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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 5996 federal market?

Net obligations$541.87M
Contract actions4,944
Vendors594
Federal customers34
Contracting offices210
Average action$109.6K
Largest action$19.39M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 5996 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$80.65M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$111.29M92628219
FY 2020$50.90M70322115−54.3%
FY 2021$89.50M67221019+75.8%
FY 2022$54.97M70721416−38.6%
FY 2023$65.31M71020720+18.8%
FY 2024$89.24M60919813+36.6%
FY 2025$80.65M61719215−9.6%

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 NAVY1700$260.12M1,92423848.0%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$234.31M2,38431343.2%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$21.68M121474.0%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$12.80M97422.4%
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION8000$5.10M2160.9%
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION6920$4.15M31120.8%
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY1301$1.33M1690.2%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$1.22M40180.2%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$710.2K760.1%
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY1341$631.9K24170.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 5996?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 5996 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
MILPOWER$30.74M4445.7%Jun 24, 2025
WAVESTREAM CORPORATION$29.98M515.5%Nov 22, 2023
PHOTONIS DEFENSE, INC.$28.55M12125.3%Sep 17, 2025
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$25.92M7844.8%Aug 27, 2025
RAYTHEON COMPANY$21.88M3424.0%Sep 3, 2025
RAYTHEON COMPANY$20.03M2833.7%Jun 11, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$18.65M7033.4%Aug 29, 2025
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$17.65M4423.3%Sep 26, 2025
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC$16.47M813.0%Jan 23, 2025
L3 ELECTRON DEVICES, INC.$12.98M2422.4%May 13, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 5996?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
335999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$138.05M1,03320425.5%
334220RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$115.54M1,16323021.3%
336413OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$56.62M2613010.4%
334419OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$37.23M309796.9%
334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$34.47M254396.4%
334290OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$32.86M355736.1%
334412BARE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING$29.45M323305.4%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$14.61M53152.7%
333999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$11.21M200442.1%
335931CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$9.51M1971.8%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 5996?

Competed under SAP45.2%2,235 actions
Not available for competition24.6%1,217 actions
Other / unknown18.7%926 actions
Competed6.8%336 actions
Not competed under SAP3.4%166 actions
Not competed1.3%64 actions
Other than small business share94.4%$511.67M
Small business share5.6%$30.20M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$136.33M3,003
DELIVERY ORDER$326.58M1,736
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$78.68M199
BPA CALL$286.5K6

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 5996?

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 $541.87M market as addressable.