Over the last 5 years, the Railroad Retirement Board recorded 1,922 award actions totaling $246.93 million, with an average action value of $128,473.30. Spending was led by PALMETTO GBA, LLC at $95.68 million, followed by IBM, CGI Federal, Insight Public Sector, and Lumen.
Federal Agency
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement activity for the Railroad Retirement Board over the last 5 years, summarizing obligations, awards, vendors, NAICS mix, and annual trends.
Totals reflect obligated dollars and award counts reported for the selected analysis window and may not sum exactly across all category views due to rounding.
Agency ID
6000
Total Obligated
246.93 million
246,925,691.66
Award Actions
1,922
Average Action Value
128,473.30
About RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the Railroad Retirement Board recorded 1,922 FPDS awards totaling $246.93 million, with an average award value of $128,473.30. Obligations are concentrated in a relatively small portfolio of recurring service and technology actions, indicating sustained procurement activity rather than a single large outlay.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
PALMETTO GBA, LLC is the dominant vendor, accounting for $95.68 million across 46 awards, or more than a third of total obligated dollars in the period. The next largest vendors are INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION at $33.54 million across 62 awards and CGI FEDERAL INC. at $12.19 million across 21 awards, followed by INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR, INC. and LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC., both with higher award counts but smaller dollar shares.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS category by dollars is 923120, Administration of Public Health Programs, at $70.39 million across 36 awards, followed closely by technology-oriented categories 541519, Other Computer Related Services, and 541512, Computer Systems Design Services, at $49.33 million and $38.16 million, respectively. Additional spending is visible in 923130 and 517110, showing a mix of administrative program support, IT services, and telecommunications support.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2023 at $64.44 million, then declined to $32.27 million in 2024 before rising to $43.99 million in 2025. Award counts moved within a narrower band, from 476 in 2021 to 333 in 2024 and 351 in 2025, suggesting that dollar volatility was driven more by contract size and composition than by transaction volume alone.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations for Agency ID 6000, Railroad Retirement Board, using the last 5 years of available award data. Metrics are based on obligated dollars, award counts, top vendors, top NAICS codes, and annual totals as provided in the analysis window; values are rounded for readability and should be interpreted as aggregated procurement activity, not budget authority.
Top Vendors
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total_obligated,
award_count,
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FROM
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SELECT
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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 content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMETTO GBA, LLC | 95,684,644.25 | 95.68 million | 46 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 33,536,884.95 | 33.54 million | 62 |
| CGI FEDERAL INC. | 12,188,442.14 | 12.19 million | 21 |
| INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR, INC. | 8,216,333.87 | 8.22 million | 62 |
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. | 6,191,176.96 | 6.19 million | 55 |
| QWEST GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC | 5,373,825.64 | 5.37 million | 24 |
| AT&T CORP. | 5,007,361.61 | 5.01 million | 29 |
| CHEROKEE NATION SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LLC | 5,000,670.96 | 5.00 million | 8 |
| PROCENTRIX, LLC | 4,784,030.80 | 4.78 million | 3 |
| WILSON 5 SERVICE COMPANY, INC. | 3,968,253.25 | 3.97 million | 36 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD obligated $246.93 million across 1,922 awards, with an average award value of $128,473. Top vendor spending is highly concentrated: PALMETTO GBA, LLC accounts for $95.68 million, or about 39% of total obligations, and the top 10 vendors together represent a substantial share of agency spending. After the leading vendor, obligations are more distributed across a mix of IT, telecommunications, and services providers, with several vendors receiving relatively high award counts but lower dollar totals, indicating smaller recurring awards.
Top NAICS
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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 = '6000'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 | 70,393,317.42 | 70.39 million | 36 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 49,328,130.28 | 49.33 million | 528 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 38,156,504.03 | 38.16 million | 73 |
| 923130 | ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE PROGRAMS (EXCEPT EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS PROGRAMS) | 25,358,126.83 | 25.36 million | 14 |
| 517110 | WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS | 18,954,097.85 | 18.95 million | 146 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 7,863,390.68 | 7.86 million | 68 |
| 518210 | DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES | 5,137,802.14 | 5.14 million | 9 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 3,965,837.96 | 3.97 million | 35 |
| 561720 | JANITORIAL SERVICES | 3,351,333.06 | 3.35 million | 17 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 2,277,941.84 | 2.28 million | 16 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD obligated $246.93 million across 1,922 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of NAICS codes tied to public health administration and IT services. NAICS 923120 accounted for the largest dollar volume at $70.39 million, while 541519 and 541512 together added $87.49 million, indicating a strong emphasis on computer-related services. Several other top NAICS categories were much smaller by obligation, suggesting a materially skewed spending profile rather than broad distribution across industries.
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 = '6000'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the Railroad Retirement Board obligated $246.93 million across 1,922 awards, with an average award value of $128,473. Obligations peaked in 2023 at $64.44 million, then declined in 2024 to $32.27 million before rising to $43.99 million in 2025, indicating volatility rather than a steady trend. Award counts were highest in 2021 (476) and lowest in 2024 (333), suggesting spending was not concentrated in a single year by volume, although 2023 represented the highest annual obligation level.
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