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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 8970 federal market?

Net obligations$4.49B
Contract actions36,496
Vendors359
Federal customers26
Contracting offices194
Average action$123.1K
Largest action$130.23M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 8970 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$845.59M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$735.23M6,82911918
FY 2020$734.43M6,74811512−0.1%
FY 2021$506.06M4,79912313−31.1%
FY 2022$565.08M4,39313214+11.7%
FY 2023$535.02M4,78813914−5.3%
FY 2024$572.24M4,68712513+7.0%
FY 2025$845.59M4,25211412+47.8%

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$4.14B34,0137192.2%
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY7022$233.18M137125.2%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$79.19M1,6911671.8%
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION7014$14.04M4950.3%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$8.42M257460.2%
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE4732$5.21M940.1%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$2.98M155230.1%
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS1450$1.67M620.0%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$1.26M19140.0%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$1.24M1880.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 8970?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 8970 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC$1.33B3,173229.5%Sep 29, 2025
SO-PAK-CO, INC.$1.22B3,826327.2%Sep 29, 2025
WORNICK COMPANY, THE$996.96M3,659222.2%Sep 26, 2025
ANHAM FZCO$334.68M4,90717.4%Jun 21, 2021
VALIANT INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC$175.13M1,41813.9%Sep 26, 2025
KGL FOOD SERVICES WLL$122.93M4,23712.7%Sep 30, 2025
VALLEY FOODS INCORPORATED$39.20M70520.9%Sep 28, 2025
LUXFER MAGTECH, INC.$35.87M4820.8%Apr 29, 2025
PISTOL POINT LOGISTICS LLC$22.75M210.5%Jan 13, 2025
SARDI'S CATERING$18.23M1710.4%Dec 29, 2021

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 8970?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
311421FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CANNING$2.65B641359.0%
311999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING$656.43M12,2089614.6%
424410GENERAL LINE GROCERY MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$376.10M5,011198.4%
311812COMMERCIAL BAKERIES$333.48M13,205407.4%
311991PERISHABLE PREPARED FOOD MANUFACTURING$294.52M1,665956.6%
311422SPECIALTY CANNING$55.73M5331.2%
325998ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$34.07M4720.8%
722320CATERERS$24.50M268580.5%
311611ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING$20.01M2,46420.4%
541614PROCESS, PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS CONSULTING SERVICES$11.44M1530.3%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 8970?

Competed70.2%25,623 actions
Not available for competition14.9%5,422 actions
Competed under SAP8.3%3,033 actions
Not competed under SAP5.7%2,081 actions
Not competed0.5%192 actions
Other / unknown0.4%145 actions
Other than small business share98.9%$4.44B
Small business share1.1%$50.92M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$4.40B34,768
PURCHASE ORDER$28.98M1,177
BPA CALL$2.93M388
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$58.17M163

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 8970?

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 $4.49B market as addressable.