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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$29.57M
Contract actions123
Awards / PIIDs46
Federal customers5
Contracting offices9
Average action$240.4K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $29.57M in net contract obligations to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS across 123 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 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$1.36M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$5.85M234
FY 2020$6.22M173+6.3%
FY 2021$3.51M164−43.6%
FY 2022$3.62M163+3.3%
FY 2023$4.44M144+22.6%
FY 2024$4.56M214+2.7%
FY 2025$1.36M163−70.1%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
9568$25.08M5084.8%
1900$3.60M5212.2%
97F1$844.9K152.9%
3300$41.0K50.1%
1700$21010.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
519110NEWS SYNDICATES$26.85M50290.8%
512120MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION$836.0K1212.8%
511110NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS$522.0K1321.8%
423430COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$253.1K610.9%
511199ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS$184.4K410.6%
541922COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY$147.0K510.5%
513120PERIODICAL PUBLISHERS$126.9K310.4%
541618OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$122.0K210.4%
513110NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS$118.6K310.4%
519290WEB SEARCH PORTALS AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES$88.7K310.3%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
T099PHOTO/MAP/PRINT/PUBLICATION- OTHER$15.04M21250.9%
R426SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: COMMUNICATIONS$9.62M12132.5%
L076TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE- BOOKS, MAPS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS$2.44M2118.3%
6770FILM, PROCESSED$836.0K1212.8%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$471.4K1411.6%
R699SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: OTHER$217.7K610.7%
R603SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: TRANSCRIPTION$135.5K410.5%
DG11IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services$126.9K310.4%
7630NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS$119.7K210.4%
B599SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER$118.6K310.4%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was THE ASSOCIATED PRESS’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$17.46M43
Competed under SAP$10.46M38
Other / unknown$749.8K21
Competed$493.6K13
Not competed$402.0K8

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for THE ASSOCIATED PRESS?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
95170023P0270Sep 17, 2025$54.2KUNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG OFFICE OF CONTRACTS423430R499

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 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.