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Top federal contractors in Arkansas

727 SAM.gov-registered federal contractors based in Arkansas. Ranked by lifetime federal award amount. Updated 2026-05-07.

Firms tracked
727
Top-50 lifetime $
$1.92B
Top NAICS
8

Top 50 federal contractors in Arkansas

# Firm City NAICS Lifetime $ Contracts
1 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK 541720 $1.05B 0
2 TYSON FOODS INC. SPRINGDALE 311615 $218.38M 0
3 CENTRAL RESEARCH INC LOWELL 541611 $145.68M 0
4 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE 541715 $94.98M 0
5 PINE BLUFF SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY WHITE HALL 237990 $36.76M 0
6 SHAVER FOODS LLC FAYETTEVILLE 311999 $25.48M 0
7 TLS-CES SERVICES I, LLC VAN BUREN 236220 $24.77M 0
8 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE NORTH LITTLE ROCK 611691 $19.73M 0
9 ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE LITTLE ROCK 611310 $16.29M 0
10 HENRYS AERIAL SERVICE INC BRINKLEY 115310 $16.03M 0
11 AMERICAN FUEL CELL AND COATED FABRICS COMPANY, LLC MAGNOLIA 336411 $14.04M 0
12 KOONTZ ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED MORRILTON 238210 $13.86M 0
13 FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT FORT SMITH 336413 $13.71M 0
14 WINROCK INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT LITTLE ROCK 541990 $13.36M 0
15 ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION LITTLE ROCK 111421 $12.90M 0
16 DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE 221310 $12.14M 0
17 CENTRAL ARKANSAS WATER LITTLE ROCK 924110 $12.00M 0
18 KIMBALL & THOMPSON PRODUCE COMPANY LOWELL 311991 $11.69M 0
19 SPECTRA TECHNOLOGIES LLC CAMDEN 325920 $11.47M 0
20 AVCOR CONSTRUCTION, LLC HEBER SPRINGS 238220 $9.14M 0
21 CITY OF HOT SPRINGS HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK 922190 $8.36M 0
22 FORT SMITH, CITY OF FORT SMITH 926130 $8.20M 0
23 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM MONTICELLO 541380 $8.11M 0
24 AMEDISTAF, LLC ROGERS 561320 $7.82M 0
25 KIRA AVIATION SERVICES LLC BLYTHEVILLE 561210 $7.20M 0
26 CROMWELL ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS, INC. LITTLE ROCK 541310 $7.03M 0
27 PPG INDUSTRIES INC ALEXANDER 325510 $6.73M 0
28 JOHNSONDANFORTH, INC LITTLE ROCK 238290 $6.44M 0
29 ST. FRANCIS HOUSE, INC. LITTLE ROCK 623220 $6.33M 0
30 BEI PRECISION SYSTEMS & SPACE COMPANY, INC MAUMELLE 334511 $6.17M 0
31 INNER VISION RADIOLOGY LLC OZARK 621512 $6.05M 0
32 KESSER INTERNATIONAL INC NORTH LITTLE ROCK 237990 $5.69M 0
33 AB MARTIN SERVICES INC SPRINGDALE 339112 $4.91M 0
34 SENTINEL SERVICES, LLC ELKINS 339950 $4.84M 0
35 ALESSI-KEYES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NORTH LITTLE ROCK 236220 $4.78M 0
36 AURORA TACTICAL GROUP, LLC FARMINGTON 333310 $4.49M 0
37 STANDRIDGE BULLDOZING INC BELLEVILLE 237310 $3.97M 0
38 UNITED SYSTEMS OF ARKANSAS, INC. NORTH LITTLE ROCK 561499 $3.97M 0
39 BRENCO SUPPLY, INC. HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK 333995 $3.54M 0
40 GEORGE'S, INC. SPRINGDALE 311615 $3.46M 0
41 AMERICAN DEFENSE COMPONENTS, LLC STAMPS 332119 $3.31M 0
42 ARTEX TRUCK CENTER INC TEXARKANA 336390 $3.19M 0
43 PAFFORD MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. HOPE 621910 $2.67M 0
44 WONDER STATE SOLUTIONS LLC FAYETTEVILLE 339112 $2.61M 0
45 WOLFSPEED, INC. FAYETTEVILLE 541715 $2.50M 0
46 TOMAHAWK SOURCING LLC SPRINGDALE 334118 $2.49M 0
47 EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORREST CITY 611310 $2.44M 0
48 ENTERGY ARKANSAS, LLC LITTLE ROCK 221122 $2.37M 0
49 UNIVERSITY OF OZARKS CLARKSVILLE 112990 $2.31M 0
50 DRS SERVICES INC PINE BLUFF 561612 $2.12M 0

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How many federal contractors are based in Arkansas?

BesaGov tracks 727 SAM.gov-registered firms whose physical state of business is Arkansas. The list updates weekly as new entities register or update their SAM profile.

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By lifetime federal award amount, the largest Arkansas-based contractors include DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ARKANSAS, TYSON FOODS INC., CENTRAL RESEARCH INC. See the full top-50 list above.

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