Who wins the most government contracts in Connecticut?

Of the federal contract awards on file for Connecticut, ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION holds the largest total: 3,739 awards worth $147,352,405,984. That is a ranking of this dataset, not of every contractor in the state: the table above is capped at the 20 largest by award dollars.

Which federal agency buys the most in Connecticut?

Department of Defense accounts for the largest total in this dataset: 370,918 awards worth $316,383,129,896. Knowing your buyer matters — agencies reuse the same contracting offices, the same clause sets, and often the same incumbents.

How big is a typical government contract in Connecticut?

The median award on file is $904, while the average is $741,335. The gap between the two is the point: a small number of very large contracts pull the average up, so the median is the better guide to the work a small business actually competes for.

What kind of work does the government buy in Connecticut?

In this dataset the largest industry by dollars is SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING (NAICS 336611). Your NAICS code is how buyers classify the work and how set-aside size standards are applied, so it decides which of these contracts you are even eligible to bid.

Do I have to be based in Connecticut to bid on these contracts?

No. Federal contracts are open to any registered business in the United States, and the state shown here is the place of performance — where the work happens, not where the winner is headquartered. Being local helps on price and on site-visit logistics, and some state and local solicitations do apply residency or local preferences, but the federal ones on this page do not.

How do I find open government bids in Connecticut?

Awards tell you who has been buying; open solicitations are what you can still bid. BidGovContracts pulls federal SAM.gov postings and state portals into one feed, filters them to your trade and state, and summarizes each one in plain English — what the job is, when it is due, and what disqualifies bidders. Start with the open bids listed on this page.

Connecticut· Federal contract awards

Connecticut government contracts

436,408 federal contract awards for work performed in Connecticut are on file here, worth $323.5B between them. Below: the agencies doing the buying, the contractors doing the winning, the industries the money lands in, and the solicitations still open for bid.

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Federal contracting in Connecticut, by the numbers

Total awarded: $323.5B
Awards on file: 436,408
Average award: $741.3K
Median award: $904.1
Largest single award: $34.9B
Period covered: Jul 18, 1997 – Nov 20, 2026

Who wins government contracts in Connecticut

The contractors holding the most federal contract dollars for work performed in Connecticut, ranked by total award value. These are the incumbents: the companies you will be bidding against, and the companies worth calling about subcontracting or teaming before you chase a prime award of your own.

Contractor	Awards	Total awarded
1ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATIONE7BEKJ4V9528	3,739	$147,352,405,98445.5% of total
2RTX CORPORATIONQN1BCFY7JDJ5	12,049	$81,494,899,73525.2% of total
3SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONUTJWTSLMFNG4	193,617	$75,389,548,62823.3% of total
4HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONJC42EBJ5NFJ1	23,161	$1,974,910,3100.6% of total
5LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONHJP4JZG1FUL9	82	$1,524,054,9180.5% of total
6PLOWSHARE GROUP, INCTBJ3THVUK3H8	5	$574,949,2900.2% of total
7SONALYSTS INCWYFZJPX5J537	139	$543,813,1420.2% of total
8APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORPR494GGV1AEM8	75	$540,362,6180.2% of total
9GARTNER, INC.CFALLJBGZ697	816	$525,600,8460.2% of total
10COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLCCEL7HWNM9VJ5	230	$338,659,9340.1% of total
11SIKORSKY SUPPORT SERVICES INCDGMPAHA84UF3	52	$307,424,915<0.1% of total
12ETHAN ALLEN RETAIL, INC.NGSMBHUNRTA7	3,364	$289,920,133<0.1% of total
13REGAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPPJ2BS3KYWKS5	364	$282,439,397<0.1% of total
14EMPRISE CORPORATIONKHKJZZMK1BD9	130	$280,184,659<0.1% of total
15YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATIONSE36S7J6DZL1	9	$269,819,912<0.1% of total
16HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIOU521JXNXL1C6	1	$247,963,522<0.1% of total
17PCX AEROSTRUCTURES, LLCKGUJF135PFY8	49	$247,052,807<0.1% of total
18TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCN188YZJK1LL1	182	$245,234,875<0.1% of total
19GOODRICH CORPORATIONF9PCHLUKLRE5	44	$235,979,164<0.1% of total
20DANBURY MISSION TECHNOLOGIES, LLCZXVZMXQM8DD9	47	$227,600,353<0.1% of total

Which agencies buy in Connecticut

Awarding agencies ranked by total contract dollars in Connecticut. Buyers are creatures of habit — the agency at the top of this list runs the same contracting offices, reissues the same requirements, and recompetes the same work on a predictable cycle. Learning one buyer well beats chasing every bid badly.

Awarding agency	Awards	Total awarded
1Department of Defense	370,918	$316,383,129,89697.8% of total
2Department of Veterans Affairs	5,072	$1,441,309,1200.4% of total
3Department of Health and Human Services	1,381	$1,422,282,9540.4% of total
4Department of Homeland Security	5,317	$1,210,160,1110.4% of total
5National Aeronautics and Space Administration	673	$1,075,943,5890.3% of total
6Department of State	3,930	$469,352,3050.1% of total
7Department of Justice	2,626	$335,454,2380.1% of total
8Department of Labor	31	$258,588,712<0.1% of total
9General Services Administration	43,751	$256,824,704<0.1% of total
10Department of Transportation	326	$110,515,705<0.1% of total

What the government buys in Connecticut

Industries ranked by total contract dollars, using the six-digit NAICS code recorded on each award. Your NAICS code is not paperwork trivia: it is how a buyer classifies the requirement, how the SBA decides whether you count as a small business for that contract, and therefore which of these awards you were ever eligible to compete for.

Industry (NAICS)	Awards	Total awarded
1SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING336611	442	$100,850,215,50131.2% of total
2AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING336411	153,822	$66,400,467,20420.5% of total
3AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING336412	9,220	$54,255,618,74816.8% of total
4ENGINEERING SERVICES541330	1,269	$42,633,557,31113.2% of total
5OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING336413	54,302	$17,335,978,4475.4% of total
6OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION488190	414	$8,683,656,9592.7% of total
7RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES541710	22	$8,679,662,4372.7% of total
8RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)541715	599	$1,856,929,1920.6% of total
9RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)541712	326	$1,774,296,4390.5% of total
10COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION236220	569	$1,035,695,4750.3% of total
11OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES541690	77	$793,577,5330.2% of total
12OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES541519	1,268	$751,592,1500.2% of total

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Recently started contract work in Connecticut

The most recent awards on file by period-of-performance start date, the latest beginning November 20, 2026. Every card links to the same award on USAspending.gov so you can check the figures against the government's own record.

GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS - SIMUNITION OPERATIONS, INC.
$14,710
Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation
332992 · SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
AVON, CT
Work started
Nov 20, 2026
Through
Nov 20, 2026
Contract
15F06726F0000868
Check this award on USAspending.gov
CORNELL-CARR CO., INC.
$69,061
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
336611 · SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING
Place of performance
MONROE, CT
Work started
Oct 12, 2026
Through
Oct 12, 2026
Contract
70Z08525PLREP0358
Check this award on USAspending.gov
SKYMIRA LLC
$228,475
Department of the Interior · Bureau of Land Management
334220 · RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
MILFORD, CT
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
140L4326P0081
Check this award on USAspending.gov
THE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY CENTER OF GREATER BOSTON, INC.
$0
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
621420 · OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CENTERS
Place of performance
HARTFORD, CT
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Jul 31, 2027
Contract
15BCTS26F00000402
Check this award on USAspending.gov
PITNEY BOWES INC.
$0
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
561499 · ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
Place of performance
SHELTON, CT
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Dec 8, 2026
Contract
15B61826F00000047
Check this award on USAspending.gov
PITNEY BOWES INC.
$626
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
561499 · ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
Place of performance
SHELTON, CT
Work started
Sep 30, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2026
Contract
15B41026F00000047
Check this award on USAspending.gov
INSTRUCTURE, INC.
$41,712
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
513210 · SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS
Place of performance
NEW LONDON, CT
Work started
Sep 30, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2026
Contract
70Z03926PCGA00056
Check this award on USAspending.gov
REGAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$1,327,226
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
541519 · OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES
Place of performance
MIDDLETOWN, CT
Work started
Sep 30, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
80TECH26FA211
Check this award on USAspending.gov

Government bids open in Connecticut right now

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Awards are history. These are live: solicitations with a deadline still ahead of them, soonest first, each carrying the agency's own published record — the buyer, the deadline and the documents. Sam's deep workup, the part that names what disqualifies bidders, is published for specialty-trade construction and janitorial and facilities services.

ConstructionCT

FCI Danbury - Replace Fire Pump

FAO

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (buying agency: FAO) is seeking bids to replace a fire pump at FCI Danbury. Bids are due by October 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET. The solicitation does not specify bonding or insurance requirements in the information provided. Government construction bids are typically disqualified for: failing to meet specifications, submitting after the deadline, lack of required licenses or certifications, inability to provide bonding if required, and non-responsiveness to solicitation requirements. You should review the full solicitation details to confirm all technical and compliance requirements before bidding. You likely qualify if: You are a licensed contractor specializing in fire protection systems and pump installation, with experience in commercial or industrial facility maintenance and the ability to work at federal correctional facilities.

Bid bondSite visitBetween $500,000 and $1,000,000 (FAR 36.204)

Due Oct 1, 2026, 2:00 PM ETFull workup

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How to use Connecticut award history to win work

Most contractors start at the wrong end. They find an open solicitation, spend two weeks on a proposal, and lose to an incumbent who has held the work for nine years. Award history runs the other way round: you find the buyer first, learn what they purchase and what they pay, and show up already knowing the job.

Three things on this page do real work for you. The agency list tells you who has the budget in Connecticut; those offices post again, and their recompetes are the most winnable contracts in government because the requirement is already written. The contractor list tells you who currently holds it — which is your competition if you bid prime, and your customer if you subcontract. The median award tells you whether this market is your size at all, before you spend a day on a bid you cannot bond or staff.

A contract's period of performance is your calendar. Work with an end date twelve to eighteen months out is work that will be recompeted, and the agency starts market research long before the solicitation appears. That window — after the incumbent's option years are visibly running out, before anything is posted — is when a capability statement and a phone call to the contracting office are worth more than any proposal you could write later.

None of it matters if you are not registered and eligible. A federal award requires an active SAM.gov registration with a UEI, and the set-aside on a solicitation decides whether your bid is even read. Both are free to sort out, and both are the most common reason a ready contractor is disqualified on a technicality.

Where these numbers come from

Source. Federal prime contract awards published by USAspending.gov, the government's official spending record. Public record, free, no data vendor in between. Each award links back to its page there so you can verify any figure yourself.
Scope. Contract awards whose place of performance is Connecticut — where the work happens, not where the winner is headquartered. Grants, loans, and direct payments are excluded; they are not work a contractor competes for.
What is not here. This is a portion of federal contracting in Connecticut, not all of it, and it does not include Connecticut state or municipal purchasing. Treat these figures as a floor: the real market is larger than what is on this page.
Missing values. Where USAspending records no amount, agency, or recipient, we leave it out instead of filling it in. An award with no reported amount is still counted as an award but does not enter any total or average, which is why a row's award count can outrun its dollars.