Over the last 10 years, the Defense Human Resources Activity recorded 5,139 award actions with total obligations of $2.13 billion and an average action value of $413,864.07. Recent obligations were $236.08 million in 2025, $302.64 million in 2024, and $280.42 million in 2023.
Federal Agency
DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement data for the Defense Human Resources Activity (Agency ID 9748) covering obligations, award volume, vendors, NAICS activity, and annual trends over the last 10 years.
This page summarizes readable FPDS obligation data for the selected analysis window and includes top vendors, top NAICS codes, and annual totals.
Agency ID
9748
Total Obligated
2.13 billion
2,126,847,478.58
Award Actions
5,139
Average Action Value
413,864.07
About DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Defense Human Resources Activity recorded $2.13 billion in obligated contract spending across 5,139 awards, for an average award value of $413,864.07. The activity level indicates a broad procurement portfolio with a mix of large service awards and a high volume of smaller actions.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
MULLENLOWE U.S., INC. is the largest recipient in the period at $354.09 million across 80 awards, followed by the Institute of International Education, Inc. at $128.66 million across 13 awards. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Fors Marsh Group LLC, and Institute of International Education Inc. also rank among the leading vendors, showing repeated reliance on a small set of contractors for major service categories.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Spending is concentrated in service NAICS codes led by Advertising Agencies (541810) at $440.24 million, Educational Support Services (611710) at $267.07 million, and Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611) at $258.17 million. Computer Systems Design Services (541512) and Engineering Services (541330) round out the top five, indicating a procurement mix centered on communications, education/support, consulting, IT, and technical services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent years remained in the low-to-mid $200 million to low $300 million range, peaking at $302.64 million in 2024 after $280.42 million in 2023 and $248.45 million in 2022. Award counts stayed relatively stable, with 444 awards in 2025 and 491 in 2024, suggesting consistent procurement activity rather than a single-year surge.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query data for Agency ID 9748 over the last 10 years and reflects obligated dollars, award counts, and category rollups by vendor and NAICS. Vendor names and NAICS values are presented as reported in the source data, and amounts are shown as obligation totals rather than estimated contract ceilings.
Top Vendors
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GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULLENLOWE U.S., INC. | 354,090,025.56 | 354.09 million | 80 |
| INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INC. | 128,664,208.20 | 128.66 million | 13 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. | 118,218,048.65 | 118.22 million | 55 |
| FORS MARSH GROUP LLC | 116,816,702.53 | 116.82 million | 214 |
| INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC | 86,323,553.95 | 86.32 million | 17 |
| MULLEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 81,178,055.74 | 81.18 million | 67 |
| RAPE, ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK (RAINN) | 66,835,636.85 | 66.84 million | 28 |
| CACI ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 36,692,229.25 | 36.69 million | 13 |
| ASM RESEARCH LLC | 32,295,324.08 | 32.30 million | 37 |
| A-TEAM SOLUTIONS LLC | 29,456,953.27 | 29.46 million | 16 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY obligated $2.13 billion across 5,139 awards, with an average award value of $413,864. Top vendor obligations are concentrated but not overwhelmingly so: the ten listed vendors account for a material share of spending, led by MULLENLOWE U.S., INC. at $354.09 million across 80 awards. Award counts vary notably among top vendors, indicating a mix of high-value, lower-volume obligations and lower-value, higher-volume ordering patterns; for example, FORS MARSH GROUP LLC received 214 awards totaling $116.82 million, while the two INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION entries together total $214.99 million across 30 awards.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541810 | ADVERTISING AGENCIES | 440,237,168.22 | 440.24 million | 150 |
| 611710 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES | 267,072,964.48 | 267.07 million | 151 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 258,169,039.81 | 258.17 million | 539 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 202,274,217.50 | 202.27 million | 241 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 136,398,012.51 | 136.40 million | 86 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 110,457,791.17 | 110.46 million | 203 |
| 624190 | OTHER INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES | 76,624,963.72 | 76.62 million | 33 |
| 541720 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES | 73,561,546.32 | 73.56 million | 129 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 62,496,681.27 | 62.50 million | 627 |
| 541910 | MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING | 45,896,924.15 | 45.90 million | 104 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY obligated $2.13 billion across 5,139 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of service-heavy NAICS categories. The top three NAICS codes—541810 Advertising Agencies ($440.24 million), 611710 Educational Support Services ($267.07 million), and 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services ($258.17 million)—account for a substantial share of total obligations. Award volume is more dispersed than dollars, led by 541519 Other Computer Related Services (627 awards) and 541611 (539 awards), indicating frequent smaller actions in IT and management support alongside larger obligations in advertising and education support.
Annual Trend
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year,
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
WHERE
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 236,077,359.52 | 236.08 million | 444 |
| 2024 | 302,636,429.50 | 302.64 million | 491 |
| 2023 | 280,418,939.22 | 280.42 million | 505 |
| 2022 | 248,453,123.06 | 248.45 million | 499 |
| 2021 | 228,096,009.37 | 228.10 million | 530 |
| 2020 | 206,977,388.93 | 206.98 million | 623 |
| 2019 | 195,572,193.54 | 195.57 million | 617 |
| 2018 | 178,361,523.28 | 178.36 million | 483 |
| 2017 | 132,238,510.09 | 132.24 million | 398 |
| 2016 | 118,016,002.07 | 118.02 million | 549 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY obligated 2.13 billion across 5,139 awards, averaging 413,864.07 per award. Obligations generally increased from 118.02 million in 2016 to a peak of 302.64 million in 2024, then declined to 236.08 million in 2025, indicating recent softening after several years of growth. Award volume was highest in 2020 at 623 and remained relatively elevated through 2024, suggesting a broad distribution of obligations across many actions rather than concentration in a small number of awards.
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