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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 1905 federal market?

Net obligations$170.59B
Contract actions20,496
Vendors141
Federal customers11
Contracting offices53
Average action$8.32M
Largest action$8.38B
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 1905 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$27.77B
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$24.97B2,821669—
FY 2021$16.56B3,504626−33.7%
FY 2022$17.18B3,393567+3.7%
FY 2023$23.45B2,891516+36.5%
FY 2024$23.02B2,789478−1.9%
FY 2025$37.64B2,965755+63.5%
FY 2026$27.77B2,133524−26.2%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$166.78B19,99811097.8%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$3.75B236122.2%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$50.98M195160.0%
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE1443$2.89M1220.0%
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION7014$2.40M110.0%
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE1448$474.8K720.0%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$226.5K110.0%
U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM)97ZS$200.1K710.0%
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION8000$30.6K110.0%
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION6938$10.8K110.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 1905?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 1905 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$81.99B3,644148.1%Jul 17, 2026
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED$25.55B4,621215.0%Jul 17, 2026
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED$23.31B4,885113.7%Jul 17, 2026
BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION$12.69B2,34927.4%Jul 17, 2026
BECHTEL PLANT MACHINERY, INC.$6.19B3013.6%Jul 2, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$3.38B85222.0%Jul 9, 2026
MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION$2.99B12321.8%May 28, 2026
TOTE SERVICES, LLC$2.21B111.3%Jul 13, 2026
TEXTRON INC.$2.14B33811.3%Jul 6, 2026
AUSTAL USA, LLC$1.90B42821.1%Sep 11, 2026

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 1905?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
336611SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$134.19B19,1739678.7%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$29.60B698817.4%
332410POWER BOILER AND HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING$6.19B3013.6%
334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$365.79M216110.2%
335311POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING$150.42M77100.1%
336413OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$29.90M6710.0%
336612BOAT BUILDING$24.36M9890.0%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$14.78M210.0%
488390OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR WATER TRANSPORTATION$9.84M1510.0%
334220RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$5.18M3910.0%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 1905?

Not available for competition57.4%11,755 actions
Competed20.3%4,161 actions
Not competed under SAP18.8%3,855 actions
Not competed3.1%643 actions
Competed under SAP0.2%41 actions
Other / unknown0.2%41 actions
Other than small business share100.0%$170.58B
Small business share0.0%$6.87M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$167.76B18,208
DELIVERY ORDER$2.82B2,224
PURCHASE ORDER$3.66M64

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 1905?

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 $170.59B market as addressable.