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Smiths Detection Inc.
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USAspending records $530M in award obligations to Smiths Detection Inc. (Edgewood, MD) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $89M, of which $89M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 33% on FY2025 ($133M).
Smiths Detection Inc. ranks 68 of 1,308 listed organisations located in MD by five-year obligations, and 1,433 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice and Department of Defense: 31 awards worth $422M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 334517 (Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing), where it ranks 4 of 31 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $149,642,144 | $149,642,144 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $159,582,833 | $159,582,833 | $0 | +7% |
| FY2025 | $132,609,787 | $132,609,787 | $0 | -17% |
| FY2026 | $88,585,922 | $88,685,922 | $0 | -33% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in MD | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $530M | $48B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $89M | $13B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $531M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $48B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,433 of 30,000 | 1 of 1,308 in MD | 1 |
Largest in state: Maryland Department of Health. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Homeland Security | 21 | $389M | 92% |
| 2 | Department of Justice | 8 | $18M | 4% |
| 3 | Department of Defense | 2 | $15M | 4% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 334517: 4 of 31 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Harford County, MD $137M · Alameda County, CA $123M · Fairfax County, VA $98M · Loudoun County, VA $37M · District of Columbia, DC $21M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing | $99M | 10 Jul 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing | $84M | 10 Apr 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing | $64M | 28 Sep 2026 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractDefinitive Contract | 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $37M | 13 Sep 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing | $33M | 29 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing | $25M | 22 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractDelivery Order | 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $12M | 27 Jun 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing | $11M | 18 Apr 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 541330 Engineering Services | $7.9M | 20 Sep 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractDelivery Order | 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing | $5.0M | 7 Jul 2026 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractDefinitive Contract | 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) | $4.9M | 5 Sep 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseWashington Headquarters Services | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $3.8M | 30 Sep 2023 | DC | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $99M, Department of Homeland Security, 10 Jul 2024: PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF MEDIUM SPEED EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS
- $84M, Department of Homeland Security, 10 Apr 2023: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SYSTEMS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT THE CHECKPOINT PROPERTY SCREENING SYSTEM (CPSS)
- $64M, Department of Homeland Security, 28 Sep 2026: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO PURCHASE MEDIUM SPEED EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS (MSEDS),INSTALLATION SERVICES, AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT.
- $37M, Department of Homeland Security, 13 Sep 2024: NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION DETECTION EQUIPMENT
- $33M, Department of Homeland Security, 29 Sep 2025: DELIVERY ORDER FOR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEM PURCHASE & INSTALLATION.
- $25M, Department of Homeland Security, 22 Sep 2023: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO SUPPORT THE TSA THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT OF MEDIUM SPEED EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS (MSEDS), INSTALLATION SERVICES, AND
- $12M, Department of Homeland Security, 27 Jun 2023: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF LARGE AND SMALL SCALE NON-INTRUSIVE EQUIPMENT
- $11M, Department of Defense, 18 Apr 2023: JOINT CHEMICAL AGENT ADAPTER SOLID LIQUID ADAPTER PRODUCTION INCLUDING RELATED SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Smiths Detection Inc. receive?
$530M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $150M; FY2024: $160M; FY2025: $133M; FY2026: $89M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Smiths Detection Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Homeland Security ($389M), Department of Justice ($18M) and Department of Defense ($15M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing, NAICS 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing and NAICS 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MD ($138M), VA ($135M), CA ($123M) and DC ($21M).
Is Smiths Detection Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,433 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 68 of 1,308 located in MD. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.