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Top Agencies by Average Contract Size

Top Agencies by Average Contract Size shows which federal agencies rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES leads this ranking at 9.82M. The top 10 account for 50.80% of the value in this result set, indicating a moderate concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top Agencies Agency Ranking All Time Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
9.82M
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
50.80%
Moderate concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top Agencies

Analysis

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES leads this ranking at 9.82M. The top 10 account for 50.80% of the value in this result set, indicating a moderate 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

  • OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 50.80% of the value in this result set.
  • TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY (TMA) 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

-- Top Agencies by Average Contract Size
SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
    anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count() AS avg_award_size,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count()) AS avg_award_size_readable,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount)) AS total_obligated_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
GROUP BY content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID
ORDER BY avg_award_size DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

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

# Agency Id Agency Name Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable Total Obligated Total Obligated Readable Award Count Award Count Readable
1 750S OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 9,815,094.06
9.82 million
 9.82 million 29445282.2 29.45 million 3 3.00
2 9760 TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY (TMA) 7,468,331.95
7.47 million
 7.47 million 115460412066.64 115.46 billion 15460 15.46 thousand
3 6965 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 6,299,205.75
6.30 million
 6.30 million 1366927648 1.37 billion 217 217.00
4 7590 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 4,948,845.70
4.95 million
 4.95 million 10031310237.59 10.03 billion 2027 2.03 thousand
5 97F3 OFFICE OF THE CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM 3,248,136.46
3.25 million
 3.25 million 8792705411 8.79 billion 2707 2.71 thousand
6 97SD SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SDA) 3,191,569.10
3.19 million
 3.19 million 162770024.21 162.77 million 51 51.00
7 7505 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 3,145,496.46
3.15 million
 3.15 million 55524303555.02 55.52 billion 17652 17.65 thousand
8 8900 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 3,014,506.33
3.01 million
 3.01 million 1138434345075.3 1.14 trillion 377652 377.65 thousand
9 8654 CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER 2,984,116.88
2.98 million
 2.98 million 59682337.74 59.68 million 20 20.00
10 97DH DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 2,553,224.64
2.55 million
 2.55 million 190284173146.42 190.28 billion 74527 74.53 thousand
11 8925 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEFENSE PROGRAMS 2,460,221.62
2.46 million
 2.46 million 910282000 910.28 million 370 370.00
12 97JC MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) 1,937,634.94
1.94 million
 1.94 million 163453070785.92 163.45 billion 84357 84.36 thousand
13 7530 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 1,775,747.22
1.78 million
 1.78 million 125502711093.37 125.50 billion 70676 70.68 thousand
14 9771 DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) 1,398,614.61
1.40 million
 1.40 million 18254717975.97 18.25 billion 13052 13.05 thousand
15 8948 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY 1,397,901.57
1.40 million
 1.40 million 710134000 710.13 million 508 508.00
16 1631 OFFICE OF JOB CORPS 1,156,588.71
1.16 million
 1.16 million 108719339.37 108.72 million 94 94.00
17 8902 OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY 1,074,032.53
1.07 million
 1.07 million 5810516000 5.81 billion 5410 5.41 thousand
18 8940 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH 910,008.73
910.01 thousand
 910.01 thousand 625176000 625.18 million 687 687.00
19 97AV DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY (DCSA) 892,504.36
892.50 thousand
 892.50 thousand 6268058170.89 6.27 billion 7023 7.02 thousand
20 9776 USTRANSCOM 884,271.38
884.27 thousand
 884.27 thousand 84619466179.63 84.62 billion 95694 95.69 thousand
21 97AE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) 843,599.50
843.60 thousand
 843.60 thousand 25637832426.3 25.64 billion 30391 30.39 thousand
22 7522 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 817,934.09
817.93 thousand
 817.93 thousand 8509786321.4 8.51 billion 10404 10.40 thousand
23 97CY U.S. CYBER COMMAND 796,732.79
796.73 thousand
 796.73 thousand 800716462.62 800.72 million 1005 1.00 thousand
24 7571 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES (ASFR) 785,150.50
785.15 thousand
 785.15 thousand 83225953.5 83.23 million 106 106.00
25 2044 UNITED STATES MINT 764,275.59
764.28 thousand
 764.28 thousand 66635660563.47 66.64 billion 87188 87.19 thousand
26 12K2 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 753,537.79
753.54 thousand
 753.54 thousand 58391643858.33 58.39 billion 77490 77.49 thousand
27 1630 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 745,839.10
745.84 thousand
 745.84 thousand 36578187187.01 36.58 billion 49043 49.04 thousand
28 9100 EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 683,450.52
683.45 thousand
 683.45 thousand 57809662830.47 57.81 billion 84585 84.58 thousand
29 9146 OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 662,137.93
662.14 thousand
 662.14 thousand 57606000 57.61 million 87 87.00
30 7013 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 660,508.59
660.51 thousand
 660.51 thousand 41906628264.72 41.91 billion 63446 63.45 thousand
31 7200 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 574,995.17
575.00 thousand
 575.00 thousand 111758937911.97 111.76 billion 194365 194.37 thousand
32 5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 555,709.77
555.71 thousand
 555.71 thousand 2431687604421.2 2.43 trillion 4375823 4.38 million
33 1220 AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 535,076.16
535.08 thousand
 535.08 thousand 20282062139.27 20.28 billion 37905 37.91 thousand
34 97DL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (DIA) 533,115.90
533.12 thousand
 533.12 thousand 3099535873 3.10 billion 5814 5.81 thousand
35 8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 505,418.90
505.42 thousand
 505.42 thousand 546538775207.58 546.54 billion 1081358 1.08 million
36 12D2 FARM SERVICE AGENCY 502,432.55
502.43 thousand
 502.43 thousand 20632895113.73 20.63 billion 41066 41.07 thousand
37 1241 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 500,892.82
500.89 thousand
 500.89 thousand 12633018000 12.63 billion 25221 25.22 thousand
38 9105 OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION 494,000.00
494.00 thousand
 494.00 thousand 988000 988.00 thousand 2 2.00
39 7528 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 490,728.71
490.73 thousand
 490.73 thousand 4393003486.25 4.39 billion 8952 8.95 thousand
40 9761 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) 488,372.89
488.37 thousand
 488.37 thousand 29430815917.6 29.43 billion 60263 60.26 thousand
41 4900 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 484,838.47
484.84 thousand
 484.84 thousand 13801896770.87 13.80 billion 28467 28.47 thousand
42 97F5 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) 469,390.87
469.39 thousand
 469.39 thousand 33344589262.39 33.34 billion 71038 71.04 thousand
43 6400 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 440,597.14
440.60 thousand
 440.60 thousand 39109165000 39.11 billion 88764 88.76 thousand
44 7014 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 438,641.22
438.64 thousand
 438.64 thousand 90302192710.41 90.30 billion 205868 205.87 thousand
45 9700 DEPT OF DEFENSE 436,244.87
436.24 thousand
 436.24 thousand 553594746 553.59 million 1269 1.27 thousand
46 7001 OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS 423,828.00
423.83 thousand
 423.83 thousand 56533993234.72 56.53 billion 133389 133.39 thousand
47 1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 423,438.84
423.44 thousand
 423.44 thousand 3310094249370.5 3.31 trillion 7817172 7.82 million
48 97ZS U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) 415,096.32
415.10 thousand
 415.10 thousand 75603984451.43 75.60 billion 182136 182.14 thousand
49 97F7 JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION (JIEDDO) 403,978.09
403.98 thousand
 403.98 thousand 288844335.09 288.84 million 715 715.00
50 2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 389,986.38
389.99 thousand
 389.99 thousand 3064117177446.2 3.06 trillion 7856985 7.86 million
51 97AB NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) 386,105.43
386.11 thousand
 386.11 thousand 9300507612 9.30 billion 24088 24.09 thousand
52 1344 PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 382,337.55
382.34 thousand
 382.34 thousand 18836241988.4 18.84 billion 49266 49.27 thousand
53 9748 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY 372,108.12
372.11 thousand
 372.11 thousand 3167756483.54 3.17 billion 8513 8.51 thousand
54 97AD IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 364,910.71
364.91 thousand
 364.91 thousand 12063583414.56 12.06 billion 33059 33.06 thousand
55 4725 FEDERAL PROPERTY RESOURCES SERVICE 356,759.32
356.76 thousand
 356.76 thousand 105244000 105.24 million 295 295.00
56 7523 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 355,594.04
355.59 thousand
 355.59 thousand 86508208725.14 86.51 billion 243278 243.28 thousand
57 1400 INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE 355,521.85
355.52 thousand
 355.52 thousand 1032791000 1.03 billion 2905 2.90 thousand
58 6920 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 347,270.44
347.27 thousand
 347.27 thousand 106310943535.86 106.31 billion 306133 306.13 thousand
59 8600 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 333,682.01
333.68 thousand
 333.68 thousand 26908451590.71 26.91 billion 80641 80.64 thousand
60 97AZ DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY (DECA) 331,956.86
331.96 thousand
 331.96 thousand 68934162526.1 68.93 billion 207660 207.66 thousand
61 7003 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 329,688.77
329.69 thousand
 329.69 thousand 19916828558.89 19.92 billion 60411 60.41 thousand
62 1152 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 329,582.61
329.58 thousand
 329.58 thousand 10242109339.81 10.24 billion 31076 31.08 thousand
63 8635 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 322,466.66
322.47 thousand
 322.47 thousand 4837000 4.84 million 15 15.00
64 7555 PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER 320,331.75
320.33 thousand
 320.33 thousand 3341060189.72 3.34 billion 10430 10.43 thousand
65 1665 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 317,285.78
317.29 thousand
 317.29 thousand 6441535921.03 6.44 billion 20302 20.30 thousand
66 9121 OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AFFAIRS 311,461.76
311.46 thousand
 311.46 thousand 22736709.19 22.74 million 73 73.00
67 1251 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 311,126.37
311.13 thousand
 311.13 thousand 933068000 933.07 million 2999 3.00 thousand
68 1323 US CENSUS BUREAU 307,931.18
307.93 thousand
 307.93 thousand 17916976161.81 17.92 billion 58185 58.19 thousand
69 7570 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA) 306,548.75
306.55 thousand
 306.55 thousand 31511372879.86 31.51 billion 102794 102.79 thousand
70 7012 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 302,687.99
302.69 thousand
 302.69 thousand 45230969281.12 45.23 billion 149431 149.43 thousand
71 4700 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 298,944.61
298.94 thousand
 298.94 thousand 188634053.42 188.63 million 631 631.00
72 7540 OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 296,351.55
296.35 thousand
 296.35 thousand 314429000 314.43 million 1061 1.06 thousand
73 9773 VIRGINIA CONTRACTING AGENCY 291,519.75
291.52 thousand
 291.52 thousand 3893246370 3.89 billion 13355 13.36 thousand
74 4200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 284,300.38
284.30 thousand
 284.30 thousand 74771000 74.77 million 263 263.00
75 97BZ DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE (DFAS) 280,790.23
280.79 thousand
 280.79 thousand 8148251736.37 8.15 billion 29019 29.02 thousand
76 1528 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 280,551.84
280.55 thousand
 280.55 thousand 5678930504 5.68 billion 20242 20.24 thousand
77 97AW ON SITE INSPECTION AGENCY 277,755.99
277.76 thousand
 277.76 thousand 176652814 176.65 million 636 636.00
78 1653 VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES 275,881.22
275.88 thousand
 275.88 thousand 46072164.4 46.07 million 167 167.00
79 8930 ECONOMIC REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION 266,897.26
266.90 thousand
 266.90 thousand 38967000 38.97 million 146 146.00
80 4735 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 261,433.99
261.43 thousand
 261.43 thousand 69197917395.68 69.20 billion 264686 264.69 thousand
81 4745 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT WIDE POLICY 258,955.54
258.96 thousand
 258.96 thousand 758739735.82 758.74 million 2930 2.93 thousand
82 1549 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 256,204.92
256.20 thousand
 256.20 thousand 41458312314.41 41.46 billion 161817 161.82 thousand
83 7503 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 249,843.13
249.84 thousand
 249.84 thousand 12742000 12.74 million 51 51.00
84 1635 EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION 245,908.68
245.91 thousand
 245.91 thousand 565835879.97 565.84 million 2301 2.30 thousand
85 4750 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 245,434.06
245.43 thousand
 245.43 thousand 44669000 44.67 million 182 182.00
86 4773 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 245,094.78
245.09 thousand
 245.09 thousand 2136981456.29 2.14 billion 8719 8.72 thousand
87 96CE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - CIVIL PROGRAM FINANCING ONLY 244,476.10
244.48 thousand
 244.48 thousand 16010740000 16.01 billion 65490 65.49 thousand
88 7537 FAMILY SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION 240,446.80
240.45 thousand
 240.45 thousand 11301000 11.30 million 47 47.00
89 1609 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS 238,448.70
238.45 thousand
 238.45 thousand 73680648.86 73.68 million 309 309.00
90 1205 USDA, DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 238,220.45
238.22 thousand
 238.22 thousand 15762332981.56 15.76 billion 66167 66.17 thousand
91 6925 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 233,374.91
233.37 thousand
 233.37 thousand 25208458466.22 25.21 billion 108017 108.02 thousand
92 9139 OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT 230,690.26
230.69 thousand
 230.69 thousand 78204000 78.20 million 339 339.00
93 8604 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 229,490.91
229.49 thousand
 229.49 thousand 18129782.6 18.13 million 79 79.00
94 6850 ASST ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE 227,312.34
227.31 thousand
 227.31 thousand 1502080000 1.50 billion 6608 6.61 thousand
95 6953 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 227,141.04
227.14 thousand
 227.14 thousand 1557960430.95 1.56 billion 6859 6.86 thousand
96 7300 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 225,701.05
225.70 thousand
 225.70 thousand 6375377652.3 6.38 billion 28247 28.25 thousand
97 12F2 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 224,154.20
224.15 thousand
 224.15 thousand 2310357407.81 2.31 billion 10307 10.31 thousand
98 12B0 USDA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION 223,311.92
223.31 thousand
 223.31 thousand 866003662.88 866.00 million 3878 3.88 thousand
99 8944 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FOSSIL ENERGY 221,304.42
221.30 thousand
 221.30 thousand 594645000 594.64 million 2687 2.69 thousand
100 7506 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION 221,144.51
221.14 thousand
 221.14 thousand 133129000 133.13 million 602 602.00

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top Agencies by Average Contract Size" 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.
  • avg_award_size — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • total_obligated — 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
25.67%
Top 5 Share
34.59%
Mean
918,624.46
Median
388,045.91
Max
9,815,094.06
Min
221,144.51
Concentration
Moderate
Fragmentation
Moderate

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 9.82M
2 TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY (TMA) 7.47M
3 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 6.3M
4 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 4.95M
5 OFFICE OF THE CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM 3.25M
6 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SDA) 3.19M
7 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 3.15M
8 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 3.01M
9 CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER 2.98M
10 DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 2.55M

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