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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 8905 federal market?

Net obligations$18.81B
Contract actions520,830
Vendors630
Federal customers20
Contracting offices178
Average action$36.1K
Largest action$91.52M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 8905 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$2.68B
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$2.28B72,68728714
FY 2020$3.31B68,67430612+45.3%
FY 2021$2.26B75,18029813−31.6%
FY 2022$2.65B79,73528013+17.1%
FY 2023$2.80B74,37430711+5.7%
FY 2024$2.84B76,06930210+1.5%
FY 2025$2.68B74,11131311−5.7%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE12K2$10.76B8,19517157.2%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$7.78B498,5778541.4%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$173.62M11,7271740.9%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$45.44M1,1891670.2%
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS1450$41.32M77860.2%
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE12K3$2.79M121100.0%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$2.44M6570.0%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$2.29M115160.0%
U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM)97ZS$598.2K110.0%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$452.4K1420.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 8905?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 8905 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
TYSON FOODS, INC.$1.35B69317.2%Sep 29, 2025
KGL FOOD SERVICES WLL$903.03M14,49714.8%Sep 30, 2025
GOODMAN FOOD PRODUCTS$639.11M21813.4%Sep 23, 2025
US FOODS, INC.$623.53M50,12523.3%Sep 30, 2025
COASTAL PACIFIC FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$559.03M23,67513.0%Sep 30, 2025
EFS EBREX SARL$477.21M14,82612.5%Sep 30, 2025
JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE, INC.$457.11M22712.4%Sep 29, 2025
CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LTD.$456.91M30712.4%Sep 29, 2025
CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC.$453.88M21612.4%Sep 23, 2025
LAKESIDE FOODS, INC.$439.20M21412.3%Sep 26, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 8905?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
311812COMMERCIAL BAKERIES$5.06B295,2817526.9%
311611ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING$4.52B4,61711324.0%
311615POULTRY PROCESSING$3.43B3,8029918.2%
311999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING$2.96B192,04120015.7%
311710SEAFOOD PRODUCT PREPARATION AND PACKAGING$1.62B943648.6%
311612MEAT PROCESSED FROM CARCASSES$427.20M1,8911082.3%
424410GENERAL LINE GROCERY MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$329.32M7,960351.8%
311991PERISHABLE PREPARED FOOD MANUFACTURING$284.26M8,0041411.5%
311511FLUID MILK MANUFACTURING$53.43M2,25860.3%
424490OTHER GROCERY AND RELATED PRODUCTS MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$25.79M1,21390.1%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 8905?

Competed67.8%353,164 actions
Not available for competition17.8%92,759 actions
Competed under SAP7.1%36,908 actions
Not competed under SAP5.9%30,986 actions
Not competed1.3%6,856 actions
Other / unknown0.0%157 actions
Other than small business share98.4%$18.51B
Small business share1.6%$298.84M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$8.84B497,648
PURCHASE ORDER$191.29M12,424
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$9.72B7,290
BPA CALL$58.36M3,468

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 8905?

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 $18.81B market as addressable.