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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 2026-06-23.

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 47
2 Tyson Foods Inc. Springdale 311615 $218.38M 325
3 Central Research Inc Lowell 541611 $145.68M 20
4 University Of Arkansas Fayetteville 541715 $94.98M 29
5 Pine Bluff Sand And Gravel Company White Hall 237990 $36.76M 59
6 Shaver Foods Llc Fayetteville 311999 $25.48M 2,885
7 Tls-Ces Services I, Llc Van Buren 236220 $24.77M 4
8 University Of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock 611691 $19.73M 2
9 Arkansas Children'S Research Institute Little Rock 611310 $16.29M 4
10 Henrys Aerial Service Inc Brinkley 115310 $16.03M 19
11 American Fuel Cell And Coated Fabrics Company, Llc Magnolia 336411 $14.04M 340
12 Koontz Electric Company, Incorporated Morrilton 238210 $13.86M 55
13 Fort Smith Regional Airport Fort Smith 336413 $13.71M 39
14 Winrock International Institute For Agricultural Development Little Rock 541990 $13.36M 11
15 Arkansas Forestry Commission Little Rock 111421 $12.90M 3
16 Division Of Agriculture Of The University Of Arkansas Fayetteville 221310 $12.14M 3
17 Central Arkansas Water Little Rock 924110 $12.00M 1
18 Kimball & Thompson Produce Company Lowell 311991 $11.69M 16,832
19 Spectra Technologies Llc Camden 325920 $11.47M 26
20 Avcor Construction, Llc Heber Springs 238220 $9.14M 17
21 City Of Hot Springs Hot Springs National Park 922190 $8.36M 29
22 Fort Smith, City Of Fort Smith 926130 $8.20M 17
23 University Of Arkansas System Monticello 541380 $8.11M 1
24 Amedistaf, Llc Rogers 561320 $7.82M 398
25 Kira Aviation Services Llc Blytheville 561210 $7.20M 124
26 Cromwell Architects Engineers, Inc. Little Rock 541310 $7.03M 105
27 Ppg Industries Inc Alexander 325510 $6.73M 170
28 Johnsondanforth, Inc Little Rock 238290 $6.44M 100
29 St. Francis House, Inc. Little Rock 623220 $6.33M 6
30 Bei Precision Systems & Space Company, Inc Maumelle 334511 $6.17M 87
31 Inner Vision Radiology Llc Ozark 621512 $6.05M 2
32 Kesser International Inc North Little Rock 237990 $5.69M 19
33 Ab Martin Services Inc Springdale 339112 $4.91M 255
34 Sentinel Services, Llc Elkins 339950 $4.84M 20
35 Alessi-Keyes Construction Company North Little Rock 236220 $4.78M 10
36 Aurora Tactical Group, Llc Farmington 333310 $4.49M 19
37 Standridge Bulldozing Inc Belleville 237310 $3.97M 32
38 United Systems Of Arkansas, Inc. North Little Rock 561499 $3.97M 11
39 Brenco Supply, Inc. Hot Springs National Park 333995 $3.54M 51
40 George'S, Inc. Springdale 311615 $3.46M 8
41 American Defense Components, Llc Stamps 332119 $3.31M 881
42 Artex Truck Center Inc Texarkana 336390 $3.19M 205
43 Pafford Medical Services, Inc. Hope 621910 $2.67M 9
44 Wonder State Solutions Llc Fayetteville 339112 $2.61M 60
45 Wolfspeed, Inc. Fayetteville 541715 $2.50M 1
46 Tomahawk Sourcing Llc Springdale 334118 $2.49M 81
47 East Arkansas Community College Forrest City 611310 $2.44M 30
48 Entergy Arkansas, Llc Little Rock 221122 $2.37M 64
49 University Of Ozarks Clarksville 112990 $2.31M 4
50 Drs Services Inc Pine Bluff 561612 $2.12M 23

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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.

Who are the largest federal contractors in Arkansas?

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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