Start with departments
Use departments to size a federal market, compare total contract spending, and identify where demand for your NAICS industry or product and service category is concentrated.
Find the federal organizations that buy what your company sells. Follow contract spending from cabinet-level departments to the agencies managing procurement and the contracting offices issuing solicitations and awards.
Federal Buying Hierarchy
Compare federal departments by obligated dollars, contract actions, vendor activity, and leading NAICS and PSC markets to see where government demand is concentrated.
77 organizations with historical contract activity.
| Organization | Code | Obligations | Actions | Vendors | Top NAICS | Top PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9700 | $3.00T | 29,856,341 | 99,809 | 336411 | 1510 | |
| 3600 | $379.21B | 787,393 | 28,948 | 524114 | Q201 | |
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Federal Departments
|
8900 | $286.56B | 74,429 | 3,627 | 561210 | M1JZ |
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Federal Departments
|
7500 | $209.16B | 454,177 | 19,100 | 621511 | Q301 |
| 7000 | $153.52B | 408,014 | 22,783 | 336611 | 1990 | |
| 4700 | $144.95B | 9,671,013 | 12,648 | 236220 | Y1AA | |
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Departments
|
8000 | $115.09B | 225,532 | 8,508 | 541715 | AR12 |
| 1900 | $72.72B | 396,755 | 14,279 | 541310 | C1AA |
Federal Buying Hierarchy
See which contracting agencies control purchasing activity inside each department, the scale of their spending, and the industries and vendors already serving them.
181 organizations with historical contract activity.
| Organization | Code | Department | Obligations | Actions | Vendors | Top NAICS | Top PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEPT OF THE NAVY
Contracting Agencies
|
1700 | DEPT OF DEFENSE | $971.11B | 1,377,113 | 37,151 | 336411 | 1510 |
DEPT OF THE ARMY
Contracting Agencies
|
2100 | DEPT OF DEFENSE | $739.67B | 1,063,509 | 49,101 | 325412 | 6505 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF DEFENSE | $602.72B | 730,866 | 29,569 | 336411 | 1510 | |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | $379.21B | 787,393 | 28,948 | 524114 | Q201 | |
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Contracting Agencies
|
97AS | DEPT OF DEFENSE | $333.35B | 25,911,696 | 19,280 | 334511 | 1560 |
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Contracting Agencies
|
8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | $285.77B | 71,377 | 3,436 | 561210 | M1JZ |
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE
Contracting Agencies
|
4732 | GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | $121.81B | 9,495,574 | 7,704 | 541512 | D302 |
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)
Contracting Agencies
|
97DH | DEPT OF DEFENSE | $119.62B | 51,648 | 3,725 | 524114 | Q201 |
Federal Buying Hierarchy
Find the operational buying offices closest to active procurements and compare the offices responsible for solicitations, contract awards, and vendor relationships.
4,006 organizations with historical contract activity.
| Organization | Code | Contracting Agency | Obligations | Actions | Vendors | Top NAICS | Top PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N00019 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $290.10B | 33,238 | 426 | 336411 | 1510 | |
| N00024 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $257.97B | 43,269 | 1,258 | 336611 | 1905 | |
| 36C10G | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | $143.19B | 4,031 | 360 | 524114 | Q201 | |
| 892332 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | $123.54B | 1,476 | 22 | 561210 | M1JZ | |
| W31P4Q | DEPT OF THE ARMY | $97.70B | 33,893 | 807 | 336414 | 1410 | |
| HT9402 | DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) | $95.28B | 2,986 | 62 | 524114 | Q201 | |
| 19AQMM | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | $65.12B | 135,685 | 4,270 | 541310 | C1AA | |
| W58RGZ | DEPT OF THE ARMY | $54.27B | 25,798 | 445 | 336411 | 1520 |
Using the Directory
Federal procurement data becomes more useful when you follow the buying hierarchy instead of treating every agency name as the same kind of customer. These directories connect broad spending priorities to the organizations that actually manage and execute purchases.
Use departments to size a federal market, compare total contract spending, and identify where demand for your NAICS industry or product and service category is concentrated.
Review the agencies operating inside a department to find the organizations managing relevant programs, incumbent vendor relationships, and recurring contract activity.
Move to the office level when you need the closest view of the buyers issuing solicitations and awards. Office activity helps focus capture research on the organizations most likely to purchase.