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Federal contracts in Iowa

Federal contract work performed in Iowa: the agencies buying, the companies winning and what they're delivering. 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.

$1.90 billion$1,904,948,926 in contract obligations
#42of 56 states and territories
$597per resident
21,558contract awards with money in the year

Agencies buying here

  1. 1. Department of Defense$1.24 billion · 65.3%
  2. 2. Department of the Treasury$204.5 million · 10.7%
  3. 3. Department of Agriculture$131.3 million · 6.9%
  4. 4. Department of Veterans Affairs$68.8 million · 3.6%
  5. 5. Department of Energy$62.5 million · 3.3%
  6. 6. General Services Administration$42.7 million · 2.2%
  7. 7. Department of Health and Human Services$30.6 million · 1.6%
  8. 8. Department of Transportation$27.4 million · 1.4%
  9. 9. Department of Homeland Security$23.3 million · 1.2%
  10. 10. Department of Labor$16.7 million · 0.9%

Top companies (recipients)

  1. 1. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$407.3 million · 21.4%
  2. 2. DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC$295.2 million · 15.5%
  3. 3. AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC$216.9 million · 11.4%
  4. 4. PMX INDUSTRIES, INC.$137.2 million · 7.2%
  5. 5. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$102.7 million · 5.4%
  6. 6. THE CBE GROUP, INC.$67.4 million · 3.5%
  7. 7. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY$63.2 million · 3.3%
  8. 8. GENERAL CONSTRUCTORS INC. OF THE QUAD CITIES$44.2 million · 2.3%
  9. 9. FLEETSIDE FORD, LLC.$34.4 million · 1.8%
  10. 10. BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.$34.2 million · 1.8%

What's being bought (NAICS)

  1. 1. 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing$360.7 million · 18.9%
  2. 2. 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing$188.9 million · 9.9%
  3. 3. 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing$142.7 million · 7.5%
  4. 4. 331420 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying$137.2 million · 7.2%
  5. 5. 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$135.9 million · 7.1%
  6. 6. 541330 Engineering Services$116.4 million · 6.1%
  7. 7. 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$104.5 million · 5.5%
  8. 8. 541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$62.2 million · 3.3%
  9. 9. 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction$52.3 million · 2.7%
  10. 10. 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction$48.3 million · 2.5%

Largest contract awards in Iowa

The 10 biggest awards by total award amount with work in Iowa and money obligated in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026).

RecipientAmountAgencyWhatDatesAward
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
IA		$1.15 billion
$1,151,375,068		Department of EnergyMULTI-PROGRAM NATIONAL PHYSICAL RESEARCH INCLUDING RARE EARTHS AND USE OF AMES MPC.
NAICS 541710 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES		Dec 4, 2006 to Dec 31, 2026DEAC0207CH11358 ↗
MSM GROUP NORTH AMERICA INC.
IA		$635.2 million
$635,200,000		Department of Defense
Department of the Army		DESIGN, BUILD, AND COMMISSION A MODERN 155MM LOAD, ASSEMBLE, AND PACK (LAP) FACILITY AT THE IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (IAAAP)
NAICS 332993 AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING		Aug 15, 2025 to Aug 10, 2029W519TC25C0032 ↗
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
IA		$401.2 million
$401,212,315		Department of Defense
Department of the Navy		IGF::OT::IGF TCTS INCREMENT II (TCTS INC II)
NAICS 333318 OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING		Mar 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2027N6134017C0007 ↗
DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC
IA		$361.4 million
$361,358,858		Department of Defense
Department of the Navy		MIDS JTRS SPARES PRODUCTION
NAICS 334290 OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING		Sep 17, 2025 to Nov 30, 2027N0003925F4045 ↗
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.
IA		$360.2 million
$360,248,524		Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force		GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM MILITARY USERS EQUIPMENT MINIATURE SERIAL INTERFACE RECEIVER CARD PROGRAM WITH NEXT GENERATION APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCREMENT 2
NAICS 334511 SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTE		Nov 6, 2020 to Oct 31, 2026FA880721C0003 ↗
ROCKWELL COLLINS SIMULATION & TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC
IA		$338.2 million
$338,154,928		Department of Defense
Department of the Navy		HITS-IV CONTRACT TO PROCURE 1 WST TO RETROFIT, TECH REFRESH, AND UPDATE SOFTWARE (CYBER/DSSC-4) ON HITS SUITE OF TRAINERS TO OBTAIN TECH DATA TO PROCURE MAINTENANCE, USER, CYBER SECURITY/SW TRAINING, AND ICS
NAICS 333318 OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING		Jun 30, 2021 to Jul 28, 2028N6134021C0017 ↗
AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC
IA		$269.6 million
$269,633,758		Department of Defense
Department of the Army		M795 TNT - AWARD OF FY16 REQUIREMENTS.
NAICS 332993 AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING		Sep 27, 2016 to Feb 29, 20240003 ↗
AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC
IA		$229.3 million
$229,346,070		Department of Defense
Department of the Army		AWARD OF FY20 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE M795 TNT 155MM PROJECTILE.
NAICS 332993 AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING		Sep 28, 2020 to Apr 30, 2027W52P1J20C0035 ↗
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.
IA		$228.6 million
$228,649,045		Department of Defense
Defense Contract Management Agency		MGUE INCREMENT 1 TD RCI
NAICS 334511 SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTE		Sep 28, 2012 to Sep 3, 2025FA880712C0013 ↗
AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC
IA		$197.4 million
$197,387,638		Department of Defense
Department of the Army		ORDER W519TC25F0357 IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO LOAD, ASSEMBLE, AND PACK A QUANTITY OF 388,436 155MM M795 TNT LOADED PROJECTILES.
NAICS 332993 AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING		Sep 18, 2025 to Feb 28, 2028W519TC25F0357 ↗
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