Army Materiel Command

Department of the Army Materiel Command (AMC), the Army's principal acquisition and logistics command within the Department of Defense, is the largest federal buyer by transaction volume—processing over 1.6 million contract awards since 1978 across 65,407 distinct prime contractors, with combined potential value of $862.83 billion. AMC also administers federal research and education grants, with 5,594 awards obligating $10.08 billion in federal dollars since 2005 across 678 distinct recipients.

Contract activity remains high-volume but declining in recent years. AMC awarded 10,072 contracts in 2023, 9,622 in 2024, 8,182 in 2025, 4,230 in 2026, and 3 year-to-date in 2027. The most recent recorded award date is June 12, 2027. Combined dollars obligated ($942.83 billion) exceed combined potential value, reflecting significant option exercises and modifications across the portfolio. Contract competitive concentration is highly fragmented—the top five primes by award count (Seacube Leasing International, L3Harris Global Communications, Celf Services, S & K Federal Services, and S & K Logistics Services) hold only 5% of recent awards, while the top five by potential value (L3Harris Global Communications, Raytheon Company, Atlantic Diving Supply, S & K Federal Services, and Seacube Leasing) account for 1% of combined potential value. The portfolio shows heavy transactional activity through Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and modifications; many recent awards carry unreported dollar values. The set-aside mix heavily favors unrestricted competition—89% of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides comprise 9% of awards; 8(a) awards (sole source and competitive combined) total 1%, and all other socioeconomic set-asides remain under 1% individually.

Grant activity centers on research and workforce development. AMC awarded 494 grants in 2022, 535 in 2023, 508 in 2024, 400 in 2025, and 434 in 2026. The most recent grant award closed November 30, 2026. Recipient concentration is highly fragmented—the top five recipients by award count (Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Regents of the University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gordon Research Conferences, and University of Maryland) hold 24% of recent awards but only 3% of federal dollars obligated. The disparity reflects many small awards concentrated in Oak Ridge's hands (373 awards, $49.9 million) balanced against fewer awards at higher per-award value at University of Maryland ($99.5 million across 45 awards). Grants predominantly fund Project Grants (57% of awards) and Cooperative Agreements (42%), with minimal Block and Formula Grants. Combined federal and non-federal obligated dollars total $11.18 billion, indicating significant institutional cost-sharing on research projects.

Recent contract solicitations span rapid-turn small purchases and major acquisition pre-market research. AMC issued small-business set-asides for hangers, lifting straps, and specialized components at West Point and subordinate arsenals; a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for National Crime Information Center and Alabama Law Enforcement Tactical System database gateway services (awarded to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, base period through December 2027 with six option years); and several market surveys including sources-sought announcements for 155mm cannon-tube manufacturing capacity (due November 23, 2026) and overhaul/repair capability for UH-60/AH-64 T700 turbine engine control units (due November 4, 2026). A commercial maritime test-platform and event-support services IDIQ (solution brief due November 6, 2026) seeks commercially operated capabilities for autonomous and uncrewed maritime systems research, development, test, evaluation, and training. An USHC (hand-carried ultrasound diagnostic system) prototype Request for Prototype Proposals (solution brief due November 6, 2026) seeks commercial COTS or NDI devices for austere medical environments.

Grant opportunities target academic research and workforce development. The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Cooperative Agreement (due December 3, 2026) funds one award with a maximum of $1.3 billion over ten years to support undergraduate and graduate STEM scholarships with federal employment service commitments. The FY 2027 MURI competition (due April 9, 2027) funds high-risk university-led basic research through Cooperative Agreements and Grants; eligibility restricted to accredited U.S. institutions of higher education and UARCs—not for-profit entities or FFRDCs. DURIP (due November 6, 2026) provides equipment and instrumentation funding to accredited U.S. universities and UARCs for research capabilities in science, mathematics, and engineering supporting national defense. The HBCU/TCU Equipment/Instrumentation program (closed October 9, 2026) funded research equipment at Historically Black Colleges, Tribal Colleges, and eligible minority-serving institutions. The Deployed Warfighter Protection program (due March 17, 2027) seeks original research on insecticides, personal protection technology, and pesticide application equipment to protect deployed personnel from arthropod vectors.