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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 311812 federal market?

Net obligations$8.81B
Contract actions2,435,014
Vendors384
Federal customers10
Contracting offices108
Average action$3.6K
Largest action$7.76M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 311812 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2019–FY 2025 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$1.06B
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$839.36M216,93223510
FY 2020$1.05B260,9712178+25.2%
FY 2021$1.34B306,4702056+27.9%
FY 2022$1.46B340,2762087+8.8%
FY 2023$1.59B484,4761816+8.8%
FY 2024$1.46B427,2641615−8.4%
FY 2025$1.06B398,6251434−27.3%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$8.76B2,431,20226199.5%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$40.06M2,8621110.5%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$5.44M885300.1%
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS1450$530.4K2410.0%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH$102.0K1020.0%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$57.6K1610.0%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$10.1K110.0%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$9.9K310.0%
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION3300$2.4K310.0%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100-$34.4K830.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 311812?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 311812 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
KGL FOOD SERVICES WLL$1.35B55,804115.4%Sep 30, 2025
EFS EBREX SARL$840.02M60,76119.5%Sep 30, 2025
US FOODS, INC.$664.51M71,30217.5%Sep 30, 2025
OCEAN FAIR INTERNATIONAL SHIP CHANDLEING LLC$563.69M24,83416.4%Sep 30, 2025
VALIANT INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC$550.25M20,32816.2%Sep 29, 2025
COASTAL PACIFIC FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$538.36M63,52616.1%Sep 30, 2025
SYSCO HAMPTON ROADS, INC.$447.11M17,20215.1%Sep 30, 2025
US FOODS, INC.$310.67M25,64313.5%Dec 6, 2024
REINHART FOODSERVICE, L.L.C.$308.22M31,56413.5%Aug 30, 2024
PACIFIC UNLIMITED INC$303.59M15,85313.4%Sep 30, 2025

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 311812?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
8905MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH$5.06B295,2817557.5%
8915FRUITS AND VEGETABLES$1.38B1,429,22012915.6%
8910DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS$707.80M242,1601198.0%
8960BEVERAGES, NONALCOHOLIC$477.13M116,9661385.4%
8920BAKERY AND CEREAL PRODUCTS$408.71M263,0122004.6%
8970COMPOSITE FOOD PACKAGES$333.48M13,205403.8%
8940SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS AND FOOD SPECIALTY PREPARATIONS$223.41M22,820902.5%
8955COFFEE, TEA, AND COCOA$44.63M15,242840.5%
8930JAMS, JELLIES, AND PRESERVES$40.37M2,804390.5%
8925SUGAR, CONFECTIONERY, AND NUTS$33.54M4,939590.4%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 311812?

Competed75.3%1,832,906 actions
Competed under SAP11.4%277,759 actions
Not competed under SAP8.4%203,602 actions
Not available for competition4.7%114,269 actions
Not competed0.3%6,442 actions
Other / unknown0.0%36 actions
Other than small business share99.5%$8.76B
Small business share0.5%$45.69M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$8.70B2,363,118
BPA CALL$61.01M68,991
PURCHASE ORDER$39.91M2,830
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$736.2K75

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 311812?

10 / Market Interpretation

How should contractors evaluate this market?

01

Start with the spending direction

Compare annual obligations with actions and vendor participation. Growth driven by only a few large actions represents a different opportunity from broad, recurring demand.

02

Follow the actual buyers

Move from federal customers to contracting offices. Offices reveal where acquisition responsibility and recurring purchasing activity are concentrated.

03

Measure accessible demand

Use competition, small-business participation, incumbent vendors, and PSC mix before treating the full $8.81B market as addressable.