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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 325412 federal market?

Net obligations$107.71B
Contract actions161,461
Vendors910
Federal customers47
Contracting offices404
Average action$667.1K
Largest action$5.30B
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 325412 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$13.09B
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$7.66B17,73342931
FY 2020$10.14B18,46645228+32.4%
FY 2021$19.53B20,52242529+92.7%
FY 2022$34.45B25,21240931+76.4%
FY 2023$12.78B23,78838125−62.9%
FY 2024$10.08B25,19039733−21.1%
FY 2025$13.09B30,55037333+29.9%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$59.30B18,23245755.1%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$37.16B1,37413134.5%
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE7505$5.32B613674.9%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$2.38B112,6691602.2%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$1.07B1,295561.0%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$1.06B24,213801.0%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$651.12M9491170.6%
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION7523$532.39M177450.5%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$138.89M64230.1%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH$26.62M401420.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 325412?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 325412 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
MCKESSON CORPORATION$59.92B23,693555.6%Sep 25, 2025
PFIZER INC.$16.64B3,829715.5%Sep 30, 2025
MODERNATX, INC.$8.20B3627.6%Sep 22, 2023
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY$4.67B2214.3%Feb 2, 2023
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.$2.37B14982.2%Sep 24, 2025
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC$2.32B771122.2%Sep 26, 2025
MODERNA US, INC.$1.79B1221.7%Dec 1, 2023
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP$1.23B3541.1%Apr 7, 2025
BAVARIAN NORDIC A/S$1.03B1911.0%May 5, 2025
QUIDEL CORPORATION$682.97M1,29810.6%Feb 13, 2024

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 325412?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
6505DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS$101.70B149,81461894.4%
6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES$1.82B2,382871.7%
6550IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES, REAGENTS, TEST KITS AND SETS$1.44B913881.3%
3650CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING MACHINERY$619.84M567660.6%
AN17R&D- MEDICAL: BIOMEDICAL (COMMERCIALIZED)$591.39M2110.5%
R604SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: MAILING/DISTRIBUTION$528.09M2310.5%
6515MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES$325.16M2,9352600.3%
Q999MEDICAL- OTHER$214.64M206220.2%
AN13HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$131.91M4170.1%
H999OTHER QC/TEST/INSPECT- MISCELLANEOUS$83.09M620.1%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 325412?

Competed77.9%125,782 actions
Competed under SAP14.0%22,650 actions
Other / unknown3.1%4,990 actions
Not available for competition2.3%3,731 actions
Not competed under SAP1.4%2,317 actions
Not competed1.2%1,991 actions
Other than small business share99.9%$107.66B
Small business share0.1%$56.34M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$66.56B130,802
PURCHASE ORDER$611.05M27,668
BPA CALL$120.33M1,719
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$40.42B1,272

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 325412?

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 $107.71B market as addressable.