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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 6550 federal market?

Net obligations$3.84B
Contract actions36,882
Vendors747
Federal customers45
Contracting offices270
Average action$104.1K
Largest action$855.00M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 6550 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$201.16M
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$343.83M5,36933625—
FY 2021$597.87M5,90735028+73.9%
FY 2022$1.22B5,41832432+104.6%
FY 2023$1.07B5,10731928−12.5%
FY 2024$211.13M5,33830829−80.3%
FY 2025$189.63M5,55528822−10.2%
FY 2026$201.16M4,18824819+6.1%

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 ARMY2100$1.33B3,49714534.7%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$892.16M10,41219523.2%
ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE7505$881.34M511223.0%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$183.25M15,0321114.8%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$155.73M978484.1%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$104.88M1,422662.7%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH$83.27M1,2321202.2%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$66.21M1,9451391.7%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$55.59M1,0561631.4%
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION7524$20.66M307380.5%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 6550?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 6550 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP$1.11B12128.9%Aug 3, 2023
ABBOTT RAPID DX NORTH AMERICA, LLC$365.77M247119.5%Sep 25, 2026
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$246.84M1,710116.4%Sep 29, 2026
OSANG LLC$237.00M416.2%Jul 14, 2025
CEPHEID$203.22M1,15285.3%Sep 23, 2026
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$175.39M40884.6%Sep 29, 2026
ACCESS BIO, INC.$135.45M613.5%Nov 7, 2024
QUIDEL CORPORATION$120.71M4373.1%Apr 23, 2026
ABBOTT LABORATORIES$94.00M60092.4%Aug 31, 2026
BIOMERIEUX , INC.$88.94M1,25492.3%Sep 29, 2026

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 6550?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
325413IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING$1.72B14,37337344.7%
325412PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$1.43B8597737.4%
334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$553.51M7,31716514.4%
325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$35.21M672960.9%
621511MEDICAL LABORATORIES$16.09M205520.4%
334519OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$14.01M36110.4%
339112SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$13.83M578600.4%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$12.99M120480.3%
621991BLOOD AND ORGAN BANKS$8.64M119130.2%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$6.09M124270.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 6550?

Competed under SAP54.2%19,981 actions
Competed22.5%8,303 actions
Other / unknown14.0%5,178 actions
Not available for competition8.6%3,184 actions
Not competed under SAP0.5%175 actions
Not competed0.2%61 actions
Other than small business share99.2%$3.81B
Small business share0.8%$30.26M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$447.32M21,548
DELIVERY ORDER$762.64M9,759
BPA CALL$371.22M4,821
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$2.26B754

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 6550?

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 $3.84B market as addressable.