RURAL HOUSING SERVICE (12E3) recorded $1,917,716,158.53 in obligated spending across 44,974 award actions in the last 10 years, with an average action value of $42,640.55. The largest obligations were concentrated in consulting, real estate-related services, computer systems design, mortgage brokerage, and custom programming.
Federal Agency
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE procurement activity over the last 10 years includes 44,974 award actions and $1.92 billion obligated.
Annual obligations in the provided trend window peaked in 2024 at $368.79 million and were $188.87 million in 2025, based on the supplied FPDS data.
Agency ID
12E3
Total Obligated
1.92 billion
1,917,716,158.53
Award Actions
44,974
Average Action Value
42,640.55
About RURAL HOUSING SERVICE federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, RURAL HOUSING SERVICE (Agency ID: 12E3) obligated $1.92 billion across 44,974 awards, for an average award value of $42,640.55. The profile is characterized by a large volume of relatively small awards, consistent with an agency that administers broad housing-related service and support activity.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are concentrated among a small set of firms, led by DAWSON'S REALTY & MORTGAGES, INC. at $255.78 million across 24 awards. The next largest vendors are INFORMATION SYSTEMS & NETWORKS CORP ($194.11 million, 8 awards), NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION ($159.37 million, 35 awards), MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC ($148.36 million, 46 awards), and DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP ($70.70 million, 58 awards).
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest obligations are concentrated in consulting and real-estate-related categories, led by NAICS 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, at $520.41 million across 1,571 awards. Other major categories include NAICS 531390, Other Activities Related to Real Estate, at $420.08 million, and NAICS 541512, Computer Systems Design Services, at $282.98 million. Loan brokering and custom programming also appear among the top obligated NAICS codes, indicating a mix of administrative, technical, and housing finance support services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2024 at $368.79 million after a similarly elevated 2023 level of $354.11 million, then declined to $188.87 million in 2025. Award counts were highest in 2021 through 2023, with 1,701 awards in 2021, 1,377 in 2022, and 1,030 in 2023, before falling to 621 in 2024 and 389 in 2025. The pattern suggests a period of high procurement activity in the middle of the window followed by a recent contraction in both dollars and award volume.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS award records for RURAL HOUSING SERVICE over the last 10 years and aggregates obligation amounts, award counts, vendor totals, NAICS totals, and annual trends from that dataset. Totals reflect obligated dollars in the analysis window, and vendor and NAICS rankings are based on cumulative obligated value within the same period. Award counts are displayed as recorded in the provided dataset.
Top Vendors
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWSON'S REALTY & MORTGAGES, INC. | 255,775,368.42 | 255.78 million | 24 |
| INFORMATION SYSTEMS & NETWORKS CORP | 194,111,672.00 | 194.11 million | 8 |
| NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION | 159,372,658.98 | 159.37 million | 35 |
| MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC | 148,361,599.31 | 148.36 million | 46 |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 70,700,805.11 | 70.70 million | 58 |
| ASRC FEDERAL DATA NETWORX LLC | 59,475,641.57 | 59.48 million | 85 |
| UNISYS CORPORATION | 50,102,328.84 | 50.10 million | 246 |
| STEAMPUNK, INC. | 42,497,513.02 | 42.50 million | 24 |
| VERDI CONSULTING, INC. | 38,262,075.16 | 38.26 million | 316 |
| PHOENIX OVERSIGHT GROUP LLC | 37,571,334.26 | 37.57 million | 31 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, Rural Housing Service obligated $1.92 billion across 44,974 awards, with an average award value of $42,640.55. Spending among the top vendors is moderately concentrated: the leading vendor, Dawson's Realty & Mortgages, Inc., received $255.78 million, followed by Information Systems & Networks Corp at $194.11 million and National Rural Water Association at $159.37 million. Award counts vary widely across the top vendors, ranging from 8 awards for Information Systems & Networks Corp to 316 for Verdi Consulting, Inc., indicating a mix of larger-value, lower-frequency obligations and higher-frequency, lower-value award activity.
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 520,409,520.58 | 520.41 million | 1,571 |
| 531390 | OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO REAL ESTATE | 420,076,432.75 | 420.08 million | 259 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 282,983,039.72 | 282.98 million | 534 |
| 522310 | MORTGAGE AND NONMORTGAGE LOAN BROKERS | 129,484,853.09 | 129.48 million | 55 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 123,546,644.27 | 123.55 million | 221 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 75,866,009.61 | 75.87 million | 955 |
| 531320 | OFFICES OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS | 48,489,694.97 | 48.49 million | 22,758 |
| 541620 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 42,202,633.67 | 42.20 million | 177 |
| 531210 | OFFICES OF REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND BROKERS | 39,916,032.00 | 39.92 million | 280 |
| 541110 | OFFICES OF LAWYERS | 34,905,736.46 | 34.91 million | 8,255 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, RURAL HOUSING SERVICE obligated $1.92 billion across 44,974 awards, with spending concentrated in a few NAICS codes but spread across a relatively broad set of service areas. NAICS 541611 led by obligation at $520.41 million, followed by 531390 at $420.08 million and 541512 at $282.98 million; these three categories account for the majority of top-code obligations. Award volume was more diffuse, led by 531320 with 22,758 awards and 541110 with 8,255 awards, indicating high transaction counts in real estate appraisal and legal services despite comparatively lower obligated dollars.
Annual Trend
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year,
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 = '12E3'
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 | 188,865,606.04 | 188.87 million | 389 |
| 2024 | 368,793,037.78 | 368.79 million | 621 |
| 2023 | 354,114,597.20 | 354.11 million | 1,030 |
| 2022 | 204,538,105.05 | 204.54 million | 1,377 |
| 2021 | 99,997,894.90 | 100.00 million | 1,701 |
| 2020 | 177,783,743.28 | 177.78 million | 2,007 |
| 2019 | 201,935,214.17 | 201.94 million | 7,157 |
| 2018 | 133,365,502.84 | 133.37 million | 9,161 |
| 2017 | 97,559,042.15 | 97.56 million | 10,427 |
| 2016 | 90,763,415.12 | 90.76 million | 11,104 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, Rural Housing Service obligated $1.92 billion across 44,974 awards, with an average award value of $42,640.55. Obligations were relatively lower and more dispersed through 2016–2022, ranging from $90.76 million to $204.54 million annually, while award counts peaked in 2016–2019 and then declined steadily. Funding increased sharply in 2023 and 2024, reaching $354.11 million and $368.79 million, before moderating to $188.87 million in 2025, indicating recent concentration in fewer, higher-value awards.
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