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Potomac Electric Power Co
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Potomac Electric Power Co, of Washington, DC, was obligated $457M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $98M, of which $96M (98%) came through contracts.
That is about level on FY2025 ($99M).
Potomac Electric Power Co ranks 31 of 546 listed organisations located in DC by five-year obligations, and 1,602 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services, Smithsonian Institution and Department of the Treasury and 5 other agencies: 24 awards worth $228M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 221118 (Other Electric Power Generation), where it ranks 1 of 6 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $95,378,903 | $93,278,903 | $2,100,000 | — |
| FY2024 | $165,408,904 | $163,441,822 | $1,967,082 | +73% |
| FY2025 | $98,894,375 | $96,794,375 | $2,100,000 | -40% |
| FY2026 | $97,565,132 | $96,015,132 | $1,550,000 | -1% |
| 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 DC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $457M | $36B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $98M | $7.3B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $450M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $7.7M | $36B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,602 of 30,989 | 1 of 546 in DC | 1 |
Largest in state: National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 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 Health and Human Services | 7 | $133M | 58% |
| 2 | Smithsonian Institution | 3 | $39M | 17% |
| 3 | Department of the Treasury | 7 | $22M | 10% |
| 4 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2 | $19M | 8% |
| 5 | Department of Justice | 2 | $7.6M | 3% |
| 6 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 1 | $4.9M | 2% |
| 7 | District of Columbia Courts | 1 | $1.3M | 1% |
| 8 | General Services Administration | 1 | $1.2M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 221118: 1 of 6 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Other Electric Power Generation.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Montgomery County, MD $132M · District of Columbia, DC $77M · Prince George's County, MD $20M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 221118 Other Electric Power Generation | $118M | 26 Sep 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 221118 Other Electric Power Generation | $16M | 12 Dec 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Smithsonian Institution | ContractPurchase Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $14M | 30 Oct 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Smithsonian Institution | ContractPurchase Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $14M | 3 Nov 2022 | DC | USAspending |
| Smithsonian Institution | ContractPurchase Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $11M | 25 Oct 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of the TreasuryBureau of Engraving and Printing | ContractDelivery Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $6.6M | 30 Oct 2025 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractPurchase Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $6.1M | 9 Dec 2025 | DC | USAspending |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | ContractDelivery Order | 221118 Other Electric Power Generation | $4.9M | 27 Sep 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of the TreasuryBureau of Engraving and Printing | ContractDelivery Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $4.5M | 28 Sep 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of the TreasuryBureau of Engraving and Printing | ContractDelivery Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $4.5M | 25 Sep 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 221118 Other Electric Power Generation | $3.8M | 25 May 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 221118 Other Electric Power Generation | $2.6M | 3 Sep 2026 | 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.
- $118M, Department of Health and Human Services, 26 Sep 2024: C107469 ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION UPGRADE PHASE 1A
- $16M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 12 Dec 2025: THIS CONTRACT PROCURES ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY AND DELIVERY) FOR NASA'S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) MAIN CAMPUS IN GREENBELT, MD AND RESPECTIVE AREAS 100, 20
- $14M, Smithsonian Institution, 30 Oct 2023: UB FOR UTILITIES - ELECTRIC
- $14M, Smithsonian Institution, 3 Nov 2022: UB FOR UTILITIES - ELECTRIC
- $11M, Smithsonian Institution, 25 Oct 2024: UB FOR UTILITIES - ELECTRIC
- $6.6M, Department of the Treasury, 30 Oct 2025: DCF ELECTRICITY UTILITIES FY26
- $6.1M, Department of Justice, 9 Dec 2025: JEH ELECTRIC 2026
- $4.9M, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 27 Sep 2024: THIS ACQUISITION IS FOR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION, TRANSMISSION AND SUPPLY AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Potomac Electric Power Co receive?
$457M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $95M; FY2024: $165M; FY2025: $99M; FY2026: $98M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Potomac Electric Power Co?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($133M), Smithsonian Institution ($39M), Department of the Treasury ($22M), National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($19M) and Department of Justice ($7.6M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 221118 Other Electric Power Generation, NAICS 221122 Electric Power Distribution and NAICS 221121 Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MD ($151M) and DC ($77M).
Is Potomac Electric Power Co a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,602 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 31 of 546 located in DC. 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.