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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 6550 federal market?

Net obligations$3.80B
Contract actions37,674
Vendors796
Federal customers46
Contracting offices285
Average action$100.7K
Largest action$855.00M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 6550 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$189.63M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$158.74M4,98034329
FY 2020$343.83M5,36933625+116.6%
FY 2021$597.87M5,90735028+73.9%
FY 2022$1.22B5,41832432+104.6%
FY 2023$1.07B5,10731928−12.5%
FY 2024$211.13M5,33830829−80.3%
FY 2025$189.63M5,55528822−10.2%

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$1.32B3,46815934.8%
ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE7505$881.00M461223.2%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$846.88M9,85121422.3%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$183.72M15,9541124.8%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$162.74M1,038504.3%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$113.00M1,507683.0%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$82.68M2,4051532.2%
DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)97DH$67.98M9611061.8%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$51.41M1,0641631.4%
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION7524$22.33M316370.6%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 6550?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 6550 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP$1.11B12129.2%Aug 3, 2023
ABBOTT RAPID DX NORTH AMERICA, LLC$366.29M235119.7%Sep 16, 2025
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$252.12M1,702116.6%Sep 29, 2025
OSANG LLC$237.00M416.2%Jul 14, 2025
CEPHEID$182.21M1,00184.8%Sep 29, 2025
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$176.17M38784.6%Sep 30, 2025
ACCESS BIO, INC.$135.45M613.6%Nov 7, 2024
QUIDEL CORPORATION$121.30M6083.2%Apr 13, 2025
ABBOTT LABORATORIES$94.87M61192.5%Sep 29, 2025
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.$70.30M90281.9%Sep 29, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 6550?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
325413IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING$1.65B13,69137543.5%
325412PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$1.44B9138837.9%
334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$565.80M7,45816514.9%
325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$38.56M7601071.0%
334519OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$16.70M44140.4%
621511MEDICAL LABORATORIES$16.57M209590.4%
339112SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$13.13M595650.3%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$12.19M112480.3%
621991BLOOD AND ORGAN BANKS$7.45M114160.2%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$6.29M126270.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 6550?

Competed under SAP54.2%20,409 actions
Competed22.9%8,633 actions
Other / unknown14.3%5,394 actions
Not available for competition7.9%2,984 actions
Not competed under SAP0.5%189 actions
Not competed0.2%65 actions
Other than small business share99.2%$3.76B
Small business share0.8%$30.63M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$430.03M22,449
DELIVERY ORDER$766.24M9,945
BPA CALL$347.87M4,528
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$2.25B752

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 6550?

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 $3.80B market as addressable.