Recipients › Vermont › Ard, Inc.
Recipient organisation · UEI VHLHREH8Y7R4
Ard, Inc.
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026. View the USAspending recipient profile.
USAspending records $342M in award obligations to Ard, Inc. (Burlington, VT) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $4.9M, of which $4.9M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 89% on FY2025 ($45M).
Ard, Inc. ranks 9 of 95 listed organisations located in VT by five-year obligations, and 2,026 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Agency for International Development: 6 awards worth $48M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), where it ranks 144 of 598 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $135,255,662 | $130,625,822 | $4,629,840 | — |
| FY2024 | $156,863,059 | $150,197,382 | $6,665,677 | +16% |
| FY2025 | $45,321,564 | $40,438,068 | $4,883,496 | -71% |
| FY2026 | $4,864,324 | $4,864,324 | $0 | -89% |
| 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 VT | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $342M | $8.1B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $4.9M | $2.2B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $326M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $16M | $8.1B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,026 of 30,989 | 1 of 95 in VT | 1 |
Largest in state: Human Services Vermont Agency of. 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 | Agency for International Development | 6 | $48M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541990: 144 of 598 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: District of Columbia, DC $9.2M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency for International Development | ContractDefinitive Contract | 561990 All Other Support Services | $12M | 12 Sep 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $11M | 12 Apr 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | ContractDelivery Order | 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $9.2M | 29 Sep 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | ContractDefinitive Contract | 813312 Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations | $7.8M | 18 Oct 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $4.6M | 29 Nov 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services | $4.6M | 28 Aug 2023 | — | 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.
- $12M, Agency for International Development, 12 Sep 2024: USAID WASH SERVICES IS A FIVE-YEAR ACTIVITY AIMING TO INCREASE SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO AND USE OF IMPROVED SANITATION AND WATER SERVICES IN SENEGAL BY 2030
- $11M, Agency for International Development, 12 Apr 2023: THE HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PEACE ACTIVITY WILL ENHANCE PEACE AND STABILITY BY IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL SYSTEMS AND ACTORS TO PREVENT AND PROT
- $9.2M, Agency for International Development, 29 Sep 2023: FEWS NET TASK ORDER FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ACTIVITY DESIGN SUPPORT PROJECT
- $7.8M, Agency for International Development, 18 Oct 2023: THE PURPOSE OF USAID CONSERVE IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN TARGETED COMMUNITIES IN CAMBODIA BY ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING THEM
- $4.6M, Agency for International Development, 29 Nov 2023: THE PURPOSE OF THE FOREST-PLUS 3.0 ACTIVITY IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT SUPPORTS THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TO STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE AND DA
- $4.6M, Agency for International Development, 28 Aug 2023: THE ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR AWARENESS AND DEMAND FOR CLIMATE SMART INITIATIVES, AND IMPROVE KOSOVOS CAPACITY TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT POL
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Ard, Inc. receive?
$342M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $135M; FY2024: $157M; FY2025: $45M; FY2026: $4.9M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Ard, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Agency for International Development ($48M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, NAICS 561990 All Other Support Services and NAICS 813312 Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: DC ($9.2M).
Is Ard, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,026 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 9 of 95 located in VT. 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.