About $4.55B to M1 Support Services — the recipient is a limited partnership rather than a corporation, with outlays at 16.7 percent (Army)

1The legal form shows up at the end of the name

The L.P. closing the recipient name denotes a limited partnership, made up of partners with unlimited liability and partners liable to the extent of what they put in. It differs from a corporation. Federal contract records end recipient names with Inc., LLC, L.P. or wording denoting a joint venture, and the form of the party can be read from there.

Who holds a contract only becomes clear once the name is read to its end. Within one corporate group different entities take the name on different contracts, so truncating a name mid-way leads to attributing an award to the wrong party.

2Outlays stand at 16.7 percent

Obligations are about $4,548.52 million and outlays about $760.88 million, a ratio of 16.7 percent. Across the 207 Department of Defense contracts this site holds as of 2026-08-31, total outlays are 1.0 percent of total obligations, so this contract sits above the whole.

The period runs from 2017-10-01 to 2027-01-17, beyond nine years. On a long contract, obligations accumulate first and outlays follow behind. In gauging from outside where a contract has reached, this ratio is one of the few handles available.

3The description holds nothing but a category marker

The line IGF::OT::IGF marks how the work relates to inherently governmental functions. Three such markers appear across the federal spending records this site holds: as of 2026-08-31, OT on 86 records, CL on 25 and CT on 18.

At a scale beyond $4.5 billion, what is being procured is not recorded. Of the 207 Department of Defense contracts this site holds as of 2026-08-31, 41 have a description of twenty characters or fewer. The size of the sum and the detail of the description do not correspond. What the record supports is the awarding office, the recipient and its legal form, the amount, the period, the award type and the work category.

4The end of a name states the form of the party

Federal contract records close a recipient name with wording denoting its legal form. Who holds a contract can only be read by looking to the end of the name.

Even within one corporate group a different party can hold the name on each contract, so truncating a name misidentifies the party. Obligations are about $4,548.52 million and outlays about $760.88 million, a ratio of 16.7 percent. On long contracts obligations accumulate first and outlays follow, so that ratio is one of the few handles on where a contract stands from outside.