Significant Contract Modifications ($10M+) — July 22, 2026

True North Communications won a $95.8M time-and-materials delivery order from the FDA for a national education campaign, with $33M already obligated and a contract running through December 2026, providing a stable, multi-year revenue stream of ~$28.7M annually.

Ares Technical Services' $182.7M NASA contract, which represented ~$24.3M in annual revenue, ended in November 2019, leaving a significant revenue gap with no evidence of recent comparable wins in the analysis.

True North Communications faces execution risk on its $95.8M FDA contract tied to annual appropriations for HHS public health campaigns, which are subject to political and budget cycles.

Ares Technical Services shows high revenue concentration risk as its largest identified contract ($182.7M) is completed, and no current revenue streams are visible from the analysis, suggesting potential business decline.

True North Communications can leverage its $95.8M FDA win as a reference for future HHS communications contracts, given the full-and-open competition win without set-aside preferences.

Ares Technical Services could pursue new NASA or DOD safety and mission assurance contracts, leveraging its past performance on the $182.7M Goddard contract as a competitive reference.

The $95.8M True North Communications FDA contract demonstrates sustained investment in public health communications, but as a civilian agency award, it lacks the budget durability of defense spending.

The $182.7M Ares Technical Services NASA contract, completed in 2019, highlights the risk of relying on historical awards for current revenue projections.

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