Federal contracting by industry
Federal contract spending, award economics, and the top NAICS codes, agencies, and states for each major industry sector — from public SAM.gov data, updated daily.
- Manufacturing
Federal manufacturing contracts — aircraft and defense parts, machinery, electronics, chemicals, textiles, and fabricated goods. The largest federal contracting sector by dollars, driven by defense procurement.
- Construction
Federal construction contracts — building, civil, and heavy construction, renovation, and specialty trades for government facilities, infrastructure, and installations.
- Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
Federal professional and technical services — IT and software, engineering, R&D, consulting, legal, and scientific services. One of the highest-volume services sectors.
- Administrative, Support & Waste Management
Federal administrative, facilities-support, security, and waste-management and remediation services.
- Information
Federal information-sector contracts — software publishing, data processing and hosting, telecommunications, and media services.
- Health Care & Social Assistance
Federal health-care and social-assistance contracts — medical, hospital, and outpatient services and social programs, a large share driven by the VA and military health system.
- Transportation & Warehousing
Federal transportation, logistics, and warehousing contracts — freight, transit, courier, and storage services.
- Other Services
Federal contracts for repair and maintenance, equipment servicing, and other personal and support services.
- Educational Services
Federal education and training contracts — instruction, technical and professional training, and educational support services.
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
Federal agriculture, forestry, and land-management contracts — farming, timber, conservation, and related support activities.
- Real Estate & Rental & Leasing
Federal real-estate, leasing, and equipment-rental contracts.
- Wholesale Trade
Federal wholesale-trade contracts — bulk supply and distribution of durable and nondurable goods.
- Utilities
Federal utilities contracts — electric power, water, sewage, and related services.
- Retail Trade
Federal retail-trade contracts — supply of goods through retail channels.
- Accommodation & Food Services
Federal accommodation and food-service contracts — lodging, dining, and catering.
- Mining, Quarrying & Oil & Gas Extraction
Federal mining, quarrying, and oil-and-gas contracts and related support activities.
- Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Federal arts, entertainment, and recreation contracts.
- Public Administration
Federal public-administration and government-support contracts.
- Management of Companies & Enterprises
Federal contracts classified under management of companies and enterprises.
- Finance & Insurance
Federal finance and insurance contracts — financial, credit, and insurance services.