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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 6505 federal market?

Net obligations$166.03B
Contract actions3,564,343
Vendors1,502
Federal customers49
Contracting offices427
Average action$46.6K
Largest action$5.30B
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 6505 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$20.78B
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$13.22B475,95865435
FY 2020$14.76B459,96968936+11.6%
FY 2021$43.79B460,91368932+196.6%
FY 2022$38.75B497,29263229−11.5%
FY 2023$17.64B533,13563830−54.5%
FY 2024$17.09B554,20364232−3.1%
FY 2025$20.78B582,87356928+21.6%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$59.34B17,57752435.7%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$56.81B1,54919834.2%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$40.75B3,511,30120724.5%
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE7505$5.38B9551033.2%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$1.10B2,076660.7%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$1.02B23,272750.6%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$758.88M4,8945330.5%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$656.68M108300.4%
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE12K3$137.13M6690.1%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$33.52M357380.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 6505?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 6505 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
MCKESSON CORPORATION$59.84B24,292736.0%Sep 25, 2025
PFIZER INC.$31.87B4,002919.2%Sep 30, 2025
AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION$26.00B2,913,467515.7%Sep 30, 2025
MCKESSON CORPORATION$12.09B180,05867.3%Mar 28, 2025
MODERNATX, INC.$8.20B3624.9%Sep 22, 2023
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.$5.57B1023.4%Jul 29, 2022
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY$4.67B2212.8%Feb 2, 2023
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.$2.55B14071.5%Sep 24, 2025
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC$2.46B813111.5%Sep 30, 2025
MODERNA US, INC.$1.79B1221.1%Dec 1, 2023

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 6505?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
325412PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$101.70B149,81461861.3%
325411MEDICINAL AND BOTANICAL MANUFACTURING$26.06B1,150,64915115.7%
325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$21.72B2,72335913.1%
424210DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$13.84B2,205,8881168.3%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$727.35M359890.4%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$517.77M86300.3%
541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$453.93M89340.3%
621991BLOOD AND ORGAN BANKS$223.07M1,117640.1%
339112SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$211.94M3,355870.1%
325212SYNTHETIC RUBBER MANUFACTURING$126.00M1610.1%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 6505?

Competed98.5%3,511,879 actions
Competed under SAP1.0%35,893 actions
Other / unknown0.2%8,517 actions
Not available for competition0.2%5,749 actions
Not competed0.1%1,975 actions
Not competed under SAP0.0%330 actions
Other than small business share99.0%$164.43B
Small business share1.0%$1.60B
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$105.02B3,525,143
PURCHASE ORDER$695.68M34,289
BPA CALL$244.19M3,565
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$60.06B1,346

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 6505?

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 $166.03B market as addressable.