West Point Military Academy

Department of the Army Headquarters West Point Military Academy is a defense service academy within the Army that procures goods, services, and information technology to support cadet education, military training, and academy operations; the academy transacts primarily through small contract awards and grant-funded research partnerships.

The academy has awarded 7,935 federal contracts cumulatively since 1996, totaling $710.3 million in combined potential value with $643.7 million obligated. Contract volume has declined from 229 awards in 2023 to 95 in 2026 and 2 year-to-date in 2027. Over the last five years, contract competition is highly fragmented: the top five prime contractors hold only 8 percent of recent award count and 2 percent of combined potential value by dollars. Iron Bow Technologies, LLC leads by potential value with $9.7 million across 16 awards, followed by Wildflower International, LTD. at $2.8 million and Major Contracting Services, Inc. at $1.8 million; the remaining 2,797 distinct primes hold the long tail. The academy's set-aside mix reflects a high proportion of unrestricted awards: 65 percent carry no set-aside designation, while 30 percent flow to small-business vehicles. Small Business awards dominate the set-aside portfolio; 8(a) sole-source, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and competitive 8(a) awards comprise 4 percent combined. Remaining designations—HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business, and partial small-business awards—each account for negligible volume.

The academy has obligated $19.3 million across 99 grant awards since 2016, with recent activity averaging 12.4 awards annually from 2022 through 2026. Grant funding is moderately concentrated: the top five recipients hold 49 percent of recent award count and 43 percent of obligated federal dollars. Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated dominates with 25 awards totaling $5 million in federal dollars obligated, followed distantly by George Washington University at $998 thousand and Trustees of Indiana University at $984 thousand across fewer awards; remaining recipients are dispersed across academic and research institutions. Grants are predominantly Cooperative Agreements (89 percent) with a small share of Project Grants (11 percent), indicating structured research partnerships rather than formula or one-off project funding. The most recently recorded grant award closed on 2026-08-21; the latest recorded contract award date is 2027-09-08.

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point provides higher education and training for Army cadets. Graduates go on to become commissioned officers in the U.S. Army.