02M
- 561210 Facilities Support Services $65.21M
- 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services $56.14M
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services $51.03M
Offices buying the most, FY2026
- W40M MRC0 West $130.31M
- Nasa Johnson Space Center $49.67M
- Defense Health Agency $47.61M
- Fa8052 773 Ess $40.62M
- Fa7037 Amic Det 2 Jbsa $39.78M
- Defense Health Agency $37.75M
Open notices
- FCI Three Rivers-Replace Generators, Transformers, and Electrical Infrastructure · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · due 2026-11-30 · 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