This page summarizes Food and Nutrition Service procurement activity for the last 10 years, covering $1.23 billion in total obligations across 4,060 award actions. The portfolio is led by consulting, IT, and systems-related services, with 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services accounting for the largest share of obligations.
Federal Agency
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Food and Nutrition Service federal procurement over the last 10 years includes 4,060 award actions and $1.23 billion in obligations.
Annual and category totals reflect the provided FPDS analysis window and may not add exactly due to rounding.
Agency ID
12F2
Total Obligated
1.23 billion
1,228,617,898.60
Award Actions
4,060
Average Action Value
302,615.24
About FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Food and Nutrition Service has obligated $1.23 billion across 4,060 awards, with an average award value of $302,615.24. This profile indicates a procurement base dominated by moderate-sized awards rather than a small number of very large obligations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor activity is concentrated among a limited set of firms, led by Deloitte Consulting LLP at $181.62 million across 52 awards. PANUM TELECOM LLC and Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. also represent major shares of obligated dollars, while the remaining top vendors show a mix of higher award counts and comparatively smaller dollar totals.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The agency’s obligations are heavily concentrated in management consulting and IT-related NAICS categories. NAICS 541611 leads by a wide margin at $408.89 million and 1,237 awards, followed by 541511, 541519, and 541512, which together indicate sustained demand for software development, systems design, and related technical services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent years show variability rather than a steady upward or downward trajectory. Spending peaked in 2023 at $200.57 million, then declined to $86.16 million in 2024 and $54.53 million in 2025, with award counts remaining relatively active across the period.
How to interpret this page
This analysis uses FPDS obligation data for the Food and Nutrition Service over the last 10 years and summarizes awards by vendor, NAICS code, and fiscal year. Totals reflect obligated dollars reported in the dataset; award counts are based on recorded actions and may include multiple awards to the same vendor or within the same NAICS category.
Top Vendors
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GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 181,617,817.06 | 181.62 million | 52 |
| PANUM TELECOM LLC | 88,669,426.02 | 88.67 million | 156 |
| MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH, INC. | 70,464,798.25 | 70.46 million | 141 |
| COVENTBRIDGE (USA) INC. | 47,537,195.92 | 47.54 million | 21 |
| VENTERA CORP. | 47,513,216.15 | 47.51 million | 30 |
| INSIGHT POLICY RESEARCH INC | 40,688,301.84 | 40.69 million | 206 |
| EQUIFAX WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LLC | 38,131,156.64 | 38.13 million | 8 |
| MANHATTAN STRATEGY GROUP LLC, THE | 36,620,775.17 | 36.62 million | 24 |
| WESTAT, INC. | 35,043,456.19 | 35.04 million | 104 |
| URBAN EMU DESIGN, LLC | 29,676,740.33 | 29.68 million | 17 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE obligated $1.23 billion across 4,060 awards, with an average award value of about $302.6 thousand. Top vendor spend is moderately concentrated: DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP leads at $181.62 million, or about 14.8% of total obligations, and the top 10 vendors together account for roughly $606.8 million, about 49% of agency obligations. Award counts are distributed across both high-dollar, low-award vendors and higher-volume vendors, indicating a mix of large consulting/professional service awards and more frequent lower-value task awards.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 408,889,235.91 | 408.89 million | 1,237 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 172,411,428.85 | 172.41 million | 361 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 134,475,053.39 | 134.48 million | 534 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 128,086,530.05 | 128.09 million | 142 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 87,794,867.28 | 87.79 million | 23 |
| 561611 | INVESTIGATION SERVICES | 59,392,022.02 | 59.39 million | 41 |
| 561450 | CREDIT BUREAUS | 42,366,451.99 | 42.37 million | 21 |
| 493110 | GENERAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE | 28,313,837.14 | 28.31 million | 25 |
| 541910 | MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING | 18,158,065.88 | 18.16 million | 37 |
| 337215 | SHOWCASE, PARTITION, SHELVING, AND LOCKER MANUFACTURING | 16,569,895.67 | 16.57 million | 68 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE obligated $1.23 billion across 4,060 awards, with the top NAICS categories concentrated in professional and technical services. NAICS 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, is the largest category at $408.89 million across 1,237 awards, accounting for roughly one-third of total obligations. Computer-related services are also prominent, with NAICS 541511, 541519, and 541512 together totaling about $435.00 million, indicating sustained reliance on IT and systems support. Beyond these categories, obligations are more dispersed across smaller shares in engineering, investigative, warehousing, marketing research, and manufacturing-related services.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '12F2'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54,532,175.08 | 54.53 million | 209 |
| 2024 | 86,156,576.88 | 86.16 million | 286 |
| 2023 | 200,566,360.03 | 200.57 million | 275 |
| 2022 | 91,838,641.20 | 91.84 million | 295 |
| 2021 | 118,244,869.78 | 118.24 million | 364 |
| 2020 | 132,341,397.68 | 132.34 million | 416 |
| 2019 | 157,486,827.55 | 157.49 million | 568 |
| 2018 | 121,126,704.56 | 121.13 million | 496 |
| 2017 | 144,882,423.32 | 144.88 million | 495 |
| 2016 | 121,441,922.52 | 121.44 million | 656 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE obligated $1.23 billion across 4,060 awards, averaging $302,615 per award. Obligations were unevenly distributed, with a clear spike in 2023 at $200.57 million, followed by a decline to $86.16 million in 2024 and $54.53 million in 2025. Earlier years were generally clustered between about $91.84 million and $157.49 million annually, with award counts peaking in 2016 (656) and 2019 (568).
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