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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC D317 federal market?

Net obligations$1.34B
Contract actions12,818
Vendors1,305
Federal customers149
Contracting offices655
Average action$104.5K
Largest action$48.72M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC D317 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$8.12M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$337.76M3,631974145
FY 2020$459.07M3,705945142+35.9%
FY 2021$249.15M2,205611126−45.7%
FY 2022$151.53M1,530459114−39.2%
FY 2023$87.99M97332899−41.9%
FY 2024$45.93M51522288−47.8%
FY 2025$8.12M25912261−82.3%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE1344$128.94M49119.6%
OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS1501$118.88M188208.9%
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION5000$113.25M6751138.5%
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT7200$88.25M393796.6%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$80.21M164406.0%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$75.23M9601275.6%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$55.04M388954.1%
OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS7001$41.15M355603.1%
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE2050$38.89M358622.9%
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION2800$38.37M172362.9%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC D317?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC D317 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION$191.24M6014814.3%Sep 29, 2025
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY$128.86M4079.6%Jul 3, 2025
RELX INC.$98.89M599577.4%Sep 22, 2025
DATAMINR, INC.$60.84M714.5%Nov 19, 2020
IHS GLOBAL INC.$48.04M312363.6%Oct 17, 2024
ELSEVIER INC.$42.04M4783.1%Mar 28, 2023
DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.$30.76M114232.3%May 29, 2024
GARTNER, INC.$25.90M179391.9%Mar 5, 2025
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.$24.92M260281.9%Aug 18, 2025
ELSEVIER B.V.$24.09M98181.8%Apr 15, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC D317?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
519190ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES$348.41M1,80413926.0%
518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$238.95M1,01112517.8%
519130INTERNET PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING AND WEB SEARCH PORTALS$232.55M3,08231217.4%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$179.96M1,58925313.4%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$64.47M1,0732294.8%
511120PERIODICAL PUBLISHERS$52.95M7901134.0%
334111ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$34.86M191322.6%
541618OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$30.53M54142.3%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$27.64M118322.1%
519120LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES$16.58M126201.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC D317?

Competed27.5%3,529 actions
Not available for competition23.4%3,005 actions
Competed under SAP22.0%2,817 actions
Other / unknown21.4%2,746 actions
Not competed under SAP4.9%626 actions
Not competed0.7%95 actions
Other than small business share96.4%$1.29B
Small business share3.6%$48.59M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$282.46M6,401
DELIVERY ORDER$558.46M4,114
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$448.52M1,612
BPA CALL$50.12M691

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC D317?

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 $1.34B market as addressable.