Who wins the most government contracts in Tennessee?

Of the federal contract awards on file for Tennessee, UT-BATTELLE LLC holds the largest total: 5 awards worth $42,257,226,741. 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 Tennessee?

Department of Energy accounts for the largest total in this dataset: 1,185 awards worth $130,906,066,070. 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 Tennessee?

The median award on file is $727, while the average is $900,325. 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 Tennessee?

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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee?

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.

Tennessee· Federal contract awards

Tennessee government contracts

194,473 federal contract awards for work performed in Tennessee are on file here, worth $175.1B 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 Tennessee, by the numbers

Total awarded: $175.1B
Awards on file: 194,473
Average award: $900.3K
Median award: $727.2
Largest single award: $42.3B
Period covered: Apr 30, 1984 – Jul 29, 9019

Who wins government contracts in Tennessee

The contractors holding the most federal contract dollars for work performed in Tennessee, 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
1UT-BATTELLE LLCZLHJJ57QA2H8	5	$42,257,226,74124.1% of total
2CONSOLIDATED NUCLEAR SECURITY, LLCEWV8QKG1JUV7	1	$34,404,438,77019.6% of total
3LOCKHEED MARTIN SERVICES, LLCG9CZJMSCRR28	1	$20,646,113,72011.8% of total
4BWXT Y - 12, LLCXDJBAL68ELM5	1	$10,985,001,0416.3% of total
5OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATEDJW7MLW3RRK34	97	$6,125,854,9973.5% of total
6BECHTEL JACOBS COMPANY LLCTJJ9ZMAPCNN4	2	$4,993,468,6892.9% of total
7UCOR LLCQHN6R6M114L7	1	$3,900,788,9342.2% of total
8BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC.XLPYCXG31TV7	56	$3,894,367,6442.2% of total
9AEROSPACE TESTING ALLIANCERNLAYLG64XA5	1	$3,442,296,5912.0% of total
10UNITED CLEANUP OAK RIDGE LLCCM39N6XPQF41	1	$2,533,722,9271.4% of total
11NATIONAL AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS, LLCKAA7ML3GU9A6	1	$2,391,794,5281.4% of total
12CGS ADMINISTRATORS, LLCLLNXG14PXPB3	11	$2,230,990,8661.3% of total
13MCKESSON SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION LLCGY7SZLBCL9Y1	5	$1,886,979,3431.1% of total
14FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATIONEM7LMJJCF6B7	630	$1,748,407,0901.0% of total
15AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.H2RGSKWXKHQ5	52	$993,544,1530.6% of total
16EDFINANCIAL SERVICES LLCTB69PMAFZSK8	9	$950,368,4180.5% of total
17ISOTEK SYSTEMS, LLCWJZ8KR7KSA33	1	$912,279,9620.5% of total
18BEYOND NEW HORIZONS, LLCKNZUXDQ8C9S4	1	$890,212,8130.5% of total
19FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATIONKQWXKVLGRZ96	36	$819,629,4400.5% of total
20METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.M8XJCDL1AE26	179	$721,434,5460.4% of total

Which agencies buy in Tennessee

Awarding agencies ranked by total contract dollars in Tennessee. 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	1,185	$130,906,066,07074.8% of total
2Department of Defense	151,410	$25,117,694,47614.3% of total
3Department of Health and Human Services	1,047	$5,855,358,6063.3% of total
4Department of Veterans Affairs	22,920	$4,017,348,7262.3% of total
5Department of Homeland Security	1,319	$1,804,441,7131.0% of total
6Department of Justice	4,502	$1,715,606,7371.0% of total
7Department of Education	18	$954,424,6780.5% of total
8Department of the Treasury	560	$917,078,3200.5% of total
9General Services Administration	6,417	$892,323,3780.5% of total
10Department of Agriculture	2,268	$746,863,6000.4% of total

What the government buys in Tennessee

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	1,924	$116,990,301,19466.8% of total
2ENGINEERING SERVICES541330	612	$8,553,201,2474.9% of total
3REMEDIATION SERVICES562910	246	$7,245,596,2564.1% of total
4ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES541990	196	$5,979,024,5193.4% of total
5SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES561612	503	$2,471,074,1671.4% of total
6DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS524114	10	$2,230,990,8661.3% of total
7COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION236220	1,279	$2,145,485,4221.2% of total
8COURIERS AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES492110	755	$1,857,011,4861.1% of total
9EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING325920	124	$1,714,329,4701.0% of total
10REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE493120	3	$1,353,155,4600.8% of total
11OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION237990	162	$1,270,235,3210.7% of total
12ALL OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES561990	120	$954,809,3250.5% of total

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Recently started contract work in Tennessee

The most recent awards on file by period-of-performance start date, the latest beginning July 29, 9019. Every card links to the same award on USAspending.gov so you can check the figures against the government's own record.

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
$2,000
Department of Health and Human Services · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
518210 · COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, DATA PROCESSING, WEB HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES
Place of performance
NASHVILLE, TN
Work started
Jul 29, 9019
Through
Sep 30, 2020
Contract
75D30119F00004
Check this award on USAspending.gov
RYZHKA INTERNATIONAL LLC
$14,527
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
324191 · PETROLEUM LUBRICATING OIL AND GREASE MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
MEMPHIS, TN
Work started
Dec 30, 2026
Through
Dec 30, 2026
Contract
W912EQ26FA017
Check this award on USAspending.gov
TEVET LLC
$121,550
Department of the Treasury · Bureau of Engraving and Printing
334515 · INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING AND TESTING ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS
Place of performance
GREENEVILLE, TN
Work started
Nov 1, 2026
Through
Oct 31, 2031
Contract
2031ZA26F00340
Check this award on USAspending.gov
INNOVATIVE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
$143,500
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
561730 · LANDSCAPING SERVICES
Place of performance
HENDERSONVILLE, TN
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
W912P525CA009
Check this award on USAspending.gov
PREVO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$349,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
513210 · SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS
Place of performance
SEYMOUR, TN
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
80NSSC26P1046
Check this award on USAspending.gov
PREVO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$22,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
513210 · SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS
Place of performance
SEYMOUR, TN
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
80NSSC26P1034
Check this award on USAspending.gov
SYSMEX AMERICA, INC
$0
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
325413 · IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
FORT CAMPBELL, TN
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
W81K0426FA253
Check this award on USAspending.gov
BECKMAN COULTER, INC
$0
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
325413 · IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
FORT CAMPBELL, TN
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Sep 30, 2027
Contract
W81K0426FA256
Check this award on USAspending.gov

Government bids open in Tennessee right now

See more Tennesseebids →

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.

ConstructionTN

Localizer Platform Refurbishment Project

FAA Regional Acquisitions Services

The FAA Regional Acquisitions Services is seeking bids for a Localizer Platform Refurbishment Project. Bids are due by September 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM UTC. The solicitation does not specify bonding or insurance requirements in the provided information. Common reasons bids get disqualified on government contracts include: failure to meet technical specifications, missing required documentation, inability to meet the delivery timeline, lack of required certifications or security clearances, non-compliance with small business requirements if applicable, and failure to properly complete and sign all required forms. You should review the full solicitation details at the provided SAM.gov link for complete bonding, insurance, and technical requirements before bidding. You likely qualify if: You are a contractor specializing in aircraft navigation equipment maintenance and refurbishment, with experience working on FAA-regulated aviation infrastructure projects and the ability to meet federal procurement compliance requirements.

Site visitLess than $100,000Small Business Set Aside - Total

Due Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM CTFull workup

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