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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC U005 federal market?

Net obligations$1.52B
Contract actions22,149
Vendors1,661
Federal customers123
Contracting offices680
Average action$68.7K
Largest action$6.00M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC U005 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$256.44M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$199.60M3,71278687
FY 2020$215.38M3,25773796+7.9%
FY 2021$214.47M2,94473085−0.4%
FY 2022$210.44M2,89675792−1.9%
FY 2023$211.80M3,11373693+0.6%
FY 2024$212.88M3,450736100+0.5%
FY 2025$256.44M2,77764686+20.5%

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$1.33B15,85650387.4%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$44.27M1,0072312.9%
UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS)97HW$15.93M40101.0%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$15.57M6432051.0%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$8.43M312890.6%
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION7013$7.82M4950.5%
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS)97F5$6.72M2840.4%
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE4732$6.03M930.4%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$5.81M109490.4%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$5.34M144450.4%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC U005?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC U005 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY$36.88M7112.4%Jul 9, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO$36.54M13812.4%Sep 16, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$36.40M17522.4%Sep 25, 2025
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY,$34.42M29032.3%Sep 12, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC$30.79M2812.0%May 20, 2025
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC$27.46M2811.8%Sep 29, 2025
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE$27.08M2811.8%Aug 21, 2025
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA$24.36M2921.6%Sep 30, 2025
NORWICH UNIVERSITY$24.16M5111.6%Sep 30, 2025
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$24.12M11211.6%Sep 30, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC U005?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$1.22B13,68845980.3%
923110ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS$151.53M2,59311410.0%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$46.00M1,2683863.0%
813920PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS$30.80M1,3492722.0%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$12.45M4851650.8%
813910BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS$7.62M207610.5%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$6.89M107370.5%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$6.37M216510.4%
611513APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING$4.35M4940.3%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$3.30M171580.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC U005?

Not available for competition66.8%14,803 actions
Other / unknown12.5%2,773 actions
Not competed10.8%2,393 actions
Competed under SAP6.1%1,344 actions
Competed3.4%742 actions
Follow-on to competed action0.3%56 actions
Not competed under SAP0.2%38 actions
Other than small business share99.5%$1.51B
Small business share0.5%$7.22M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$1.36B16,477
PURCHASE ORDER$109.41M4,941
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$38.48M541
BPA CALL$8.36M190

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC U005?

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 $1.52B market as addressable.