FPDS records show that NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Agency ID 8800) obligated $1.79 billion in the last 10 years, with an average action value of $149,828.21. Spending was concentrated in IT, facilities support, security guard services, and building construction, alongside recurring awards to a small group of vendors.
Federal Agency
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION procurement activity over the last 10 years totals $1.79 billion across 11,932 award actions.
Annual obligations in the provided trend data range from $173.36 million in 2021 to $253.31 million in 2023.
Agency ID
8800
Total Obligated
1.79 billion
1,787,750,263.86
Award Actions
11,932
Average Action Value
149,828.21
About NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the National Archives and Records Administration (Agency ID 8800) obligated 1.79 billion across 11,932 awards, with an average award value of 149,828.21. The volume and dollar value indicate a steady procurement footprint spread across a broad award base rather than a small number of large obligations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are concentrated among a small set of recurring suppliers, led by AMERICAN SECURITY PROGRAMS, IN at 98.34 million across 83 awards and L B AND B ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED (8228) at 92.17 million across 99 awards. XL ASSOCIATES, INC., EMCOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., and GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. also appear among the top recipients, indicating sustained reliance on contractors supporting security, facilities, and construction-related requirements.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest obligations by NAICS are concentrated in IT, facilities, security, and construction categories. OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES (541519) leads at 349.44 million, followed by FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES (561210) at 313.39 million and SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES (561612) at 242.87 million, with COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES (541512) and COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (236220) also significant.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent years show a high but uneven pattern, rising from 173.36 million in 2021 to 253.31 million in 2023 before easing to 210.68 million in 2024 and 202.86 million in 2025. Award counts remain consistently high, ranging from 1,053 to 1,279 in the years shown, suggesting sustained procurement activity even as annual obligation totals fluctuate.
How to interpret this page
This summary reflects FPDS Query data for the National Archives and Records Administration over the last 10 years and uses obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the source dataset. Vendor and NAICS rankings are based on total obligated amount within the analysis window, and annual trend values reflect obligations recorded by fiscal year.
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 = '8800'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SECURITY PROGRAMS, IN | 98,338,002.92 | 98.34 million | 83 |
| L B AND B ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED (8228) | 92,168,039.70 | 92.17 million | 99 |
| XL ASSOCIATES, INC. | 69,561,524.26 | 69.56 million | 145 |
| EMCOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. | 58,548,787.15 | 58.55 million | 46 |
| GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. | 55,413,243.65 | 55.41 million | 143 |
| COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING ANALYSIS CORPORATION | 43,885,928.27 | 43.89 million | 53 |
| ATTAIN, LLC | 43,848,209.76 | 43.85 million | 27 |
| RAVEN SERVICES CORPORATION | 41,515,615.10 | 41.52 million | 343 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 41,203,589.07 | 41.20 million | 104 |
| BLACKFISH FEDERAL, LLC | 37,893,780.60 | 37.89 million | 23 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NARA obligated $1.79 billion across 11,932 awards, with an average award value of about $149.8 thousand. The top 10 vendors account for $549.3 million, roughly 30.7% of total obligations, indicating a moderately concentrated vendor base. Obligations are spread across both high-frequency, lower-value vendors such as Raven Services Corporation (343 awards) and higher-obligation vendors with fewer awards such as American Security Programs, Inc. and L B and B Associates Incorporated.
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 = '8800'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 349,442,079.07 | 349.44 million | 1,418 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 313,392,668.03 | 313.39 million | 1,184 |
| 561612 | SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES | 242,871,916.99 | 242.87 million | 886 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 155,929,439.22 | 155.93 million | 314 |
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 129,308,956.21 | 129.31 million | 466 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 129,261,512.12 | 129.26 million | 353 |
| 443120 | COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE STORES | 65,789,204.23 | 65.79 million | 180 |
| 221122 | ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION | 53,517,775.76 | 53.52 million | 600 |
| 561720 | JANITORIAL SERVICES | 45,649,141.99 | 45.65 million | 332 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 37,126,738.13 | 37.13 million | 384 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION obligated $1.79 billion across 11,932 awards, with the Top NAICS concentrated in IT, facilities, security, and building support services. NAICS 541519, 561210, and 561612 alone account for $905.70 million, or about 50.7% of total obligations in this period, indicating a strong reliance on a small set of service categories. The remaining top NAICS are distributed across computer systems design, construction, programming, software, utilities, and janitorial services, suggesting a broad but still support-services-heavy procurement profile.
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 = '8800'
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 | 202,860,670.22 | 202.86 million | 1,243 |
| 2024 | 210,677,834.69 | 210.68 million | 1,053 |
| 2023 | 253,312,141.85 | 253.31 million | 1,182 |
| 2022 | 182,035,097.24 | 182.04 million | 1,268 |
| 2021 | 173,356,325.55 | 173.36 million | 1,279 |
| 2020 | 155,341,236.59 | 155.34 million | 1,201 |
| 2019 | 149,112,492.42 | 149.11 million | 1,105 |
| 2018 | 154,566,683.95 | 154.57 million | 1,285 |
| 2017 | 141,779,044.18 | 141.78 million | 1,144 |
| 2016 | 164,708,737.17 | 164.71 million | 1,172 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the National Archives and Records Administration obligated 1.79 billion across 11,932 awards, averaging about 149.8 thousand per award. Annual obligations were relatively stable in the 141.8 million to 253.3 million range, with a low in 2017 (141.78 million) and a peak in 2023 (253.31 million). Recent years remain elevated relative to most of the period, with 2024 and 2025 both above 200 million, indicating a sustained higher-obligation level after the mid-period baseline.
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