In the last 10 years, the Maritime Administration recorded $8.11 billion in obligated spending across 34,996 awards, with an average action value of $231,765.17. Activity is concentrated in deep sea freight transportation and ship building and repairing, with TOTE SERVICES, LLC as the largest vendor by obligations.
Federal Agency
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Maritime Administration federal procurement activity over the last 10 years, including obligations, award volume, vendors, NAICS codes, and annual trends.
Totals reflect FPDS-observed award actions for Agency ID 6938 during the selected analysis window and may vary with reporting updates.
Agency ID
6938
Total Obligated
8.11 billion
8,110,854,065.12
Award Actions
34,996
Average Action Value
231,765.17
About MARITIME ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Maritime Administration recorded 34,996 awards totaling 8.11 billion in obligated dollars, with an average award value of 231,765.17. The profile reflects a high-volume procurement portfolio centered on maritime operations, vessel support, and related transportation services.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
TOTE SERVICES, LLC is the largest vendor by obligated value at 2.20 billion across 2,469 awards, well ahead of CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. at 937.25 million and KEYSTONE SHIPPING SERVICES, INC. at 822.73 million. The top five vendors together indicate a concentrated supplier base, with recurring obligations spread across logistics, ship operations, and support-service contracts.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The procurement base is led by NAICS 483111, Deep Sea Freight Transportation, at 4.20 billion and 22,085 awards, followed by NAICS 336611, Ship Building and Repairing, at 2.66 billion and 2,037 awards. Smaller but still material obligations appear in support and technical categories such as Other Support Activities for Water Transportation, Facilities Support Services, and Engineering Services, showing a mix of operational and sustainment spending.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the available recent years remained above 900 million each year, peaking at 1.21 billion in 2023 after 1.11 billion in 2021 and 1.01 billion in 2022. Awards also increased over time, with 4,470 awards in 2025 versus 3,055 in 2022, indicating sustained procurement activity even as annual obligated amounts moved within a relatively narrow band.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations for Agency ID 6938, Maritime Administration, using the last 10 years of award records. Totals are based on obligated dollars and award counts as reported in FPDS Query, and the vendor, NAICS, and annual sections reflect ranking by total obligated amount within that analysis window.
Top Vendors
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
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contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '6938'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
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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 vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTE SERVICES, LLC | 2,203,702,506.81 | 2.20 billion | 2,469 |
| CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. | 937,251,513.55 | 937.25 million | 859 |
| KEYSTONE SHIPPING SERVICES, INC. | 822,729,511.61 | 822.73 million | 4,522 |
| PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC | 636,103,735.59 | 636.10 million | 3,766 |
| PACIFIC-GULF MARINE, INC. | 413,639,182.57 | 413.64 million | 2,305 |
| OCEAN DUCHESS, INC | 363,222,064.81 | 363.22 million | 2,272 |
| CROWLEY TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | 350,726,741.82 | 350.73 million | 2,069 |
| TOTE SERVICES, INC | 335,873,439.37 | 335.87 million | 1,863 |
| MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC. | 266,713,667.79 | 266.71 million | 1,040 |
| OCEAN SHIPHOLDINGS, INC. | 142,908,002.73 | 142.91 million | 325 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION obligated $8.11 billion across 34,996 awards, with a relatively low average award value of $231,765. Obligation is concentrated among a small set of vendors: TOTE SERVICES, LLC alone accounts for $2.20 billion, followed by CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. at $937.25 million and KEYSTONE SHIPPING SERVICES, INC. at $822.73 million. The remaining top vendors each received between $142.91 million and $636.10 million, indicating a diversified but still highly concentrated vendor base centered on maritime service and shipping contractors.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
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anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '6938'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483111 | DEEP SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION | 4,197,812,682.30 | 4.20 billion | 22,085 |
| 336611 | SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING | 2,661,420,601.63 | 2.66 billion | 2,037 |
| 488390 | OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR WATER TRANSPORTATION | 278,430,449.94 | 278.43 million | 740 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 135,119,787.64 | 135.12 million | 638 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 115,327,582.18 | 115.33 million | 648 |
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 92,784,513.73 | 92.78 million | 185 |
| 562910 | REMEDIATION SERVICES | 74,908,526.41 | 74.91 million | 81 |
| 722310 | FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTORS | 49,599,101.59 | 49.60 million | 116 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 45,349,095.01 | 45.35 million | 352 |
| 541513 | COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES | 41,766,750.88 | 41.77 million | 144 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION’s obligations of $8.11 billion were concentrated in transportation-related NAICS codes, led by 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation at $4.20 billion across 22,085 awards and 336611 Ship Building and Repairing at $2.66 billion across 2,037 awards. These two codes account for the large majority of obligated dollars, indicating a highly concentrated spend profile despite a total of 34,996 awards. The remaining top NAICS codes are materially smaller, with no other category exceeding $278.43 million, suggesting obligations are distributed across a limited set of support, engineering, construction, and information technology services.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
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 = '6938'
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 | 918,445,640.57 | 918.45 million | 4,470 |
| 2024 | 1,115,873,965.18 | 1.12 billion | 3,576 |
| 2023 | 1,206,376,912.53 | 1.21 billion | 3,305 |
| 2022 | 1,007,276,310.89 | 1.01 billion | 3,055 |
| 2021 | 1,112,555,974.22 | 1.11 billion | 3,191 |
| 2020 | 1,128,154,361.68 | 1.13 billion | 2,984 |
| 2019 | 384,532,521.82 | 384.53 million | 2,984 |
| 2018 | 547,329,511.86 | 547.33 million | 3,988 |
| 2017 | 360,709,526.52 | 360.71 million | 3,424 |
| 2016 | 329,599,339.85 | 329.60 million | 4,019 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION obligated $8.11 billion across 34,996 awards, with an average award value of $231,765. Obligation volume is concentrated in the most recent six years, which each exceeded $918.4 million and account for the majority of total obligations, while 2016–2019 remained below $548.0 million annually. The highest annual obligation occurred in 2023 at $1.21 billion, and 2025 has already recorded $918.45 million across 4,470 awards.
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