How much did the military spend yesterday? $1.5 billion

The largest contract yesterday went to Barnard Construction out of Bozeman, Montana with a $324 million award. But I'm more amazed by the $99 million contract for fruit and vegetables won by Stern Produce out of Phoenix. It's a four-year contract considered a “competitive” acquisition though only one bid was received. This seems pretty expensive for produce.

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Below are the contracts awarded by the Defense Department
November 13, 2018
totaling $1,578,531,078

Recent record daily spending: $37 billion on October 18, 2018

Navy - $916,298,779

BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair (Jacksonville, FL) $212,967,725
Colonna Shipyards (Norfolk, VA) $212,967,725
Metro Machine (Jacksonville, FL) $212,967,725
BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair (Jacksonville, FL) $42,641,520
Colonna Shipyards (Norfolk, VA) $42,641,520
East Coast Repair & Fabrication (Norfolk, VA) $42,641,520
Metro Machine (Jacksonville, FL) $42,641,520
North Florida Shipyards (Jacksonville, FL) $42,641,520
Tecnico (Chesapeake, VA) $42,641,520
Saifa Phommarine d/b/a Precision Dynamic (Hayward, CA), United Support Solutions - LMT (Cedar Grove, NJ), ZYCI (Atlanta, GA), Modern Machine (Tehachapi, CA), Wutzler Machine (Hemet, CA) $11,500,000
Detyens Shipyards (N. Charleston, SC) $10,046,484

Army - $491,882,299

Barnard Construction Company (Bozeman, MT) $324,422,299
SLSCO (Galveston, TX) $167,460,000

Defense Logistics Agency - $99,850,000

Stern Produce (Phoenix, AZ) $99,850,000

Air Force - $70,500,000

Boeing (Layton, UT) $70,500,000