Trend Direction
California decreased from FY2025 to FY2026, moving from $1,814,359,419 to $336,827,061 in the ingested records.
- Latest: $336,827,061
- Previous: $1,814,359,419
California
California has $114,162,160,030 in place-of-performance federal contract obligations across 1,940 ingested award records.
Quick answer
California has $114,162,160,030 in ingested federal contract obligations across 1,940 award records in this state profile.
State Snapshot
Total obligations$114,162,160,030
Award records1,940
Entity codeCA
Data updatedMay 7, 2026
Top relationshipLAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
Top category541710 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES
Source: USAspending.gov. Last updated from ingested federal spending data: May 7, 2026.
Market Analysis
California has $114,162,160,030 across 1,940 ingested award records, with the analysis below generated only from visible tables on this page.
Concentration
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC accounts for 35.9% of California's visible obligations in this slice, which is the first concentration signal to review before treating the market as broad or fragmented.
- Top relationship: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
- Top value: $40,927,152,397
Buyer And Category Mix
541710 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES is the largest visible secondary category at $75,671,446,539. Use this alongside the relationship table to separate one-off award activity from repeat market exposure.
- Largest secondary category: 541710 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES
- Category value: $75,671,446,539
Recent Award Signal
The latest displayed award is DEAC5207NA27344 from FY2021 with $40,927,152,397 in obligations. Recent rows help identify whether the profile is still active in current procurement data.
- Award date: Not listed
Source caveats
- USAspending records can be revised after initial publication.
- Negative obligations and deobligations may affect totals in narrow slices.
Spending by Fiscal Year
| FY2026279 awards | $336,827,061 |
| FY2025296 awards | $1,814,359,419 |
| FY2024218 awards | $2,129,727,768 |
| FY2023262 awards | $2,258,894,343 |
| FY2022185 awards | $1,246,799,742 |
| FY2021700 awards | $106,375,551,697 |
Top Contractors
| LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC1 awards | $40,927,152,397 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA1 awards | $19,558,423,796 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY2 awards | $15,042,774,493 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY90 awards | $12,851,553,310 |
| QTC MEDICAL SERVICES INC33 awards | $5,975,124,827 |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.4 awards | $3,559,597,461 |
| AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC1 awards | $3,239,676,487 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY1 awards | $1,224,555,500 |
| HARPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.15 awards | $758,493,465 |
| COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC1 awards | $687,134,884 |
Top NAICS Codes
| 541710 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES5 awards | $75,671,446,539 |
| 541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)128 awards | $16,542,670,160 |
| 621111 - OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS)32 awards | $5,961,013,886 |
| 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)11 awards | $3,723,209,903 |
| 236220 - COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION95 awards | $2,944,020,420 |
| 334511 - SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING12 awards | $2,308,948,056 |
| 561612 - SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES7 awards | $1,327,331,916 |
| 541512 - COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES16 awards | $562,879,174 |
| 561210 - FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES123 awards | $543,109,465 |
| 541330 - ENGINEERING SERVICES96 awards | $497,454,618 |
Recent Awards
| Award | Recipient | Fiscal year | Obligations | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAC5207NA27344 | LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC | 2021 | $40,927,152,397 | Not available |
| DEAC0205CH11231 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 2021 | $19,558,423,796 | Not available |
| DEAC0276SF00515 | THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | 2021 | $14,860,934,880 | Not available |
| NNM16AA02C | AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC | 2021 | $3,239,676,487 | Not available |
| 80MSFC20C0034 | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 2021 | $3,018,254,543 | Not available |
| 80NM0018F0615 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 2021 | $2,945,898,289 | Not available |
| 80NM0021F0008 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 2021 | $1,593,516,202 | Not available |
| 80NM0018F0850 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 2021 | $1,456,429,449 | Not available |
| 80NM0018F0616 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 2021 | $1,283,721,680 | Not available |
| NNG10XA05C | RAYTHEON COMPANY | 2021 | $1,224,555,500 | Not available |
Citation facts
California has $114,162,160,030 in ingested federal contract obligations across 1,940 award records in this state profile.
- Source
- USAspending.gov procurement award records
- Data updated
- May 7, 2026
- Canonical URL
- https://www.govspending.us/state/california
Federal Contract Questions
How much federal contract spending is associated with California?
California has $114,162,160,030 in ingested contract obligations across 1,940 award records.
Which relationships matter most for California?
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC is the largest listed relationship in this profile at $40,927,152,397.
Which industries or buyers are most visible?
541710 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES is the largest listed secondary category at $75,671,446,539.
Source: USAspending.gov. Last updated from ingested federal spending data: May 7, 2026.