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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 1820 federal market?

Net obligations$2.67B
Contract actions1,115
Vendors30
Federal customers3
Contracting offices14
Average action$2.39M
Largest action$95.22M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 1820 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$389.07M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$414.55M182273
FY 2020$370.94M161223−10.5%
FY 2021$503.92M147172+35.9%
FY 2022$364.79M164152−27.6%
FY 2023$363.02M151173−0.5%
FY 2024$260.11M133152−28.3%
FY 2025$389.07M177162+49.6%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION8000$2.65B1,0702499.2%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$23.19M3520.9%
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA)9763-$2.02M106-0.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 1820?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 1820 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
THE BOEING COMPANY$871.10M95132.7%Sep 25, 2025
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC$714.25M220126.8%Sep 25, 2025
RAYTHEON COMPANY$308.81M45111.6%Sep 24, 2025
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$179.94M11626.7%Sep 22, 2025
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$170.19M7616.4%Sep 17, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$111.12M12214.2%Sep 30, 2025
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$109.41M8314.1%Sep 29, 2025
S P KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE PUBLIC CORPORATION ENERGIA$74.50M6812.8%Sep 22, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$38.85M5511.5%Sep 26, 2025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE$30.22M3511.1%Aug 28, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 1820?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
336415GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING$871.08M98332.7%
334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$787.62M355529.5%
336419OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$736.27M276527.6%
336414GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$201.55M23667.6%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$69.55M11362.6%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$12.32M2310.5%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS-$18.7K210.0%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES-$21.4K330.0%
334413SEMICONDUCTOR AND RELATED DEVICE MANUFACTURING-$209.6K510.0%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES-$11.76M11-0.4%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 1820?

Not available for competition68.8%767 actions
Competed30.9%344 actions
Not competed0.3%3 actions
Not competed under SAP0.1%1 actions
Other than small business share100.0%$2.67B
Common action typeObligationsActions
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$2.67B1,115

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 1820?

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 $2.67B market as addressable.