Nominate an outstanding GovCon executive

The opportunity

This is your chance to acknowledge the most outstanding and significant figures shaping the government contracting landscape today. For more than a decade, the coveted Wash100 Award has recognized the key leaders and change-makers in GovCon. The Wash100 committee carefully chooses 100 leaders from the submitted nominations, casting its net as wide as possible to best represent and honor the multi-faceted GovCon ecosystem.

What qualifies a nominee

A great candidate has proven their strengths in leadership, innovation and vision while promising impressive achievements in the coming year. They can be a government official or an executive from a commercial company, as long as they have deep involvement in the federal and GovCon sectors.

2026’s winners are automatically considered for the following year’s award. Browse the complete list of this past year’s winning class here.

Your deadline

Nominations are open until January 8, 2027. This is a time-honored tradition with an esteemed pedigree in the industry, so make your nomination count!