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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 8970 federal market?

Net obligations$4.30B
Contract actions32,705
Vendors346
Federal customers22
Contracting offices168
Average action$131.5K
Largest action$132.27M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 8970 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$542.90M
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$734.43M6,74811512—
FY 2021$506.06M4,79912313−31.1%
FY 2022$565.08M4,39313314+11.7%
FY 2023$535.02M4,78813914−5.3%
FY 2024$572.24M4,68712513+7.0%
FY 2025$845.59M4,25211412+47.8%
FY 2026$542.90M3,0389610−35.8%

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$3.96B30,3967192.0%
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY7022$245.81M149125.7%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$76.43M1,5851541.8%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$8.54M257470.2%
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE4732$5.20M730.1%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$2.61M133230.1%
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS1450$1.36M720.0%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$1.16M1470.0%
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT1422$948.3K4180.0%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$841.0K17130.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 8970?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 8970 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC$1.33B2,791230.9%Jul 14, 2026
SO-PAK-CO, INC.$1.23B4,088328.5%Sep 30, 2026
WORNICK COMPANY, THE$967.95M3,674222.5%Sep 30, 2026
VALIANT INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC$188.89M1,43214.4%Jul 14, 2026
ANHAM FZCO$157.55M2,30513.7%Jun 21, 2021
KGL FOOD SERVICES WLL$128.00M4,52113.0%Jul 16, 2026
LUXFER MAGTECH, INC.$36.93M4920.9%Jun 2, 2026
VALLEY FOODS INCORPORATED$36.55M61420.8%Jul 1, 2026
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$2.61B630360.6%
311999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING$666.34M12,2569315.5%
311991PERISHABLE PREPARED FOOD MANUFACTURING$331.21M1,946967.7%
311812COMMERCIAL BAKERIES$326.89M11,915407.6%
424410GENERAL LINE GROCERY MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$194.75M2,376174.5%
311422SPECIALTY CANNING$49.93M4331.2%
325998ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$35.13M4820.8%
722320CATERERS$24.05M200550.6%
311111DOG AND CAT FOOD MANUFACTURING$22.60M520.5%
311611ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING$21.83M2,60820.5%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 8970?

Competed69.5%22,718 actions
Not available for competition14.1%4,602 actions
Competed under SAP8.2%2,683 actions
Not competed under SAP7.3%2,385 actions
Not competed0.6%183 actions
Other / unknown0.4%134 actions
Other than small business share98.8%$4.25B
Small business share1.2%$49.53M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$4.21B31,045
PURCHASE ORDER$29.84M1,152
BPA CALL$1.63M313
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$58.47M195

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 $4.30B market as addressable.