Who wins the most government contracts in Texas?

Of the federal contract awards on file for Texas, LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION holds the largest total: 3,371 awards worth $330,951,498,404. 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 Texas?

Department of Defense accounts for the largest total in this dataset: 1,156,942 awards worth $711,381,464,342. 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 Texas?

The median award on file is $593, while the average is $686,283. 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 Texas?

In this dataset the largest industry by dollars is AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336411). 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 Texas 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 Texas?

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.

Texas· Federal contract awards

Texas government contracts

1,373,439 federal contract awards for work performed in Texas are on file here, worth $942.6B 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 Texas, by the numbers

Total awarded: $942.6B
Awards on file: 1,373,439
Average award: $686.3K
Median award: $593
Largest single award: $35.1B
Period covered: May 1, 1962 – Jun 30, 2030

Who wins government contracts in Texas

The contractors holding the most federal contract dollars for work performed in Texas, 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
1LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONG4KDGE4JFFK7	3,371	$330,951,498,40435.1% of total
2LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONXFJMYSYFJEK4	592	$95,249,610,16010.1% of total
3MCKESSON CORPORATIONS1RUKWWRYFL6	9,644	$49,321,259,8285.2% of total
4BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICEJHFZTG8ZC9V2	13,042	$39,561,239,1294.2% of total
5L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.RDFKNPZNQ8E3	870	$23,628,295,7862.5% of total
6THE BOEING COMPANYHLWWEH2CCXW5	1	$22,442,309,4682.4% of total
7BELL TEXTRON INCN5QUZAYGPKM3	15,313	$18,197,336,0941.9% of total
8RAYTHEON COMPANYHEBCLD22EJD1	890	$14,438,181,2801.5% of total
9BAE SYSTEMS TACTICAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LPMJBJKUMUNBY7	14	$14,241,256,8121.5% of total
10UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE, LLCHPLMZ7ZYAGM7	2	$12,391,747,2141.3% of total
11LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPSJDEB3MKJEW5	4	$9,083,030,4231.0% of total
12VETERANS EVALUATION SERVICES, INCMT6ZNX9BMGB7	70	$8,093,807,1800.9% of total
13DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.PN1C5QLNPJLS4	3,669	$7,539,832,4470.8% of total
14BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INCHW7JDAG1UYU5	3	$6,934,121,9970.7% of total
15BWXT PANTEX, LLCEKKLXRPWKCF5	1	$6,566,620,5530.7% of total
16CAE USA INC.HVQBAL5E7R23	240	$5,696,043,3240.6% of total
17DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLCML6KL68PHMK3	270	$4,969,867,0790.5% of total
18FISHER SAND & GRAVEL COXAVBDA4D13N7	5	$4,591,954,4400.5% of total
19BARNARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATEDLEGGW1TNMVC9	6	$4,543,154,0040.5% of total
20VALERO MARKETING AND SUPPLY COCQXWTJPKQJ73	752	$4,366,874,5100.5% of total

Which agencies buy in Texas

Awarding agencies ranked by total contract dollars in Texas. 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	1,156,942	$711,381,464,34275.5% of total
2Department of Veterans Affairs	44,048	$76,605,571,1388.1% of total
3National Aeronautics and Space Administration	2,506	$53,950,721,5595.7% of total
4Department of Homeland Security	22,081	$46,752,866,0865.0% of total
5Department of Health and Human Services	2,465	$12,290,222,5681.3% of total
6Department of Energy	358	$10,603,002,2321.1% of total
7Department of Justice	35,865	$8,034,814,1420.9% of total
8General Services Administration	79,783	$6,574,247,5380.7% of total
9Department of Agriculture	6,825	$3,938,018,8740.4% of total
10Department of the Treasury	3,129	$1,998,614,6810.2% of total

What the government buys in Texas

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
1AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING336411	17,868	$366,429,913,41138.9% of total
2GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING336414	175	$95,740,722,73910.2% of total
3OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING336413	27,988	$55,669,448,6175.9% of total
4PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING325412	12,652	$49,469,613,0245.2% of total
5COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION236220	5,367	$34,603,558,7903.7% of total
6FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES561210	3,031	$24,647,855,1222.6% of total
7ENGINEERING SERVICES541330	5,168	$21,466,260,1432.3% of total
8RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES541710	421	$20,891,477,4712.2% of total
9OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION488190	2,154	$18,427,970,3012.0% of total
10PETROLEUM REFINERIES324110	195,725	$17,729,226,6911.9% of total
11OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING336419	365	$17,410,585,9941.8% of total
12SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING334511	2,499	$12,651,918,5321.3% of total

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Recently started contract work in Texas

The most recent awards on file by period-of-performance start date, the latest beginning June 30, 2030. Every card links to the same award on USAspending.gov so you can check the figures against the government's own record.

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
$57,296,054
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
336411 · AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
FORT WORTH, TX
Work started
Jun 30, 2030
Through
Jun 30, 2030
Contract
FA861125F0036
Check this award on USAspending.gov
JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO.
$0
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
236220 · COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Place of performance
DALLAS, TX
Work started
Jul 14, 2029
Through
Jul 14, 2029
Contract
N6247021F4089
Check this award on USAspending.gov
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
$5,202,357
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
336411 · AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
FORT WORTH, TX
Work started
Dec 31, 2028
Through
Dec 31, 2028
Contract
N0001925F0169
Check this award on USAspending.gov
HSI WORKPLACE COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
$73,500
Department of State · International Boundary and Water Commission: U.S.-Mexico
541330 · ENGINEERING SERVICES
Place of performance
DEL RIO, TX
Work started
Aug 22, 2028
Through
Aug 2, 2028
Contract
191BWC26P0064
Check this award on USAspending.gov
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
$30,361,418
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
336411 · AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
FORT WORTH, TX
Work started
Apr 30, 2028
Through
Apr 30, 2028
Contract
FA861124F0015
Check this award on USAspending.gov
READYONE INDUSTRIES INC
$30,003,769
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
315210 · CUT AND SEW APPAREL CONTRACTORS
Place of performance
EL PASO, TX
Work started
May 30, 2027
Through
Jun 25, 2027
Contract
W911QY25CA038
Check this award on USAspending.gov
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
$300,490,639
Department of Defense · Defense Contract Management Agency
336411 · AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
FORT WORTH, TX
Work started
Mar 31, 2027
Through
Nov 30, 2027
Contract
FA861123F0002
Check this award on USAspending.gov
ATEC INC
$2,862,807
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
336413 · OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
STAFFORD, TX
Work started
Jan 31, 2027
Through
Jan 31, 2027
Contract
FA853225F0122
Check this award on USAspending.gov

Government bids open in Texas 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.

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General Contracting Services for Facility Maintenance and Repair

Texas Department of Transportation

The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking bids for general contracting services related to facility maintenance and repair. Bids are due by September 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM UTC. No bonding or insurance requirements are specified in this solicitation. No specific reasons for bid disqualification are detailed in the materials provided. You likely qualify if: You are a general contractor or construction company with experience in facility maintenance and repair work, hold the appropriate state licensing, and can meet the submission deadline.

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Concrete Services Rio Grande State Center

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is seeking bids for concrete services at Rio Grande State Center. Bids are due September 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC. No bonding or insurance requirements are stated in this solicitation. No description of the work or disqualification criteria has been provided. You likely qualify if: You likely qualify if your business provides concrete construction, repair, or finishing services and can work on projects at state facilities in Texas.

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Grease Trap Cleaning Services and Waste Management Services

753

753 is requesting bids for grease trap cleaning services and waste management services. Your bid must be submitted by September 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM UTC. The solicitation provides no description, bonding requirements, or insurance requirements. Without additional details, common reasons bids get disqualified in government contracting include: failing to meet technical specifications, missing required certifications or licenses for waste handling, submitting incomplete proposals, missing deadlines, or inability to demonstrate financial stability and past performance in similar work. You likely qualify if: You own or operate a licensed waste management or environmental services company with experience in grease trap cleaning and disposal, hold the necessary state and local permits for hazardous waste handling, and can meet federal contracting requirements.

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B&F 26Z5AV7 - Emergency Repair of Elevator C&D

FDC HOUSTON

FDC HOUSTON is seeking bids for emergency repair of Elevators C and D. Bids are due by September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The solicitation does not specify bonding or insurance requirements in the provided information, so you should review the full details at the link provided. Government construction bids are commonly disqualified for: failing to meet technical specifications, submitting after the deadline, missing required certifications or documentation, not meeting contractor licensing requirements, and providing incomplete pricing or scope of work. You likely qualify if: You are a licensed elevator repair and maintenance contractor with experience on commercial or institutional buildings, and you can mobilize quickly for emergency work.

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4-Ton HVAC Units

FA3016 502 CONS CL

FA3016 502 CONS CL is seeking bids to supply 4-Ton HVAC units. Bids are due by September 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC. The solicitation document is available via the link provided, which contains details on specifications, bonding, insurance, and evaluation criteria. Review that document carefully before submitting, as government bids are commonly rejected for failing to meet technical specifications, missing required certifications or documentation, not meeting bonding or insurance requirements if applicable, or failing to follow submission instructions exactly. You likely qualify if: you are a supplier or distributor of HVAC equipment, particularly 4-ton units, with the ability to meet federal procurement requirements and any applicable bonding or insurance requirements specified in the full solicitation.

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FEMA Region 6 FRC Ground Level Roof & HVAC Replacement

REGION 6

REGION 6 is seeking bids for ground level roof and HVAC replacement work at a FEMA facility. The submission deadline is September 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. The solicitation does not specify bonding or insurance requirements in the available information. Common reasons bids get disqualified on government construction projects include: failure to meet bonding or insurance requirements (if applicable), non-compliance with labor standards or prevailing wage rates, submitting after the deadline, incomplete or non-responsive proposals, and failure to meet contractor qualifications or licensing requirements. You should review the full solicitation details on SAM.gov to confirm all specific requirements before bidding. You likely qualify if: You are a contractor or construction company licensed to perform roofing and HVAC work, with experience on commercial or government building maintenance projects, and the ability to meet federal contractor compliance requirements.

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