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Most Competitive PSC Codes

Most Competitive PSC Codes shows which PSC categories rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

3220 leads this ranking at 514.81. The top 10 account for 29.79% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top PSC Psc Ranking All Time Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
3220
514.81
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
29.79%
Low concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top PSC

Analysis

3220 leads this ranking at 514.81. The top 10 account for 29.79% 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

  • 3220 holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 29.79% of the value in this result set.
  • AJ16 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 PSC Codes
SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode AS psc_code,
    anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode__description) AS psc_description,
    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__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode
ORDER BY avg_offers_received DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

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

# Psc Code Psc Description Avg Offers Received Avg Offers Received Readable Total Offers Received Total Offers Received Readable Award Count Award Count Readable
1 3220 WOODWORKING MACHINES 514.81
514.81
 514.81 2679572 2.68 million 5205 5.21 thousand
2 AJ16 R&D-PHYSICAL SCIENCE-MGMT SUP 467.69
467.69
 467.69 1814652 1.81 million 3880 3.88 thousand
3 7510 OFFICE SUPPLIES 401.65
401.65
 401.65 723405618 723.41 million 1801070 1.80 million
4 5120 HAND TOOLS, NONEDGED, NONPOWERED 355.48
355.48
 355.48 1107904115 1.11 billion 3116601 3.12 million
5 9910 JEWELRY 335.02
335.02
 335.02 3583393 3.58 million 10696 10.70 thousand
6 8115 BOXES, CARTONS, AND CRATES 326.85
326.85
 326.85 30453272 30.45 million 93172 93.17 thousand
7 AB24 R&D-FIRE PREVENT & CONT-ENG DEV 308.17
308.17
 308.17 16025 16.02 thousand 52 52.00
8 AV22 R&D-SURFACE MINING EQ-A RES/EXPL DE 304.04
304.04
 304.04 6993 6.99 thousand 23 23.00
9 5670 BUILDING COMPONENTS, PREFABRICATED 281.18
281.18
 281.18 7555855 7.56 million 26872 26.87 thousand
10 AJ14 GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 253.81
253.81
 253.81 3167061 3.17 million 12478 12.48 thousand
11 6840 PEST CONT AGENTS & DISINFECTANTS 234.95
234.95
 234.95 7717305 7.72 million 32847 32.85 thousand
12 7045 ADP SUPPLIES 232.00
232.00
 232.00 44524984 44.52 million 191918 191.92 thousand
13 AQ95 OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES (OPERATIONAL) 228.72
228.72
 228.72 13037 13.04 thousand 57 57.00
14 8110 DRUMS AND CANS 216.13
216.13
 216.13 2680383 2.68 million 12402 12.40 thousand
15 AD97 R&D-OTHER DEFENSE-COMERCLIZ 212.51
212.51
 212.51 353614 353.61 thousand 1664 1.66 thousand
16 7B22 IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE: SERVERS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) 208.49
208.49
 208.49 7088747 7.09 million 34000 34.00 thousand
17 8405 OUTERWEAR, MEN'S 190.95
190.95
 190.95 9972342 9.97 million 52225 52.23 thousand
18 M182 OPER OF GOVT R&D GOGO FACILITIES 163.11
163.11
 163.11 361117 361.12 thousand 2214 2.21 thousand
19 AD96 OTHER DEFENSE (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT) 152.74
152.74
 152.74 2658479 2.66 million 17405 17.41 thousand
20 8520 TOILET SOAP, SHAVING PREPARATIONS, AND DENTIFRICES 150.08
150.08
 150.08 7244558 7.24 million 48271 48.27 thousand
21 7830 RECREATIONAL & GYMNASTIC EQ 147.00
147.00
 147.00 6650252 6.65 million 45240 45.24 thousand
22 5620 TILE, BRICK, AND BLOCK 145.02
145.02
 145.02 1040818 1.04 million 7177 7.18 thousand
23 6720 CAMERAS, STILL PICTURE 144.88
144.88
 144.88 2684835 2.68 million 18531 18.53 thousand
24 AD95 OTHER DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL) 144.18
144.18
 144.18 3346516 3.35 million 23210 23.21 thousand
25 5345 DISKS AND STONES, ABRASIVE 140.18
140.18
 140.18 9309228 9.31 million 66409 66.41 thousand
26 7010 ADPE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 137.98
137.98
 137.98 66810554 66.81 million 484211 484.21 thousand
27 5650 ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS 133.23
133.23
 133.23 1316980 1.32 million 9885 9.88 thousand
28 7930 CLEANING/POLISHING COMPOUNDS & PREP 132.20
132.20
 132.20 30209773 30.21 million 228509 228.51 thousand
29 AD16 AMMUNITION (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT) 130.85
130.85
 130.85 71050 71.05 thousand 543 543.00
30 3446 FORGING MACHINERY AND HAMMERS 126.62
126.62
 126.62 54572 54.57 thousand 431 431.00
31 5419 COLLECTIVE MODULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM 121.18
121.18
 121.18 229270 229.27 thousand 1892 1.89 thousand
32 AC32 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH 118.84
118.84
 118.84 4315714 4.32 million 36315 36.31 thousand
33 AR63 R&D-SPACE STATION-ADV DEV 118.81
118.81
 118.81 21386 21.39 thousand 180 180.00
34 8530 PERSONAL TOILETRY ARTICLES 118.76
118.76
 118.76 1029490 1.03 million 8669 8.67 thousand
35 AR94 R&D-OTHER SPACE-ENG DEV 118.60
118.60
 118.60 127019 127.02 thousand 1071 1.07 thousand
36 AR11 R&D-AERO & SPACE TECH-B RES 116.58
116.58
 116.58 7935710 7.94 million 68072 68.07 thousand
37 H270 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TESTING- ADP EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE/SUPPLIES/SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 114.34
114.34
 114.34 452437 452.44 thousand 3957 3.96 thousand
38 7310 FOOD COOKING BAKING SERVING EQ 109.02
109.02
 109.02 7370310 7.37 million 67605 67.61 thousand
39 3690 SPECIAL AMMUNITION & ORDNANCE MACH 105.91
105.91
 105.91 279508 279.51 thousand 2639 2.64 thousand
40 AN74 R&D-SPEC MED SVCS-ENG DEV 102.14
102.14
 102.14 7252 7.25 thousand 71 71.00
41 7520 OFFICE DEVICES AND ACCESSORIES 101.73
101.73
 101.73 17350710 17.35 million 170558 170.56 thousand
42 4930 LUBRICATION AND FUEL DISPENSING EQUIPMENT 99.40
99.40
 99.40 2251019 2.25 million 22645 22.64 thousand
43 8135 PACKAGING & PACKING BULK MATERIALS 98.92
98.92
 98.92 12654520 12.65 million 127925 127.92 thousand
44 7810 ATHLETIC AND SPORTING EQUIPMENT 97.76
97.76
 97.76 3660918 3.66 million 37449 37.45 thousand
45 6645 TIME MEASURING INSTRUMENTS 93.24
93.24
 93.24 3272887 3.27 million 35101 35.10 thousand
46 9130 LIQUID PROPELLANTS AND FUELS, PETROLEUM BASE 92.62
92.62
 92.62 63335752 63.34 million 683839 683.84 thousand
47 5110 HAND TOOLS, EDGED, NONPOWERED 91.18
91.18
 91.18 17481120 17.48 million 191718 191.72 thousand
48 8465 INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT 90.54
90.54
 90.54 7069703 7.07 million 78080 78.08 thousand
49 3820 MINING,ROCK DRILLING,EARTH BORE EQ 89.24
89.24
 89.24 614347 614.35 thousand 6884 6.88 thousand
50 7195 MISC FURNITURE & FIXTURES 88.52
88.52
 88.52 7814944 7.81 million 88287 88.29 thousand
51 AJ41 R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING (BASIC RESEARCH) 86.50
86.50
 86.50 555851 555.85 thousand 6426 6.43 thousand
52 AE37 R&D- ECONOMIC GROWTH: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (COMMERCIALIZED) 85.71
85.71
 85.71 131915 131.91 thousand 1539 1.54 thousand
53 4230 DECONTAMINATING & IMPREGNATING EQ 83.53
83.53
 83.53 266555 266.56 thousand 3191 3.19 thousand
54 8540 TOILETRY PAPER PRODUCTS 82.99
82.99
 82.99 3636252 3.64 million 43813 43.81 thousand
55 AR31 SPACE FLIGHT (BASIC) 80.04
80.04
 80.04 127429 127.43 thousand 1592 1.59 thousand
56 3415 GRINDING MACHINES 78.78
78.78
 78.78 277077 277.08 thousand 3517 3.52 thousand
57 AD93 OTHER DEFENSE (ADVANCED) 78.61
78.61
 78.61 5179116 5.18 million 65883 65.88 thousand
58 AN95 OTHER MEDICAL (OPERATIONAL) 77.65
77.65
 77.65 102811 102.81 thousand 1324 1.32 thousand
59 AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT 77.24
77.24
 77.24 2178837 2.18 million 28208 28.21 thousand
60 AR32 SPACE FLIGHT (APPLIED/EXPLORATORY) 73.20
73.20
 73.20 144057 144.06 thousand 1968 1.97 thousand
61 AD92 OTHER DEFENSE (APPLIED/EXPLORATORY) 73.03
73.03
 73.03 12754212 12.75 million 174654 174.65 thousand
62 3610 PRINTING,DUPLICATING & BOOKBIND EQ 69.26
69.26
 69.26 9766894 9.77 million 141014 141.01 thousand
63 AR76 R&D-COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS-MGMT SUP 68.36
68.36
 68.36 6152 6.15 thousand 90 90.00
64 AS92 R&D-OTHER MODAL TRANS-A RES/EXPL DE 65.87
65.87
 65.87 4084 4.08 thousand 62 62.00
65 7340 CUTLERY AND FLATWARE 65.66
65.66
 65.66 1739679 1.74 million 26494 26.49 thousand
66 AD32 SUBSISTENCE (APPLIED/EXPLORATORY) 65.30
65.30
 65.30 15410 15.41 thousand 236 236.00
67 AR92 R&D-OTHER SPACE-A RES/EXPL DEV 61.81
61.81
 61.81 197429 197.43 thousand 3194 3.19 thousand
68 AK17 R&D-HOUSING-COMERCLIZ 61.64
61.64
 61.64 2034 2.03 thousand 33 33.00
69 8105 BAGS AND SACKS 60.32
60.32
 60.32 6862833 6.86 million 113774 113.77 thousand
70 G006 SOCIAL- GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAMS 58.86
58.86
 58.86 78282 78.28 thousand 1330 1.33 thousand
71 5640 WALLBOARD BLDG & THERMAL INSULATION 58.78
58.78
 58.78 5727159 5.73 million 97431 97.43 thousand
72 6850 MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES 58.61
58.61
 58.61 3281391 3.28 million 55983 55.98 thousand
73 AH15 NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT R&D SVCS; WATER RESOURCES; R&D FACILITIES & MAJ EQUIP 58.53
58.53
 58.53 9247 9.25 thousand 158 158.00
74 7730 PHONOGRAPH,RADIO & TV-HOME TYPE 57.74
57.74
 57.74 595526 595.53 thousand 10314 10.31 thousand
75 AR91 R&D-OTHER SPACE-B RES 57.46
57.46
 57.46 663455 663.46 thousand 11547 11.55 thousand
76 2340 MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, AND BICYCLES 55.55
55.55
 55.55 1301610 1.30 million 23430 23.43 thousand
77 5350 ABRASIVE MATERIALS 55.35
55.35
 55.35 3599216 3.60 million 65030 65.03 thousand
78 8430 FOOTWEAR, MEN'S 54.04
54.04
 54.04 1706763 1.71 million 31583 31.58 thousand
79 AC41 DEFENSE TANK - AUTOMOTIVE (BASIC) 53.35
53.35
 53.35 105955 105.95 thousand 1986 1.99 thousand
80 AD37 R&D-SUBSISTENCE-COMERCLIZ 53.18
53.17
 53.17 2127 2.13 thousand 40 40.00
81 8435 FOOTWEAR, WOMEN'S 52.02
52.02
 52.02 75174 75.17 thousand 1445 1.45 thousand
82 AJ32 R&D-ENVIRONMENTAL SCI-A RES/EXPL DE 51.86
51.86
 51.86 118455 118.45 thousand 2284 2.28 thousand
83 6675 DRAFTING SURVEYING & MAPPING INSTRU 49.60
49.60
 49.60 778898 778.90 thousand 15705 15.71 thousand
84 AE33 R&D- ECONOMIC GROWTH: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) 49.11
49.11
 49.11 23722 23.72 thousand 483 483.00
85 AJ11 PHYSICAL SCIENCES (BASIC) 48.73
48.73
 48.73 1387595 1.39 million 28478 28.48 thousand
86 4210 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 48.37
48.37
 48.37 4152616 4.15 million 85851 85.85 thousand
87 7320 KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES 47.84
47.84
 47.84 2974780 2.97 million 62181 62.18 thousand
88 AD25 SERVICES (OPERATIONAL) 47.31
47.31
 47.31 2222412 2.22 million 46974 46.97 thousand
89 8470 ARMOR, PERSONAL 44.72
44.72
 44.72 1173254 1.17 million 26234 26.23 thousand
90 5130 HAND TOOLS, POWER DRIVEN 44.10
44.10
 44.10 4960327 4.96 million 112472 112.47 thousand
91 AR13 R&D-AERO & SPACE TECH-ADV DEV 42.09
42.09
 42.09 165111 165.11 thousand 3923 3.92 thousand
92 6660 METEOROLOG INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS 42.02
42.02
 42.02 658391 658.39 thousand 15670 15.67 thousand
93 5440 SCAFFOLDING EQ & CONCRETE FORMS 41.09
41.09
 41.09 462934 462.93 thousand 11266 11.27 thousand
94 AH55 NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT R&D SVCS; OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES; R&D FACILITIES & MAJ EQUIP 41.08
41.08
 41.08 1972 1.97 thousand 48 48.00
95 AJ17 R&D-PHYSICAL SCIENCE-COMERCLIZ 40.24
40.24
 40.24 5634 5.63 thousand 140 140.00
96 AC21 R&D-MISSILE & SPACE SYS-B RES 40.10
40.10
 40.10 956776 956.78 thousand 23857 23.86 thousand
97 B539 AERONAUTIC/SPACE STUDIES 40.06
40.06
 40.06 137418 137.42 thousand 3430 3.43 thousand
98 AR74 R&D-COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS-ENG DEV 39.90
39.90
 39.90 9018 9.02 thousand 226 226.00
99 7110 OFFICE FURNITURE 38.22
38.22
 38.22 32689389 32.69 million 855381 855.38 thousand
100 E219 PURCH OF GOVT OTHER CONSV STRUCTURE 38.03
38.03
 38.03 10381 10.38 thousand 273 273.00

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Most Competitive PSC Codes" 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

  • psc_code — Defines the ranked PSC category.
  • avg_offers_received — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • 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
11.62%
Top 5 Share
17.42%
Mean
119.11
Median
87.51
Max
514.81
Min
38.03
Concentration
Low
Fragmentation
High

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 3220 514.81
2 AJ16 467.69
3 7510 401.65
4 5120 355.48
5 9910 335.02
6 8115 326.85
7 AB24 308.17
8 AV22 304.04
9 5670 281.18
10 AJ14 253.81

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