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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC U005 federal market?

Net obligations$1.55B
Contract actions20,269
Vendors1,536
Federal customers125
Contracting offices631
Average action$76.3K
Largest action$6.00M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

PSC U005 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$225.63M
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$215.38M3,25773796—
FY 2021$214.47M2,94473085−0.4%
FY 2022$210.44M2,89675792−1.9%
FY 2023$211.80M3,11373693+0.6%
FY 2024$212.88M3,450736100+0.5%
FY 2025$256.44M2,77664686+20.5%
FY 2026$225.63M1,83352369−12.0%

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$1.36B14,48849188.0%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$42.92M9652052.8%
UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS)97HW$15.70M3171.0%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$14.35M6021870.9%
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE4732$9.48M1330.6%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$7.82M279810.5%
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION7013$7.20M4440.5%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$5.52M98440.4%
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS)97F5$5.42M2340.4%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$5.30M135380.3%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC U005?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC U005 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY$39.86M5312.6%May 20, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$38.17M16422.5%Jul 15, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO$37.18M12512.4%Jul 17, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC$36.51M2812.4%Feb 24, 2026
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY,$35.64M24432.3%Jun 16, 2026
NORWICH UNIVERSITY$28.60M5411.8%May 4, 2026
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY$28.43M5311.8%Apr 30, 2026
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC$28.26M2311.8%Feb 20, 2026
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE$28.04M3011.8%Jul 8, 2026
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$25.72M8311.7%Jul 2, 2026

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC U005?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$1.28B13,03646282.6%
923110ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS$132.07M1,9141048.5%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$46.50M1,1793573.0%
813920PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS$29.14M1,2722531.9%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$8.80M4401450.6%
813910BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS$8.73M200570.6%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$6.82M109320.4%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$4.74M184460.3%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$3.43M162510.2%
611210JUNIOR COLLEGES$2.04M4770.1%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC U005?

Not available for competition68.1%13,802 actions
Other / unknown12.7%2,584 actions
Not competed9.9%2,002 actions
Competed under SAP5.7%1,165 actions
Competed3.2%643 actions
Follow-on to competed action0.2%48 actions
Not competed under SAP0.1%25 actions
Other than small business share99.5%$1.54B
Small business share0.5%$7.20M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$1.40B15,035
PURCHASE ORDER$103.71M4,555
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$40.39M514
BPA CALL$6.06M165

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC U005?

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 $1.55B market as addressable.