Over the last 5 years, the Department of Energy recorded $224.57 billion in obligations across 52,358 award actions, with an average action value of $4.29 million. Spending is concentrated in facilities support services, research and development, and remediation work, and the largest obligations went to national security and laboratory management contractors.
Federal Agency
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement data for the Department of Energy (Agency ID 8900) covering obligations, award volume, vendors, NAICS activity, and annual trends over the last 5 years.
Annual obligations ranged from $37.10 billion in 2022 to $51.29 billion in 2025, with the listed vendor, NAICS, and year totals reflecting the provided FPDS query window.
Agency ID
8900
Total Obligated
224.57 billion
224,565,863,871.44
Award Actions
52,358
Average Action Value
4,289,045.87
About ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the Department of Energy obligated $224.57 billion across 52,358 awards, for an average award value of $4.29 million. Spending is concentrated in large, mission-critical contracts, reflecting the agency’s mix of national security, research, environmental remediation, and facility operations activities.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
The vendor base is led by long-term management and operating contractors at DOE laboratories and nuclear security sites. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC and TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC each received more than $24 billion, followed by CONSOLIDATED NUCLEAR SECURITY LLC, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, and UT BATTELLE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, indicating heavy concentration among a small set of prime contractors.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest obligations fall under NAICS 561210, Facilities Support Services, at $108.31 billion, far exceeding all other categories. Research and development services in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, remediation services, and related professional and technical services also account for substantial obligation volume, consistent with DOE’s operational and science-focused portfolio.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained elevated throughout the period, ranging from $37.10 billion in 2022 to $51.29 billion in 2025. After a decline in 2022, spending rebounded in 2023 and 2024 and reached the period high in 2025, while award counts stayed relatively stable at roughly 9,900 to 11,300 per year.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligations for ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF (Agency ID 8900) over the last 5 years. Totals reflect obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the query window; NAICS and vendor rankings are based on cumulative obligated value during the same period.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '8900'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC | 24,539,829,846.06 | 24.54 billion | 177 |
| TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC | 24,092,287,378.27 | 24.09 billion | 174 |
| CONSOLIDATED NUCLEAR SECURITY LLC | 16,259,887,736.89 | 16.26 billion | 161 |
| LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 15,975,246,939.69 | 15.98 billion | 147 |
| UT BATTELLE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 13,008,285,986.80 | 13.01 billion | 189 |
| SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC | 10,774,406,077.06 | 10.77 billion | 185 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 9,685,706,063.66 | 9.69 billion | 150 |
| BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 9,445,443,931.77 | 9.45 billion | 152 |
| FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC | 9,279,509,169.31 | 9.28 billion | 92 |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | 7,769,425,476.66 | 7.77 billion | 324 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the Department of Energy obligated $224.57 billion across 52,358 awards, with the top 10 vendors accounting for about $131.83 billion, or roughly 59% of total obligations. Obligations are highly concentrated among a small set of long-term nuclear and national laboratory contractors, led by National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, TRIAD National Security, and Consolidated Nuclear Security, each with more than $16 billion. Award volume is more dispersed than dollars, as Battelle Memorial Institute received the most awards among the top vendors (324) but at a lower total obligated amount of $7.77 billion, indicating substantial variation in average award value across vendors.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '8900'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 108,306,897,147.73 | 108.31 billion | 3,435 |
| 541710 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | 43,042,890,849.57 | 43.04 billion | 1,456 |
| 562910 | REMEDIATION SERVICES | 16,160,282,241.80 | 16.16 billion | 3,181 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 13,904,147,561.81 | 13.90 billion | 785 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 11,155,254,462.82 | 11.16 billion | 1,364 |
| 541711 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 4,787,916,142.91 | 4.79 billion | 223 |
| 562211 | HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL | 4,763,554,374.66 | 4.76 billion | 396 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 4,185,873,046.76 | 4.19 billion | 278 |
| 234930 | INDUSTRIAL NONBUILDING STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION | 3,595,731,150.83 | 3.60 billion | 107 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 2,096,302,360.95 | 2.10 billion | 2,641 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, DOE obligated $224.57 billion across 52,358 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of NAICS categories. Facilities support services (NAICS 561210) is the largest category at $108.31 billion, or nearly half of total obligations, followed by physical, engineering, and life sciences R&D (NAICS 541710) at $43.04 billion and remediation services (NAICS 562910) at $16.16 billion. The remaining top NAICS categories are materially smaller, indicating a spending profile dominated by facilities operations, R&D, and environmental cleanup activities, with award volumes spread across both high-dollar and high-count service categories.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
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 = '8900'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51,292,743,920.76 | 51.29 billion | 11,320 |
| 2024 | 44,619,772,593.32 | 44.62 billion | 10,754 |
| 2023 | 48,429,690,122.01 | 48.43 billion | 10,360 |
| 2022 | 37,096,995,918.16 | 37.10 billion | 9,898 |
| 2021 | 43,126,661,317.19 | 43.13 billion | 10,026 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the Department of Energy obligated $224.57 billion across 52,358 awards, with an average award value of $4.29 million. Annual obligations were relatively concentrated in the $37.10 billion to $51.29 billion range, with a low in 2022 and the highest level in 2025. Award volume was comparatively stable year to year, ranging from 9,898 to 11,320 awards, indicating that the main variation in annual totals was driven more by obligation size than by major shifts in award count.
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