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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC C118 federal market?

Net obligations$24.13M
Contract actions166
Vendors35
Federal customers14
Contracting offices20
Average action$145.4K
Largest action$9.18M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC C118 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year-$400.9K
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$2.24M36138
FY 2020$4.86M1366+116.7%
FY 2021-$824.7K4387−117.0%
FY 2022$17.43M26158+2,213.9%
FY 2023$532.7K333−96.9%
FY 2024$295.3K433−44.6%
FY 2025-$400.9K4132−235.7%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC C118?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC C118 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
EMERGENT BIODEFENSE OPERATIONS LANSING INC.$9.18M2138.1%Aug 10, 2022
EMERGENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAITHERSBURG INC.$8.05M1133.3%Jul 1, 2022
CHIMERIX, INC.$5.74M13123.8%Jun 12, 2021
JOHNSON CONTROLS GOVT SYSTEM,$3.19M12113.2%Aug 2, 2024
AEFFECT INCORPORATED$638.1K112.6%Mar 21, 2019
INGENIEROS GEOTECNICOS S.A.$9.5K110.0%Apr 7, 2021
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$169210.0%Sep 24, 2021
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION$0110.0%Sep 14, 2022
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$0110.0%Sep 14, 2022
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$0110.0%Sep 20, 2022

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC C118?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$22.97M16395.2%
233320COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$3.19M12113.2%
541910MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING$638.1K112.6%
541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$9.5K110.0%
541618OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$0110.0%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$0110.0%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES-$155.0K363-0.6%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES-$188.3K21-0.8%
541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES-$269.3K63-1.1%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES-$305.4K444-1.3%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC C118?

Competed56.6%94 actions
Other / unknown22.3%37 actions
Not competed12.7%21 actions
Not available for competition3.6%6 actions
Not competed under SAP2.4%4 actions
Follow-on to competed action1.2%2 actions
Competed under SAP1.2%2 actions
Other than small business share100.0%$24.14M
Small business share0.0%-$6.0K
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$2.58M128
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$21.55M36
PURCHASE ORDER-$2.3K2

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC C118?

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 $24.13M market as addressable.