PSC Code

PSC 1915 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS) for last 5 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations for PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS) 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.

PSC Code
1915
PSC Description
CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS
Total Obligated
6.10 billion
6,097,854,885.78
Award Actions
473
Average Action Value
12,891,870.79

About PSC 1915 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 5 years of federal contract activity associated with PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS). Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this category shows 6.10 billion in visible obligations across 473 award actions, with an average action value of 12,891,870.79. 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 for PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS) 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 NAVY, with 6.07 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 PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS) over the last 5 years. The current ranking is led by NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, with 5.24 billion in obligations, followed by AUSTAL USA, 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 for PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS) 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 segment.

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 category-scale obligations, top buying agencies, leading vendors, 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__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode = '1915'
        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
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 6,066,295,731.50 6.07 billion 397
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 31,670,532.11 31.67 million 60
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 290,865.68 290.87 thousand 4
12C2 FOREST SERVICE 24,426.00 24.43 thousand 2
1448 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 23,600.00 23.60 thousand 5
3300 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 23,293.88 23.29 thousand 1
9568 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG 19,676.70 19.68 thousand 1
9763 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) -493,240.09 -493.24 thousand 3

Insight

PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS) appears to be concentrated among a relatively small group of major buying agencies over the last 5 years. The visible ranking is led by DEPT OF THE NAVY, followed by DEPT OF THE ARMY, which suggests that agency demand in this category 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(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__productOrServiceCode = '1915'
        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,
        content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor CAGE Code Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY 81220 5,243,950,177.22 5.24 billion 249
AUSTAL USA, LLC 1T3Z4 818,928,381.00 818.93 million 122
THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C. 6CEL5 24,767,828.36 24.77 million 3
GREAT LAKES TOWING COMPANY, THE 3N978 6,191,001.90 6.19 million 10
PEERLESS MFG. CO. 46219 2,517,888.00 2.52 million 2
DE NORA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC 23822 246,076.74 246.08 thousand 1
GENERAL DYNAMICS EUROPEAN LAND SYSTEMS-BRIDGE SYSTEMS GMBH D9913 204,286.28 204.29 thousand 2
FEDERAL CONTRACTS CORP 3VCK4 190,303.00 190.30 thousand 1
FINCANTIERI MARINE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0VP52 114,468.00 114.47 thousand 2
IMECO, INC. 0V369 106,052.23 106.05 thousand 3

Insight

Within PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS), visible obligations over the last 5 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY ranks first, followed by AUSTAL USA, LLC, which helps define the current competitive landscape in this category.

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__productOrServiceCode = '1915'
        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 1,838,746,984.91 1.84 billion 87
2024 922,699,042.13 922.70 million 92
2023 1,222,603,270.21 1.22 billion 129
2022 1,718,180,480.83 1.72 billion 87
2021 395,625,107.70 395.63 million 78

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in PSC 1915 (CARGO AND TANKER VESSELS) moved across the last 5 years, from 2021 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity in this category appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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