National Telecommunications and Information Administration

The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is a civilian sub-agency that administers federal broadband-deployment grants, spectrum policy, and information-technology procurement and grants to support telecommunications infrastructure and emergency-response networks. NTIA transacts both through direct federal contracts and through grant awards to state agencies and telecommunications organizations, with the FirstNet Authority operating as an independent authority within NTIA for public-safety broadband coordination.

NTIA has awarded 2,178 federal contracts totaling $1.38 billion in combined potential value since 1984, with $1.2 billion obligated as of the most recent recorded activity. Contract awards have remained steady over the last five years: 118 in 2022, 119 in 2023, 104 in 2024, 121 in 2025, and 83 year-to-date in 2026. Among 792 distinct prime contractors, the competitive landscape is fragmented by count but moderately concentrated by value. Over the last five years, Software Information Resource Corp. leads by award count with 33 awards, followed by Deloitte Consulting LLP and Colossal Contracting LLC with 30 and 29 awards respectively; by combined potential value, Deloitte Consulting LLP dominates with $200.1 million across 30 awards, followed by Software Information Resource Corp. at $64.1 million and General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. at $48.6 million. Set-asides are uncommon; 70 percent of NTIA contracts carry no set-aside designation, while 22 percent are total small-business awards, and 8(a) sole-source awards account for 3 percent.

NTIA has obligated $54.65 billion in federal grant dollars across 2,627 grant awards since December 2000, with combined federal and non-federal dollars totaling $58.21 billion. Recent grant volume shows significant volatility: 285 awards in 2022, 224 in 2023, 31 in 2024, 107 in 2025, and 8 year-to-date in 2026. Grant recipients are highly fragmented by count but moderately concentrated by federal dollars. Washington State Department Of Commerce leads by award count with 7 awards ($1.32 billion federal dollars), followed by State Of Nevada with 6 awards ($473.2 million); by federal dollars obligated, Texas Comptroller Of Public Accounts dominates with $3.32 billion across 3 awards. Nearly all grants are Project Grants (99 percent), with Cooperative Agreements accounting for 1 percent. Among 1,197 distinct grant recipients, the top five by federal dollars represent 16 percent of total federal grant funding.

Recent contract opportunities include a sole-source notice for ATIS and 3GPP annual-membership renewal (Solicitation 2169, due November 3, 2026) and a Request for Information from the FirstNet Authority on financial-management software and support services (Solicitation FNA-OCPO-64962, due October 26, 2026 as of the most recent amendment). The FirstNet Authority opportunity seeks market research on IT value-added reseller capability; responses do not bind the government to award.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration manages federal spectrum use, makes grants to further develop and deploy broadband internet, conducts telecommunications research, and advises the president on telecommunications and information policy issues.