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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 311812 federal market?

Net obligations$8.65B
Contract actions2,433,252
Vendors352
Federal customers8
Contracting offices98
Average action$3.6K
Largest action$7.76M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 311812 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2020–FY 2026 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$686.11M
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$1.05B260,9712178—
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%
FY 2026$686.11M215,1701334−35.3%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$8.61B2,429,60624099.5%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$39.58M2,7941040.5%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$4.48M804270.1%
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS1450$439.1K1910.0%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$54.6K1610.0%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700-$860110.0%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100-$34.8K320.0%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH-$48.0K920.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 311812?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 311812 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
KGL FOOD SERVICES WLL$1.48B59,846117.1%Jul 13, 2026
EFS EBREX SARL$857.91M62,91319.9%Jul 13, 2026
US FOODS, INC.$632.49M70,73317.3%Jun 10, 2026
OCEAN FAIR INTERNATIONAL SHIP CHANDLEING LLC$540.79M23,51616.3%Jul 13, 2026
COASTAL PACIFIC FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$524.49M59,79816.1%Jul 13, 2026
VALIANT INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC$471.59M16,40315.5%Jul 13, 2026
SYSCO HAMPTON ROADS, INC.$438.52M16,55415.1%Jul 13, 2026
REINHART FOODSERVICE, L.L.C.$292.72M29,63813.4%Aug 30, 2024
PACIFIC UNLIMITED INC$289.22M13,95013.3%Jul 11, 2026
US FOODS, INC.$274.46M22,19713.2%Dec 6, 2024

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 311812?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
8905MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH$4.92B268,8656856.9%
8915FRUITS AND VEGETABLES$1.43B1,504,91512116.6%
8910DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS$688.89M236,3961088.0%
8960BEVERAGES, NONALCOHOLIC$460.51M102,6091195.3%
8920BAKERY AND CEREAL PRODUCTS$402.12M240,7911824.6%
8970COMPOSITE FOOD PACKAGES$326.85M11,907403.8%
8940SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS AND FOOD SPECIALTY PREPARATIONS$215.33M20,917692.5%
8930JAMS, JELLIES, AND PRESERVES$37.99M2,549370.4%
8955COFFEE, TEA, AND COCOA$36.96M12,190750.4%
8925SUGAR, CONFECTIONERY, AND NUTS$33.42M4,526510.4%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 311812?

Competed75.4%1,834,329 actions
Competed under SAP11.1%269,954 actions
Not competed under SAP9.3%226,806 actions
Not available for competition3.9%93,977 actions
Not competed0.3%8,164 actions
Other / unknown0.0%22 actions
Other than small business share99.4%$8.60B
Small business share0.6%$51.10M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$8.55B2,358,469
BPA CALL$61.49M71,934
PURCHASE ORDER$39.21M2,777
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$570.5K72

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 $8.65B market as addressable.