About Maryland federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with Maryland. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 385.07 billion in visible obligations across 1,610,564 award actions, with an average action value of 239,092.12. 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 Maryland 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 NAVY, with 59.59 billion in obligations, followed by DEPT OF THE ARMY. 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 Maryland over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC., with 16.19 billion in obligations, followed by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE. 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 Maryland 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 = 'MD'
        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
1700	DEPT OF THE NAVY	59,588,798,329.93	59.59 billion	131,290
2100	DEPT OF THE ARMY	37,904,713,196.57	37.90 billion	91,651
7529	NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH	37,801,628,720.39	37.80 billion	143,712
7530	CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES	25,437,727,907.80	25.44 billion	14,340
3600	VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF	21,680,541,050.97	21.68 billion	21,275
8000	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	19,922,732,369.62	19.92 billion	31,263
5700	DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE	19,103,749,420.71	19.10 billion	32,863
97AK	DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA)	18,489,991,433.51	18.49 billion	74,656
4732	FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE	13,157,578,415.42	13.16 billion	332,847
2050	INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE	10,818,021,952.73	10.82 billion	16,246

Insight

Maryland 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 NAVY, followed by DEPT OF THE ARMY, 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 = 'MD'
        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
OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC.	4KU58	16,187,377,265.09	16.19 billion	226
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE	88898	12,908,683,710.63	12.91 billion	17,261
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	38597	7,402,358,105.08	7.40 billion	4,651
LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC.	3LYK6	6,960,528,293.22	6.96 billion	1,600
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.	17038	5,852,907,995.44	5.85 billion	5,435
BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.	99789	5,528,650,479.04	5.53 billion	8,016
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.	07MU1	4,713,724,631.96	4.71 billion	3,513
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	15055	4,267,810,058.51	4.27 billion	1,528
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION	3BXY7	4,219,472,160.99	4.22 billion	2,884
LEIDOS, INC.	5UTE1	3,520,726,369.97	3.52 billion	1,266

Insight

Visible obligations in Maryland over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC. ranks first, followed by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE, 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 = 'MD'
        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
541512	COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES	45,077,163,810.09	45.08 billion	40,067
541330	ENGINEERING SERVICES	41,845,356,929.85	41.85 billion	78,286
541519	OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES	35,917,672,327.87	35.92 billion	88,320
541715	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)	25,362,434,653.41	25.36 billion	25,592
524114	DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS	20,760,384,207.01	20.76 billion	343
541712	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)	18,150,388,698.07	18.15 billion	35,572
236220	COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION	15,651,112,528.51	15.65 billion	32,469
541611	ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES	14,977,288,133.53	14.98 billion	42,616
541511	CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES	14,850,916,701.53	14.85 billion	22,037
541990	ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES	10,202,549,412.24	10.20 billion	23,550

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Maryland 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 = 'MD'
        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
R499	SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER	27,006,776,853.06	27.01 billion	63,450
R425	SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL	26,210,122,528.45	26.21 billion	47,157
D399	IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS	22,172,889,756.43	22.17 billion	24,055
Q201	MEDICAL- GENERAL HEALTH CARE	21,233,374,942.31	21.23 billion	2,435
R408	SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT	11,965,789,902.90	11.97 billion	28,446
DA01	IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)	11,629,991,781.99	11.63 billion	9,630
R799	SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER	7,489,368,565.45	7.49 billion	15,783
1905	COMBAT SHIPS AND LANDING VESSELS	6,306,745,328.47	6.31 billion	957
D318	IT AND TELECOM- INTEGRATED HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/SERVICES SOLUTIONS, PREDOMINANTLY SERVICES	6,011,436,345.78	6.01 billion	9,144
AN12	HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH	5,929,276,121.63	5.93 billion	3,407

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Maryland 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 = 'MD'
        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	36,188,319,245.39	36.19 billion	144,262
2024	48,402,557,570.34	48.40 billion	154,742
2023	42,309,897,482.15	42.31 billion	155,142
2022	42,358,582,651.94	42.36 billion	154,295
2021	39,390,789,694.43	39.39 billion	192,461
2020	40,857,055,980.55	40.86 billion	195,001
2019	38,432,886,605.86	38.43 billion	195,887
2018	34,824,203,034.45	34.82 billion	141,211
2017	31,276,147,560.67	31.28 billion	140,344
2016	31,032,728,075.11	31.03 billion	137,219

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in Maryland 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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