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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 311999 federal market?

Net obligations$12.93B
Contract actions387,649
Vendors866
Federal customers32
Contracting offices298
Average action$33.4K
Largest action$107.04M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 311999 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$1.49B
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$957.48M29,25929524
FY 2020$3.11B38,85039720+224.5%
FY 2021$3.24B56,63837618+4.3%
FY 2022$1.62B63,38931317−49.9%
FY 2023$1.31B60,00132121−19.4%
FY 2024$1.20B63,37733219−8.1%
FY 2025$1.49B76,13533819+23.8%

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$7.37B4,53917957.0%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$3.60B346,2949427.8%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$1.01B465177.8%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$450.52M30,5784053.5%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$154.44M1,6121231.2%
FARM SERVICE AGENCY12D2$106.39M113260.8%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH$82.66M11560.6%
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS1450$44.38M857160.3%
FOREST SERVICE12C2$43.89M1,009120.3%
BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE2036$23.08M7410.2%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 311999?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 311999 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
US FOODS, INC.$1.30B2,086910.0%Sep 26, 2025
CARGILL, INCORPORATED$740.13M13625.7%Apr 30, 2025
CHS INC.$445.37M5023.4%Sep 25, 2025
LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY COMPANY$417.53M47,93823.2%Sep 30, 2025
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY$390.95M5013.0%Jun 26, 2025
PRODUCE ALLIANCE, L.L.C.$310.20M3812.4%Feb 17, 2021
AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC$304.86M2,92412.4%Sep 25, 2025
CARIBBEAN PRODUCE EXCHANGE, LLC$278.25M712.2%Feb 11, 2021
US FOODS, INC.$268.74M22,30812.1%Sep 30, 2025
WORNICK COMPANY, THE$252.31M3,49712.0%Sep 26, 2025

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 311999?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
8945FOOD, OILS AND FATS$4.27B25,22339333.0%
8915FRUITS AND VEGETABLES$3.84B26,78526029.7%
8905MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH$2.96B192,04120022.9%
8970COMPOSITE FOOD PACKAGES$656.43M12,208965.1%
8910DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS$385.18M46,8901653.0%
8940SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS AND FOOD SPECIALTY PREPARATIONS$382.35M19,8742173.0%
8920BAKERY AND CEREAL PRODUCTS$213.41M31,6131481.7%
8960BEVERAGES, NONALCOHOLIC$87.32M12,209630.7%
8955COFFEE, TEA, AND COCOA$25.60M3,795450.2%
S203HOUSEKEEPING- FOOD$20.66M153210.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 311999?

Competed65.0%252,083 actions
Not available for competition20.6%79,822 actions
Competed under SAP12.3%47,662 actions
Not competed1.4%5,611 actions
Not competed under SAP0.5%1,944 actions
Other / unknown0.1%527 actions
Other than small business share97.9%$12.66B
Small business share2.1%$267.69M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$7.78B347,740
PURCHASE ORDER$490.51M33,061
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$4.64B4,094
BPA CALL$22.55M2,754

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 311999?

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 $12.93B market as addressable.