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NAICS 511210
Software Publishers: federal contracts
Who buys software publishers from the federal government, who wins the work, and where. Contract obligations in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026), from USAspending.gov. Contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders and definitive contracts). Obligations can be negative when an agency takes money back. Data saved from USAspending.gov on Oct 23, 2026.
$5.85 billion$5,852,198,256 in contract obligations
5,042contract awards with money in the year
10agencies buying (top 10 shown)
15states with work
Agencies buying
- 1. Department of Defense$3.01 billion · 51.4%
- 2. Department of Veterans Affairs$681.4 million · 11.6%
- 3. Department of Health and Human Services$541.4 million · 9.3%
- 4. Department of Homeland Security$526.3 million · 9.0%
- 5. General Services Administration$451.0 million · 7.7%
- 6. Social Security Administration$284.2 million · 4.9%
- 7. Department of the Treasury$151.6 million · 2.6%
- 8. Department of Agriculture$87.3 million · 1.5%
- 9. Department of the Interior$70.9 million · 1.2%
- 10. Department of Justice$51.6 million · 0.9%
Top companies (recipients)
- 1. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P$2.06 billion · 35.2%
- 2. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$1.61 billion · 27.6%
- 3. DELL MARKETING L.P.$864.6 million · 14.8%
- 4. MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$421.5 million · 7.2%
- 5. ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.$131.1 million · 2.2%
- 6. PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.$109.4 million · 1.9%
- 7. WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC$105.0 million · 1.8%
- 8. UNISON SOFTWARE INC$68.4 million · 1.2%
- 9. CA, INC.$55.4 million · 0.9%
- 10. DH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$35.6 million · 0.6%
Where the work is (states)
- 1. Virginia$1.63 billion · 27.8%
- 2. District Of Columbia$1.25 billion · 21.4%
- 3. Texas$1.23 billion · 21.0%
- 4. Alabama$530.5 million · 9.1%
- 5. Maryland$367.4 million · 6.3%
- 6. California$194.1 million · 3.3%
- 7. Massachusetts$112.6 million · 1.9%
- 8. Missouri$108.9 million · 1.9%
- 9. Georgia$103.9 million · 1.8%
- 10. Washington$76.3 million · 1.3%
Largest awards in NAICS 511210
| Recipient | Amount | Agency | What | Dates | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P TX | $1.59 billion $1,590,136,262 | Department of Veterans Affairs | VA MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT. NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2026 | 36C10B22F0089 ↗ |
| DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P TX | $1.08 billion $1,075,009,978 | Department of Veterans Affairs | MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2027 | 36C10B25F0093 ↗ |
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP VA | $552.6 million $552,601,779 | Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | CURRENT SOURCES OF INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION SERVICE (CSI) NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Sep 30, 2023 to Sep 29, 2028 | 75FCMC23F0133 ↗ |
| CA, INC. VA | $420.2 million $420,206,224 | Social Security Administration | NEW 66 MONTH OPEN-MARKET CONTRACT FOR RENEWAL OF CA SOFTWARE, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND MAINTENANCE. CA PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ARE USED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT OUR MAINFRAME AND DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTS AT ALL SSA DATA NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Mar 22, 2018 to Sep 30, 2026 | 28321318C00060013 ↗ |
| DELL MARKETING L.P. AL | $280.9 million $280,853,878 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | ACQUISITION OF MICROSOFT 365 E SERIES SOFTWARE LICENSES AND SOFTWARE ASSURANCE VIA THE NAVY ESI BPA TO SUPPORT APPROXIMATELY 720,000 AIR FORCE AND PARTNER AGENCY USERS WITH SECURE ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES. NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Nov 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 | FA877226F0001 ↗ |
| DELL MARKETING L.P. DC | $273.4 million $273,404,515 | Department of Defense Defense Information Systems Agency | MICROSOFT PRODUCTS NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Nov 6, 2025 to May 31, 2026 | HC108426F0015 ↗ |
| DELL MARKETING L.P. TX | $272.2 million $272,176,359 | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | PERSONA 5 (8/4 MONTH TERM). THE NAICS CODE FOR THIS ORDER IS 513210 FOR SOFTWARE LICENSES, AS REFLECTED IN MODIFICATION P00005 OF N66001-21-A-0083. NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Jun 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 | N0003925F7807 ↗ |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC VA | $241.6 million $241,619,624 | Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service | MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSES AND SUPPORT (TASK ORDER 00004) NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Jun 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027 | 2032H524F00310 ↗ |
| DELL MARKETING L.P. WA | $227.0 million $227,033,490 | Department of Defense U.S. Special Operations Command | MICROSOFT LICENSE RENEWAL AND SUSTAINMENT NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Mar 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2027 | H9241524F0022 ↗ |
| DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P DC | $218.6 million $218,638,726 | Department of Defense Defense Information Systems Agency | MICROSOFT PRODUCTS NAICS 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | Jun 10, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027 | HC108426F0287 ↗ |