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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 1290 federal market?

Net obligations$474.90M
Contract actions2,015
Vendors462
Federal customers36
Contracting offices268
Average action$235.7K
Largest action$54.10M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 1290 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$37.24M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$61.44M38716220
FY 2020$128.27M34716122+108.8%
FY 2021$50.01M32314221−61.0%
FY 2022$64.45M28213119+28.9%
FY 2023$53.05M22411419−17.7%
FY 2024$80.42M2189114+51.6%
FY 2025$37.24M2349614−53.7%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$157.61M2096933.2%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$155.65M94016532.8%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$130.80M3085827.5%
FOREST SERVICE12C2$8.93M178541.9%
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA)9763$6.91M40131.5%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$5.01M121611.1%
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION1549$2.98M730.6%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$2.36M19130.5%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$1.25M21140.3%
U.S. SECRET SERVICE7009$797.7K610.2%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 1290?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 1290 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
EFW INC.$173.15M102336.5%Sep 23, 2025
DRS LAUREL TECHNOLOGIES$95.07M101120.0%Sep 17, 2025
SCI TECHNOLOGY, INC.$34.80M417.3%Mar 1, 2024
DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC$25.87M1225.4%Sep 30, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$20.88M3024.4%Aug 22, 2024
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC$14.43M3123.0%Aug 25, 2025
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC.$12.29M1522.6%Mar 11, 2021
SEILER INSTRUMENT AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED$11.54M11112.4%Sep 26, 2025
DESIGN WEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$9.18M1221.9%Sep 11, 2025
MAVEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION$3.80M510.8%Sep 30, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 1290?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
332994SMALL ARMS, ORDNANCE, AND ORDNANCE ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING$148.31M1041531.2%
334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$132.23M1531627.8%
336992MILITARY ARMORED VEHICLE, TANK, AND TANK COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$108.11M761022.8%
332999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING$24.99M305805.3%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$14.84M3753.1%
336390OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS MANUFACTURING$5.17M82271.1%
236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$5.13M821.1%
333999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$4.26M154590.9%
334519OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$4.02M120200.8%
115310SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR FORESTRY$3.70M74220.8%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 1290?

Competed under SAP50.5%1,017 actions
Competed19.9%400 actions
Not available for competition13.9%281 actions
Not competed under SAP7.9%159 actions
Other / unknown6.9%140 actions
Not competed0.9%18 actions
Other than small business share97.2%$461.65M
Small business share2.8%$13.25M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$35.78M1,179
DELIVERY ORDER$364.03M712
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$74.69M116
BPA CALL$406.9K8

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 1290?

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 $474.90M market as addressable.