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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)

The National Endowment for the Arts recorded 102 award actions totaling $3.68 million in the last full year, with spending concentrated in IT and advisory services.

In the last full year, the National Endowment for the Arts (Agency ID 5920) obligated $3,684,887.97 across 102 award actions, for an average action value of $36,126.35. The largest share of obligations went to InnoSoft Corporation and NAICS 541512, Computer Systems Design Services.

Generated at 03/21/2026

Analysis period: Last full year

This page summarizes FPDS award-action data for the last full year and reflects total obligated amounts, award counts, vendor rankings, and NAICS concentration.

Agency ID
5920
Total Obligated
3.68 million
3,684,887.97
Award Actions
102
Average Action Value
36,126.35

About NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS federal contract activity

During the last full year, the National Endowment for the Arts obligated $3.68 million across 102 awards, producing an average award value of $36,126.35. Spending volume was concentrated rather than broad-based, indicating a relatively small set of higher-value procurement actions drove most obligations.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

INNOSOFT CORPORATION dominated vendor activity with $3.37 million across 13 awards, accounting for the vast majority of obligations. The remaining top vendors were much smaller by comparison, led by MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC ($199.98 thousand; 3 awards), CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION ($189.04 thousand; 4 awards), WILLIAMS, ADLEY & COMPANY - DC, LLP ($130.17 thousand; 2 awards), and 2M RESEARCH SERVICES LLC ($130.13 thousand; 3 awards).

Industry profile based on NAICS activity

Contracting activity was heavily concentrated in NAICS 541512, Computer Systems Design Services, which accounted for $3.27 million across 17 awards. The next largest category was NAICS 541519, Other Computer Related Services, at $751.89 thousand across 18 awards, followed by smaller obligations in Other Accounting Services, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, and Human Resources Consulting Services.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

The annual trend reflects a single-year view for 2025, with $3.68 million obligated across 102 awards. Because the analysis window covers only the last full year, this trend establishes the current baseline but does not show year-over-year movement.

How to interpret this page

This summary is based on FPDS Query obligations for agency ID 5920 over the last full year. Totals, counts, and averages are derived from the provided award-level aggregate data, and vendor and NAICS rankings are ordered by total obligated amounts.

Top Vendors

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    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 = '5920'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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
INNOSOFT CORPORATION 3,372,890.47 3.37 million 13
MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC 199,982.97 199.98 thousand 3
CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 189,037.31 189.04 thousand 4
WILLIAMS, ADLEY & COMPANY - DC, LLP 130,167.90 130.17 thousand 2
2M RESEARCH SERVICES LLC 130,133.17 130.13 thousand 3
FORUM ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 127,474.78 127.47 thousand 1
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 124,489.31 124.49 thousand 1
INEVITABLE CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LLC 90,000.00 90.00 thousand 1
VERITAS MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. 71,921.25 71.92 thousand 1
AUGUST SCHELL ENTERPRISES, INC. 71,907.83 71.91 thousand 1

Insight

Over the last full year, the National Endowment for the Arts obligated $3.68 million across 102 awards, with an average award value of $36.1 thousand. Obligations were highly concentrated: InnoSoft Corporation received $3.37 million across 13 awards, representing the vast majority of total obligations. The remaining top vendors were much smaller, with none exceeding $200 thousand and most receiving one to four awards, indicating a long tail of relatively low-dollar 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 = '5920'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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
541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES 3,269,952.65 3.27 million 17
541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 751,887.15 751.89 thousand 18
541219 OTHER ACCOUNTING SERVICES 130,167.90 130.17 thousand 2
334111 ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING 100,622.99 100.62 thousand 3
541612 HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING SERVICES (2007), HUMAN RESOURCES AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES (2002) 90,000.00 90.00 thousand 1
518210 COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, DATA PROCESSING, WEB HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES 85,462.44 85.46 thousand 5
517312 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE) 50,836.84 50.84 thousand 3
812930 PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES 21,439.32 21.44 thousand 2
561320 TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES 18,435.98 18.44 thousand 5
511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS 16,888.74 16.89 thousand 2

Insight

For the last full year, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS obligated $3.68 million across 102 awards, with spending highly concentrated in NAICS 541512, Computer Systems Design Services, which accounts for $3.27 million across 17 awards, or nearly 89% of total obligated dollars. The next largest category, NAICS 541519, Other Computer Related Services, is materially smaller at $751.89 thousand across 18 awards, indicating a steep drop-off after the top line of spend. Remaining NAICS categories are each below $131 thousand, suggesting a narrow procurement profile dominated by IT and related services.

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 = '5920'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 3,684,887.97 3.68 million 102

Insight

Over the last full year, the National Endowment for the Arts obligated $3.68 million across 102 awards, for an average award value of $36,126.35. With the available 1-year window showing a single annual total for 2025, the data indicate concentrated spending within that year rather than year-to-year variation. This supports a snapshot view of obligation volume and award distribution, but does not permit trend comparison across multiple years.

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