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SHIFT5, Inc.
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SHIFT5, Inc., of Arlington, VA, was obligated $33M in federal awards across the 3 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025).
SHIFT5, Inc. ranks 1,499 of 2,749 listed organisations located in VA by five-year obligations, and 13,073 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense: 4 awards worth $27M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), where it ranks 300 of 720 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $6,330,074 | $6,330,074 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $1,296,867 | $1,296,867 | $0 | -80% |
| FY2025 | $25,043,142 | $25,043,142 | $0 | +1831% |
| FY2026 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| 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 VA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $33M | $63B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | under $1.0M | $17B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $33M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $63B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 13,073 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,749 in VA | 1 |
Largest in state: VA Department of Medical Assistance Service. 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 Defense | 4 | $27M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541511: 300 of 720 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Custom Computer Programming Services.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Arlington County, VA $16M · Fairfax County, VA $9.6M · Okaloosa County, FL $1.3M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services | $14M | 9 Oct 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 334412 Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing | $9.6M | 26 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.4M | 26 Sep 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseU.S. Special Operations Command | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.3M | 30 Jun 2023 | FL | 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.
- $14M, Department of Defense, 9 Oct 2024: DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TEST OF A PROTOTYPE ACTIVE CYBER PROTECTION SYSTEM (ACPS) ON THE F-22 WHICH IS EXTENSIBLE TO OTHER AIR FORCE PLATFORMS.
- $9.6M, Department of Defense, 26 Sep 2025: DATABUS CYBERSECURITY UPGRADE TO SECURE THE MIL-STD_1553 DATABUS FROM CYBERATTACKS FOR THE F-16 USAF FLEET.
- $1.4M, Department of Defense, 26 Sep 2023: HIMARS
- $1.3M, Department of Defense, 30 Jun 2023: ADS - SBIR PH III
Questions and answers
How much federal money does SHIFT5, Inc. receive?
$33M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $6.3M; FY2024: $1.3M; FY2025: $25M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to SHIFT5, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($27M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services, NAICS 334412 Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing and NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: VA ($25M) and FL ($1.3M).
Is SHIFT5, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 13,073 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 1,499 of 2,749 located in VA. 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.