FPDS records for NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (Agency ID 6940) show $2,464,956,953.45 in obligated awards over the last 10 years, with an average action value of $402,048.10. The largest obligations are concentrated in advertising agencies, testing laboratories, computer systems design services, and related research, marketing, and technical support work.
Federal Agency
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION procurement over the last 10 years totaled $2.46 billion across 6,131 award actions.
Totals reflect the provided 10-year analysis window and include only the listed readable and exact obligation values.
Agency ID
6940
Total Obligated
2.46 billion
2,464,956,953.45
Award Actions
6,131
Average Action Value
402,048.10
About NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION obligated 2.46 billion across 6,131 awards, with an average award value of 402,048.10. The spending profile indicates a high volume of contract activity concentrated in specialized professional, technical, and communications services.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are led by STRATACOMM LLC at 359.96 million across 56 awards, followed by KLD ASSOCIATES, INC. at 174.76 million and CHARLES TOMBRAS ADVERTISING, INC. at 151.33 million. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC. stands out for volume with 634 awards totaling 139.68 million, while STRATACOMM, LLC appears separately in the data with 85.60 million across 7 awards, indicating vendor-name normalization should be reviewed when interpreting supplier concentration.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS category is 541810, Advertising Agencies, at 658.27 million, making communications and outreach the dominant spend area in this window. Testing Laboratories (541380) is the second-largest at 340.96 million across 1,787 awards, followed by Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990), and Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), showing a broad mix of technical support, research, and mission-support services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained above 230 million in each of the most recent five years shown, with a peak at 347.40 million in 2024 after 261.83 million in 2025 and 284.90 million in 2023. Award counts stayed relatively stable in the 500 to 650 range, suggesting a steady procurement cadence rather than a small number of very large outliers driving the totals.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query obligation data for agency ID 6940 over the last 10 years. Vendor and NAICS rankings reflect total obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the provided dataset; vendor names are not consolidated beyond the source records, so similarly named entities may appear separately.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRATACOMM LLC | 359,957,212.40 | 359.96 million | 56 |
| KLD ASSOCIATES, INC. | 174,755,694.79 | 174.76 million | 44 |
| CHARLES TOMBRAS ADVERTISING, INC. | 151,331,255.73 | 151.33 million | 49 |
| TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC. | 139,679,077.61 | 139.68 million | 634 |
| STRATACOMM, LLC | 85,599,788.80 | 85.60 million | 7 |
| SVD STARS II, LLC | 77,731,928.24 | 77.73 million | 37 |
| SPATIAL FRONT INCORPORATED | 62,865,609.68 | 62.87 million | 23 |
| ADVERTISING COUNCIL, INC., THE | 60,712,682.48 | 60.71 million | 60 |
| TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC | 59,190,325.76 | 59.19 million | 70 |
| ADVANCED QUALITY ALLIANCE, LLC | 57,291,273.02 | 57.29 million | 16 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION obligated $2.46 billion across 6,131 awards, with an average award value of about $402.0K. Top vendor obligations are moderately concentrated: STRATACOMM LLC leads at $359.96 million, followed by KLD ASSOCIATES, INC. and CHARLES TOMBRAS ADVERTISING, INC., while the remaining top vendors each account for materially smaller shares. Vendor naming inconsistencies indicate possible duplication in the rankings, including STRATACOMM LLC versus STRATACOMM, LLC and TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC. versus TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC, which may affect concentration interpretation.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
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FROM
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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 | 658,271,835.22 | 658.27 million | 204 |
| 541380 | TESTING LABORATORIES | 340,955,591.41 | 340.96 million | 1,787 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 194,184,775.97 | 194.18 million | 220 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 181,286,590.71 | 181.29 million | 167 |
| 541910 | MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING | 167,518,110.40 | 167.52 million | 259 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 138,007,221.55 | 138.01 million | 84 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 127,894,328.05 | 127.89 million | 248 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 116,614,703.97 | 116.61 million | 497 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 111,236,371.20 | 111.24 million | 452 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 80,015,268.87 | 80.02 million | 415 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION obligated $2.46 billion across 6,131 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of professional and technical service NAICS codes. Advertising Agencies (541810) is the largest by dollars at $658.27 million, while Testing Laboratories (541380) has the highest award volume among the top NAICS at 1,787 awards, indicating a mix of large-dollar and high-frequency contracting. The remaining top categories are dominated by IT, consulting, engineering, marketing research, and R&D services, suggesting a broad but service-heavy procurement profile.
Annual Trend
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award_count,
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WHERE
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 261,827,737.83 | 261.83 million | 513 |
| 2024 | 347,397,161.70 | 347.40 million | 611 |
| 2023 | 284,895,037.08 | 284.90 million | 632 |
| 2022 | 313,999,664.28 | 314.00 million | 647 |
| 2021 | 230,745,410.42 | 230.75 million | 634 |
| 2020 | 215,474,189.46 | 215.47 million | 603 |
| 2019 | 231,454,893.69 | 231.45 million | 520 |
| 2018 | 200,416,179.03 | 200.42 million | 642 |
| 2017 | 195,012,935.74 | 195.01 million | 636 |
| 2016 | 183,733,744.22 | 183.73 million | 693 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NHTSA obligated 2.46 billion across 6,131 awards, with an average award value of about 402,048. Annual obligations were relatively stable in the 183.73 million to 347.40 million range, indicating a moderate and consistent procurement profile rather than a single-year concentration. Obligations peaked in 2024 at 347.40 million and remained elevated in 2023 and 2022 before declining to 261.83 million in 2025; award counts were similarly steady, ranging from 513 to 693 per year.
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