Who wins the most government contracts in South Carolina?

Of the federal contract awards on file for South Carolina, SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS LLC holds the largest total: 2 awards worth $27,583,183,693. 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 South Carolina?

Department of Energy accounts for the largest total in this dataset: 422 awards worth $63,426,495,822. 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 South Carolina?

The median award on file is $690, while the average is $360,142. 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 South Carolina?

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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina?

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.

South Carolina· Federal contract awards

South Carolina government contracts

316,386 federal contract awards for work performed in South Carolina are on file here, worth $113.9B 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 South Carolina, by the numbers

Total awarded: $113.9B
Awards on file: 316,386
Average award: $360.1K
Median award: $689.8
Largest single award: $27.6B
Period covered: Dec 5, 1996 – Feb 2, 2028

Who wins government contracts in South Carolina

The contractors holding the most federal contract dollars for work performed in South Carolina, 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
1SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS LLCXLQ7CKUSQSD5	2	$27,583,183,69324.2% of total
2WASHINGTON SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY LLCJ5HANEB3S278	1	$12,893,899,44711.3% of total
3SAVANNAH RIVER REMEDIATION LLCMQVGANNMJDN6	1	$6,626,030,7035.8% of total
4CB&I AREVA MOX SERVICES, LLCTLZNHU64FKL8	1	$5,837,441,2905.1% of total
5SAVANNAH RIVER MISSION COMPLETION, LLCC32KCWJ94LY8	11	$4,476,391,5073.9% of total
6ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALLDMMF472BB93	109	$4,411,541,5073.9% of total
7PALMETTO GBA, LLCCFLDECZBMDV6	45	$4,277,622,3763.8% of total
8PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.NMBCAG1JBKL7	6	$2,289,303,1702.0% of total
9BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLCKNXDWU1G3E81	1	$1,597,663,0071.4% of total
10SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATIONFAK7LNGRNAN5	282	$1,431,784,9441.3% of total
11SO-PAK-CO, INCR5X5DXMX96M4	3,136	$1,388,386,8241.2% of total
12CENTERRA GROUP, LLCH4H3J7SJCT76	1	$1,382,722,8361.2% of total
13SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONMMLKPW9JLX64	389	$1,336,985,1341.2% of total
14DETYENS SHIPYARDS INCVLXGTHQE5ES7	104	$1,255,372,6991.1% of total
15AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.QEMLRQA7PLG4	10	$1,020,300,7140.9% of total
16COMPANION DATA SERVICES LLCFMV5MKKUNH36	3	$891,937,7940.8% of total
17FN AMERICA LLCEQGGN3DKP8K3	852	$791,828,3580.7% of total
18KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLCJU9GLKSCUXE3	49	$621,302,0280.5% of total
19GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLCM9LFLA6K8HE4	9	$612,964,1860.5% of total
20LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING INCS95EAVECVJA7	97	$515,033,5860.5% of total

Which agencies buy in South Carolina

Awarding agencies ranked by total contract dollars in South Carolina. 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 Energy	422	$63,426,495,82255.7% of total
2Department of Defense	290,136	$31,516,366,57727.7% of total
3Department of Health and Human Services	476	$9,350,557,9188.2% of total
4Department of Veterans Affairs	7,334	$2,713,419,5092.4% of total
5Department of Homeland Security	3,176	$1,656,430,0571.5% of total
6General Services Administration	3,178	$1,419,476,0261.2% of total
7Department of State	2,360	$948,656,0460.8% of total
8Department of Agriculture	2,260	$768,765,0510.7% of total
9Department of Transportation	735	$624,243,9400.5% of total
10Department of Commerce	1,005	$508,835,3660.4% of total

What the government buys in South Carolina

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	2,196	$43,075,901,00437.8% of total
2ENGINEERING SERVICES541330	3,250	$10,300,486,3989.0% of total
3HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL562211	1,009	$6,647,993,1425.8% of total
4RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES541710	8	$5,943,656,5845.2% of total
5REMEDIATION SERVICES562910	314	$4,899,024,2014.3% of total
6COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION236220	2,056	$4,405,438,1823.9% of total
7RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)541714	21	$3,360,453,1272.9% of total
8DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS524114	8	$3,220,322,3612.8% of total
9INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION236210	137	$2,323,522,2592.0% of total
10RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)541715	177	$2,066,028,9401.8% of total
11COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES541512	200	$1,647,749,8211.4% of total
12SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES561612	321	$1,547,805,1091.4% of total

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Recently started contract work in South Carolina

The most recent awards on file by period-of-performance start date, the latest beginning February 2, 2028. Every card links to the same award on USAspending.gov so you can check the figures against the government's own record.

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
$4,016,832
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
336413 · OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
MONCKS CORNER, SC
Work started
Feb 2, 2028
Through
Sep 18, 2028
Contract
FA810926F0003
Check this award on USAspending.gov
EAN HOLDINGS, LLC
$53,804
General Services Administration · Federal Acquisition Service
532111 · PASSENGER CAR RENTAL
Place of performance
BEAUFORT, SC
Work started
Mar 31, 2027
Through
Apr 6, 2027
Contract
47QMCE26FB328
Check this award on USAspending.gov
ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC
$886,228
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
333618 · OTHER ENGINE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
GRANITEVILLE, SC
Work started
Oct 29, 2026
Through
Oct 29, 2028
Contract
70Z08526F38508B00
Check this award on USAspending.gov
ATT MOBILITY LLC
$37,420
Department of Justice · Offices, Boards and Divisions
517312 · WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)
Place of performance
COLUMBIA, SC
Work started
Sep 30, 2026
Through
Sep 29, 2027
Contract
15JA7126F00000003
Check this award on USAspending.gov
GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER INC
$49,350
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
621511 · MEDICAL LABORATORIES
Place of performance
GREENWOOD, SC
Work started
Sep 26, 2026
Through
Sep 25, 2027
Contract
75N98026P01230
Check this award on USAspending.gov
STERILELINK, INC
$15,750
Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
811210 · ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
Place of performance
CHARLESTON, SC
Work started
Sep 23, 2026
Through
Sep 22, 2027
Contract
1305M226P0199
Check this award on USAspending.gov
JEOL USA, INC.
$21,588
Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
811210 · ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
Place of performance
CHARLESTON, SC
Work started
Sep 18, 2026
Through
Sep 17, 2027
Contract
1333MG26P0018
Check this award on USAspending.gov
CLEAN MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, INC
$165,000
Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
562112 · HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
Place of performance
CHARLESTON, SC
Work started
Sep 16, 2026
Through
Sep 15, 2027
Contract
1305M226F0351
Check this award on USAspending.gov

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