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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 5280 federal market?

Net obligations$35.20M
Contract actions572
Vendors208
Federal customers34
Contracting offices172
Average action$61.5K
Largest action$2.92M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 5280 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$3.12M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$4.80M1075218
FY 2020$4.21M1126218−12.4%
FY 2021$8.74M904614+107.8%
FY 2022$3.53M654314−59.6%
FY 2023$2.44M543714−31.0%
FY 2024$8.36M884711+242.8%
FY 2025$3.12M56349−62.6%

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 AIR FORCE5700$13.92M954339.6%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$10.57M2265230.0%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$3.91M673911.1%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$2.23M48246.3%
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT1605$1.70M1014.8%
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION1645$950.2K812.7%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$403.8K23141.1%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$304.8K1390.9%
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION8000$230.3K750.7%
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS CENTER12D0$197.3K1150.6%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 5280?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 5280 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
ZISTOS CORPORATION$5.58M59215.8%Sep 3, 2025
AEG GROUP INC.$4.85M6113.8%Jan 24, 2025
EWING ELECTRONICS, INC.$3.44M329.8%Sep 5, 2025
YARCOM INC.$1.93M615.5%May 14, 2025
COLE-PARMER INSTRUMENT COMPANY LLC$1.70M1014.8%Feb 23, 2022
PECK & HALE, L.L.C.$1.55M314.4%Jul 24, 2023
INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, INC.$1.39M813.9%Sep 10, 2019
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$1.33M213.8%Jul 3, 2024
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$1.03M1312.9%Sep 17, 2025
ZEFON INTERNATIONAL, INC.$950.2K812.7%Sep 18, 2019

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 5280?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
334220RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$11.40M191132.4%
333515CUTTING TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORY MANUFACTURING$6.75M1374019.2%
334519OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$4.49M993312.7%
332216SAW BLADE AND HANDTOOL MANUFACTURING$1.76M2285.0%
334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$1.73M16114.9%
515111RADIO NETWORKS$1.68M514.8%
336611SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$1.09M1973.1%
334515INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING AND TESTING ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS$1.04M1782.9%
334513INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING, DISPLAYING, AND CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL PROCESS VARIABLES$902.8K24142.6%
326160PLASTICS BOTTLE MANUFACTURING$412.4K111.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 5280?

Competed under SAP47.0%269 actions
Competed22.7%130 actions
Not available for competition13.6%78 actions
Other / unknown13.3%76 actions
Not competed2.3%13 actions
Not competed under SAP1.0%6 actions
Other than small business share81.1%$28.54M
Small business share18.9%$6.65M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$16.61M341
DELIVERY ORDER$12.98M167
BPA CALL$5.08M54
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$524.4K10

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 5280?

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 $35.20M market as addressable.