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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 2026-05-07.

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 0
2 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TENNESSEE NASHVILLE 541720 $1.49B 0
3 AMI METALS, INC BRENTWOOD 541614 $1.45B 0
4 AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC. TULLAHOMA — $962.01M 0
5 FEDEX CORP MEMPHIS 492110 $920.41M 0
6 IDAHO ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION LLC TULLAHOMA 562910 $656.75M 0
7 CORECIVIC, INC. NASHVILLE 561210 $641.08M 0
8 METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC. CHATTANOOGA 561612 $532.29M 0
9 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION MEMPHIS 492110 $488.82M 0
10 AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC. TULLAHOMA 541330 $477.36M 0
11 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NASHVILLE 611310 $433.47M 0
12 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION TENNESSEE NASHVILLE 924110 $414.77M 0
13 EDFINANCIAL SERVICES LLC KNOXVILLE 522390 $322.86M 0
14 BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. KINGSPORT 561210 $245.75M 0
15 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE 541715 $212.85M 0
16 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE 541714 $171.23M 0
17 MISSION CONVERSION SERVICES ALLIANCE, LLC OAK RIDGE 325180 $166.70M 0
18 CGS ADMINISTRATORS, LLC NASHVILLE 524114 $165.44M 0
19 AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC. TULLAHOMA 561210 $161.99M 0
20 TN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & WORKFORCE DR NASHVILLE 923130 $160.23M 0
21 OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATED OAK RIDGE 541990 $158.47M 0
22 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE 611310 $154.14M 0
23 VF IMAGEWEAR, INC. NASHVILLE — $141.28M 0
24 WORKWEAR OUTFITTERS, LLC NASHVILLE — $141.28M 0
25 FACILITY SERVICES MANAGEMENT, INC. CLARKSVILLE 236220 $131.41M 0
26 RSI ENTECH, LLC OAK RIDGE 562910 $119.83M 0
27 ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC MEMPHIS 541715 $119.39M 0
28 WELLPATH LLC NASHVILLE 622110 $117.34M 0
29 NAVARRO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, INC. OAK RIDGE 562910 $80.12M 0
30 BWXT ORDNANCE TENNESSEE, INC. JONESBOROUGH 325180 $75.80M 0
31 ALON USA, LP BRENTWOOD 324110 $70.55M 0
32 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE 541715 $66.50M 0
33 UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS MEMPHIS 611310 $64.01M 0
34 SIMMONS & GOLDEN SECURITY LLC MARYVILLE 561612 $58.42M 0
35 MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE NASHVILLE 611310 $58.15M 0
36 RELYANT GLOBAL LLC MARYVILLE 541320 $56.98M 0
37 ELECTRONIC METROLOGY LABORATORY, LLC NASHVILLE 561210 $55.12M 0
38 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMPHIS 611310 $54.81M 0
39 ISOTEK SYSTEMS, LLC OAK RIDGE 561990 $52.38M 0
40 MCKESSON SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION LLC MEMPHIS 325412 $51.05M 0
41 INLAND DREDGING COMPANY, L.L.C. DYERSBURG 237990 $49.85M 0
42 TACTICA SOLUTIONS LLC FAYETTEVILLE 541715 $49.79M 0
43 GOLDEN SVCS, LLC KINGSTON 561612 $48.17M 0
44 NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES INC ERWIN 325180 $48.12M 0
45 AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC. TULLAHOMA 541715 $46.58M 0
46 SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY NASHVILLE 237130 $45.01M 0
47 NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE 334220 $44.66M 0
48 VALIANT TECHNICAL SERVICES INC. CLARKSVILLE 493110 $43.95M 0
49 SES ELECTRICAL LLC OAK RIDGE 236220 $43.66M 0
50 CHANGE HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS, LLC NASHVILLE 541519 $40.76M 0

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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.

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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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