In the last full year, DDB CHICAGO INC. had 116 award actions with total obligations of $333,561,487.90 and an average action value of $2,875,530.06. All recorded obligations in this period were attributed to the Department of the Army under NAICS 541810, Advertising Agencies.
Federal Contractor
DDB CHICAGO INC. Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
DDB CHICAGO INC. (CAGE 7K9K8, UEI ZYCVPMAU6MH8) recorded 116 federal award actions in the last full year, all with the Department of the Army, totaling $333.56 million.
This page reflects the last full year and summarizes only the award actions and obligation totals provided in the source data.
CAGE Code
7K9K8
UEI
ZYCVPMAU6MH8
Total Obligated
333.56 million
333,561,487.90
Award Actions
116
Average Action Value
2,875,530.06
About DDB CHICAGO INC. federal contract activity
DDB CHICAGO INC. (CAGE 7K9K8, UEI ZYCVPMAU6MH8) recorded 333.56 million in obligated value across 116 awards during the last full year. The average award value was 2.88 million, indicating a portfolio made up of repeated, moderately sized obligations rather than a small number of outsized transactions.
Agency mix and customer concentration
Award activity was fully concentrated in the DEPT OF THE ARMY, which accounted for the entire 333.56 million and all 116 awards. This indicates a single-agency demand profile with no observed diversification across other federal buyers in the analysis window.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
All recorded obligations were classified under NAICS 541810, Advertising Agencies, with 333.56 million across 116 awards. The NAICS profile is therefore fully concentrated in advertising services and shows no material mix across other industry classifications in the period reviewed.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend shows 333.56 million in obligations in 2025 across 116 awards. With only one year in the analysis window, the data supports a point-in-time view rather than a multi-year growth or decline assessment.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query results for the last full year and uses the vendor identifiers provided for DDB CHICAGO INC. Obligated dollars, award counts, agency concentration, NAICS classification, and annual trend are reported as observed in the supplied dataset without extrapolation beyond the recorded values.
Top Agencies
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agency_name,
total_obligated,
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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 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 333,561,487.90 | 333.56 million | 116 |
Insight
During the last full year, DDB CHICAGO INC.’s FPDS obligations were fully concentrated in a single agency: the Department of the Army. The Army accounted for the entire $333.56 million obligated across 116 awards, indicating complete agency concentration with no diversification across other federal buyers in this window. The average award value of approximately $2.88 million suggests a portfolio of moderately sized obligations within that single-agency relationship.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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SELECT
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '7K9K8'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541810 | ADVERTISING AGENCIES | 333,561,487.90 | 333.56 million | 116 |
Insight
Over the last full year, DDB CHICAGO INC.’s obligations were fully concentrated in NAICS 541810, Advertising Agencies. The firm recorded 116 awards totaling $333.56 million, indicating a highly concentrated award portfolio within a single industry classification. Average award value was approximately $2.88 million, suggesting a mix of multiple obligations at a moderate per-award level rather than a small number of unusually large awards.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '7K9K8'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 333,561,487.90 | 333.56 million | 116 |
Insight
In the last full year, DDB CHICAGO INC. (CAGE 7K9K8) received $333.56 million across 116 awards, averaging about $2.88 million per award. Obligations are fully concentrated in 2025 within the 1-year window, indicating a single-period funding profile rather than a multi-year trend. The award count and dollar volume suggest a moderate level of distribution across transactions, but the available data do not support assessment of year-over-year change.
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