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Top federal contractors in Tennessee

1,448 SAM.gov-registered federal contractors based in Tennessee. Ranked by lifetime federal award amount. Updated 2026-06-23.

Firms tracked
1,448
Top-50 lifetime $
$14.92B
Top NAICS
8

Top 50 federal contractors in Tennessee

# Firm City NAICS Lifetime $ Contracts
1 Ut-Battelle Llc Oak Ridge 561210 $2.56B 19
2 Department Of Education Tennessee Nashville 541720 $1.49B 5
3 Ami Metals, Inc Brentwood 541614 $1.45B 50
4 Amentum Technology, Inc. Tullahoma — $962.01M 48
5 Fedex Corp Memphis 492110 $920.41M 4
6 Idaho Environmental Coalition Llc Tullahoma 562910 $656.75M 2
7 Corecivic, Inc. Nashville 561210 $641.08M 153
8 Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. Chattanooga 561612 $532.29M 428
9 Federal Express Corporation Memphis 492110 $488.82M 2,120
10 Amentum Technology, Inc. Tullahoma 541330 $477.36M 466
11 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville 611310 $433.47M 82
12 Department Of Environment & Conservation Tennessee Nashville 924110 $414.77M 11
13 Edfinancial Services Llc Knoxville 522390 $322.86M 12
14 Bae Systems Ordnance Systems Inc. Kingsport 561210 $245.75M 68
15 Vanderbilt University Nashville 541715 $212.85M 53
16 University Of Tennessee Knoxville 541714 $171.23M 12
17 Mission Conversion Services Alliance, Llc Oak Ridge 325180 $166.70M 1
18 Cgs Administrators, Llc Nashville 524114 $165.44M 10
19 Amentum Technology, Inc. Tullahoma 561210 $161.99M 333
20 Tn Department Of Labor & Workforce Dr Nashville 923130 $160.23M 6
21 Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated Oak Ridge 541990 $158.47M 255
22 University Of Tennessee Knoxville 611310 $154.14M 120
23 Vf Imagewear, Inc. Nashville — $141.28M 307
24 Workwear Outfitters, Llc Nashville — $141.28M 175
25 Facility Services Management, Inc. Clarksville 236220 $131.41M 528
26 Rsi Entech, Llc Oak Ridge 562910 $119.83M 17
27 St Jude Children'S Research Hospital Inc Memphis 541715 $119.39M 40
28 Wellpath Llc Nashville 622110 $117.34M 753
29 Navarro Research And Engineering, Inc. Oak Ridge 562910 $80.12M 109
30 Bwxt Ordnance Tennessee, Inc. Jonesborough 325180 $75.80M 17
31 Alon USA, Lp Brentwood 324110 $70.55M 87
32 Tennessee State University Nashville 541715 $66.50M 9
33 University Of Memphis Memphis 611310 $64.01M 12
34 Simmons & Golden Security Llc Maryville 561612 $58.42M 19
35 Meharry Medical College Nashville 611310 $58.15M 26
36 Relyant Global Llc Maryville 541320 $56.98M 59
37 Electronic Metrology Laboratory, Llc Nashville 561210 $55.12M 444
38 University Of Tennessee Memphis 611310 $54.81M 77
39 Isotek Systems, Llc Oak Ridge 561990 $52.38M 1
40 Mckesson Specialty Distribution Llc Memphis 325412 $51.05M 21
41 Inland Dredging Company, L.L.C. Dyersburg 237990 $49.85M 52
42 Tactica Solutions Llc Fayetteville 541715 $49.79M 8
43 Golden Svcs, Llc Kingston 561612 $48.17M 25
44 Nuclear Fuel Services Inc Erwin 325180 $48.12M 8
45 Amentum Technology, Inc. Tullahoma 541715 $46.58M 414
46 Safety & Homeland Security Nashville 237130 $45.01M 1
47 Nashville & Davidson County, Metropolitan Government Of Nashville 334220 $44.66M 17
48 Valiant Technical Services Inc. Clarksville 493110 $43.95M 97
49 Ses Electrical Llc Oak Ridge 236220 $43.66M 38
50 Change Healthcare Operations, Llc Nashville 541519 $40.76M 60

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FAQ

How many federal contractors are based in Tennessee?

BesaGov tracks 1,448 SAM.gov-registered firms whose physical state of business is Tennessee. The list updates weekly as new entities register or update their SAM profile.

Who are the largest federal contractors in Tennessee?

By lifetime federal award amount, the largest Tennessee-based contractors include UT-BATTELLE LLC, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TENNESSEE, AMI METALS, INC. See the full top-50 list above.

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Firm registrations come from SAM.gov entity public extracts. Lifetime award totals come from USAspending.gov. Both are official U.S. government data sources, refreshed weekly.