In the last full year, the Railroad Retirement Board obligated $43.99 million across 351 award actions, for an average action value of $125,334.72. Spending was concentrated in human resource program administration, IT services, and telecommunications, with PALMETTO GBA, LLC as the top vendor by obligation.
Federal Agency
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
Railroad Retirement Board procurement data for the last full year covers 351 award actions and $43.99 million in obligations.
This page summarizes FPDS award activity for agency ID 6000 using the last full year of available data.
Agency ID
6000
Total Obligated
43.99 million
43,992,487.67
Award Actions
351
Average Action Value
125,334.72
About RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD federal contract activity
In the last full year, the Railroad Retirement Board obligated $43.99 million across 351 awards, for an average award value of $125,334.72. Spending was concentrated in a relatively small number of recurring support contracts, indicating a procurement profile driven by program administration and information technology support.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
PALMETTO GBA, LLC was the dominant vendor, accounting for $18.04 million across 8 awards, or roughly 41% of total obligated dollars. The next largest vendors were CGI Federal Inc., Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, and Cherokee Nation System Solutions LLC, showing a mix of claims/service administration, IT, telecommunications, and systems support providers among the agency’s largest obligations.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS category was 923130, Administration of Human Resource Programs, with $18.51 million across 6 awards, making it the primary spending area by dollars. Information technology and communications categories also accounted for substantial activity, led by NAICS 541519, 541512, 517110, and 541511, which together reflect the agency’s reliance on computer-related services, software support, and telecom infrastructure.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend shows $43.99 million obligated in 2025 across 351 awards, which matches the full-year total and indicates the analysis window is a single-year snapshot rather than a multi-year change series. With only one year in the trend data provided, the dataset supports a level-of-spend view but not year-over-year growth analysis.
How to interpret this page
This summary reflects FPDS obligations for the Railroad Retirement Board, Agency ID 6000, for the last full year. Vendor and NAICS rankings are based on total obligated dollars and award counts shown in the provided dataset; totals are not adjusted beyond the source values and may include multiple awards to the same vendor or within the same NAICS category.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMETTO GBA, LLC | 18,044,885.11 | 18.04 million | 8 |
| CGI FEDERAL INC. | 3,412,005.97 | 3.41 million | 7 |
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. | 2,576,914.37 | 2.58 million | 17 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 2,130,177.50 | 2.13 million | 12 |
| CHEROKEE NATION SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LLC | 2,052,087.84 | 2.05 million | 4 |
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 2,041,174.33 | 2.04 million | 7 |
| FLEXION INC | 1,903,405.86 | 1.90 million | 4 |
| ICALLIDUS, INC | 1,579,867.64 | 1.58 million | 2 |
| INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR, INC. | 1,323,696.23 | 1.32 million | 9 |
| BONA FIDE CONGLOMERATE INC | 767,295.72 | 767.30 thousand | 4 |
Insight
Over the last full year, the Railroad Retirement Board obligated $43.99 million across 351 awards, averaging $125.3K per award. Spending is moderately concentrated: PALMETTO GBA, LLC accounts for $18.04 million, or roughly 41% of total obligations, while the remaining top vendors each represent between about $0.77 million and $3.41 million. The vendor list indicates a mix of a dominant service provider and a broader set of smaller IT and support contractors, suggesting a relatively dispersed remainder after the leading awardee.
Top NAICS
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 923130 | ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE PROGRAMS (EXCEPT EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS PROGRAMS) | 18,510,251.83 | 18.51 million | 6 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 9,563,037.73 | 9.56 million | 96 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 3,656,385.19 | 3.66 million | 13 |
| 517110 | WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS | 3,150,824.85 | 3.15 million | 31 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 2,083,765.98 | 2.08 million | 7 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 2,041,174.33 | 2.04 million | 7 |
| 561720 | JANITORIAL SERVICES | 757,529.52 | 757.53 thousand | 5 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 753,279.27 | 753.28 thousand | 8 |
| 561499 | ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES | 586,135.28 | 586.14 thousand | 8 |
| 423430 | COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 469,015.38 | 469.02 thousand | 9 |
Insight
Over the last full year, RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD obligated $43.99 million across 351 awards, with spending concentrated in a small number of NAICS codes. NAICS 923130 accounted for $18.51 million on 6 awards, or about 42% of total obligations, while NAICS 541519 added $9.56 million across 96 awards; together these two codes represented roughly 64% of obligated dollars. The remaining top NAICS were primarily IT and telecommunications-related, including 541512, 517110, and 541511, indicating a procurement profile dominated by administrative program support and technology services.
Annual Trend
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GROUP BY year
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ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43,992,487.67 | 43.99 million | 351 |
Insight
For the last full year, the Railroad Retirement Board obligated $43.99 million across 351 awards, averaging $125,334.72 per award. With only one annual data point in the 1-year window, no year-over-year trend can be assessed from the provided data. The award activity indicates a moderate spread of obligations across a relatively large number of awards rather than concentration in a small number of high-value actions.
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