State Contracts
Montana State Contracts
State procurement records whose vendor names match employer records in the H-1B archive
Data current as of Sep 30, 2026
H-1B sponsor contract records
8,118
name a matched employer record
H-1B sponsor name matches
4,236
distinct · name match · upper bound
Award amount on H-1B sponsor-matched records
$123.0M
sum of reported source amounts
Vendor names are matched to employer records after normalization; a shared name can match two unrelated companies. Treat employer counts as an upper bound, not a census.
Coverage varies by state and period. These records do not form a complete spending census or a national total.
How the name match worksnormalization · amendments · coverage limits
Source: State procurement offices (31 portals: 27 states + DC, plus NYC, Austin, and Chicago) · API (Socrata, CKAN, eVA) and bulk download, varies by state · Refreshed Sep 30, 2026
State contract coverage is partial. Do not read the contract data as a national total. Coverage and vintage vary sharply by source.
A match means the state portal's vendor name and an employer record's name agree after normalization. It is not a legal identity check: shared names can match two unrelated companies, and one real company can appear under several spellings.
State contract ingest creates an employer record for every named vendor, so a linked employer record does not always file H-1B paperwork. The employers ranking below counts only records with H-1B filings.
One vendor program can span several amendments and appear as several rows. Rows without an award amount are excluded from the largest-contracts ranking. Coverage and vintage vary sharply by state; do not read this ledger as a national total.
MethodologyAlso see the Montana H-1B state page and the all-states contract index.
Largest contract records
All linked recipientstop 25 source recordsOne row is one source contract record with a linked recipient. This ranking includes recipients with no H-1B filings. It uses a broader population than the H-1B sponsor totals above. One vendor program can appear across amendments. Rows without an amount are not ranked.
Top employers that file H-1B
top 10 by contract valueEmployer records named in this ledger that file H-1B paperwork, ranked by total contract value. This ranking and the scope strip both count H-1B sponsors. The ranking lists the ten largest by contract value.
Top awarding agencies
All linked recipientstop 10 of 33 recordedAll source records with a linked recipient, including recipients with no H-1B filings. Ranked by reported award amount. This population is broader than the H-1B sponsor totals above.
Questions about the data & methods
Montana contracts FAQ
How many Montana contract records name a matched employer?
8,118 state contract records, worth $123M in total awards, naming 4,236 matched employer records by a normalized vendor-name match. A name match is not a legal identity check, so treat the employer count as an upper bound.
Which employer holds the most Montana contract value?
Fast Enterprises, LLC leads the employers with H-1B filings at 4 contracts totaling $6.71M. Its dossier carries the full contract list next to its filings.
Where does the contract data come from?
Montana's own procurement portal, matched to employer records in this archive by name and entity resolution. Amounts are as reported by the state; each row links to the contract record and the employer dossier behind it.
Public source records and site analysis. We do not attest to accuracy. Read the full disclaimer.
Dataset guides and site methods
- [1] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. State contracts and Connecticut payments: source registry; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Source registry entry: state_contracts; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsXH1B dataset description: State government award and vendor records. Connecticut Open Expenditures records payments, including grants. Payment totals stay separate from contract awards. Record identity fields vary by source; amounts and descriptions do not set identity.; These are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.
- [2] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.