The Department of Commerce (DOC) promotes trade, the economy, and industry, and is a collection of diverse agencies with very different missions: NOAA (weather and oceans), the Census Bureau, NIST (measurement and technical standards), and the USPTO (patents and trademarks).
As a result, much of this site's trade statistics (Census) and standards/patent-related rules tie back to this department. Involved in both foundational economic data and industrial policy, it is among the more prolific rule-issuers in the Federal Register.
What the data shows
- We have collected 1,046 Federal Register documents (rules and notices) for this agency.
- It awarded $117,913,338 in federal contracts (9 awards) in our collection; the top recipient is Accenture Federal ($85,114,075, ~72%).
- Spending is concentrated in a single top recipient.
Federal Register (rules & notices)
By type： Notice 922Rule 99Proposed Rule 25
- Notice Oct 7, 2026 Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Colombia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Du... ↗
- Notice Oct 7, 2026 Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Malaysia: Preliminary Results, Preliminary Dete... ↗
- Notice Oct 7, 2026 Certain Paper Shopping Bags From India: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in P... ↗
- Notice Oct 7, 2026 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management... ↗
- Notice Oct 7, 2026 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council-Public Meetings ↗
- Notice Oct 7, 2026 Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting ↗
- Notice Oct 7, 2026 Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting ↗
- Rule Oct 6, 2026 Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the 911 Grant Program ↗
Federal contracts (awarded · USAspending)
What this shows：In the collected data, the largest single recipient is Accenture Federal (about 72% of the total), across 6 recipients — showing how concentrated awards are at the top.
| Amount | Recipient | Scope (original) |
|---|---|---|
| ≈$44.1M | Accenture Federal ／U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | IMPROVE PATENT SEARCH WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTRACTOR SUPPORT FOR RFI PROTOTYPE PO... ↗ |
| ≈$27.8M | Accenture Federal ／U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | PATENT SEARCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS AND LABOR. THIS ACTION IS AWARDED PURSUANT TO... ↗ |
| ≈$13.7M | FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. ／U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ASSISTANT TOOLS PATENT EXAMINATION MODERNIZATION (PATENT AI) ↗ |
| ≈$13.3M | Accenture Federal ／U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | PATENT SEARCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS AND LABOR. THIS ACTION IS AWARDED PURSUANT T... ↗ |
| ≈$8.9M | CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC ／U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | NEW REQUIREMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ASSIST PATENT EXAMINERS IN IMAGE SEARCHING. ↗ |
| ≈$4.2M | THE MITRE CORPORATION ／National Institute of Standards and Technology | NCCOE SECURE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE R&D SUPPORT SERVICES ↗ |
| ≈$2.6M | WHIRLWIND TECHNOLOGIES LLC ／U.S. Census Bureau | THIS ACQUISITION SEEKS TO PROVIDE EXPERT SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PROCESS RE-ENGIN... ↗ |
| ≈$1.8M | GBS SOLUTIONS CORP ／National Institute of Standards and Technology | OU77-FY26-064-NEW - NIST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION AND RI... ↗ |
| ≈$1.7M | FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. ／National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NMFS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & AGENTIC AI ↗ |
Where the money goes (by company)
The main companies this agency funds and cumulative amounts, from this site's collected contract data. Click a company for details.
Federal contract awards over time (past 9 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards by Department of Commerce has risen about 35% from FY2018 to FY2026 (≈$3.74B to ≈$5.06B).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | ≈$5.06B |
| FY2025 | ≈$4.16B |
| FY2024 | ≈$5.19B |
| FY2023 | ≈$5.03B |
| FY2022 | ≈$4.06B |
| FY2021 | ≈$4.53B |
| FY2020 | ≈$5.83B |
| FY2019 | ≈$5.5B |
| FY2018 | ≈$3.74B |
Total federal contracts (award types A–D) awarded by this agency per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
Timeline
Events tied to this entity, newest first, from the data this site tracks.
Based on real dates within this site's collected set (contracts = start date / filings = filing date / rules = publication date). Not exhaustive.
Related data (cross-agency)
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