Geography

Arkansas Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations in Arkansas for last full year, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations in Arkansas for last full year. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last full year

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

State Code
AR
State
Arkansas
Total Obligated
1.23 billion
1,226,032,635.77
Award Actions
38,536
Average Action Value
31,815.25

About Arkansas federal contract activity

This page summarizes last full year of federal contract activity associated with Arkansas. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 1.23 billion in visible obligations across 38,536 award actions, with an average action value of 31,815.25. 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 Arkansas appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last full year. The visible agency ranking is led by DEPT OF THE ARMY, with 703.76 million in obligations, followed by VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF. 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 Arkansas over the last full year. The current ranking is led by GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (NICEVILLE), INC., with 383.68 million in obligations, followed by BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC. 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 Arkansas across the last full year, from 2025 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 full year. 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 = 'AR'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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 703,764,807.56 703.76 million 1,229
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 150,529,784.09 150.53 million 847
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 87,264,707.70 87.26 million 32,719
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 50,157,817.89 50.16 million 16
1443 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 37,434,818.26 37.43 million 43
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 33,619,783.79 33.62 million 277
1540 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS 31,960,021.14 31.96 million 1,217
8900 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 24,466,447.42 24.47 million 70
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 19,086,159.51 19.09 million 534
7524 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 15,204,754.88 15.20 million 127

Insight

Arkansas contract activity over the last full year appears concentrated among a relatively small group of buying agencies. The visible ranking is led by DEPT OF THE ARMY, followed by VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF, 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 = 'AR'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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
GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (NICEVILLE), INC. 4R854 383,683,671.04 383.68 million 7
BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC 1NRU1 61,350,000.00 61.35 million 1
CGI FEDERAL INC. 3YVK7 49,737,030.88 49.74 million 4
HURLEY JV, LLP 9KJX4 42,895,816.00 42.90 million 1
AMERICAN FUEL CELL AND COATED FABRICS COMPANY, LLC 05476 35,173,076.63 35.17 million 95
MEDVOLT - ROUNDHOUSE JV 0QVD0 34,316,195.00 34.32 million 2
SHAVER FOODS LLC 3D0D6 25,174,963.11 25.17 million 961
RED EAGLE 3 JV 0WQR6 22,859,800.00 22.86 million 1
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 1VKQ1 19,457,463.00 19.46 million 12
KIMBALL & THOMPSON PRODUCE COMPANY 7TSM5 16,936,643.93 16.94 million 14,839

Insight

Visible obligations in Arkansas over the last full year appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (NICEVILLE), INC. ranks first, followed by BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC, 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 = 'AR'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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
332993 AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING 395,134,024.22 395.13 million 16
236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 183,974,059.48 183.97 million 227
237990 OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 90,099,191.46 90.10 million 121
561990 ALL OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES 52,131,025.58 52.13 million 46
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 42,259,938.37 42.26 million 99
336413 OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 39,293,489.17 39.29 million 236
237110 WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION 33,621,645.15 33.62 million 17
561210 FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES 31,175,624.96 31.18 million 283
311991 PERISHABLE PREPARED FOOD MANUFACTURING 26,579,483.21 26.58 million 23,596
237310 HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 26,464,140.44 26.46 million 48

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Arkansas over the last full year. 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 = 'AR'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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
1320 AMMUNITION, OVER 125MM 394,880,908.42 394.88 million 10
Y1BZ CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER AIRFIELD STRUCTURES 62,388,687.00 62.39 million 9
M1EC OPERATION OF PRODUCTION BUILDINGS 49,737,030.88 49.74 million 4
Z2DA REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF HOSPITALS AND INFIRMARIES 44,840,937.35 44.84 million 15
Z2FA REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF FAMILY HOUSING FACILITIES 34,316,195.00 34.32 million 2
1560 AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS 33,757,349.04 33.76 million 175
Y1PZ CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER NON-BUILDING FACILITIES 32,701,238.63 32.70 million 17
8915 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 29,794,763.21 29.79 million 29,332
C219 ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- GENERAL: OTHER 23,433,301.82 23.43 million 44
Z1NE MAINTENANCE OF WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES 22,859,800.00 22.86 million 1

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Arkansas over the last full year. 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 = 'AR'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 1,226,032,635.77 1.23 billion 38,536

Insight

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

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