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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$10.39M
Contract actions11
Awards / PIIDs2
Federal customers1
Contracting offices1
Average action$944.1K
Active fiscal years3
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $10.39M in net contract obligations to CITY OF PALO ALTO across 11 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

CITY OF PALO ALTO contract spending by year

Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.

Total obligations-$334.3K
FY 2021
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$1.69M21
FY 2020$9.03M81+436.1%
FY 2021-$334.3K11−103.7%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from CITY OF PALO ALTO?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
3600$10.39M11100.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from CITY OF PALO ALTO?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

OfficeCodeAgencyObligationsActionsVendor share
36C261VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF$10.39M11100.0%

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
221122ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION$9.49M7191.3%
562111SOLID WASTE COLLECTION$900.0K418.7%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
S112UTILITIES- ELECTRIC$9.49M7191.3%
S119UTILITIES- OTHER$900.0K418.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was CITY OF PALO ALTO’s federal work competed?

Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not competed$10.39M11

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for CITY OF PALO ALTO?

The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
36C26119P1251May 4, 2021-$334.3KVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)221122S112

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate CITY OF PALO ALTO as a federal contractor?

Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.

01

Separate obligations from revenue

FPDS obligations are government accounting actions and may include later deobligations.

02

Follow customer concentration

Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.

03

Test market overlap

NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.

04

Inspect the awards

Open the PIIDs to verify dates, offices, classifications, and transaction history.