View the full list and details on the article’s page (the Feb. 5, 2026 link) and the Department’s Contracts page; individual contract announcements on those pages include links to each award. For comprehensive machine-readable records use federal databases such as FPDS and USAspending.gov.
The threshold applies to each individual contractual action (each award or modification) based on its face value (excluding unexercised options); DoD rules require reporting an action when its face value exceeds the threshold.
Typical entries include: contract/award number and modification number; face value (and cumulative value); brief description/purpose of the purchase; contractor name and address; place of performance; contract type; competition info (offers received); funding type and fiscal year; contracting office and point of contact; and any congressional interest or FMS customer.
The Department posts these contract summaries every business day (announcements are published daily, typically late afternoon), via the Contracts section of its website.
Yes. In specific cases information can be withheld or redacted for national-security, law-enforcement, or legitimate proprietary/confidential-business reasons; agencies follow statutes and agency rules when deciding to withhold details.
Contract announcements are prepared and submitted by the agency contracting office and reported through department acquisition/public-affairs processes; at the DoD level submissions go to the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (per DFARS procedures).