Use this page to review federal contract obligations in Montana for last 5 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.
Geography
Montana Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
This page summarizes federal contract obligations in Montana for last 5 years, including award volume and market trend context.
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
MT
State
Montana
Total Obligated
5.05 billion
5,051,895,723.16
Award Actions
65,278
Average Action Value
77,390.47
About Montana federal contract activity
This page summarizes last 5 years of federal contract activity associated with Montana. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 5.05 billion in visible obligations across 65,278 award actions, with an average action value of 77,390.47. 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 5 years. The visible agency ranking is led by FOREST SERVICE, with 1.02 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 5 years. The current ranking is led by ARCHER WESTERN FEDERAL JV, with 380.33 million in obligations, followed by HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.. 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 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 = 'MT'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12C2 | FOREST SERVICE | 1,024,800,068.78 | 1.02 billion | 12,251 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 794,441,502.46 | 794.44 million | 1,929 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 491,837,839.94 | 491.84 million | 2,106 |
| 7527 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE | 449,754,660.00 | 449.75 million | 2,832 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 391,045,114.66 | 391.05 million | 1,497 |
| 6925 | FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION | 238,289,396.75 | 238.29 million | 857 |
| 1425 | BUREAU OF RECLAMATION | 219,076,977.17 | 219.08 million | 778 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 171,058,312.25 | 171.06 million | 23,299 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 153,465,368.56 | 153.47 million | 2,190 |
| 1443 | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | 138,602,072.83 | 138.60 million | 808 |
Insight
Montana contract activity over the last 5 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHER WESTERN FEDERAL JV | 6PD44 | 380,333,955.00 | 380.33 million | 40 |
| HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO. | 1QZ19 | 239,766,773.27 | 239.77 million | 42 |
| BRIDGER AIR TANKER, LLC | 86QG7 | 235,016,286.79 | 235.02 million | 228 |
| S & K SECURITY GROUP LLC | 69E24 | 103,193,856.71 | 103.19 million | 15 |
| BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE, INC. | 3MXT3 | 102,955,119.76 | 102.96 million | 158 |
| S&K AEROSPACE, LLC | 41ME5 | 100,085,205.82 | 100.09 million | 1,386 |
| NW CONSTRUCTION, INC | 6UQT3 | 92,124,256.06 | 92.12 million | 9 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | 4B839 | 80,403,713.04 | 80.40 million | 245 |
| TNL SALES LLC | 1XLG2 | 74,936,207.66 | 74.94 million | 10,074 |
| SWANK ENTERPRISES | 1EZ86 | 64,838,092.87 | 64.84 million | 12 |
Insight
Visible obligations in Montana over the last 5 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. ARCHER WESTERN FEDERAL JV ranks first, followed by HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO., 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 978,593,627.60 | 978.59 million | 1,345 |
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | 508,481,886.30 | 508.48 million | 1,151 |
| 237310 | HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION | 320,515,144.28 | 320.52 million | 806 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 309,341,907.37 | 309.34 million | 2,277 |
| 115310 | SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR FORESTRY | 254,823,314.66 | 254.82 million | 4,646 |
| 237990 | OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION | 206,047,327.77 | 206.05 million | 231 |
| 561320 | TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES | 189,655,565.50 | 189.66 million | 966 |
| 561612 | SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES | 123,398,102.34 | 123.40 million | 620 |
| 336413 | OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 122,040,990.41 | 122.04 million | 1,052 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 115,885,199.11 | 115.89 million | 280 |
Insight
The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in Montana 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 = 'MT'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F003 | NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FOREST-RANGE FIRE SUPPRESSION/PRESUPPRESSION | 528,258,038.60 | 528.26 million | 5,202 |
| Y1GA | CONSTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION STORAGE BUILDINGS | 380,333,955.00 | 380.33 million | 40 |
| Y1JZ | CONSTRUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS | 245,606,916.77 | 245.61 million | 88 |
| V119 | TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: OTHER | 235,520,714.83 | 235.52 million | 230 |
| Y1LB | CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND RAILWAYS | 221,780,815.56 | 221.78 million | 269 |
| Z2KA | REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF DAMS | 170,374,846.53 | 170.37 million | 90 |
| S206 | HOUSEKEEPING- GUARD | 126,084,790.28 | 126.08 million | 636 |
| Q401 | MEDICAL- NURSING | 125,840,371.46 | 125.84 million | 449 |
| Z1BC | MAINTENANCE OF RADAR AND NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES | 102,309,339.23 | 102.31 million | 4 |
| C219 | ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- GENERAL: OTHER | 78,442,801.65 | 78.44 million | 659 |
Insight
The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in Montana 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 = 'MT'
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 | 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 |
Insight
The annual trend shows how obligations in Montana 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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