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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC R605 federal market?

Net obligations$721.11M
Contract actions3,451
Vendors339
Federal customers88
Contracting offices227
Average action$209.0K
Largest action$20.98M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

PSC R605 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$100.11M
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$86.78M59717765—
FY 2021$92.96M51418362+7.1%
FY 2022$101.92M52316961+9.6%
FY 2023$113.34M48616060+11.2%
FY 2024$110.51M51215362−2.5%
FY 2025$115.50M43813961+4.5%
FY 2026$100.11M38112157−13.3%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$214.77M5806429.8%
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE1344$165.22M1481622.9%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$51.93M231297.2%
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION7524$34.74M6564.8%
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY6800$30.50M185164.2%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH$24.98M54113.5%
OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS7001$23.71M30113.3%
DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY (DMA)97F1$21.39M2233.0%
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA)7570$14.63M1942.0%
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE12H2$12.96M265171.8%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC R605?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC R605 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
COX SUBSCRIPTIONS, INC.$77.56M136710.8%Sep 28, 2026
ASRC FEDERAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC$61.34M1418.5%Jun 26, 2025
UPTODATE, INC.$51.69M1727.2%Aug 13, 2026
PRENAX, INC.$48.51M10576.7%Sep 24, 2026
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY$32.89M1454.6%Sep 17, 2026
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC$31.70M3144.4%Sep 2, 2026
WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION$23.45M51113.3%Jun 17, 2026
EBSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.$22.74M2033.2%Mar 10, 2025
EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC$21.57M2043.0%Jun 12, 2026
TAFT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC$18.32M1212.5%Nov 20, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC R605?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
519120LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES$161.96M8318622.5%
519130INTERNET PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING AND WEB SEARCH PORTALS$158.36M3654322.0%
519290WEB SEARCH PORTALS AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES$130.01M2614118.0%
519190ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES$49.66M145246.9%
511120PERIODICAL PUBLISHERS$39.52M154205.5%
518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$29.62M127184.1%
519210LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES$18.82M224462.6%
513120PERIODICAL PUBLISHERS$17.91M40172.5%
511130BOOK PUBLISHERS$17.75M4392.5%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$17.25M150132.4%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC R605?

Competed23.1%798 actions
Competed under SAP22.1%761 actions
Not available for competition19.9%687 actions
Other / unknown15.0%516 actions
Not competed under SAP14.5%501 actions
Not competed5.4%188 actions
Other than small business share92.9%$669.90M
Small business share7.1%$51.20M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$108.00M1,409
DELIVERY ORDER$208.39M1,056
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$360.76M683
BPA CALL$43.95M303

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC R605?

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 $721.11M market as addressable.