Who wins the most government contracts in Nevada?

Of the federal contract awards on file for Nevada, SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC holds the largest total: 898 awards worth $8,158,383,968. 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 Nevada?

Department of Defense accounts for the largest total in this dataset: 54,353 awards worth $22,260,038,559. 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 Nevada?

The median award on file is $20,848, while the average is $390,541. 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 Nevada?

In this dataset the largest industry by dollars is FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES (NAICS 561210). 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 Nevada 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 Nevada?

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.

Nevada· Federal contract awards

Nevada government contracts

121,051 federal contract awards for work performed in Nevada are on file here, worth $47.3B 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 Nevada, by the numbers

Total awarded: $47.3B
Awards on file: 121,051
Average award: $390.5K
Median award: $20.8K
Largest single award: $7.7B
Period covered: Jan 1, 1967 – Sep 30, 2027

Who wins government contracts in Nevada

The contractors holding the most federal contract dollars for work performed in Nevada, 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
1SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLCDD2QET4D27T3	898	$8,158,383,96817.3% of total
2MISSION SUPPORT & TEST SERVICES LLCYSYZHPCG4XB3	18	$7,660,959,75216.2% of total
3NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, LLCY24XTJPR5996	7	$5,633,255,88211.9% of total
4JT4 LLCJKCNBX9J66E6	1	$2,844,903,1876.0% of total
5BECHTEL SAIC COMPANY, LLCDDAMULCGG2L7	1	$1,931,096,2654.1% of total
6FLEET VEHICLE SOURCE INCCGAKREGGN9J3	46,124	$1,819,146,2383.8% of total
7M1 SUPPORT SERVICES, L.P.PNAFHATW8BD7	3	$1,015,855,3222.1% of total
8HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORPG5H7HWC4L2R5	1	$873,400,5431.8% of total
9AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.QEMLRQA7PLG4	15	$826,025,7431.7% of total
10SOC NEVADA LLCGL4FZHC71RL6	168	$688,386,4381.5% of total
11CENTERRA GROUP, LLCH4H3J7SJCT76	4	$560,644,9451.2% of total
12CORECIVIC, INC.HJGMJN1JKL46	2	$560,255,4971.2% of total
13BATTLESPACE FLIGHT SERVICES, LLCXF6DP2MLBJ18	2	$430,775,1620.9% of total
14KORTE CONSTRUCTION COMPANYX3BYPXNZN8N1	6	$417,797,3640.9% of total
15CLARK/HUNT, A JOINT VENTURE-NEVADAJMX1AKHLEJG7	1	$398,932,6790.8% of total
16MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATIONG58ZEJ7HJGM1	5	$339,026,4130.7% of total
17NAVARRO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, INC.CQJFK8JL6MM7	5	$305,325,1840.6% of total
18U.S. ORDNANCEEZ53KZ7KMCZ3	82	$304,712,4740.6% of total
19PAE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES LLCK55GHE7FCEF5	1	$272,742,6230.6% of total
20SOC LLCRC5DWNC4CP73	1	$250,724,6900.5% of total

Which agencies buy in Nevada

Awarding agencies ranked by total contract dollars in Nevada. 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	54,353	$22,260,038,55947.1% of total
2Department of Energy	117	$17,228,945,01536.4% of total
3General Services Administration	50,341	$2,275,594,8694.8% of total
4Department of Veterans Affairs	4,762	$1,517,218,4713.2% of total
5Department of the Interior	6,090	$1,186,689,2822.5% of total
6Department of Labor	33	$693,524,8871.5% of total
7Department of Justice	1,511	$689,325,7921.5% of total
8Department of Homeland Security	492	$534,479,3091.1% of total
9Department of Health and Human Services	401	$238,728,5530.5% of total
10Department of Agriculture	1,458	$197,713,7890.4% of total

What the government buys in Nevada

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
1FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES561210	629	$16,697,451,52635.3% of total
2ENGINEERING SERVICES541330	604	$5,114,211,12910.8% of total
3OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION488190	112	$2,815,851,4276.0% of total
4OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING336413	606	$2,682,179,3265.7% of total
5COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION236220	995	$2,435,611,7485.2% of total
6AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING336111	46,131	$1,819,242,7273.8% of total
7SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING334511	207	$1,288,542,0952.7% of total
8ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES541990	342	$1,169,437,3232.5% of total
9SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES561612	273	$1,029,429,8452.2% of total
10AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING336411	48	$899,921,6001.9% of total
11RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING334220	444	$773,093,6351.6% of total
12RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)541712	159	$758,769,8771.6% of total

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Recently started contract work in Nevada

The most recent awards on file by period-of-performance start date, the latest beginning September 30, 2027. Every card links to the same award on USAspending.gov so you can check the figures against the government's own record.

SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC
$531,093
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
336413 · OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
SPARKS, NV
Work started
Sep 30, 2027
Through
Sep 30, 2024
Contract
N0016422FJ189
Check this award on USAspending.gov
BLUE TECH INC.
$21,163
Department of the Interior · Bureau of Reclamation
541519 · OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES
Place of performance
BOULDER CITY, NV
Work started
Oct 5, 2026
Through
Oct 4, 2027
Contract
140R3026F0031
Check this award on USAspending.gov
CHEYENNE AIR CENTER
$0
Department of Justice · Drug Enforcement Administration
531120 · LESSORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (EXCEPT MINIWAREHOUSES)
Place of performance
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
15DDHQ26P00000806
Check this award on USAspending.gov
EVERGREEN COUNSELING
$0
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
621420 · OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CENTERS
Place of performance
LAS VEGAS, NV
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
15BCTS26F00000472
Check this award on USAspending.gov
NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
$132,389
Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
813920 · PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Place of performance
RENO, NV
Work started
Sep 30, 2026
Through
Sep 29, 2027
Contract
1332KP26F0047
Check this award on USAspending.gov
NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
$500,000
Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
813920 · PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Place of performance
RENO, NV
Work started
Sep 30, 2026
Through
Sep 29, 2027
Contract
1332KP26F0048
Check this award on USAspending.gov
TECHNICAL MEDICAL LLC
$583,672
Department of Veterans Affairs
621910 · AMBULANCE SERVICES
Place of performance
RENO, NV
Work started
Sep 26, 2026
Through
Sep 25, 2027
Contract
36C26126N0646
Check this award on USAspending.gov
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
$37,000
Department of Veterans Affairs
492110 · COURIERS AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES
Place of performance
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV
Work started
Sep 15, 2026
Through
Sep 14, 2027
Contract
36C26126F0112
Check this award on USAspending.gov

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How to use Nevada 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 Nevada; 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 Nevada — 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 Nevada, not all of it, and it does not include Nevada 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.