Geography

Montana Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations in Montana for last 10 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations in Montana for last 10 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 10 years analysis window.

State Code
MT
State
Montana
Total Obligated
8.09 billion
8,087,187,280.79
Award Actions
150,416
Average Action Value
53,765.47

About Montana federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with Montana. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 8.09 billion in visible obligations across 150,416 award actions, with an average action value of 53,765.47. 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 10 years. The visible agency ranking is led by FOREST SERVICE, with 1.60 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 Montana over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by ARCHER WESTERN FEDERAL JV, with 380.33 million in obligations, followed by S&K AEROSPACE, 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 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 = 'MT'
        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
12C2 FOREST SERVICE 1,603,849,778.41 1.60 billion 24,497
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 1,112,179,953.84 1.11 billion 4,007
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 1,085,259,980.56 1.09 billion 4,502
7527 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 649,312,702.23 649.31 million 7,361
7529 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 522,445,379.19 522.45 million 2,549
6925 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 379,692,585.82 379.69 million 1,630
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 338,135,738.87 338.14 million 60,529
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 292,799,365.75 292.80 million 4,694
1425 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 263,883,208.64 263.88 million 2,138
1443 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 196,918,411.10 196.92 million 1,827

Insight

Montana contract activity over the last 10 years 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 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
ARCHER WESTERN FEDERAL JV 6PD44 380,333,955.00 380.33 million 40
S&K AEROSPACE, LLC 41ME5 342,599,899.21 342.60 million 1,421
HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO. 1QZ19 239,766,773.27 239.77 million 42
BRIDGER AIR TANKER, LLC 86QG7 235,859,777.05 235.86 million 234
NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES, INC. 3MJY3 210,413,191.26 210.41 million 685
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA 4B839 129,806,698.95 129.81 million 362
TORRENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 71LW1 121,174,608.77 121.17 million 44
TNL SALES LLC 1XLG2 113,130,300.76 113.13 million 16,564
BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE, INC. 3MXT3 105,559,146.25 105.56 million 164
S & K SECURITY GROUP LLC 69E24 103,193,856.71 103.19 million 15

Insight

Visible obligations in Montana over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. ARCHER WESTERN FEDERAL JV ranks first, followed by S&K AEROSPACE, 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 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
236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 1,200,959,683.65 1.20 billion 2,374
481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION 779,316,353.80 779.32 million 1,549
237310 HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 486,448,303.30 486.45 million 1,717
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 435,974,608.31 435.97 million 3,852
115310 SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR FORESTRY 403,836,469.66 403.84 million 10,270
237990 OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 276,887,514.38 276.89 million 607
561320 TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES 267,854,536.87 267.85 million 2,352
488190 OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION 261,831,563.91 261.83 million 1,334
561612 SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES 221,038,676.73 221.04 million 1,339
541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 149,201,450.75 149.20 million 390

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Montana 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 = 'MT'
        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
F003 NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FOREST-RANGE FIRE SUPPRESSION/PRESUPPRESSION 874,606,530.99 874.61 million 9,775
Y1GA CONSTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION STORAGE BUILDINGS 380,333,955.00 380.33 million 40
Y1LB CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND RAILWAYS 341,124,135.17 341.12 million 667
Y1JZ CONSTRUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS 268,239,042.78 268.24 million 176
R706 SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: LOGISTICS SUPPORT 253,954,428.47 253.95 million 146
V119 TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: OTHER 236,568,319.03 236.57 million 262
S206 HOUSEKEEPING- GUARD 221,693,019.26 221.69 million 1,358
Z2KA REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF DAMS 184,268,037.82 184.27 million 120
Q401 MEDICAL- NURSING 156,688,993.73 156.69 million 831
G008 SOCIAL- GOVERNMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS: OTHER 135,154,857.44 135.15 million 72

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Montana 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 = 'MT'
        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 1,117,133,665.14 1.12 billion 12,161
2024 1,316,427,232.16 1.32 billion 12,914
2023 945,380,766.69 945.38 million 13,350
2022 894,958,060.59 894.96 million 12,951
2021 777,995,998.58 778.00 million 13,902
2020 697,690,343.27 697.69 million 14,800
2019 676,826,257.72 676.83 million 17,556
2018 591,283,737.27 591.28 million 18,462
2017 558,585,058.55 558.59 million 17,494
2016 510,906,160.82 510.91 million 16,826

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in Montana 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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