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Top federal contractors in Kentucky

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

Firms tracked
901
Top-50 lifetime $
$8.86B
Top NAICS
8

Top 50 federal contractors in Kentucky

# Firm City NAICS Lifetime $ Contracts
1 HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INC LOUISVILLE 524114 $4.71B 0
2 KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FRANKFORT 541720 $1.29B 0
3 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION LEXINGTON 561990 $493.07M 0
4 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE LEXINGTON 541940 $244.32M 0
5 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO. LOUISVILLE 492110 $159.79M 0
6 WIELAND ROLLED PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, LLC LOUISVILLE 331420 $148.76M 0
7 BOEING SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT SUPPORT, LLC FORT CAMPBELL 488190 $135.93M 0
8 DISMAS CHARITIES INC LOUISVILLE 623990 $114.07M 0
9 EDUCATION & TRAINING RESOURCES LLC BOWLING GREEN 611519 $113.65M 0
10 ARBOR E & T LLC LOUISVILLE 611519 $95.70M 0
11 BECHTEL PARSONS BLUE GRASS, A JOINT VENTURE RICHMOND 562211 $93.95M 0
12 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE 611310 $91.64M 0
13 SEMPER TEK INC LEXINGTON 236220 $83.46M 0
14 CONCO, INC. LOUISVILLE 332439 $71.53M 0
15 PDS CONSULTANTS, INC LOUISVILLE 339115 $65.35M 0
16 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LEXINGTON 622110 $65.27M 0
17 FIBROTEX USA INC STEARNS 314910 $61.75M 0
18 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LLC LOUISVILLE 541519 $58.90M 0
19 RELIABLE CONTRACTING GROUP, LLC LOUISVILLE 237120 $58.83M 0
20 CREATION GARDENS, INC LOUISVILLE 311991 $43.71M 0
21 EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY RICHMOND 541850 $39.80M 0
22 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC LEXINGTON 339115 $38.34M 0
23 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOWLING GREEN 541990 $35.25M 0
24 AAECON GENERAL CONTRACTING LLC LOUISVILLE 236220 $34.36M 0
25 JETT'S SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, LLC PADUCAH 238220 $33.78M 0
26 SENTURE LLC LONDON 541519 $32.88M 0
27 SIGO VALIANT JV LLC LOUISVILLE 237990 $30.72M 0
28 BONEAL, INCORPORATED MEANS 336413 $30.44M 0
29 CLARKE POWER SERVICES INC HENDERSON 332722 $26.66M 0
30 KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECH COLLEGE SYSTEM LOUISVILLE 611310 $25.62M 0
31 LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT LOUISVILLE 813311 $24.06M 0
32 CARTER INDUSTRIES INC OLIVE HILL 315210 $21.29M 0
33 SEMPER TEK CMS JV LLC LEXINGTON 236220 $21.08M 0
34 INTEC GROUP LLC LEXINGTON 238210 $21.05M 0
35 NATIONAL CONTRACTING SERVICES, LLC LOUISVILLE 236220 $20.14M 0
36 HARDIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 RADCLIFF 221310 $19.86M 0
37 OCS-NCS JV II, LLC LOUISVILLE 238990 $19.57M 0
38 MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY MURRAY 923110 $19.34M 0
39 MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY MOREHEAD — $18.11M 0
40 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LEXINGTON 611310 $18.03M 0
41 KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM BOWLING GREEN 611310 $13.99M 0
42 DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FRANKFORT 722310 $13.76M 0
43 CEPEDA ASSOCIATES, INC. LOUISVILLE 339991 $13.73M 0
44 HOWARD W. PENCE, INC. ELIZABETHTOWN 236220 $13.34M 0
45 BLUEGRASS CONTRACTING CORP LEXINGTON 237310 $12.66M 0
46 SWIFT & STALEY INC. KEVIL 561210 $12.59M 0
47 ARMAG CORP BARDSTOWN 332311 $11.79M 0
48 RAYTHEON COMPANY FAIRDALE 335999 $11.44M 0
49 STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC LEXINGTON 541330 $10.67M 0
50 ASHLAND, CITY OF ASHLAND 562998 $10.58M 0

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How many federal contractors are based in Kentucky?

BesaGov tracks 901 SAM.gov-registered firms whose physical state of business is Kentucky. The list updates weekly as new entities register or update their SAM profile.

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By lifetime federal award amount, the largest Kentucky-based contractors include HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INC, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION. See the full top-50 list above.

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