FY2026 YTDDOD: $842.3B (+2.4% YoY)HHS: $156.7B (-1.2% YoY)DHS: $68.4B (+5.1% YoY)NASA: $25.8B (+3.7% YoY)DOE: $48.2B (-0.8% YoY)VA: $301.4B (+8.2% YoY)|Active Opportunities: 47,832Expiring 7d: 2,341|Data via USASpending.gov
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The Department of Defense is the largest federal buyer, obligating hundreds of billions annually across weapons systems, IT, logistics, and professional services through the military departments and defense agencies.

USASpending.gov SAM.gov opportunities
49/ 100
Buyer Intelligence Score
Incumbent-heavy buyer
medium confidence · DOD
17.5%
top vendor share at DOD
Competition openness21
0% small-business set-aside share, 78 unique firms in sample
Incumbent entrenchment75.5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION holds 17.5% of tracked obligations (top-5: 42.6%)
Protest frictionN/A
No GAO protest volume on record

Computed from tracked federal obligations, agency spend trajectory, GAO protest history, and recompete pipeline. Updated every 6 hours. Not affiliated with Department of Defense.

$1340.4B
Tracked award value
200 awards
78
Unique vendors
0% small-business
+0%
Spend trajectory
stable
0
GAO protests
None on record

Capture brief

Department of Defense reads as a incumbent-heavy buyer (49/100), anchored by 17.5% top vendor share at DOD.

  • Vendor concentration: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION holds 17.5% of tracked DOD obligations. Top-5 vendors account for 42.6%. The vendor base is fragmented enough for a direct prime bid if your NAICS aligns.
  • Work mix: heaviest NAICS codes are 336411, 336611, 524114. Align your capability statement and past performance to these codes before cold outreach.
  • Set-aside posture: Full and Open is the largest bucket at 100% of tracked spend (0% small-business overall). Expect full-and-open competition on most large awards.
  • Spend trajectory: stable at +0% YoY ($1340.4B in the current FY sample). Stable spend favors incumbents unless a recompete window opens.
  • Capture read: DOD scores 49/100 (incumbent-heavy buyer). Treat as a secondary target unless you have an incumbent relationship or teaming path.
4 more capture insights

Vendor concentration

Top vendor share
17.5%
Top-5 concentration
42.6%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
$234.7B17.5%
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION
$127.9B9.5%
HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INC
$80.0B6%
THE BOEING COMPANY
$78.4B5.9%
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC
$49.8B3.7%

Set-aside posture

Full and Open
100%200 awards

Spend trajectory

+0%
stable YoY
$1340.4B in current FY sample

Recompete pipeline

See which DOD contracts expire in the next 6, 12, and 18 months with incumbent vulnerability scoring.

Typical work mix

NAICS codes
336411541512541715541330
Set-aside types
Small BusinessSDVOSB8(a)Full and Open

Related reading

  • Pre-RFP Forecast Fusion
  • The 18-month recompete capture plan
  • GAO bid protest deadlines

Other tracked agencies

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