Geography

Massachusetts Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)

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

Use this page to review federal contract obligations in Massachusetts 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
MA
State
Massachusetts
Total Obligated
95.18 billion
95,181,179,755.09
Award Actions
927,655
Average Action Value
102,604.07

About Massachusetts federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 5 years of federal contract activity associated with Massachusetts. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 95.18 billion in visible obligations across 927,655 award actions, with an average action value of 102,604.07. 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 Massachusetts 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 ARMY, with 21.98 billion in obligations, followed by DEPT OF THE NAVY. 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 Massachusetts over the last 5 years. The current ranking is led by RAYTHEON COMPANY, with 9.51 billion in obligations, followed by GENERAL ELECTRIC 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 Massachusetts 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 = 'MA'
        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
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 21,976,138,636.42 21.98 billion 12,711
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 20,792,989,538.90 20.79 billion 18,172
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 17,631,662,083.76 17.63 billion 16,212
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 9,265,166,553.36 9.27 billion 202,278
97JC MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) 3,260,758,059.62 3.26 billion 1,346
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 3,222,177,605.42 3.22 billion 16,336
2044 UNITED STATES MINT 3,105,702,735.17 3.11 billion 818
7505 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 2,603,561,789.96 2.60 billion 380
2041 BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING 1,113,246,600.14 1.11 billion 377
8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1,019,655,158.59 1.02 billion 6,007

Insight

Massachusetts 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 ARMY, followed by DEPT OF THE NAVY, 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 = 'MA'
        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
RAYTHEON COMPANY 05716 9,511,081,030.76 9.51 billion 2,171
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 99207 8,116,835,070.43 8.12 billion 4,391
RAYTHEON COMPANY 7Y193 7,314,829,469.57 7.31 billion 3,022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3G050 6,369,280,868.75 6.37 billion 1,777
MODERNATX, INC. 6RP85 5,812,771,082.07 5.81 billion 49
RAYTHEON COMPANY 3W1D7 3,875,099,424.87 3.88 billion 1,311
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0AYP7 3,046,788,347.26 3.05 billion 886
COINS 'N THINGS, INC. 5ZQW5 2,914,482,964.77 2.91 billion 595
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE 51993 2,896,891,137.82 2.90 billion 1,127
NOBLE SALES CO., INC. 1HEN9 2,355,441,989.35 2.36 billion 509,532

Insight

Visible obligations in Massachusetts over the last 5 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. RAYTHEON COMPANY ranks first, followed by GENERAL ELECTRIC 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 = 'MA'
        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
334511 SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 15,014,637,797.96 15.01 billion 7,316
541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) 8,935,116,340.77 8.94 billion 6,606
336412 AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING 7,588,391,431.98 7.59 billion 2,627
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 7,475,947,634.90 7.48 billion 7,814
325412 PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING 7,227,285,688.09 7.23 billion 1,186
541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 4,613,683,594.92 4.61 billion 12,049
336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING 4,183,225,552.16 4.18 billion 390
541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 2,940,288,320.80 2.94 billion 3,919
331491 NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM) ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING 2,800,457,826.66 2.80 billion 1,250
811219 OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 1,759,992,446.57 1.76 billion 2,587

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Massachusetts 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 = 'MA'
        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
6505 DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS 7,222,912,872.00 7.22 billion 1,334
R425 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL 5,871,293,847.26 5.87 billion 6,212
5840 RADAR EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE 5,656,031,671.36 5.66 billion 1,454
AC61 R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH) 5,256,351,758.22 5.26 billion 1,682
2840 GAS TURBINES AND JET ENGINES, AIRCRAFT, PRIME MOVING; AND COMPONENTS 5,122,940,446.14 5.12 billion 2,825
9660 PRECIOUS METALS PRIMARY FORMS 3,085,608,876.66 3.09 billion 696
J014 MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- GUIDED MISSILES 3,001,513,964.66 3.00 billion 617
4220 MARINE LIFESAVING AND DIVING EQUIPMENT 2,821,922,504.19 2.82 billion 12,330
1420 GUIDED MISSILE COMPONENTS 2,215,297,940.73 2.22 billion 144
1425 GUIDED MISSILE SYSTEMS, COMPLETE 2,112,089,468.79 2.11 billion 222

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Massachusetts 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 = 'MA'
        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 17,783,154,718.81 17.78 billion 128,573
2024 18,967,350,370.21 18.97 billion 167,243
2023 17,874,477,411.90 17.87 billion 204,377
2022 18,728,918,276.18 18.73 billion 239,327
2021 21,827,278,977.99 21.83 billion 188,135

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in Massachusetts 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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