Federal procurement under NAICS 238990 totals $4.05 billion across 18,076 award actions, with an average action value of $224,152.42. The Department of the Army leads agency spending in this category, and the annual peak occurred in 2023 at $1.16 billion.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 238990 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
FPDS summary for NAICS 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors, covering obligations, awards, agencies, vendors, and yearly trend data over the last 5 years.
Totals reflect obligated amounts in the selected 5-year analysis window and may include multiple award actions across agencies and vendors.
NAICS Code
238990
Industry
ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS
Total Obligated
4.05 billion
4,051,779,168.71
Award Actions
18,076
Average Action Value
224,152.42
About NAICS 238990 federal contract activity
NAICS 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors, recorded 18,076 awards totaling 4.05 billion dollars over the last 5 years, with an average award value of 224,152.42. The award profile is high-volume and mid-value, indicating broad use across specialty trade work that does not fall into more narrowly defined construction categories.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Army accounted for the largest share of obligations at 2.31 billion dollars across 5,254 awards, making it the dominant buyer in this NAICS. The Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force followed at 546.53 million and 539.97 million dollars respectively, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Veterans Affairs were smaller but material customers.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
The vendor side is concentrated among a small number of large awardees, led by BUNDESAMT FÜR BAUWESEN UND RAUMORDNUNG at 1.12 billion dollars across 962 awards and Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees at 768.35 million dollars across 710 awards. American Engineering Corporation and Sedona-Nasco JV2, LLC also represent significant activity, suggesting repeated use of a limited group of contractors for specialized trade requirements.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2023 at 1.16 billion dollars, then declined to 585.28 million in 2024 and 549.99 million in 2025. Award counts remained relatively stable across the period, with the highest volume in 2021 at 4,250 awards and lower but still substantial activity in each subsequent year.
How to interpret this page
This summary reflects FPDS award data for NAICS 238990 over the last 5 years and uses obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the provided dataset. Annual trend figures are shown by fiscal year, and agency and vendor rankings are based on total obligated amount within the analysis window.
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__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '238990'
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 | 2,308,201,794.89 | 2.31 billion | 5,254 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 546,530,808.22 | 546.53 million | 3,330 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 539,972,508.05 | 539.97 million | 1,816 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 112,005,506.05 | 112.01 million | 218 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 82,339,621.35 | 82.34 million | 652 |
| 1443 | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | 79,436,824.68 | 79.44 million | 671 |
| 12C2 | FOREST SERVICE | 63,662,019.79 | 63.66 million | 828 |
| 6920 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | 45,997,443.29 | 46.00 million | 661 |
| 1448 | U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE | 31,466,865.12 | 31.47 million | 467 |
| 1422 | BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT | 26,413,792.91 | 26.41 million | 426 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NAICS 238990 obligations are highly concentrated in the Department of the Army, which accounts for $2.31 billion of the $4.05 billion total, or more than half of all obligated dollars. The Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force are the next largest buyers at $546.53 million and $539.97 million, respectively, indicating that defense agencies dominate demand in this category. Outside DoD, obligations are much smaller and more dispersed, led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at $112.01 million, with the remaining top agencies each below $83 million.
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,
anyHeavy(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__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '238990'
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
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUNDESAMT FÜR BAUWESEN UND RAUMORDNUNG | 1,123,295,066.02 | 1.12 billion | 962 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | 35KC0 | 768,352,659.31 | 768.35 million | 710 |
| AMERICAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION | JS462 | 267,176,219.47 | 267.18 million | 595 |
| SEDONA-NASCO JV2, LLC | 9H4S2 | 128,469,566.88 | 128.47 million | 384 |
| BUNDESAMT F¿R BAUWESEN UND RAUMORDNUNG | 62,865,109.64 | 62.87 million | 338 | |
| TACTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 8W7Z0 | 58,688,733.09 | 58.69 million | 25 |
| SUMIJU YOKOSUKA KOGYO CO., LTD. | JS850 | 55,110,038.84 | 55.11 million | 138 |
| KYUNAN CO., LTD. | JS794 | 47,389,314.14 | 47.39 million | 100 |
| PERMON CONTRACTORS INC | 7AWT5 | 42,471,415.44 | 42.47 million | 169 |
| FUJI CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD. | JS6V4 | 41,934,874.08 | 41.93 million | 51 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NAICS 238990 obligated $4.05 billion across 18,076 awards, with an average award value of $224,152. Top vendor activity is moderately concentrated: BUNDESAMT FÜR BAUWESEN UND RAUMORDNUNG leads with $1.12 billion over 962 awards, followed by MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES at $768.35 million over 710 awards. The remaining top vendors each account for materially smaller shares, indicating a long tail of obligations spread across a diverse vendor base, including several foreign entities and multiple firms with relatively high award counts but lower dollar totals.
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__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '238990'
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 | 549,992,043.66 | 549.99 million | 3,125 |
| 2024 | 585,280,865.37 | 585.28 million | 3,435 |
| 2023 | 1,162,164,893.64 | 1.16 billion | 3,625 |
| 2022 | 825,837,994.05 | 825.84 million | 3,641 |
| 2021 | 928,503,371.99 | 928.50 million | 4,250 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NAICS 238990 obligated $4.05 billion across 18,076 awards, with an average award value of $224,152. Obligations were most concentrated in 2023 at $1.16 billion, followed by 2021 at $928.50 million and 2022 at $825.84 million, before declining to $585.28 million in 2024 and $549.99 million in 2025. Award counts also peaked in 2021 at 4,250 and then generally trended downward to 3,125 in 2025, indicating a softer recent volume alongside lower obligated dollars.
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