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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC J018 federal market?

Net obligations$229.14M
Contract actions143
Vendors23
Federal customers7
Contracting offices17
Average action$1.60M
Largest action$90.25M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

PSC J018 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$55.70M
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$136.91M1573—
FY 2021$3.75M1674−97.3%
FY 2022$3.09M1584−17.6%
FY 2023$11.19M2795+261.7%
FY 2024$7.12M2363−36.3%
FY 2025$11.38M2874+59.7%
FY 2026$55.70M1943+389.6%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION8000$179.45M92578.3%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$49.88M221221.8%
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE12K3$323.9K1920.1%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$34.8K420.0%
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA)7570$15.2K110.0%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$0310.0%
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA)9763-$566.5K21-0.2%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC J018?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC J018 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
Russia Space Agency$167.74M64173.2%Sep 1, 2026
STARFISH SPACE, INC.$48.50M2121.2%Mar 10, 2026
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE$8.89M1813.9%Sep 29, 2025
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$2.76M711.2%Sep 11, 2025
WOODWARD, INC.$443.8K110.2%May 18, 2022
ROBERTSON FUEL SYSTEMS, L.L.C.$335.8K310.1%May 2, 2022
MILSPRAY LLC$291.1K310.1%May 31, 2024
HELI-WORKS, INC.$211.4K1110.1%Aug 28, 2023
CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION$145.4K210.1%May 20, 2021
CENTURY HELICOPTERS, INC.$112.5K810.0%Mar 5, 2024

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC J018?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
481212NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION$216.24M66294.4%
336419OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$11.70M2735.1%
336412AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING$443.8K110.2%
336413OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$335.8K310.1%
488190OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$323.9K2230.1%
811310COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$291.1K310.1%
334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$153.3K620.1%
811219OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$145.4K210.1%
332812METAL COATING, ENGRAVING (EXCEPT JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE), AND ALLIED SERVICES TO MANUFACTURERS$27.3K220.0%
325120INDUSTRIAL GAS MANUFACTURING$18.8K310.0%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC J018?

Not available for competition54.5%78 actions
Competed19.6%28 actions
Competed under SAP19.6%28 actions
Other / unknown3.5%5 actions
Not competed2.1%3 actions
Not competed under SAP0.7%1 actions
Other than small business share100.0%$229.12M
Small business share0.0%$16.0K
Common action typeObligationsActions
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$227.31M94
DELIVERY ORDER$1.69M36
PURCHASE ORDER$84.0K11
BPA CALL$49.7K2

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC J018?

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 $229.14M market as addressable.