How much does Department of Education spend annually on federal contracts?

Department of Education (ED) obligated $2,500,000,000 in prime contracts during the current fiscal period across 1,100 registered vendor entities.

What is the small business set-aside percentage for Department of Education?

Department of Education directs 24.3% of eligible contract spending to socioeconomic small business set-aside programs (SDVOSB, 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone).

Federal Agency Procurement Profile

Department of Education

EDToptier Code: 091

The Department of Education establishes policy on federal financial aid for education, administers student loan systems, and monitors educational performance metrics.

Agency Procurement Overview

Verified SAM.gov & FPDS Data

The Department of Education (ED, Toptier Code 091) obligated $2.50B across 1,100 active vendors in the current fiscal cycle. It allocates 24.3% of prime spending to socioeconomic small business set-asides (SDVOSB, 8(a), WOSB), with major contract concentrations in Custom Computer Programming Services, Management & Administrative Consulting, Computer Systems Design Services.

•Annual Obligations: $2.50B

•Set-Aside Allocation: 24.3%

•Active Vendor Base: 1,100

•Annual Budget Authority: $82.00B

Fiscal Year Obligations

$2.50B

Obligated prime awards

Total Budget Authority

$82.00B

Enacted congressional budget

Small Business Set-Aside

24.3%

8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB target

Active Prime Contractors

1,100

Distinct vendor UEIs

Top Industry Categories (NAICS) at ED

NAICS 541511

Custom Computer Programming Services

$850.0M obligated

NAICS 541611

Management & Administrative Consulting

$620.0M obligated

NAICS 541512

Computer Systems Design Services

$490.0M obligated

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Leading Prime Contractors with ED

Contractors with active delivery orders and historical contract performance with Department of Education.

Contractor Legal Name	Primary NAICS	Recompete Win %	Contractor Total Spend	Action
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC UEI: C47BNA8GM833 • Washington, DC	541512	90.0%	$1.51B	View Profile
NELNET SERVICING LLC UEI: MNXKQ62J7AE8 • Washington, DC	541512	94.1%	$983.7M	View Profile
GENERAL DYNAMICS ONE SOURCE LLC UEI: D93YKLC3MK67 • Washington, VA	541512	79.1%	$1.23B	View Profile
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE UEI: SZN1MPHQN853 • Washington, DC	541611	89.5%	$125.5M	View Profile
APPLIED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION UEI: LJSWW81RS9G7 • Washington, DC	541511	90.1%	$61.9M	View Profile
ZEN STRATEGICS LLC UEI: JL44DV8WBXS6 • Washington, VA	541511	94.8%	$108.4M	View Profile
HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP UEI: G5H7HWC4L2R5 • Washington, VA	541330	80.2%	$7.95B	View Profile
OBSIDIAN GLOBAL, LLC UEI: SRB4DQGC2BB1 • Washington, TX	541511	94.1%	$104.6M	View Profile
OPTUMSERVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC. UEI: T2SDN8AHFSY6 • Washington, MD	541512	75.1%	$768.9M	View Profile