In the last five years, federal awards under PSC 7030 totaled $6.08 billion across 21,068 award actions, with an average action value of $288,433.71. Obligations were led by the Social Security Administration, the Department of State, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, and USDA Departmental Administration, while Carahsoft Technology Corporation was the top vendor by obligated amount.
PSC Code
PSC 7030 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
PSC 7030 covers information technology software obligations across federal agencies and vendors over the last five years.
Annual obligations declined from $2.73 billion in 2021 to $149.86 million in 2025, based on the provided analysis window and readable totals.
PSC Code
7030
PSC Description
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE
Total Obligated
6.08 billion
6,076,721,430.57
Award Actions
21,068
Average Action Value
288,433.71
About PSC 7030 federal contract activity
PSC 7030, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE, accounted for 6.08 billion across 21,068 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of 288,433.71. The volume of actions indicates a broad mix of software acquisitions, with spend concentrated in a relatively small set of large obligations alongside many smaller awards.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Social Security Administration was the largest buying agency by obligation at 828.03 million across 343 awards, followed by the Department of State at 498.65 million across 611 awards. The Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, and USDA Departmental Administration also ranked among the top buyers, indicating demand across civilian and defense organizations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Carahsoft Technology Corporation led vendors in obligated value at 522.64 million across 403 awards, followed by Minburn Technology Group, LLC at 319.15 million across 271 awards. CA, Inc., CDW Government LLC, and DLT Solutions, LLC also posted substantial activity, showing a vendor base centered on established software resellers and solution providers.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Obligations declined each year across the period, from 2.73 billion in 2021 to 1.74 billion in 2022, 969.08 million in 2023, 486.51 million in 2024, and 149.86 million in 2025 to date. Award counts followed the same pattern, dropping from 9,182 in 2021 to 923 in 2025, suggesting a sustained contraction in purchasing pace over the window.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations and award counts tied to PSC 7030 over the last 5 years. Agency, vendor, and annual totals reflect the reported dataset for the analysis window and should be interpreted as procurement activity recorded in FPDS, not total software demand across all channels.
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 = '7030'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2800 | SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION | 828,026,591.23 | 828.03 million | 343 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 498,649,476.13 | 498.65 million | 611 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 463,912,863.99 | 463.91 million | 1,804 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 461,903,303.32 | 461.90 million | 1,444 |
| 1205 | USDA, DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION | 453,031,683.93 | 453.03 million | 425 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 419,444,590.22 | 419.44 million | 1,463 |
| 2050 | INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE | 283,273,840.65 | 283.27 million | 666 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 263,305,744.41 | 263.31 million | 181 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 209,543,786.15 | 209.54 million | 1,279 |
| 97AK | DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) | 182,516,916.38 | 182.52 million | 305 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, PSC 7030 obligated $6.08 billion across 21,068 awards, with a relatively low average award value of $288.4 thousand, indicating a mix of large and smaller software buys. Obligations are concentrated among a few agencies, led by SSA ($828.0 million), followed by State, the Army, the Air Force, and USDA Departmental Administration; these top five agencies account for roughly 44% of total PSC 7030 obligations. Defense and civilian buyers are both prominent in the top 10, with the Army, Air Force, Navy, USSOCOM, and DISA together representing a substantial share of activity, while award counts vary widely by agency.
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 = '7030'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 1P3C5 | 522,643,950.62 | 522.64 million | 403 |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 66LV8 | 319,147,572.36 | 319.15 million | 271 |
| CA, INC. | 1E6U0 | 317,465,504.28 | 317.47 million | 41 |
| CDW GOVERNMENT LLC | 1KH72 | 250,764,178.15 | 250.76 million | 366 |
| DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC | 0S0H9 | 205,903,458.85 | 205.90 million | 288 |
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 1P3C5 | 201,623,321.05 | 201.62 million | 820 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 3BXY7 | 180,729,895.67 | 180.73 million | 123 |
| BMC SOFTWARE, INC. | 02UX8 | 179,753,088.92 | 179.75 million | 18 |
| DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P. | 3XAU1 | 167,694,247.44 | 167.69 million | 288 |
| FOUR LLC | 4M4Z2 | 148,480,115.73 | 148.48 million | 218 |
Insight
PSC 7030 obligates 6.08 billion across 21,068 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of 288,434. The top 10 vendors account for 2.29 billion, or about 38 percent of total obligations, indicating moderate vendor concentration in a broad software market. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION appears twice in the top vendors list under closely related names and together totals about 724.27 million across 1,223 awards, which further increases concentration at the vendor level. The remaining top vendors are distributed across large resellers and software providers, with no single vendor exceeding about 9 percent of total obligations.
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 = '7030'
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 | 149,858,238.14 | 149.86 million | 923 |
| 2024 | 486,508,037.16 | 486.51 million | 1,781 |
| 2023 | 969,075,633.71 | 969.08 million | 3,427 |
| 2022 | 1,743,122,168.84 | 1.74 billion | 5,755 |
| 2021 | 2,728,157,352.72 | 2.73 billion | 9,182 |
Insight
PSC 7030, Information Technology Software, shows a clear year-over-year decline in obligations across the last 5 years, from $2.73 billion and 9,182 awards in 2021 to $149.86 million and 923 awards in 2025. Obligations fell in each successive year, with the largest annual totals concentrated in 2021 and 2022, which together account for most of the 5-year spend. The 21,068 awards and $6.08 billion obligated over the period indicate sustained but sharply tapering procurement activity in this PSC.
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