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A. Bright Idea, LLC
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A. Bright Idea, LLC, of Bel Air, MD, was obligated $21M 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 $6.8M, of which $6.8M (100%) came through contracts.
That is about level on FY2025 ($6.3M).
A. Bright Idea, LLC ranks 808 of 1,308 listed organisations located in MD by five-year obligations, and 17,387 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Justice: 6 awards worth $15M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541820 (Public Relations Agencies), where it ranks 6 of 13 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,227,491 | $3,227,491 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $5,024,722 | $5,024,722 | $0 | +56% |
| FY2025 | $6,259,439 | $6,259,439 | $0 | +25% |
| FY2026 | $6,824,624 | $6,824,624 | $0 | +9% |
| 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) | $21M | $48B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $6.8M | $13B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $21M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $48B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 17,387 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 Justice | 6 | $15M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541820: 6 of 13 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Public Relations Agencies.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Harford County, MD $15M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractBpa Call | 541820 Public Relations Agencies | $5.0M | 1 Feb 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractBpa Call | 541820 Public Relations Agencies | $2.5M | 1 Jul 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractBpa Call | 541820 Public Relations Agencies | $2.5M | 10 Aug 2026 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractBpa Call | 541820 Public Relations Agencies | $2.0M | 30 Jan 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractBpa Call | 541820 Public Relations Agencies | $2.0M | 3 Nov 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractBpa Call | 541820 Public Relations Agencies | $1.1M | 20 Apr 2026 | MD | 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.
- $5.0M, Department of Justice, 1 Feb 2024: 2024-0048 DIVERSION MEDIA CAMPAIGNS FOR THE POP OF 2/1/2024-1/31/2025
- $2.5M, Department of Justice, 1 Jul 2025: TITLE: TAKE BACK DAY (FALL)/EVERY DAY (WINTER) REQUESTOR: MARY A BRANDENBERGER AFT#: AFT25-DC-004713 REF AWARD/BPA: 15DDHQ25A00000017 POP DATES: 08/15/2025 TO 0
- $2.5M, Department of Justice, 10 Aug 2026: TITLE: TAKE BACK DAY FALL 2026/EVERY DAY WINTER 2026-2027
- $2.0M, Department of Justice, 30 Jan 2025: DP, A BRIGHT IDEA, APRIL TAKE BACK DAY
- $2.0M, Department of Justice, 3 Nov 2025: TITLE: TAKE BACK DAY SPRING 2026 REQUESTOR: MARY A BRANDENBERGER AFT#: 2026-DP-0035 REF AWARD/BPA: 15DDHQ25A00000017 POP DATES: 01/01/2026 TO 06/15/2026
- $1.1M, Department of Justice, 20 Apr 2026: TITLE: DEA PODCAST DEA DEBRIEF
Questions and answers
How much federal money does A. Bright Idea, LLC receive?
$21M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $3.2M; FY2024: $5.0M; FY2025: $6.3M; FY2026: $6.8M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to A. Bright Idea, LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Justice ($15M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541820 Public Relations Agencies.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MD ($15M).
Is A. Bright Idea, LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 17,387 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 808 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.