Washington Headquarters Service

DOD Washington Headquarters Service, a sub-agency of the Department of War, executes acquisition and contract administration work on behalf of the Pentagon's Office of the Secretary and major commands, funding technology modernization, facilities services, personnel support, and administrative operations across the federal defense establishment. WHS is the principal contracting office for a diverse portfolio spanning IT infrastructure, facilities management, human resources platforms, intelligence resource systems, manufacturing innovation, and protective services.

WHS has awarded 21,851 federal contracts totaling $31.57 billion in combined potential value since 1988, with $28.34 billion obligated. Recent contract activity shows 431 awards in 2022, 494 in 2023, 556 in 2024, 538 in 2025, and 252 year-to-date in 2026. The agency works with 4,874 distinct prime contractors. Competitive concentration is highly fragmented—the top five primes by award count hold just 10 percent of recent awards, with National Security Technology Accelerator Inc. leading on value at $2.56 billion across 43 awards, followed by Servicesource Inc. at $98.2 million across 50 awards and Signature Renovations LLC at $66.2 million across 63 awards. Most other primes transact across single-digit award counts. The portfolio is heavily weighted to open competition: 81 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides account for 11 percent of awards, with 8(a) sole-source awards at 4 percent and competitive 8(a) at 1 percent. Service-disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone set-asides together represent 1 percent of awards.

WHS also funds grants, having awarded 1,596 federal grants totaling $7.51 billion in obligated federal dollars since 1994, with total federal and non-federal combined obligation of $10.31 billion. Grant activity shows 83 awards in 2022, 130 in 2023, 106 in 2024, 128 in 2025, and 35 year-to-date in 2026. Recipients are concentrated among state military and veteran affairs departments: Military & Veteran Affairs Dept (West Virginia) and West Virginia Adjutant General lead by award count with 15 awards each over the last five years, holding just 12 percent of recent awards. By federal dollars, School District #201 Island County dominates with $179.6 million across six awards. Grant recipients are highly fragmented—the top five hold 4 percent of federal dollars. Assistance is predominantly Project Grants (82 percent of awards) with Cooperative Agreements at 17 percent and Block Grants at 1 percent.

Current contract opportunities include a Pre-Solicitation for Information Management and Information Access Support Services (IDIQ, 5-year base plus 5-year option, anticipated award January 17, 2027); white papers for Project Argus intelligence resource modernization (due November 13, 2026); a Solicitation for ManTech conference support (due October 16, 2026, amended multiple times); and a Pre-Solicitation for Event Support, Protocol & Graphic Design Services. Project FLYTRAP 6.0 invites industry participation in a multinational counter-UAS experimentation exercise in Europe with potential follow-on operational evaluation (due November 1, 2026). Small-business set-asides are present in several recent solicitations including Ted Stevens Center security system installation and newspaper delivery support. Most recent contract award closed on September 29, 2026.

The Washington Headquarters Services provides essential administrative functions for the Department of Defense.