Geography

South Dakota Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)

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

Use this page to review federal contract obligations in South Dakota 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
SD
State
South Dakota
Total Obligated
5.13 billion
5,131,752,663.43
Award Actions
32,738
Average Action Value
156,752.17

About South Dakota federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 5 years of federal contract activity associated with South Dakota. Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this geography shows 5.13 billion in visible obligations across 32,738 award actions, with an average action value of 156,752.17. 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 South Dakota 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 1.91 billion in obligations, followed by INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. 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 South Dakota over the last 5 years. The current ranking is led by STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION, with 470.78 million in obligations, followed by CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES, 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 South Dakota 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 = 'SD'
        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 1,911,332,827.80 1.91 billion 2,497
7527 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 869,609,730.09 869.61 million 8,091
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 488,352,145.47 488.35 million 3,163
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 311,285,357.74 311.29 million 1,971
1434 US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 288,946,355.67 288.95 million 1,401
1450 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 185,647,940.53 185.65 million 1,994
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 173,726,616.59 173.73 million 4,477
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 135,895,128.62 135.90 million 910
12K2 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 80,703,304.85 80.70 million 175
12C2 FOREST SERVICE 75,846,067.12 75.85 million 1,213

Insight

South Dakota 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 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, 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 = 'SD'
        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
STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION 06AP0 470,775,631.40 470.78 million 3,240
CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC 86RR8 274,016,572.00 274.02 million 43
BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC 1NRU1 208,062,251.00 208.06 million 23
KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC 1DDX3 189,397,558.52 189.40 million 604
FEDERAL CONTRACTING, INC. 0BZ35 189,037,331.49 189.04 million 82
FEDERAL CONTRACTING INC 0BZ35 180,644,764.00 180.64 million 72
JAYNES CORPORATION 5CDU5 172,026,426.00 172.03 million 1
VOITH HYDRO, INC. 0AT82 163,799,710.74 163.80 million 21
WALSH FEDERAL, LLC 6PDH6 138,661,000.02 138.66 million 51
R. C. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 0DFP8 123,046,322.25 123.05 million 20

Insight

Visible obligations in South Dakota over the last 5 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION ranks first, followed by CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES, 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 = 'SD'
        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 1,838,884,672.46 1.84 billion 1,624
237990 OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 351,991,835.77 351.99 million 402
334111 ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING 346,748,967.33 346.75 million 2,193
541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES 247,047,742.96 247.05 million 943
237310 HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 193,760,774.29 193.76 million 279
541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 181,383,476.60 181.38 million 1,597
561320 TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES 137,401,295.02 137.40 million 1,962
622110 GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS 126,476,793.02 126.48 million 625
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 120,329,120.73 120.33 million 715
336211 MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING 116,681,423.21 116.68 million 230

Insight

The top-NAICS table highlights the industries with the largest visible obligations in South Dakota 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 = 'SD'
        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
Y1BZ CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER AIRFIELD STRUCTURES 558,905,560.40 558.91 million 132
Y1JZ CONSTRUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS 390,952,107.41 390.95 million 121
Y1DA CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITALS AND INFIRMARIES 309,773,575.38 309.77 million 167
Q999 MEDICAL- OTHER 261,093,739.45 261.09 million 1,272
L099 TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE- MISCELLANEOUS 244,428,597.12 244.43 million 769
Z2MD REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF EPG FACILITIES - HYDRO 165,621,869.74 165.62 million 25
3805 EARTH MOVING AND EXCAVATING EQUIPMENT 143,598,522.78 143.60 million 222
7E20 IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools (HW/Perp SW) 134,720,478.58 134.72 million 955
Y1BD CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS 123,046,322.25 123.05 million 20
Y1EB CONSTRUCTION OF MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS 114,879,543.15 114.88 million 74

Insight

The top-PSC table highlights the product and service codes with the largest visible obligations in South Dakota 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 = 'SD'
        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 1,020,982,161.40 1.02 billion 5,415
2024 1,276,106,124.85 1.28 billion 6,575
2023 919,623,225.29 919.62 million 6,879
2022 1,317,451,924.45 1.32 billion 6,683
2021 597,589,227.44 597.59 million 7,186

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in South Dakota 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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