Office of the Secretary

The Department of the Army Headquarters Office of the Secretary is the principal contracting authority within the Army that executes acquisition, procurement, and policy initiatives across the service. The Office controls a substantial contract portfolio spanning operational logistics, information technology, facilities management, and administrative services across Army installations and commands worldwide.

The Army Headquarters has issued 17,318 federal contract awards since 1998, with a combined potential value of $30.89 billion and $26.15 billion obligated. Recent annual award volume has declined: 451 awards in 2022, 509 in 2023, 489 in 2024, 417 in 2025, and 271 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is 2026-12-02. The portfolio spans 3,276 distinct prime contractors. Competitive concentration is fragmented by award count—the top five primes hold 26 percent of recent awards—but moderately concentrated by potential value, with top five primes accounting for 16 percent of combined contract value. Space Age Engineering, Inc. leads by award count with 157 awards totaling $20.9 million in potential value over the last five years, followed by Command Management Services, Inc. (136 awards, $272.5 million) and Aleto, Inc. (132 awards, $19.9 million). Dell Marketing L.P. and DDB Chicago Inc. dominate by dollar value, each holding approximately $1.6 billion in combined potential value across far fewer awards, indicating significant task order or BPA activity. An estimated 271 recent awards carry no reported potential value, reflecting heavy transactional volume through Schedule, BPA, or modification activity.

Set-aside designations are minimal across the portfolio: 81 percent of awards carry no set-aside, while small-business set-asides (competitive, 8(a) sole source, and other designations) account for 18 percent of awards. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, and HUBZone awards collectively represent less than one percent of volume.

The Army Headquarters has issued 10 federal grant awards totaling $4.9 million obligated since 2003, with highly irregular cadence and minimal recent activity. Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated received the sole recorded grant award in the last five years—$72 thousand obligated as a Project Grant in 2025. The assistance-type mix is predominantly Project Grants (90 percent), with one Cooperative Agreement completing the portfolio. No recent grant opportunities or contract opportunities are recorded against the agency or its descendant offices.