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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 311511 federal market?

Net obligations$621.49M
Contract actions132,807
Vendors209
Federal customers8
Contracting offices120
Average action$4.7K
Largest action$18.17M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 311511 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$58.32M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$76.52M25,485916
FY 2020$167.46M19,5381176+118.8%
FY 2021$106.24M35,3531096−36.6%
FY 2022$101.49M21,9001066−4.5%
FY 2023$47.40M11,2291056−53.3%
FY 2024$64.06M9,1651095+35.1%
FY 2025$58.32M10,1371015−9.0%

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$356.53M2,7254757.4%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$178.83M124,6335528.8%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$64.51M3,7579910.4%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$19.35M1,386523.1%
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS1450$2.16M300150.3%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$65.2K210.0%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH$60.5K210.0%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527-$21.9K210.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 311511?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 311511 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
US FOODS, INC.$67.26M3,886110.8%Sep 30, 2025
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.$37.04M17226.0%Sep 25, 2025
OFD FOODS, LLC$35.66M2015.7%Aug 22, 2024
HILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY, LLC$27.55M1,25354.4%Sep 11, 2025
CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING CO. OF KEARNEY, INC.$24.87M414.0%Aug 31, 2020
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.$24.74M46424.0%Sep 18, 2025
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES INC$24.26M1,27413.9%Jun 18, 2024
DERSTINES, INC.$24.03M413.9%Sep 3, 2020
CHOBANI, LLC$21.56M5413.5%Sep 25, 2025
DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID, LLC$18.99M10813.1%Sep 11, 2025

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 311511?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
8910DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS$514.05M84,28018882.7%
8905MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH$53.43M2,25868.6%
8915FRUITS AND VEGETABLES$33.11M43,446135.3%
8920BAKERY AND CEREAL PRODUCTS$8.37M39771.3%
8960BEVERAGES, NONALCOHOLIC$5.21M1,413170.8%
8945FOOD, OILS AND FATS$3.60M333250.6%
S203HOUSEKEEPING- FOOD$831.5K132130.1%
8940SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS AND FOOD SPECIALTY PREPARATIONS$524.8K13870.1%
8955COFFEE, TEA, AND COCOA$506.1K7830.1%
8925SUGAR, CONFECTIONERY, AND NUTS$333.6K5920.1%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 311511?

Competed under SAP53.7%71,294 actions
Competed45.5%60,470 actions
Other / unknown0.6%775 actions
Not competed under SAP0.1%188 actions
Not available for competition0.0%42 actions
Not competed0.0%38 actions
Other than small business share97.6%$606.38M
Small business share2.4%$15.10M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$185.02M111,633
BPA CALL$35.49M15,683
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$358.52M2,782
PURCHASE ORDER$42.45M2,709

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 311511?

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 $621.49M market as addressable.