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Pen-Link, LTD
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USAspending records $62M in award obligations to Pen-Link, LTD (Lincoln, NE) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $14M, of which $14M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 16% on FY2025 ($17M).
Pen-Link, LTD ranks 47 of 191 listed organisations located in NE by five-year obligations, and 8,137 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and Department of the Treasury: 8 awards worth $28M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), where it ranks 380 of 1,024 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,815,340 | $16,815,340 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $14,657,305 | $14,657,305 | $0 | -13% |
| FY2025 | $16,544,648 | $16,544,648 | $0 | +13% |
| FY2026 | $13,847,602 | $13,847,602 | $0 | -16% |
| 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 NE | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $62M | $16B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $14M | $4.4B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $62M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $16B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 8,137 of 30,989 | 1 of 191 in NE | 1 |
Largest in state: Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services. 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 | 5 | $23M | 81% |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | 2 | $3.9M | 14% |
| 3 | Department of the Treasury | 1 | $1.5M | 5% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541519: 380 of 1,024 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Other Computer Related Services.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Lancaster County, NE $27M · District of Columbia, DC $1.6M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractPurchase Order | 541519 Other Computer Related Services | $17M | 20 May 2024 | NE | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | ContractPurchase Order | 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services | $2.3M | 16 Sep 2025 | NE | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $1.9M | 5 Jun 2023 | NE | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $1.7M | 3 Jan 2023 | NE | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Secret Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 513210 Software Publishers | $1.6M | 29 Dec 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractPurchase Order | 541519 Other Computer Related Services | $1.5M | 6 Aug 2024 | NE | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration | ContractPurchase Order | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $1.3M | 13 Dec 2023 | NE | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division | ContractDelivery Order | 541519 Other Computer Related Services | $1.2M | 28 Mar 2023 | NE | 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.
- $17M, Department of Justice, 20 May 2024: PROCUREMENT OF PEN-LINK FOR BASE PLUS 4 OPTION YEARS POP 07/01/2024-06/30/2029 PEN-LINK, LTD QUOTE DATED JANUARY 2024 IS INCORPORATED HEREIN.
- $2.3M, Department of Homeland Security, 16 Sep 2025: THIS AWARD PROVIDES ICE HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS WITH PENLINKS COBWEB AND TANGLES LICENSES TO GATHER OPEN-SOURCE INFORMATION FOR HSI CRIMINAL INVESTIGAT
- $1.9M, Department of Justice, 5 Jun 2023: ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR DEFIANCE PENLINK BOA - DEFICLOUD STRATUS RENEWAL. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 09/01/2023 - 08/31/2024 LINE # 21.09, OD
- $1.7M, Department of Justice, 3 Jan 2023: PEN-LINK ANNUAL T2S2 FLEET SERVICE, SUPPORT, AND MAINTENANCE UNDER THE BOA
- $1.6M, Department of Homeland Security, 29 Dec 2023: SOFTWARE, MAINTENANCE, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT
- $1.5M, Department of the Treasury, 6 Aug 2024: PEN-LINK'S WEB-BASED SUBSCRIPTION FOR A BASE PLUS THREE (3) OPTION YEARS.
- $1.3M, Department of Justice, 13 Dec 2023: SERVICE
- $1.2M, Department of Justice, 28 Mar 2023: COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Pen-Link, LTD receive?
$62M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $17M; FY2024: $15M; FY2025: $17M; FY2026: $14M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Pen-Link, LTD?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Justice ($23M), Department of Homeland Security ($3.9M) and Department of the Treasury ($1.5M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541519 Other Computer Related Services, NAICS 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing and NAICS 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: NE ($27M) and DC ($1.6M).
Is Pen-Link, LTD a large federal recipient?
It ranks 8,137 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 47 of 191 located in NE. 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.