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Top federal contractors in Colorado

2,953 SAM.gov-registered federal contractors based in Colorado. Ranked by lifetime federal award amount. Updated 2026-06-23.

Firms tracked
2,953
Top-50 lifetime $
$18.18B
Top NAICS
8

Top 50 federal contractors in Colorado

# Firm City NAICS Lifetime $ Contracts
1 Lockheed Martin Corp Littleton 336414 $3.02B 130
2 Sierra Nevada Company, Llc Englewood 541990 $1.80B 83
3 Vectrus Systems Llc Colorado Springs 325998 $1.44B 970
4 Palantir Technologies Inc. Denver 513210 $1.26B 112
5 Board Of Education Colorado Denver 541720 $831.75M 4
6 V3gate, Llc Colorado Springs 541519 $740.78M 1,083
7 Alliance For Energy Innovation, Llc Lakewood — $662.29M 2
8 Davita Inc. Denver 621492 $568.05M 39
9 United Launch Alliance, L.L.C Centennial 541715 $557.47M 3
10 United Launch Services, Llc Centennial 481212 $545.44M 68
11 Hensel Phelps Construction Co Greeley 236220 $492.91M 21
12 Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc. Denver — $451.25M 817
13 The Regents Of The University Of Colorado Aurora 541714 $397.07M 205
14 The Regents Of The University Of Colorado Boulder 541715 $390.89M 222
15 Birdon America Inc Denver 336611 $343.60M 208
16 Colorado State University Fort Collins 541715 $301.11M 203
17 Lockheed Martin Corporation Colorado Springs 541511 $259.59M 14
18 Newport News Nuclear Bwxt-Los Alamos Llc Broomfield 562910 $242.06M 9
19 Countertrade Products, Inc. Arvada 541519 $228.54M 4,432
20 Peraton Risk Decision Inc. Loveland 561611 $212.62M 63
21 Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. Boulder 541715 $205.13M 320
22 Colorado Department Of Labor And Employment Denver 722310 $195.88M 14
23 Raytheon Company Aurora — $191.23M 36
24 Regional Transportation District Denver 488999 $188.38M 45
25 B.I. Incorporated Boulder 334290 $188.06M 21
26 University Corporation For Atmospheric Research Boulder 541715 $175.82M 107
27 Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership Llc Englewood 562910 $174.80M 7
28 Hurley Jv, Llp Colorado Springs 236220 $157.44M 15
29 Colorado Department Of Natural Resources Denver 541620 $127.92M 16
30 Sierra Space Corp Louisville 336419 $123.92M 25
31 Bluestaq Llc Colorado Springs 541990 $122.62M 5
32 Arrow Electronics, Inc. Centennial 336611 $113.32M 8
33 Federal Contracting Inc Colorado Springs 236220 $109.88M 34
34 The Regents Of The University Of Colorado Boulder 611310 $109.39M 35
35 Tepa Ec, Llc Colorado Springs 236220 $106.44M 191
36 Colorado Department Of Public Safety Windsor 115310 $97.26M 1
37 Leprino Foods Dairy Products Co Denver 311513 $95.80M 104
38 Lynker Corporation Boulder 541620 $93.24M 89
39 Ch2m Hill, Inc Greenwood Village 541310 $91.66M 795
40 Zayo Group Llc Boulder 541512 $91.41M 50
41 Apogee Engineering, Llc Colorado Springs 541715 $83.47M 37
42 Ge Renewables Us Llc Greenwood Village 237990 $81.06M 11
43 City Light & Power Jblm Llc Greenwood Village 221122 $79.92M 3
44 Honeywell International Inc Englewood 236220 $66.51M 25
45 City Light & Power, Inc. Greenwood Village 221122 $64.59M 6
46 Merrick & Company Greenwood Village 541380 $63.44M 213
47 Indyne, Inc. Colorado Springs 541715 $61.17M 107
48 Delta Solutions & Strategies Llc Colorado Springs 541330 $60.40M 53
49 Five Rivers Analytics, Llc Colorado Springs 561110 $60.21M 21
50 Olgoonik Enterprises, Llc Colorado Springs 236220 $56.97M 276

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How many federal contractors are based in Colorado?

BesaGov tracks 2,953 SAM.gov-registered firms whose physical state of business is Colorado. The list updates weekly as new entities register or update their SAM profile.

Who are the largest federal contractors in Colorado?

By lifetime federal award amount, the largest Colorado-based contractors include LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP, SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC, VECTRUS SYSTEMS LLC. See the full top-50 list above.

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