FPDS Query Library
About Us
Contact Us
← Back to Top Rankings

Agencies

Top Agencies with Most Small Business Spending in 2026

Top Agencies with Most Small Business Spending in 2026 shows which federal agencies rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF leads this ranking at 3.6K. The top 10 account for 20.63% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top Agencies Agency Ranking 2026 Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
3.6K
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
20.63%
Low concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top Agencies

Analysis

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF leads this ranking at 3.6K. The top 10 account for 20.63% 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

  • VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 20.63% of the value in this result set.
  • ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 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 with Most Small Business Spending in 2026
SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
    anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
    sumIf(
        content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount,
        content__award__vendor__contractingOfficerBusinessSizeDetermination = 'S'
    ) AS total_small_business_obligated,
    formatReadableQuantity(
        sumIf(
            content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount,
            content__award__vendor__contractingOfficerBusinessSizeDetermination = 'S'
        )
    ) AS total_small_business_obligated_readable,
    countIf(
        content__award__vendor__contractingOfficerBusinessSizeDetermination = 'S'
    ) AS small_business_award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(
        countIf(
            content__award__vendor__contractingOfficerBusinessSizeDetermination = 'S'
        )
    ) AS small_business_award_count_readable,
    sumIf(
        content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount,
        content__award__vendor__contractingOfficerBusinessSizeDetermination = 'S'
    ) / countIf(
        content__award__vendor__contractingOfficerBusinessSizeDetermination = 'S'
    ) AS avg_award_size,
    formatReadableQuantity(
        sumIf(
            content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount,
            content__award__vendor__contractingOfficerBusinessSizeDetermination = 'S'
        ) / countIf(
            content__award__vendor__contractingOfficerBusinessSizeDetermination = 'S'
        )
    ) AS avg_award_size_readable
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
    contract_type = 1
    AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate != ''
    AND toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) = 2026
GROUP BY content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID
ORDER BY total_small_business_obligated DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

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

# Agency Id Agency Name Total Small Business Obligated Total Small Business Obligated Readable Small Business Award Count Small Business Award Count Readable Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable
1 3,600.00 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 1710739926.06 1.71 billion 10198 10.20 thousand 167752.49 167.75 thousand
2 8,900.00 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 1223341934.68 1.22 billion 1163 1.16 thousand 1051884.72 1.05 million
3 4,732.00 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 1149779993.74 1.15 billion 129616 129.62 thousand 8870.66 8.87 thousand
4 12C2 FOREST SERVICE 466305962.44 466.31 million 2178 2.18 thousand 214098.23 214.10 thousand
5 8,000.00 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 461854413.44 461.85 million 1689 1.69 thousand 273448.43 273.45 thousand
6 7,008.00 U.S. COAST GUARD 454496970.08 454.50 million 1986 1.99 thousand 228850.43 228.85 thousand
7 7,012.00 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 444851205.59 444.85 million 460 460.00 967067.83 967.07 thousand
8 7,001.00 OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS 437143424.44 437.14 million 481 481.00 908822.08 908.82 thousand
9 1,900.00 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 420931897.3 420.93 million 1768 1.77 thousand 238083.65 238.08 thousand
10 6,920.00 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 374250707.03 374.25 million 2208 2.21 thousand 169497.6 169.50 thousand
11 12K2 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 320390716.94 320.39 million 725 725.00 441918.23 441.92 thousand
12 7,529.00 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 307404278.24 307.40 million 882 882.00 348530.92 348.53 thousand
13 7,014.00 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 278700308.74 278.70 million 591 591.00 471574.12 471.57 thousand
14 7,530.00 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 259151642.25 259.15 million 143 143.00 1812249.24 1.81 million
15 4,740.00 PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE 233731567.58 233.73 million 2217 2.22 thousand 105426.95 105.43 thousand
16 1,406.00 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 233229230.16 233.23 million 996 996.00 234165.89 234.17 thousand
17 7,003.00 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 198282101.74 198.28 million 187 187.00 1060332.09 1.06 million
18 1,540.00 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS 172712471.45 172.71 million 4450 4.45 thousand 38811.79 38.81 thousand
19 6,925.00 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 154172899.25 154.17 million 367 367.00 420089.64 420.09 thousand
20 1,205.00 USDA, DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 133614562.98 133.61 million 215 215.00 621463.08 621.46 thousand
21 1,330.00 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 130041663 130.04 million 736 736.00 176687.04 176.69 thousand
22 2,800.00 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 122185865.77 122.19 million 314 314.00 389126.96 389.13 thousand
23 6,938.00 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 120922946.98 120.92 million 342 342.00 353575.86 353.58 thousand
24 7,527.00 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 120621434.26 120.62 million 1291 1.29 thousand 93432.55 93.43 thousand
25 7,505.00 ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 112389542.29 112.39 million 85 85.00 1322229.9 1.32 million
26 1,605.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 102793063.47 102.79 million 454 454.00 226416.43 226.42 thousand
27 7,015.00 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 88282853.94 88.28 million 302 302.00 292327.33 292.33 thousand
28 1,344.00 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 88141954.32 88.14 million 143 143.00 616377.3 616.38 thousand
29 7,524.00 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 87937352.72 87.94 million 231 231.00 380681.18 380.68 thousand
30 7,523.00 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 84145384 84.15 million 194 194.00 433739.09 433.74 thousand
31 1,443.00 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 83004972.22 83.00 million 965 965.00 86015.51 86.02 thousand
32 1,549.00 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 79604920.23 79.60 million 380 380.00 209486.63 209.49 thousand
33 9,100.00 EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 79300425.63 79.30 million 128 128.00 619534.57 619.53 thousand
34 7,022.00 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 75945573.22 75.95 million 586 586.00 129599.95 129.60 thousand
35 2,100.00 DEPT OF THE ARMY 74487178.78 74.49 million 18 18.00 4138176.59 4.14 million
36 1,301.00 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 66197950.64 66.20 million 484 484.00 136772.62 136.77 thousand
37 1,501.00 OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS 63230723.24 63.23 million 794 794.00 79635.67 79.64 thousand
38 6,800.00 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 62608281.41 62.61 million 1036 1.04 thousand 60432.7 60.43 thousand
39 8,600.00 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 56521461.42 56.52 million 128 128.00 441573.91 441.57 thousand
40 1,425.00 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 55696605.23 55.70 million 371 371.00 150125.62 150.13 thousand
41 7,571.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES (ASFR) 55392310.93 55.39 million 66 66.00 839277.43 839.28 thousand
42 7,013.00 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 54828377.85 54.83 million 157 157.00 349225.33 349.23 thousand
43 1,524.00 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 50417746.25 50.42 million 362 362.00 139275.54 139.28 thousand
44 12,000.00 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 48880105.62 48.88 million 57 57.00 857545.71 857.55 thousand
45 1,323.00 US CENSUS BUREAU 47855552.38 47.86 million 66 66.00 725084.12 725.08 thousand
46 7,200.00 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 41374839.45 41.37 million 56 56.00 738836.41 738.84 thousand
47 2,036.00 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 38248899.04 38.25 million 362 362.00 105659.94 105.66 thousand
48 1,422.00 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 36123272.44 36.12 million 742 742.00 48683.65 48.68 thousand
49 1,450.00 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 34923420.06 34.92 million 500 500.00 69846.84 69.85 thousand
50 7,009.00 U.S. SECRET SERVICE 33255264.84 33.26 million 104 104.00 319762.16 319.76 thousand
51 7,570.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA) 32791108.89 32.79 million 139 139.00 235907.25 235.91 thousand
52 1,544.00 U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE 31799262.58 31.80 million 239 239.00 133051.3 133.05 thousand
53 7,526.00 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 25377589.82 25.38 million 155 155.00 163726.38 163.73 thousand
54 4,773.00 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 23682413.81 23.68 million 59 59.00 401396.84 401.40 thousand
55 5,000.00 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 21586804.11 21.59 million 147 147.00 146849 146.85 thousand
56 12K3 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 20719703.6 20.72 million 254 254.00 81573.63 81.57 thousand
57 2,041.00 BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING 20353936.14 20.35 million 168 168.00 121154.38 121.15 thousand
58 1,448.00 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 19691783.93 19.69 million 767 767.00 25673.77 25.67 thousand
59 6,901.00 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 19519077.78 19.52 million 148 148.00 131885.66 131.89 thousand
60 12H2 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 18685160.41 18.69 million 476 476.00 39254.53 39.25 thousand
61 2,700.00 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 18588258.27 18.59 million 90 90.00 206536.2 206.54 thousand
62 1,341.00 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 18490736.51 18.49 million 253 253.00 73085.91 73.09 thousand
63 7,522.00 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 16909159.01 16.91 million 16 16.00 1056822.43 1.06 million
64 1,560.00 ATF ACQUISITION AND PROPERTY MGMT DIV 16442510.14 16.44 million 511 511.00 32177.12 32.18 thousand
65 2,050.00 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 15184830.91 15.18 million 990 990.00 15338.21 15.34 thousand
66 4,900.00 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 13884393.05 13.88 million 109 109.00 127379.75 127.38 thousand
67 1,434.00 US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 12958717.07 12.96 million 473 473.00 27396.86 27.40 thousand
68 3,300.00 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 12045866.52 12.05 million 171 171.00 70443.66 70.44 thousand
69 2,400.00 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 11825988.18 11.83 million 9 9.00 1313998.68 1.31 million
70 8,800.00 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 11728675.49 11.73 million 78 78.00 150367.63 150.37 thousand
71 8,960.00 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 11606497.63 11.61 million 30 30.00 386883.25 386.88 thousand
72 12G2 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 11449068.94 11.45 million 30 30.00 381635.63 381.64 thousand
73 1,542.00 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC. 10834033.47 10.83 million 167 167.00 64874.45 64.87 thousand
74 3,100.00 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10754470.35 10.75 million 130 130.00 82726.69 82.73 thousand
75 559.00 GAO, EXCEPT COMPTROLLER GENERAL 8653402.83 8.65 million 50 50.00 173068.05 173.07 thousand
76 7,700.00 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION 8479366.06 8.48 million 35 35.00 242267.6 242.27 thousand
77 1,436.00 BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 7482210.24 7.48 million 50 50.00 149644.2 149.64 thousand
78 2,900.00 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 7353617.35 7.35 million 44 44.00 167127.66 167.13 thousand
79 1,100.00 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 6991657.91 6.99 million 39 39.00 179273.27 179.27 thousand
80 12D0 FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS CENTER 6954227.94 6.95 million 236 236.00 29467.06 29.47 thousand
81 2,046.00 OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY 6595509.71 6.60 million 78 78.00 84557.81 84.56 thousand
82 7,004.00 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 6247635.39 6.25 million 14 14.00 446259.67 446.26 thousand
83 9,577.00 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 5426721.68 5.43 million 21 21.00 258415.31 258.42 thousand
84 9,543.00 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 4909271.84 4.91 million 33 33.00 148765.81 148.77 thousand
85 6,957.00 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 3823352.01 3.82 million 42 42.00 91032.19 91.03 thousand
86 9,507.00 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 3794550.91 3.79 million 30 30.00 126485.03 126.49 thousand
87 9,568.00 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG 3327475.85 3.33 million 24 24.00 138644.82 138.64 thousand
88 6,953.00 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 3293872.27 3.29 million 12 12.00 274489.35 274.49 thousand
89 1,550.00 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 3035402.79 3.04 million 109 109.00 27847.73 27.85 thousand
90 1,145.00 PEACE CORPS 3005307.25 3.01 million 18 18.00 166961.51 166.96 thousand
91 3,355.00 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 2772049.21 2.77 million 62 62.00 44710.47 44.71 thousand
92 6,955.00 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 2523830.17 2.52 million 47 47.00 53698.51 53.70 thousand
93 7,590.00 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 2422299.2 2.42 million 16 16.00 151393.7 151.39 thousand
94 6,940.00 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 2279573.16 2.28 million 8 8.00 284946.64 284.95 thousand
95 1,665.00 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 1623046.48 1.62 million 29 29.00 55967.12 55.97 thousand
96 7,528.00 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 1616689 1.62 million 6 6.00 269448.16 269.45 thousand
97 2,044.00 UNITED STATES MINT 1550225.85 1.55 million 79 79.00 19623.11 19.62 thousand
98 9,511.00 THE COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY 1445648.61 1.45 million 4 4.00 361412.15 361.41 thousand
99 6,930.00 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 1445482.92 1.45 million 30 30.00 48182.76 48.18 thousand
100 9,594.00 COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY 1352802.68 1.35 million 41 41.00 32995.18 33.00 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top Agencies with Most Small Business Spending in 2026" 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.
  • total_small_business_obligated — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • small_business_award_count — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • avg_award_size — 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
6.68%
Top 5 Share
10.78%
Mean
4,963.13
Median
5,900.00
Max
12,000.00
Min
559.00
Concentration
Low
Fragmentation
High

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 3.6K
2 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 8.9K
3 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 4.73K
4 FOREST SERVICE —
5 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 8K
6 U.S. COAST GUARD 7.01K
7 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 7.01K
8 OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS 7K
9 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 1.9K
10 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 6.92K

Related Pages

More in Agencies

Section

Use FPDS Query for deeper ranking analysis

Go beyond the published leaderboard with custom SQL, broader filters, saved queries, and deeper procurement market analysis across agencies, vendors, industries, PSC categories, and time windows.

Continue from this ranking into full FPDS Query workflows with deeper filtering, custom SQL, saved queries, and broader market comparison.

Start 7-Day Trial Learn More