Over the last 5 years, the Merit Systems Protection Board recorded $21.26 million in obligations across 1,055 award actions, with an average action value of $20,153.20. Spending was concentrated in other computer related services, wired telecommunications carriers, software publishers, custom computer programming services, and court reporting and stenotype services.
Federal Agency
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement summary for the Merit Systems Protection Board (Agency ID 4100) covering obligations, award volume, vendors, NAICS categories, and annual spending over the last 5 years.
Figures reflect FPDS award actions within the stated 5-year window and may not reconcile exactly due to rounding.
Agency ID
4100
Total Obligated
21.26 million
21,261,630.35
Award Actions
1,055
Average Action Value
20,153.20
About MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD (Agency ID 4100) obligated $21.26 million across 1,055 awards, for an average award value of $20,153.20. The spend profile is characterized by a high award count relative to total dollars, indicating a procurement mix dominated by numerous lower-dollar actions.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are led by AT&T CORP. at $2.34 million across 15 awards, followed closely by TYLER FEDERAL, LLC at $2.20 million across 29 awards. WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION, RACKNER, INC., and AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC round out the top five, showing concentration in telecommunications, technology, and information services.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest share of obligations is under NAICS 541519, Other Computer Related Services, at $7.09 million across 175 awards. Additional spending is concentrated in Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517110), Software Publishers (511210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), and Court Reporting and Stenotype Services (561492), which together indicate sustained demand for IT, telecom, and hearing-support services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained in a fairly narrow band from 2021 through 2025, ranging from $3.78 million to $4.87 million. Spending peaked in 2023 at $4.87 million, dipped in 2024 to $4.03 million, and recovered modestly in 2025 to $4.11 million; award counts were highest in 2022 at 238 and lowest in 2023 at 187.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query obligations data for MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD over the last 5 years. Totals reflect obligated dollars and award counts reported in the source dataset; vendor and NAICS rankings are based on total obligated amount within the analysis window.
Top Vendors
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T CORP. | 2,338,166.38 | 2.34 million | 15 |
| TYLER FEDERAL, LLC | 2,201,945.76 | 2.20 million | 29 |
| WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION | 1,261,024.54 | 1.26 million | 25 |
| RACKNER, INC. | 1,141,988.72 | 1.14 million | 5 |
| AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC | 863,544.80 | 863.54 thousand | 5 |
| END TO END COMPUTING LLC | 810,965.50 | 810.97 thousand | 6 |
| COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC. | 810,504.72 | 810.50 thousand | 10 |
| PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | 727,489.60 | 727.49 thousand | 18 |
| END TO END ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 705,993.60 | 705.99 thousand | 2 |
| DELL MARKETING L.P. | 684,034.81 | 684.03 thousand | 13 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD obligated $21.26 million across 1,055 awards, with an average award value of about $20.15 thousand. Obligations are moderately concentrated among a small set of vendors: the top 10 vendors account for roughly $11.54 million, or about 54% of total obligated amount. AT&T CORP. and TYLER FEDERAL, LLC are the largest recipients at $2.34 million and $2.20 million, respectively, while the remaining vendors each received less than $1.30 million. Award counts are spread across multiple vendors, indicating a mix of higher-value and more frequent lower-value procurement activity.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 7,085,127.81 | 7.09 million | 175 |
| 517110 | WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS | 3,182,041.44 | 3.18 million | 22 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 2,755,698.30 | 2.76 million | 52 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 1,566,765.28 | 1.57 million | 16 |
| 561492 | COURT REPORTING AND STENOTYPE SERVICES | 1,492,112.60 | 1.49 million | 401 |
| 541199 | ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES | 1,312,986.52 | 1.31 million | 9 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 579,711.81 | 579.71 thousand | 23 |
| 561320 | TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES | 497,343.48 | 497.34 thousand | 19 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 469,247.23 | 469.25 thousand | 5 |
| 812930 | PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES | 393,723.21 | 393.72 thousand | 10 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD obligated $21.26 million across 1,055 awards, with spending concentrated in a small number of IT and support NAICS. NAICS 541519, Other Computer Related Services, is the largest category at $7.09 million across 175 awards, followed by 517110, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, at $3.18 million and 511210, Software Publishers, at $2.76 million. Court Reporting and Stenotype Services (561492) accounts for 401 awards but only $1.49 million, indicating high award volume at relatively low dollar value compared with the top IT categories.
Annual Trend
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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 = '4100'
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 | 4,110,616.51 | 4.11 million | 196 |
| 2024 | 4,029,230.46 | 4.03 million | 216 |
| 2023 | 4,871,815.25 | 4.87 million | 187 |
| 2022 | 4,473,042.13 | 4.47 million | 238 |
| 2021 | 3,776,926.00 | 3.78 million | 218 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD obligated $21.26 million across 1,055 awards, with an average award value of $20,153.2. Annual obligations were relatively stable in a narrow band from $3.78 million to $4.87 million, indicating limited year-to-year volatility and a fairly even distribution of spend over time. Obligations peaked in 2023 at $4.87 million and then declined slightly to $4.03 million in 2024 before rising to $4.11 million in 2025, while award counts ranged from 187 to 238, suggesting procurement activity was steady rather than highly concentrated in any single year.
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