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Sterling Computers Corporation
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Sterling Computers Corporation, of North Sioux City, SD, was obligated $940M 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 $145M, of which $144M (99%) came through contracts.
That is down 45% on FY2025 ($262M).
Sterling Computers Corporation ranks 3 of 166 listed organisations located in SD by five-year obligations, and 894 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Health and Human Services and 5 other agencies: 130 awards worth $438M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing), where it ranks 7 of 160 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $240,166,102 | $239,673,378 | $492,724 | — |
| FY2024 | $293,177,702 | $292,631,973 | $545,729 | +22% |
| FY2025 | $262,015,488 | $261,202,103 | $813,385 | -11% |
| FY2026 | $145,088,212 | $143,982,339 | $1,105,873 | -45% |
| 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 SD | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $940M | $5.8B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $145M | $1.6B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $937M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $3.0M | $5.8B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 894 of 30,989 | 1 of 166 in SD | 1 |
Largest in state: Social Services South Dakota Department. 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 | 91 | $308M | 72% |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | 6 | $40M | 9% |
| 3 | Department of Health and Human Services | 7 | $36M | 8% |
| 4 | Department of the Treasury | 11 | $21M | 5% |
| 5 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 4 | $7.6M | 2% |
| 6 | Department of Agriculture | 3 | $6.7M | 2% |
| 7 | General Services Administration | 1 | $6.4M | 1% |
| 8 | Department of Justice | 3 | $4.5M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 334111: 7 of 160 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Electronic Computer Manufacturing.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Union County, SD $137M · Orange County, FL $71M · Cumberland County, NC $30M · Cumberland County, PA $22M · Fairfax County, VA $21M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | $71M | 31 Jan 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | $26M | 22 May 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractBpa Call | 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | $14M | 27 Sep 2024 | SD | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractBpa Call | 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | $11M | 25 Sep 2025 | SD | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | $10M | 30 Sep 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541519 Other Computer Related Services | $8.5M | 17 Aug 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 541519 Other Computer Related Services | $8.3M | 4 Dec 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541519 Other Computer Related Services | $8.0M | 30 Apr 2026 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Contract Management Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | $8.0M | 30 Sep 2024 | SD | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractBpa Call | 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | $8.0M | 23 Jun 2026 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 541519 Other Computer Related Services | $7.2M | 29 Mar 2023 | SD | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541519 Other Computer Related Services | $7.1M | 1 Jul 2025 | PA | 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.
- $71M, Department of Defense, 31 Jan 2024: CRM SALESFORCE SOFTWARE
- $26M, Department of Defense, 22 May 2025: FORSCOM FY25 AGGREGATE COMPUTER REQUIRMENT FOR 1,022 2-N-1 LAPTOPS WITH DOCKING STATIONS, 26,045 STANDARD LAPTOPS WITH DOCKING STATIONS, 174 NIPR DESKTOPS AND 2
- $14M, Department of Homeland Security, 27 Sep 2024: BPA ORDER OF VARIOUS IT HARDWARE (COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, MONITORS, TABLETS AND RELATED PERIPHERALS)
- $11M, Department of Homeland Security, 25 Sep 2025: PROCURING IT HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS (LAPTOPS, TABLETS, RELATED PERIPHERALS) FOR A TECH REFRESH, FOR WORKFORCE.
- $10M, Department of Health and Human Services, 30 Sep 2025: HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) UPGRADES
- $8.5M, Department of Defense, 17 Aug 2024: DELL PRECISION 3490 NIPR STANDARD LAPTOP
- $8.3M, Department of Defense, 4 Dec 2024: SIEMENS TEAMCENTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
- $8.0M, Department of Defense, 30 Apr 2026: DELL PRO MAX 16 XE (NIPR STANDARD LAPTOP
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Sterling Computers Corporation receive?
$940M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $240M; FY2024: $293M; FY2025: $262M; FY2026: $145M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Sterling Computers Corporation?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($308M), Department of Homeland Security ($40M), Department of Health and Human Services ($36M), Department of the Treasury ($21M) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($7.6M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing, NAICS 541519 Other Computer Related Services and NAICS 334418 Printed Circuit Assembly (electronic Assembly) Manufacturing.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: SD ($137M), FL ($90M), VA ($45M) and MD ($41M).
Is Sterling Computers Corporation a large federal recipient?
It ranks 894 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 3 of 166 located in SD. 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.