Geography

Montana Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)

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

Use this page to review federal contract obligations in Montana 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
MT
State
Montana
Total Obligated
1.12 billion
1,117,133,665.14
Award Actions
12,161
Average Action Value
91,861.99

About Montana federal contract activity

This page summarizes last full year of federal contract activity associated with Montana. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 1.12 billion in visible obligations across 12,161 award actions, with an average action value of 91,861.99. 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 Montana appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last full year. The visible agency ranking is led by FOREST SERVICE, with 258.29 million 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 Montana over the last full year. The current ranking is led by S & K SECURITY GROUP LLC, with 102.55 million in obligations, followed by BRIDGER AIR TANKER, 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 Montana 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 = 'MT'
        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
12C2 FOREST SERVICE 258,285,235.45 258.29 million 2,272
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 165,034,475.76 165.03 million 521
7014 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 107,855,814.50 107.86 million 37
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 87,154,738.50 87.15 million 350
7527 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 67,874,798.72 67.87 million 611
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 54,882,444.77 54.88 million 4,742
6925 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 53,895,179.31 53.90 million 171
7529 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 51,480,768.11 51.48 million 250
4740 PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE 48,571,015.14 48.57 million 120
1443 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 40,013,400.99 40.01 million 128

Insight

Montana contract activity over the last full year appears concentrated among a relatively small group of buying agencies. The visible ranking is led by FOREST SERVICE, 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 = 'MT'
        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
S & K SECURITY GROUP LLC 69E24 102,545,720.76 102.55 million 2
BRIDGER AIR TANKER, LLC 86QG7 79,029,811.95 79.03 million 74
ARCHER WESTERN FEDERAL JV 6PD44 59,366,316.27 59.37 million 20
SWANK ENTERPRISES 1EZ86 44,477,044.25 44.48 million 4
HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO. 1QZ19 32,715,367.25 32.72 million 7
BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE INC 3MXT3 23,757,151.58 23.76 million 33
S & K FEDERAL SERVICES LLC 819D5 23,411,497.47 23.41 million 147
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY 1KQE9 20,835,397.89 20.84 million 43
PAULSEN CONSTRUCTION, LLC 0KU53 20,699,410.00 20.70 million 4
TETRA TECH, INC. 6X204 20,479,654.71 20.48 million 2

Insight

Visible obligations in Montana over the last full year appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. S & K SECURITY GROUP LLC ranks first, followed by BRIDGER AIR TANKER, 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 = 'MT'
        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
236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 203,593,552.98 203.59 million 246
481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION 158,241,653.25 158.24 million 249
811210 ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 104,560,941.84 104.56 million 67
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 69,183,094.65 69.18 million 409
237310 HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 67,223,520.84 67.22 million 166
115310 SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR FORESTRY 53,720,613.26 53.72 million 786
561320 TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES 33,096,399.09 33.10 million 202
541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 30,071,850.36 30.07 million 53
561612 SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES 24,378,173.13 24.38 million 79
336413 OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 20,676,842.93 20.68 million 212

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Montana 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 = 'MT'
        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
F003 NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FOREST-RANGE FIRE SUPPRESSION/PRESUPPRESSION 145,679,953.67 145.68 million 1,053
Z1BC MAINTENANCE OF RADAR AND NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES 102,264,449.23 102.26 million 2
V119 TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: OTHER 79,191,115.95 79.19 million 78
Y1LB CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND RAILWAYS 60,032,060.60 60.03 million 89
Y1GA CONSTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION STORAGE BUILDINGS 59,366,316.27 59.37 million 20
Z2AA REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OFFICE BUILDINGS 45,365,583.36 45.37 million 35
Y1JZ CONSTRUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS 32,870,486.02 32.87 million 15
S206 HOUSEKEEPING- GUARD 24,684,978.29 24.68 million 76
Z2FA REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF FAMILY HOUSING FACILITIES 20,702,265.14 20.70 million 9
AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH 20,627,181.00 20.63 million 8

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Montana 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 = 'MT'
        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 1,117,133,665.14 1.12 billion 12,161

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in Montana 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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