The Social Security Administration’s procurement record is led by IT and telecommunications categories, with other computer related services, software publishing, and wired telecommunications carriers accounting for the largest obligations. Vendor spending is concentrated among Leidos, IBM, Carahsoft, IT Concepts, and Dell Federal Systems, while annual obligations ranged from $1.73 billion to $1.94 billion across the period shown.
Federal Agency
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION federal procurement activity over the last 5 years shows 20,213 award actions and $9.05 billion obligated.
Figures reflect obligated dollars and award actions for the last 5 years only; the analysis window covers 2021 through 2025.
Agency ID
2800
Total Obligated
9.05 billion
9,054,825,410.33
Award Actions
20,213
Average Action Value
447,970.38
About SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the Social Security Administration recorded $9.05 billion in obligated contract spending across 20,213 awards, with an average award value of $447,970.38. The portfolio reflects a high-volume procurement profile with substantial concentration in IT, telecommunications, and systems support.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
LEIDOS, INC. is the agency’s largest vendor by obligation at $1.37 billion across 45 awards, indicating a comparatively small number of high-value actions. The next largest vendors—IBM, Carahsoft Technology Corp., IT Concepts, Inc., and Dell Federal Systems L.P.—show a broader mix of award counts and dollar volume, suggesting both major systems integrators and resellers play meaningful roles in the agency’s buying pattern.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Spending is led by NAICS 541519, Other Computer Related Services, at $3.16 billion and 1,850 awards, making it the dominant category by a wide margin. Additional concentration appears in software publishing, wired telecommunications carriers, computer systems design services, and electronic computer manufacturing, reinforcing an IT-centric procurement base.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained in a relatively narrow band from 2021 through 2025, ranging from $1.62 billion to $1.94 billion. Spending peaked in 2022 and remained elevated in 2023 and 2024 before declining in 2025, while award counts followed a similar pattern with the highest volume in 2023.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS award records for Agency ID 2800 over the last 5 years and aggregates obligations, award counts, vendor concentrations, NAICS classifications, and annual totals. Metrics are based on recorded obligated dollars and award transactions in the analysis window; percentages and additional rankings are not inferred beyond the provided data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEIDOS, INC. | 1,366,178,893.80 | 1.37 billion | 45 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 489,994,591.19 | 489.99 million | 142 |
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 415,723,904.30 | 415.72 million | 283 |
| IT CONCEPTS, INC. | 319,891,615.95 | 319.89 million | 40 |
| DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P. | 302,156,070.59 | 302.16 million | 156 |
| CA, INC. | 300,574,187.13 | 300.57 million | 65 |
| FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. | 270,677,968.06 | 270.68 million | 35 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 254,531,794.63 | 254.53 million | 59 |
| COLOSSAL CONTRACTING, LLC | 254,464,981.37 | 254.46 million | 68 |
| VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC | 211,925,445.51 | 211.93 million | 53 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, SSA obligated 9.05 billion across 20,213 awards, with an average award value of 447,970.38, indicating a broad procurement base with relatively small average award size. Top vendor obligations are concentrated in IT and related support, led by LEIDOS, INC. at 1.37 billion, well above the next largest vendors, while the remaining top entries each range from about 211.93 million to 489.99 million. Award counts are more distributed than dollars: CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP. (283 awards), DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P. (156), and IBM (142) received many awards, while LEIDOS accounted for the largest dollar share with only 45 awards, suggesting a smaller number of higher-value obligations.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 3,159,609,699.15 | 3.16 billion | 1,850 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 1,041,847,747.60 | 1.04 billion | 707 |
| 517110 | WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS | 742,821,346.28 | 742.82 million | 213 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 477,919,965.66 | 477.92 million | 250 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 336,551,563.27 | 336.55 million | 329 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 314,554,515.42 | 314.55 million | 195 |
| 334210 | TELEPHONE APPARATUS MANUFACTURING | 282,663,283.24 | 282.66 million | 70 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 224,134,364.02 | 224.13 million | 493 |
| 518210 | COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, DATA PROCESSING, WEB HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES | 200,996,762.42 | 201.00 million | 1,190 |
| 443120 | COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE STORES | 170,234,339.36 | 170.23 million | 41 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the Social Security Administration obligated $9.05 billion across 20,213 awards, with spending concentrated in IT and telecommunications-related NAICS codes. NAICS 541519, Other Computer Related Services, is the clear lead category at $3.16 billion, accounting for roughly one-third of total obligations, followed by 511210, Software Publishers, at $1.04 billion and 517110, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, at $742.82 million. The remaining top NAICS are materially smaller and more dispersed, indicating a portfolio dominated by systems support, software, and network infrastructure purchases rather than a broad spread of large non-IT procurements.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
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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 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,618,298,322.70 | 1.62 billion | 3,539 |
| 2024 | 1,866,135,643.15 | 1.87 billion | 4,022 |
| 2023 | 1,907,064,909.98 | 1.91 billion | 4,407 |
| 2022 | 1,935,318,610.25 | 1.94 billion | 4,283 |
| 2021 | 1,728,007,924.25 | 1.73 billion | 3,962 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the Social Security Administration obligated $9.05 billion across 20,213 awards, with an average award value of $447,970. Obligations were relatively stable year to year, ranging from $1.62 billion in 2025 to a peak of $1.94 billion in 2022, indicating no pronounced volatility in spending levels. Award volume was also fairly distributed, with annual counts between 3,539 and 4,407, and 2023 posting the highest award count and obligations within the period.
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