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Most Competitive Federal Agencies

Most Competitive Federal Agencies shows which federal agencies rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE leads this ranking at 4.73K. The top 10 account for 25.54% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top Agencies Agency Ranking All Time Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE
4.73K
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
25.54%
Low concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top Agencies

Analysis

FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE leads this ranking at 4.73K. The top 10 account for 25.54% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Why it matters: Use this page to identify leaders, compare major participants, and understand how activity is distributed across this segment of the federal market.

Methodology: The query groups FPDS records by the ranked entity, calculates the main metric, and orders results from highest to lowest. Supporting columns add context to the leaderboard.

Key Findings

  • FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 25.54% of the value in this result set.
  • FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE appears in the second position.

Limitations

  • Interpretation depends on the SQL scope and selected filters.
  • This page reflects only the returned query result set.

Query Used

-- Most Competitive Federal Agencies
SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
    anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
    avg(content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived) AS avg_offers_received,
    formatReadableQuantity(avg(content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived)) AS avg_offers_received_readable,
    sum(content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived) AS total_offers_received,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived)) AS total_offers_received_readable,
    count() AS award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(count()) AS award_count_readable
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
    contract_type = 1
    AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID
ORDER BY avg_offers_received DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

This table ranks results by Primary Metric from highest to lowest.

# Agency Id Agency Name Avg Offers Received Avg Offers Received Readable Total Offers Received Total Offers Received Readable Award Count Award Count Readable
1 4,730.00 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 295.07577749991 295.08 1552800870 1.55 billion 5262380 5.26 million
2 4,732.00 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 161.89838398662 161.90 776624929 776.62 million 4796990 4.80 million
3 9,561.00 RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD 36.666666666667 36.67 110 110.00 3 3.00
4 97JC MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) 35.760093572526 35.76 2537572 2.54 million 70961 70.96 thousand
5 7,526.00 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 28.21484943942 28.21 1665974 1.67 million 59046 59.05 thousand
6 1,622.00 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 23.225433526012 23.23 8036 8.04 thousand 346 346.00
7 1,607.00 OFF OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS 23 23.00 161 161.00 7 7.00
8 8,000.00 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 21.415568343608 21.42 20471720 20.47 million 955927 955.93 thousand
9 1,667.00 PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF THE HANDICAPPED 19.391304347826 19.39 1784 1.78 thousand 92 92.00
10 1,635.00 EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION 16.856149500217 16.86 38786 38.79 thousand 2301 2.30 thousand
11 7,522.00 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 16.078425419955 16.08 158887 158.89 thousand 9882 9.88 thousand
12 4,735.00 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 15.371544100975 15.37 4067618 4.07 million 264620 264.62 thousand
13 1,650.00 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 15.349416755037 15.35 28949 28.95 thousand 1886 1.89 thousand
14 97AE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) 15.33840435052 15.34 445642 445.64 thousand 29054 29.05 thousand
15 12K2 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 13.72070581748 13.72 1045065 1.05 million 76167 76.17 thousand
16 1,217.00 OFFICE OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT 13.547945205479 13.55 11868 11.87 thousand 876 876.00
17 1,606.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY 13.299492385787 13.30 2620 2.62 thousand 197 197.00
18 6,965.00 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 12.89400921659 12.89 2798 2.80 thousand 217 217.00
19 9,763.00 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) 11.822975684134 11.82 2946522 2.95 million 249220 249.22 thousand
20 1,621.00 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 11.506880733945 11.51 10034 10.03 thousand 872 872.00
21 97SD SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SDA) 11.066666666667 11.07 498 498.00 45 45.00
22 9,748.00 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY 10.289304205076 10.29 81481 81.48 thousand 7919 7.92 thousand
23 2,001.00 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 10.144443386948 10.14 319763 319.76 thousand 31521 31.52 thousand
24 1,613.00 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 9.0281690140845 9.03 1923 1.92 thousand 213 213.00
25 2,022.00 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU 8.7177976432345 8.72 42909 42.91 thousand 4922 4.92 thousand
26 97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 8.4245045285969 8.42 159275258 159.28 million 18906187 18.91 million
27 7,507.00 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION 8.3076923076923 8.31 108 108.00 13 13.00
28 9,776.00 USTRANSCOM 8.0712581829272 8.07 740998 741.00 thousand 91807 91.81 thousand
29 7,015.00 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 7.9322002461767 7.93 470435 470.44 thousand 59307 59.31 thousand
30 1,653.00 VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES 7.8862275449102 7.89 1317 1.32 thousand 167 167.00
31 1,655.00 WOMEN'S BUREAU 7.6666666666667 7.67 230 230.00 30 30.00
32 97HW UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS) 7.6031896415601 7.60 96302 96.30 thousand 12666 12.67 thousand
33 12C2 FOREST SERVICE 7.5622523987268 7.56 4953540 4.95 million 655035 655.03 thousand
34 2,024.00 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 7.2254802831143 7.23 64314 64.31 thousand 8901 8.90 thousand
35 1,304.00 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 7.0046296296296 7.00 1513 1.51 thousand 216 216.00
36 7,555.00 PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER 6.7558005752637 6.76 70463 70.46 thousand 10430 10.43 thousand
37 1,603.00 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 6.7319884726225 6.73 2336 2.34 thousand 347 347.00
38 12D2 FARM SERVICE AGENCY 6.6058184848411 6.61 269524 269.52 thousand 40801 40.80 thousand
39 7,505.00 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 6.5889379029522 6.59 97088 97.09 thousand 14735 14.73 thousand
40 7,200.00 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6.5861521643156 6.59 1253134 1.25 million 190268 190.27 thousand
41 2,036.00 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 6.5615612575109 6.56 1684963 1.68 million 256793 256.79 thousand
42 1,350.00 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 6.5011320754717 6.50 8614 8.61 thousand 1325 1.32 thousand
43 1,406.00 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 6.4759319670294 6.48 1300270 1.30 million 200785 200.78 thousand
44 1,351.00 U.S. EXPORT ADMINISTRATION 6.2512077294686 6.25 1294 1.29 thousand 207 207.00
45 1,609.00 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS 6.2265372168285 6.23 1924 1.92 thousand 309 309.00
46 1,435.00 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 6.2086559705961 6.21 300679 300.68 thousand 48429 48.43 thousand
47 1,601.00 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF LABOR 5.795 5.79 1159 1.16 thousand 200 200.00
48 7,528.00 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 5.7422956157693 5.74 49378 49.38 thousand 8599 8.60 thousand
49 9,531.00 UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 5.4782608695652 5.48 756 756.00 138 138.00
50 1,630.00 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 5.4522079145086 5.45 266324 266.32 thousand 48847 48.85 thousand
51 5,700.00 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 5.3974056632267 5.40 22337865 22.34 million 4138630 4.14 million
52 2,046.00 OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY 5.38863549981 5.39 113420 113.42 thousand 21048 21.05 thousand
53 1,700.00 DEPT OF THE NAVY 5.329899577844 5.33 39030247 39.03 million 7322886 7.32 million
54 97DH DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 5.2378874754949 5.24 355354 355.35 thousand 67843 67.84 thousand
55 1,528.00 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 5.2209761881237 5.22 105683 105.68 thousand 20242 20.24 thousand
56 12B0 USDA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION 5.1665807117071 5.17 20036 20.04 thousand 3878 3.88 thousand
57 9,761.00 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) 5.0698038397329 5.07 291534 291.53 thousand 57504 57.50 thousand
58 2,026.00 FINANCIAL CRIME ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 5.0577921167064 5.06 144228 144.23 thousand 28516 28.52 thousand
59 97AB NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) 4.9420873463965 4.94 119045 119.05 thousand 24088 24.09 thousand
60 6,938.00 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 4.7606750300593 4.76 447413 447.41 thousand 93981 93.98 thousand
61 9,100.00 EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 4.6778244710569 4.68 385144 385.14 thousand 82334 82.33 thousand
62 1,550.00 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 4.6762804574838 4.68 65828 65.83 thousand 14077 14.08 thousand
63 1,608.00 OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 4.5961538461538 4.60 956 956.00 208 208.00
64 2,700.00 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 4.5218318554271 4.52 80570 80.57 thousand 17818 17.82 thousand
65 1,344.00 PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 4.4668780678511 4.47 205664 205.66 thousand 46042 46.04 thousand
66 7,506.00 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION 4.4584717607973 4.46 2684 2.68 thousand 602 602.00
67 6,000.00 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 4.451431209603 4.45 48209 48.21 thousand 10830 10.83 thousand
68 7,001.00 OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS 4.4216258819284 4.42 465637 465.64 thousand 105309 105.31 thousand
69 4,750.00 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 4.3956043956044 4.40 800 800.00 182 182.00
70 1,625.00 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 4.3656142051997 4.37 72037 72.04 thousand 16501 16.50 thousand
71 2,100.00 DEPT OF THE ARMY 4.3324204923727 4.33 32566051 32.57 million 7516826 7.52 million
72 1,342.00 NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE 4.2711323763955 4.27 5356 5.36 thousand 1254 1.25 thousand
73 6,950.00 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 4.2568590430508 4.26 500530 500.53 thousand 117582 117.58 thousand
74 4,745.00 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT WIDE POLICY 4.2133105802048 4.21 12345 12.35 thousand 2930 2.93 thousand
75 7,300.00 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4.2070510323335 4.21 107995 108.00 thousand 25670 25.67 thousand
76 1,665.00 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 4.1370425499153 4.14 80602 80.60 thousand 19483 19.48 thousand
77 7,700.00 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION 4.0749336870027 4.07 12290 12.29 thousand 3016 3.02 thousand
78 6,957.00 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 4.0287703866593 4.03 21985 21.98 thousand 5457 5.46 thousand
79 1,321.00 BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 4.0074074074074 4.01 1623 1.62 thousand 405 405.00
80 5,920.00 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 3.9588675213675 3.96 7411 7.41 thousand 1872 1.87 thousand
81 97ZS U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) 3.9440218246682 3.94 601416 601.42 thousand 152488 152.49 thousand
82 5,800.00 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 3.9261489251611 3.93 83466 83.47 thousand 21259 21.26 thousand
83 1,215.00 USDA, OFFICE OF OPERATIONS 3.9151343705799 3.92 30448 30.45 thousand 7777 7.78 thousand
84 1,323.00 US CENSUS BUREAU 3.9009062912451 3.90 221669 221.67 thousand 56825 56.83 thousand
85 7,530.00 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 3.8830099770209 3.88 266988 266.99 thousand 68758 68.76 thousand
86 7,571.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES (ASFR) 3.8314606741573 3.83 341 341.00 89 89.00
87 2,400.00 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 3.7976681751937 3.80 495102 495.10 thousand 130370 130.37 thousand
88 2,028.00 U.S. SECRET SERVICE 3.7885129118433 3.79 17018 17.02 thousand 4492 4.49 thousand
89 8,600.00 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 3.704682878308 3.70 283060 283.06 thousand 76406 76.41 thousand
90 6,955.00 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 3.6585779738673 3.66 43120 43.12 thousand 11786 11.79 thousand
91 2,033.00 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE 3.6483627543458 3.65 54149 54.15 thousand 14842 14.84 thousand
92 97AT DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY (DSCA) 3.641817201402 3.64 27015 27.02 thousand 7418 7.42 thousand
93 97F5 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) 3.583677552601 3.58 222102 222.10 thousand 61976 61.98 thousand
94 1,540.00 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 3.560802703999 3.56 5063084 5.06 million 1421894 1.42 million
95 1,544.00 U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE 3.546927450287 3.55 651943 651.94 thousand 183805 183.81 thousand
96 1,251.00 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 3.5311770590197 3.53 10590 10.59 thousand 2999 3.00 thousand
97 6,943.00 RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 3.5112474437628 3.51 5151 5.15 thousand 1467 1.47 thousand
98 6,925.00 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 3.4719844858463 3.47 350910 350.91 thousand 101069 101.07 thousand
99 97F2 DEPT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY (DODEA) 3.4628521590978 3.46 170729 170.73 thousand 49303 49.30 thousand
100 97F7 JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION (JIEDDO) 3.4475524475524 3.45 2465 2.46 thousand 715 715.00

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Most Competitive Federal Agencies" using aggregated procurement data.

Query structure

  • Results are sorted from highest to lowest by the main ranking metric.
  • Grouping is used to combine FPDS records into comparable entity-level results.

Included fields

  • agency_name — Defines the ranked agency.
  • agency_id — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • avg_offers_received — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • avg_offers_received_readable — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • total_offers_received — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • award_count — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.

How to use this ranking

  • Supports fast market review.
  • Helps compare leaders and close competitors.
  • Adds context beyond a raw transaction list.

Computed Metrics

Top 3 Share
8.18%
Top 5 Share
13.56%
Mean
4,266.17
Median
2,073.00
Max
9,776.00
Min
1,215.00
Concentration
Low
Fragmentation
High

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 4.73K
2 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 4.73K
3 RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD 9.56K
4 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) —
5 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 7.53K
6 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1.62K
7 OFF OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS 1.61K
8 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 8K
9 PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF THE HANDICAPPED 1.67K
10 EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION 1.64K

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