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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 311999 federal market?

Net obligations$13.44B
Contract actions413,539
Vendors844
Federal customers31
Contracting offices284
Average action$32.5K
Largest action$107.04M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 311999 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$1.47B
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$3.11B38,85039720—
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$1.49B76,13633819+23.8%
FY 2026$1.47B55,14829015−1.6%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE12K2$7.30B4,60517654.3%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$4.19B370,5269231.2%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$1.03B315167.7%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$497.05M32,2084083.7%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$133.58M1,5481101.0%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH$109.24M11660.8%
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS1450$55.57M1,037150.4%
FOREST SERVICE12C2$44.43M951150.3%
BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE2036$24.45M8210.2%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$18.67M331240.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 311999?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 311999 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
US FOODS, INC.$1.33B1,79099.9%Sep 16, 2026
CARGILL, INCORPORATED$648.45M11714.8%Sep 18, 2026
CHS INC.$487.31M6013.6%Sep 22, 2026
LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY COMPANY$416.84M48,04123.1%Jul 13, 2026
COASTAL PACIFIC FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$378.62M10,04912.8%Jul 13, 2026
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY$371.62M4712.8%Jun 26, 2025
AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC$312.11M2,53212.3%Jul 10, 2026
PRODUCE ALLIANCE, L.L.C.$310.20M3812.3%Feb 17, 2021
US FOODS, INC.$307.36M24,99612.3%Jul 13, 2026
US FOODS, INC.$284.91M23,45432.1%Jul 13, 2026

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 311999?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
8945FOOD, OILS AND FATS$4.10B26,65539530.5%
8915FRUITS AND VEGETABLES$3.91B29,08225529.1%
8905MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH$3.43B207,43420025.5%
8970COMPOSITE FOOD PACKAGES$665.27M12,224924.9%
8910DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS$430.28M48,7791723.2%
8940SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS AND FOOD SPECIALTY PREPARATIONS$424.99M21,2212093.2%
8920BAKERY AND CEREAL PRODUCTS$228.22M32,1511321.7%
8960BEVERAGES, NONALCOHOLIC$107.95M13,963670.8%
8955COFFEE, TEA, AND COCOA$27.06M3,995470.2%
S203HOUSEKEEPING- FOOD$24.46M171240.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 311999?

Competed63.9%264,351 actions
Not available for competition22.5%92,878 actions
Competed under SAP11.7%48,411 actions
Not competed1.2%4,771 actions
Not competed under SAP0.6%2,616 actions
Other / unknown0.1%512 actions
Other than small business share97.8%$13.15B
Small business share2.2%$291.82M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$8.41B371,538
PURCHASE ORDER$537.33M34,783
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$4.47B4,048
BPA CALL$28.50M3,170

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 $13.44B market as addressable.