Geography

Delaware Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations in Delaware for last 5 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations in Delaware for last 5 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 5 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 5 years analysis window.

State Code
DE
State
Delaware
Total Obligated
1.43 billion
1,428,709,473.52
Award Actions
37,875
Average Action Value
37,721.70

About Delaware federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 5 years of federal contract activity associated with Delaware. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 1.43 billion in visible obligations across 37,875 award actions, with an average action value of 37,721.70. 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 Delaware appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last 5 years. The visible agency ranking is led by DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, with 267.10 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 Delaware over the last 5 years. The current ranking is led by HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC, with 120.01 million in obligations, followed by AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. 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 Delaware across the last 5 years, from 2021 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 5 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 = 'DE'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 267,097,917.17 267.10 million 2,296
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 159,811,207.51 159.81 million 1,947
12C2 FOREST SERVICE 123,231,047.96 123.23 million 241
8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 75,494,823.87 75.49 million 657
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 74,217,540.93 74.22 million 15,360
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 66,210,479.02 66.21 million 100
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 66,057,951.66 66.06 million 519
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 61,282,580.26 61.28 million 1,298
97DH DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 59,310,390.38 59.31 million 215
97F2 DEPT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY (DODEA) 55,454,863.43 55.45 million 9

Insight

Delaware contract activity over the last 5 years appears concentrated among a relatively small group of buying agencies. The visible ranking is led by DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, 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 = 'DE'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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
HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC 52DP8 120,012,262.83 120.01 million 199
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0YSC6 85,528,781.37 85.53 million 1,211
ROSHEL LLC 91L46 61,175,464.85 61.18 million 5
CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 0DNZ1 55,454,863.43 55.45 million 9
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 015X1 47,636,610.41 47.64 million 333
J D ECKMAN INC 43S44 46,457,531.16 46.46 million 7
PHASE SENSITIVE INNOVATIONS INC 4UF55 41,796,687.51 41.80 million 58
SNA INTERNATIONAL, LLC 42QU0 37,249,165.11 37.25 million 92
SNA INTERNATIONAL LLC 42QU0 36,717,332.09 36.72 million 56
STAMPEDE VENTURES, INC. 6WK76 34,426,307.93 34.43 million 63

Insight

Visible obligations in Delaware over the last 5 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC ranks first, followed by AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 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 = 'DE'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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
236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 268,659,581.38 268.66 million 621
541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 130,229,066.39 130.23 million 386
481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION 128,908,150.16 128.91 million 203
334516 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 114,940,021.23 114.94 million 1,495
237310 HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 73,412,941.64 73.41 million 72
237990 OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 64,866,065.26 64.87 million 34
336992 MILITARY ARMORED VEHICLE, TANK, AND TANK COMPONENT MANUFACTURING 61,276,856.48 61.28 million 16
611110 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS 55,454,863.43 55.45 million 9
541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES 38,219,126.36 38.22 million 78
541714 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) 38,049,948.62 38.05 million 75

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Delaware over the last 5 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 = 'DE'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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
F003 NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FOREST-RANGE FIRE SUPPRESSION/PRESUPPRESSION 122,732,417.86 122.73 million 224
6640 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 84,781,088.01 84.78 million 8,592
2355 COMBAT, ASSAULT, AND TACTICAL VEHICLES, WHEELED 61,175,464.85 61.18 million 5
AN12 HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH 59,198,059.21 59.20 million 119
U009 EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL 55,582,916.93 55.58 million 17
AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT 53,470,619.30 53.47 million 27
Z2LB REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF HIGHWAYS/ROADS/STREETS/BRIDGES/RAILWAYS 47,426,343.93 47.43 million 13
Y1JZ CONSTRUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS 43,605,242.35 43.61 million 42
Z1KF MAINTENANCE OF DREDGING FACILITIES 37,911,556.23 37.91 million 22
DA01 IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR) 37,648,389.27 37.65 million 39

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Delaware over the last 5 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 = 'DE'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 356,203,609.14 356.20 million 4,505
2024 369,241,367.91 369.24 million 13,060
2023 307,966,711.76 307.97 million 5,754
2022 408,280,753.42 408.28 million 7,730
2021 -12,982,968.71 -12.98 million 6,826

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in Delaware moved across the last 5 years, from 2021 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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