The AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE recorded $3.27 billion in obligated spending from 56,460 award actions, with an average action value of $57,965.34. Recent annual obligations ranged from $301.79 million in 2021 to $373.80 million in 2024, with $342.95 million recorded in 2025.
Federal Agency
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS analysis of AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (12H2) obligations over the last 10 years shows $3.27 billion across 56,460 award actions.
Totals and counts reflect the last 10 years of FPDS data for agency ID 12H2 and may change as records are updated.
Agency ID
12H2
Total Obligated
3.27 billion
3,272,723,428.08
Award Actions
56,460
Average Action Value
57,965.34
About AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Agricultural Research Service (12H2) obligated $3.27 billion across 56,460 awards, for an average award value of $57,965.34. This activity indicates a high-volume procurement profile with a broad mix of relatively small awards alongside larger contract actions.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY is the largest vendor in this period at $245.49 million across 106 awards, well ahead of the next largest suppliers. The remaining top vendors include YOUR RECRUITING COMPANY, INC., MERRICK & COMPANY, and two Firelake Construction entries recorded separately, which suggests vendor name variation may affect rollups at the reporting level.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The leading NAICS codes show a strong concentration in construction, laboratory instrumentation, IT services, and management consulting. COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (236220) leads at $622.05 million, followed by ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING (334516) at $348.05 million and PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS (238220) at $206.27 million, reflecting a portfolio centered on facilities, research equipment, and support services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent years have remained elevated, ranging from $301.79 million in 2021 to $373.80 million in 2024. The data provided also shows $342.95 million in 2025 across 3,051 awards, with spending remaining relatively stable at a high level after peaking in 2024.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS Query obligations data for the Agricultural Research Service (12H2) over the last 10 years. Vendor, NAICS, and annual trend views are based on obligated dollars and award counts reported in the supplied dataset, and vendor name entries are presented as recorded without attempting entity consolidation.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY | 245,488,382.70 | 245.49 million | 106 |
| YOUR RECRUITING COMPANY, INC. | 60,297,228.66 | 60.30 million | 181 |
| MERRICK & COMPANY | 55,279,218.97 | 55.28 million | 88 |
| FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 46,878,026.42 | 46.88 million | 267 |
| FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INC | 43,717,321.36 | 43.72 million | 137 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INCORPORATED | 34,285,671.91 | 34.29 million | 967 |
| WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE | 34,034,405.00 | 34.03 million | 26 |
| MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC | 30,287,610.09 | 30.29 million | 76 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. | 26,493,803.08 | 26.49 million | 799 |
| CHEROKEE NATION SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, LLC | 25,780,523.73 | 25.78 million | 31 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE obligated $3.27 billion across 56,460 awards, with an average award value of $57,965. Top vendor obligations are moderately concentrated: the leading vendor, M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY, accounts for $245.49 million, well above the next highest vendor at $60.30 million. The remaining top vendors each received between $25.78 million and $55.28 million, with award counts ranging from 26 to 967, indicating a mix of high-volume, lower-value activity and fewer large-dollar awards.
Top NAICS
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 622,049,341.28 | 622.05 million | 1,849 |
| 334516 | ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 348,049,560.27 | 348.05 million | 9,710 |
| 238220 | PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS | 206,271,928.12 | 206.27 million | 2,131 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 201,176,583.37 | 201.18 million | 859 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 142,704,125.14 | 142.70 million | 1,168 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 139,443,365.96 | 139.44 million | 1,371 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 137,995,743.61 | 138.00 million | 2,686 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 129,689,749.81 | 129.69 million | 1,872 |
| 333111 | FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 64,329,032.59 | 64.33 million | 1,421 |
| 238160 | ROOFING CONTRACTORS | 62,714,386.08 | 62.71 million | 432 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE obligated 3.27 billion across 56,460 awards, with Top NAICS concentrated in facilities construction, laboratory equipment manufacturing, and related support services. NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, is the largest category at 622.05 million, followed by 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, at 348.05 million; together they account for a substantial share of obligated dollars. The remaining top NAICS are distributed across building trades, IT services, consulting, engineering, and facilities support, indicating a mixed procurement profile with both specialized research-related acquisitions and recurring operational support.
Annual Trend
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GROUP BY year
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ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 342,954,257.52 | 342.95 million | 3,051 |
| 2024 | 373,795,457.58 | 373.80 million | 5,469 |
| 2023 | 366,030,848.47 | 366.03 million | 5,441 |
| 2022 | 333,127,777.18 | 333.13 million | 4,995 |
| 2021 | 301,790,436.58 | 301.79 million | 5,357 |
| 2020 | 396,910,796.46 | 396.91 million | 5,510 |
| 2019 | 305,244,059.67 | 305.24 million | 5,019 |
| 2018 | 251,398,715.61 | 251.40 million | 6,393 |
| 2017 | 374,795,146.97 | 374.80 million | 7,587 |
| 2016 | 226,675,932.04 | 226.68 million | 7,638 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE obligated $3.27 billion across 56,460 awards, for an average award value of $57,965. Obligations were uneven but generally clustered in the $300 million to $375 million range in most years, with a peak of $396.91 million in 2020 and lower levels in 2016 and 2018. Award volume was highest in 2016 and 2017, while 2025 shows lower award count to date alongside $342.95 million obligated, indicating recent activity remains substantial but below prior peak award volumes.
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