Over the last 10 years, the Railroad Retirement Board recorded 4,579 award actions totaling $441.24 million in obligations, with an average action value of $96,362.72. Spending is concentrated in administration of public health programs and IT and telecommunications support, led by Palmetto GBA, LLC and several major technology vendors.
Federal Agency
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS procurement summary for the Railroad Retirement Board covering obligations, award counts, vendors, NAICS codes, and annual trends over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect the provided FPDS analysis window and may not equal simple year-by-year sums due to rounding or data classification differences.
Agency ID
6000
Total Obligated
441.24 million
441,244,931.06
Award Actions
4,579
Average Action Value
96,362.72
About RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Railroad Retirement Board recorded $441.24 million in obligated spending across 4,579 awards, for an average award value of $96,362.72. The obligation base is concentrated in a relatively small number of awards, indicating a mix of recurring service contracts and targeted purchases rather than a high-volume micro-purchase profile.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
PALMETTO GBA, LLC is the dominant vendor, accounting for $181.34 million across 83 awards and representing the largest single share of obligations. The next largest vendors are INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, CGI FEDERAL INC., INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR, INC., and AT&T CORP., which together indicate a strong vendor mix centered on IT, telecom, and claims or administrative services.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS category is 923120, Administration of Public Health Programs, with $156.04 million across 73 awards, making it the primary spending category in the period. IT and communications categories also account for substantial activity, led by 541519, 541512, 517110, and 541511, showing that systems support, software services, and telecom are major procurement themes for the agency.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations fluctuate materially across the most recent years shown, ranging from $32.27 million in 2024 to $64.44 million in 2023. Award counts remain fairly steady in the 300s to 400s, with 2021 and 2022 posting the highest counts in the provided series, suggesting recurring procurement activity with variable annual funding levels.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations for Railroad Retirement Board, agency ID 6000, using the last 10 years of award data. Totals reflect obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the underlying FPDS Query dataset; vendor, NAICS, and annual trend sections are ranked by total obligated amount within the analysis window.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMETTO GBA, LLC | 181,336,117.71 | 181.34 million | 83 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 37,357,340.85 | 37.36 million | 110 |
| CGI FEDERAL INC. | 24,300,132.18 | 24.30 million | 50 |
| INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR, INC. | 10,136,130.97 | 10.14 million | 88 |
| AT&T CORP. | 9,432,699.66 | 9.43 million | 91 |
| WILSON 5 SERVICE COMPANY, INC. | 7,731,062.76 | 7.73 million | 95 |
| QWEST CORPORATION (8481) | 7,650,746.68 | 7.65 million | 32 |
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. | 6,191,176.96 | 6.19 million | 55 |
| OPTIMUM SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 5,930,107.43 | 5.93 million | 14 |
| QWEST GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC | 5,799,799.00 | 5.80 million | 27 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the Railroad Retirement Board obligated $441.24 million across 4,579 awards, with an average award value of $96,362.72. Vendor obligations are moderately concentrated: PALMETTO GBA, LLC accounts for $181.34 million, or about 41% of total obligations, well above the next largest vendor, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, at $37.36 million. The remaining top vendors each received less than $25 million, indicating a long tail of smaller obligations alongside one dominant incumbent.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 923120 | ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS | 156,044,790.88 | 156.04 million | 73 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 70,071,862.89 | 70.07 million | 1,088 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 43,359,655.19 | 43.36 million | 135 |
| 517110 | WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS | 31,528,728.07 | 31.53 million | 243 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 26,885,478.49 | 26.89 million | 185 |
| 923130 | ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE PROGRAMS (EXCEPT EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS PROGRAMS) | 25,349,998.23 | 25.35 million | 18 |
| 518210 | DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES | 17,254,124.18 | 17.25 million | 39 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 7,507,667.79 | 7.51 million | 74 |
| 561720 | JANITORIAL SERVICES | 7,230,571.10 | 7.23 million | 47 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 5,261,437.20 | 5.26 million | 63 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD obligated $441.24 million across 4,579 awards, with spending concentrated in a small number of NAICS codes. NAICS 923120, Administration of Public Health Programs, accounts for $156.04 million, or about 35% of total obligated dollars, despite only 73 awards, indicating a high-dollar but relatively low-frequency activity. The remaining top NAICS are dominated by IT and telecommunications services—especially 541519, 541512, 541511, 518210, and 517110—which together indicate a broad but lower-dollar procurement mix spread across many awards.
Annual Trend
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total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '6000'
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 | 43,992,487.67 | 43.99 million | 351 |
| 2024 | 32,269,510.28 | 32.27 million | 333 |
| 2023 | 64,442,103.47 | 64.44 million | 344 |
| 2022 | 52,408,558.69 | 52.41 million | 418 |
| 2021 | 53,813,031.55 | 53.81 million | 476 |
| 2020 | 42,904,200.74 | 42.90 million | 469 |
| 2019 | 19,694,429.29 | 19.69 million | 491 |
| 2018 | 56,170,461.79 | 56.17 million | 561 |
| 2017 | 30,654,310.15 | 30.65 million | 591 |
| 2016 | 44,895,837.43 | 44.90 million | 545 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the Railroad Retirement Board obligated $441.24 million across 4,579 awards, averaging $96,362.72 per award. Obligations were unevenly distributed, with a low of $19.69 million in FY 2019 and a peak of $64.44 million in FY 2023, indicating significant year-to-year volatility rather than a steady trend. Award volume was highest in FY 2017 at 591 awards and generally ranged from the low 300s to the mid-500s, with FY 2025 at 351 awards and $43.99 million obligated.
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