The Top 100 Contractors Report is a list developed annually by the
U.S. General Services Administration
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as part of its tracking of
U.S. federal government
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procurement, of the "Top 100" contractors in the
United States
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.
In fiscal year 2005, the federal government aimed to source 23% of all subcontracts from small businesses with guidance from the
Small Business Administration
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and stre ...
. The federal government was unable to meet this goal in 8 years until FY2013 when it subcontracted over $83 billion from small businesses.
Fiscal year 2015 marked several historic achievements; the federal government exceeded their overall goal of 23% by 2.75% resulting in $90.7 billion dollars awarded to small businesses, 5.05% ($17.8 billion) of which went to
women-owned small business (WOSB), meeting the goal for the first time since it was implemented in 1996.
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The top five departments by dollars obligated in 2015 were the Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to:
Current departments of defence
* Department of Defence (Australia)
* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
* Department of National Defense (Philipp ...
($212.5 billion), Department of Energy ($23 billion), Health and Human Services
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($21 billion), Department of Veteran Affairs ($20 billion), and NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeedin ...
($13 billion).
2018
2015
Fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010
See also
* Government procurement in the United States
The processes of government procurement in the United States enable federal, state and local government bodies in the country to acquire goods, services (including construction), and interests in real property.
In fiscal year 2019, the US Federal ...
* Government procurement
*Federal Acquisition Regulation
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the principal set of rules regarding Government procurement in the United States,. and is codified at Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, . It covers many of the contracts issued b ...
* Federal Procurement Data System
* Sustainable procurement
* Berry Amendment The Berry Amendment (USC, Title 10, Section 2533a), requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to give preference in procurement to domestically produced, manufactured, or home-grown products, most notably food, clothing, fabrics, and specialty metal ...
- requiring the Department of Defense to give preference in procurement to domestic goods and services
*Military–industrial complex
The expression military–industrial complex (MIC) describes the relationship between a country's military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy. A driving factor behind the ...
References
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External links
BGOV200 - Federal Industry Leaders: The Top Federal Contractors in FY20
Federal Procurement Data System
Federal Contractor Misconduct Database
Advance GSA
Government procurement in the United States
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United States politics-related lists