Iowa

Iowa has $1,670,989,163 in place-of-performance federal contract obligations across 260 ingested award records.

Quick answer

Iowa has $1,670,989,163 in ingested federal contract obligations across 260 award records in this state profile.

State Snapshot

Total obligations$1,670,989,163
Award records260
Entity codeIA
Data updatedMay 7, 2026
Top relationshipIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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

Iowa has $1,670,989,163 across 260 ingested award records, with the analysis below generated only from visible tables on this page.

Trend Direction

Iowa decreased from FY2025 to FY2026, moving from $25,465,328 to $1,457,104 in the ingested records.

  • Latest: $1,457,104
  • Previous: $25,465,328

Concentration

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY accounts for 66.1% of Iowa's visible obligations in this slice, which is the first concentration signal to review before treating the market as broad or fragmented.

  • Top relationship: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Top value: $1,105,054,782

Buyer And Category Mix

541710 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES is the largest visible secondary category at $1,105,054,782. 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: $1,105,054,782

Recent Award Signal

The latest displayed award is DEAC0207CH11358 from FY2021 with $1,105,054,782 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

FY202618 awards$1,457,104
FY202539 awards$25,465,328
FY202449 awards$36,621,221
FY202363 awards$31,153,588
FY202245 awards$41,782,398
FY202146 awards$1,534,509,524

Top Contractors

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY1 awards$1,105,054,782
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA1 awards$181,434,956
THE CBE GROUP, INC.1 awards$170,990,618
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.182 awards$105,352,140
COVENANT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC1 awards$31,412,695
PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS LLC1 awards$21,838,064
A & J'S CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C1 awards$10,744,141
KUDER INC1 awards$8,189,155
DEFENSE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY, LLC1 awards$7,593,551
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.3 awards$7,536,030

Recent Awards

AwardRecipientFiscal yearObligationsDate
DEAC0207CH11358IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY2021$1,105,054,782Not available
80GSFC18C0008THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA2021$181,434,956Not available
2032H521F00136THE CBE GROUP, INC.2021$170,990,618Not available
36C10F20C0025COVENANT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC2021$31,412,695Not available
PBGC01CT160035PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS LLC2021$21,838,064Not available
70Z03822FJ0000161ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.2022$12,860,424Not available
140FGA24C0003A & J'S CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C2024$10,744,141Not available
15BNAS22F00000400KUDER INC2023$8,189,155Not available
12639522F0977DEFENSE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY, LLC2022$7,593,551Not available
SPRTA125C0087ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.2025$7,499,376Not available
Citation facts

Iowa has $1,670,989,163 in ingested federal contract obligations across 260 award records in this state profile.

Source
USAspending.gov procurement award records
Data updated
May 7, 2026
Canonical URL
https://www.govspending.us/state/iowa

Federal Contract Questions

How much federal contract spending is associated with Iowa?

Iowa has $1,670,989,163 in ingested contract obligations across 260 award records.

Which relationships matter most for Iowa?

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is the largest listed relationship in this profile at $1,105,054,782.

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 $1,105,054,782.

Source: USAspending.gov. Last updated from ingested federal spending data: May 7, 2026.

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