Geography

Maryland Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)

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

Use this page to review federal contract obligations in Maryland 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
MD
State
Maryland
Total Obligated
208.65 billion
208,650,146,644.25
Award Actions
800,902
Average Action Value
260,518.94

About Maryland federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 5 years of federal contract activity associated with Maryland. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 208.65 billion in visible obligations across 800,902 award actions, with an average action value of 260,518.94. 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 5 years. The visible agency ranking is led by DEPT OF THE NAVY, with 30.86 billion in obligations, followed by NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. 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 5 years. The current ranking is led by OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC., with 15.02 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 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 = 'MD'
        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
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 30,856,139,380.97 30.86 billion 65,424
7529 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 20,446,796,808.33 20.45 billion 60,761
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 18,362,736,820.12 18.36 billion 37,025
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 18,128,652,285.58 18.13 billion 9,187
7530 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 11,784,581,724.69 11.78 billion 6,808
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 11,435,794,259.57 11.44 billion 16,001
8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 10,504,607,676.02 10.50 billion 14,620
97AK DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) 10,489,737,043.79 10.49 billion 47,210
4732 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 6,434,674,370.13 6.43 billion 154,842
2050 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 6,178,871,550.68 6.18 billion 7,620

Insight

Maryland 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 NAVY, followed by NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, 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 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
OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC. 4KU58 15,022,726,804.89 15.02 billion 160
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE 88898 8,932,989,339.83 8.93 billion 10,437
LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC. 3LYK6 4,525,237,347.59 4.53 billion 1,154
BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC. 99789 3,399,048,486.83 3.40 billion 4,564
LEIDOS, INC. 5UTE1 3,267,683,405.18 3.27 billion 1,240
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. 17038 3,191,289,231.32 3.19 billion 2,913
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 15055 3,168,603,475.10 3.17 billion 1,006
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 07MU1 2,873,368,695.19 2.87 billion 2,694
FCN, INC. 0WU14 2,376,966,862.22 2.38 billion 7,171
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3BXY7 2,313,061,100.05 2.31 billion 1,557

Insight

Visible obligations in Maryland over the last 5 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 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
541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES 22,626,785,697.38 22.63 billion 19,581
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 22,072,621,895.85 22.07 billion 38,015
541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 21,010,873,592.89 21.01 billion 47,301
541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 20,956,238,893.16 20.96 billion 20,896
524114 DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS 17,505,008,947.51 17.51 billion 211
236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 9,299,170,561.48 9.30 billion 14,726
541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES 8,919,891,051.35 8.92 billion 11,512
541611 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 8,268,127,775.85 8.27 billion 21,500
334511 SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 6,119,747,435.14 6.12 billion 4,501
541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 5,670,388,368.59 5.67 billion 12,116

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Maryland 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 = 'MD'
        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
Q201 MEDICAL- GENERAL HEALTH CARE 17,663,890,672.80 17.66 billion 1,380
R499 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER 15,106,251,220.79 15.11 billion 29,842
R425 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL 14,100,663,882.98 14.10 billion 23,215
DA01 IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR) 11,593,370,120.33 11.59 billion 9,590
R408 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT 6,511,136,741.19 6.51 billion 14,058
D399 IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 5,844,499,721.18 5.84 billion 7,022
AC32 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH 4,791,105,257.83 4.79 billion 5,994
AN12 HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH 4,190,969,641.49 4.19 billion 2,241
Y1JZ CONSTRUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS 3,536,713,815.44 3.54 billion 4,006
DA10 IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE 3,203,474,682.95 3.20 billion 5,598

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Maryland 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 = 'MD'
        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 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

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in Maryland 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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