In the last full year, the Agricultural Research Service obligated $342.95 million across 3,051 award actions, for an average action value of $112,407.16. The agency’s obligations were concentrated in construction, engineering, facilities support, and laboratory-related services.
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
Last full-year FPDS procurement summary for the Agricultural Research Service (12H2), including obligations, award volume, top vendors, and leading NAICS categories.
Totals reflect the last full year and are based on obligated dollars and award actions reported in FPDS for agency ID 12H2.
Agency ID
12H2
Total Obligated
342.95 million
342,954,257.52
Award Actions
3,051
Average Action Value
112,407.16
About AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE federal contract activity
During the last full year, the AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE obligated $342.95 million across 3,051 awards, for an average award value of $112,407.16. The spending profile reflects a large volume of relatively small awards alongside a smaller number of higher-value obligations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations were led by FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INC at $25.19 million across 40 awards and MERRICK & COMPANY at $22.89 million across 16 awards. Other significant recipients included JUSTIN J. REEVES, L.L.C at $13.09 million on a single award, CAS FSE JV II LLC at $11.77 million across 35 awards, and MILL CREEK FIRELAKE JV LLC at $11.63 million across 39 awards.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Obligations were concentrated in construction, engineering, and facilities-related services. The largest NAICS categories were 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors at $60.29 million, 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction at $47.69 million, and 541330 Engineering Services at $29.40 million, followed by 561210 Facilities Support Services and 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend shows $342.95 million obligated in 2025 across 3,051 awards, which is the full amount reflected in the analysis window. With only one year presented, the available trend indicates the current annual level rather than a multi-year pattern.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligation data for Agency ID 12H2 over the last full year. Metrics are based on total obligated dollars, award counts, average award value, top vendors, top NAICS codes, and the annual total shown in the source dataset; values are reported as provided and rounded where noted.
Top Vendors
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INC | 25,193,284.22 | 25.19 million | 40 |
| MERRICK & COMPANY | 22,890,918.13 | 22.89 million | 16 |
| JUSTIN J. REEVES, L.L.C | 13,094,376.31 | 13.09 million | 1 |
| CAS FSE JV II LLC | 11,772,775.54 | 11.77 million | 35 |
| MILL CREEK FIRELAKE JV LLC | 11,630,753.62 | 11.63 million | 39 |
| AMERESCO, INC. | 9,208,821.00 | 9.21 million | 4 |
| GREENSTONE CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 9,065,755.75 | 9.07 million | 13 |
| VET FIRST CONSTRUCTORS, LLC | 7,413,503.00 | 7.41 million | 4 |
| MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC | 7,365,809.10 | 7.37 million | 18 |
| FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 7,061,850.62 | 7.06 million | 24 |
Insight
Over the last full year, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE obligated $342.95 million across 3,051 awards, with an average award value of $112,407.16. Top vendor obligations are moderately concentrated: the leading 10 vendors account for $120.54 million, or about 35% of total obligations, with FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INC and MERRICK & COMPANY as the largest recipients. Award distribution is uneven across the top vendors, ranging from single-award, higher-value obligations such as JUSTIN J. REEVES, L.L.C. to higher-frequency vendor relationships such as FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INC and MILL CREEK FIRELAKE JV LLC.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
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AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238220 | PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS | 60,286,528.27 | 60.29 million | 212 |
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 47,694,418.64 | 47.69 million | 109 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 29,396,612.33 | 29.40 million | 137 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 25,928,022.04 | 25.93 million | 253 |
| 541380 | TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES | 24,193,351.92 | 24.19 million | 81 |
| 334516 | ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 22,688,272.98 | 22.69 million | 435 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 18,767,274.52 | 18.77 million | 40 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 8,309,831.43 | 8.31 million | 69 |
| 561612 | SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES | 7,315,050.56 | 7.32 million | 15 |
| 238160 | ROOFING CONTRACTORS | 6,235,188.99 | 6.24 million | 43 |
Insight
Over the last full year, Agricultural Research Service obligated $342.95 million across 3,051 awards, with Top NAICS activity concentrated in facilities, construction, engineering, and laboratory-related services and products. The largest NAICS, 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors, accounted for $60.29 million across 212 awards, followed by 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction at $47.69 million and 541330 Engineering Services at $29.40 million. Award volume was more distributed than obligation dollars, with 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing leading the top NAICS by award count at 435 awards despite ranking sixth by obligated value.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '12H2'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 342,954,257.52 | 342.95 million | 3,051 |
Insight
In the last full year, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE obligated $342.95 million across 3,051 awards, for an average award value of $112,407.16. With only one annual observation in the 1-year window, no year-over-year trend can be assessed from the provided data. The available figures indicate a broad award distribution across a relatively large number of obligations rather than reliance on a small set of high-value awards.
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