Geography

Alabama Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations in Alabama for last 10 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations in Alabama for last 10 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 10 years analysis window.

State Code
AL
State
Alabama
Total Obligated
140.88 billion
140,883,834,769.15
Award Actions
894,659
Average Action Value
157,472.10

About Alabama federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with Alabama. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 140.88 billion in visible obligations across 894,659 award actions, with an average action value of 157,472.10. This view is designed to help users quickly understand scale, buyer concentration, contractor concentration, and overall market direction before moving into deeper procurement analysis.

Agency demand and leading federal buyers

Demand in Alabama appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last 10 years. The visible agency ranking is led by DEPT OF THE ARMY, with 52.48 billion in obligations, followed by MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA). This kind of concentration is useful context for business development, bid targeting, and understanding where the strongest federal demand appears to sit.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

The vendor distribution helps show which contractors capture the largest visible share of obligations in Alabama over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by BOEING COMPANY, THE, with 11.43 billion in obligations, followed by THE BOEING COMPANY. This gives users a practical view of the competitive landscape and the visible concentration at the top of the market.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

The annual trend table provides a year-based view of how visible obligations and award actions have evolved in Alabama across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This is useful for spotting periods of expansion, relative stability, or softening activity in this federal market.

How to interpret this page

The tables and trend blocks on this page are generated from FPDS-derived procurement records prepared offline for fast public delivery. They are intended to give a practical summary of geography-level obligations, top buying agencies, leading vendors, major industries, major PSC categories, and visible year-over-year movement within last 10 years. Users who need deeper filtering, custom SQL, or cross-market comparison can continue the analysis directly inside FPDS Query.

Top Agencies

SELECT
    agency_id,
    agency_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
        anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode = 'AL'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Agency ID Agency Name Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 52,476,805,943.78 52.48 billion 94,342
97JC MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) 25,005,670,212.10 25.01 billion 12,926
8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 17,744,347,777.88 17.74 billion 14,743
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 12,668,162,394.40 12.67 billion 21,413
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 10,729,537,455.53 10.73 billion 10,346
4732 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 4,750,535,072.22 4.75 billion 6,309
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 3,436,767,417.94 3.44 billion 652,049
1549 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 2,502,118,536.38 2.50 billion 2,280
7008 U.S. COAST GUARD 1,753,723,738.48 1.75 billion 5,537
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 1,680,857,322.07 1.68 billion 17,608

Insight

Alabama contract activity over the last 10 years appears concentrated among a relatively small group of buying agencies. The visible ranking is led by DEPT OF THE ARMY, followed by MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA), which suggests that federal demand in this geography is not evenly distributed.

Top Vendors

SELECT
    vendor_name,
    cage_code,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
        ifNull(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode, '') AS cage_code,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode = 'AL'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY
        vendor_name,
        cage_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor CAGE Code Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
BOEING COMPANY, THE 3A768 11,433,241,984.27 11.43 billion 1,141
THE BOEING COMPANY 3A768 8,206,597,333.53 8.21 billion 804
AUSTAL USA, LLC 1T3Z4 7,350,101,905.29 7.35 billion 1,603
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5D177 5,597,471,881.10 5.60 billion 390
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 6XWA8 5,461,065,155.23 5.46 billion 2,806
M1 SUPPORT SERVICES, L.P. 3KXK1 4,222,239,494.27 4.22 billion 207
TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC 3CBV3 4,126,941,304.97 4.13 billion 3,851
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 9F909 3,304,457,114.07 3.30 billion 750
DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS 7U6S2 3,144,820,633.37 3.14 billion 1,855
DYNETICS, INC. 7L855 2,389,799,456.77 2.39 billion 994

Insight

Visible obligations in Alabama over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. BOEING COMPANY, THE ranks first, followed by THE BOEING COMPANY, which helps define the current competitive landscape in this geography.

Top NAICS

SELECT
    naics_code,
    naics_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
        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__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode = 'AL'
        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
541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) 22,826,788,349.55 22.83 billion 21,571
541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 18,465,654,530.31 18.47 billion 12,485
336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING 13,121,374,478.40 13.12 billion 929
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 12,865,805,416.60 12.87 billion 21,282
336611 SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING 9,914,816,149.33 9.91 billion 2,848
488190 OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION 6,530,363,166.02 6.53 billion 2,859
236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 6,002,100,863.18 6.00 billion 11,808
336413 OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 5,565,893,582.47 5.57 billion 12,750
541714 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) 4,486,866,119.26 4.49 billion 519
541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES 2,646,882,116.82 2.65 billion 3,479

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Alabama over the last 10 years. This helps show which federal market segments are most prominent in the state.

Top PSC Codes

SELECT
    psc_code,
    psc_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode AS psc_code,
        anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode__description) AS psc_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode = 'AL'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY psc_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
PSC Code Description Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
R425 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL 20,518,991,442.00 20.52 billion 22,397
AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH 9,844,478,497.34 9.84 billion 1,274
1420 GUIDED MISSILE COMPONENTS 9,054,294,179.42 9.05 billion 1,193
AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT 7,163,650,371.93 7.16 billion 2,789
1905 COMBAT SHIPS AND LANDING VESSELS 5,812,748,803.77 5.81 billion 789
J015 MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- AIRCRAFT AND AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS 5,733,520,489.16 5.73 billion 1,242
AC23 R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: MISSILE/SPACE SYSTEMS (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) 3,700,858,545.91 3.70 billion 4,283
R408 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT 2,954,360,155.45 2.95 billion 5,934
R499 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER 2,764,743,945.95 2.76 billion 10,443
1520 AIRCRAFT, ROTARY WING 2,585,811,517.42 2.59 billion 1,777

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Alabama over the last 10 years. This helps show which categories of federal demand are most prominent in the state.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    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__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode = 'AL'
        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 17,025,184,027.24 17.03 billion 100,057
2024 17,750,503,254.85 17.75 billion 78,238
2023 15,049,445,271.43 15.05 billion 54,508
2022 15,016,864,022.30 15.02 billion 103,977
2021 13,210,590,912.13 13.21 billion 101,900
2020 13,160,925,246.19 13.16 billion 96,891
2019 12,685,184,546.75 12.69 billion 105,678
2018 15,247,894,175.76 15.25 billion 93,882
2017 10,663,226,636.20 10.66 billion 80,243
2016 11,074,016,676.30 11.07 billion 79,285

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in Alabama moved across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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