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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 311421 federal market?

Net obligations$6.26B
Contract actions9,001
Vendors151
Federal customers4
Contracting offices63
Average action$696.0K
Largest action$130.23M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 311421 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2019–FY 2025 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$1.12B
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$934.36M949844
FY 2020$814.22M1,020673−12.9%
FY 2021$678.74M825683−16.6%
FY 2022$817.27M1,180783+20.4%
FY 2023$885.50M1,463693+8.3%
FY 2024$1.01B2,056663+14.1%
FY 2025$1.12B1,508653+11.3%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE12K2$3.57B6,9496756.9%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$2.67B7441542.7%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$23.57M1,307710.4%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600-$14.5K110.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 311421?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 311421 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
SOPAKCO, INC.$991.68M294115.8%Aug 29, 2025
AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC$937.52M206115.0%Sep 18, 2025
WORNICK COMPANY, THE$722.06M141111.5%Sep 17, 2025
PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS$579.05M47919.2%Sep 29, 2025
DEL MONTE FOODS, INC.$325.99M57815.2%Jul 31, 2025
CHERRY CENTRAL COOPERATIVE, INC.$319.28M48815.1%Sep 29, 2025
BURNETTE FOODS, INC.$249.28M58914.0%Sep 30, 2025
SENECA FOODS CORP$207.64M63413.3%Sep 24, 2025
NEIL JONES FOOD COMPANY, THE$204.06M39713.3%Sep 24, 2025
MCCALL FARMS INC$166.41M25012.7%Sep 25, 2025

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 311421?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
8915FRUITS AND VEGETABLES$3.60B7,64811257.5%
8970COMPOSITE FOOD PACKAGES$2.65B641342.3%
8945FOOD, OILS AND FATS$12.19M610510.2%
8905MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH$1.45M17110.0%
8950CONDIMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS$286.2K2370.0%
4110REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT$172.0K37100.0%
8920BAKERY AND CEREAL PRODUCTS$123.1K1430.0%
8935SOUPS AND BOUILLONS$93.3K420.0%
8925SUGAR, CONFECTIONERY, AND NUTS$20.1K310.0%
8930JAMS, JELLIES, AND PRESERVES$16.5K410.0%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 311421?

Competed48.8%4,390 actions
Not competed under SAP36.3%3,267 actions
Competed under SAP14.9%1,339 actions
Other / unknown0.1%5 actions
Other than small business share98.6%$6.18B
Small business share1.4%$85.93M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$2.12B4,479
DELIVERY ORDER$4.13B3,177
PURCHASE ORDER$23.72M1,345

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 311421?

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 $6.26B market as addressable.