UK2026 Data Report
The state of US federal small-business contracting
An original-data snapshot of the federal market, drawn from live SAM.gov data — where the opportunities are, what they award, which set-asides carry the spend, and who is winning. Updated from the live corpus.
47,599
opportunities tracked
11,660
open right now
63
federal agencies
$224B
total awarded (tracked)
$264k
median award
US federal procurement is a multi-hundred-billion-dollar market, and roughly a quarter of it is reserved for small business through the SBA set-aside programs. The figures below come straight from the live opportunity and award corpus WinAContract tracks — not estimates. Use them to see where demand concentrates before you decide where to bid.
Where the money goes
The agencies buying the most
The federal buyers with the most opportunities in the tracked corpus. Click any to see their live opportunities.
Set-aside landscape
What's reserved for small business
Open opportunities by set-aside type — with $20B awarded across 1,274 tracked awards under these programs. Click to browse each.
Demand by sector
The most active industries
Open opportunities rolled up by NAICS sector. Click any to jump into that market.
Award values
What federal awards actually pay
From 7,478 tracked award notices. Half of awards land below the median; the middle 50% sits between the 25th and 75th percentiles.
$54k
25th percentile
$264k
Median
$570k
75th percentile
$52B
Largest tracked
Who's winning
Top incumbents by tracked award value
The contractors winning the most in the tracked corpus — know the field before you bid against it.
| Recipient | Awards | Total | Top agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINUITY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $45B | Dept of Defense |
| KBR SERVICES, LLC | 3 | $8.0B | Dept of Defense |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 4 | $6.0B | Dept of Defense |
| AKIMA INTRA-DATA, LLC | 1 | $4.0B | Dept of Defense |
| LOCH HARBOUR GROUP, INC. | 1 | $3.0B | General Services Administration |
| DAVITA INC. | 2 | $2.6B | Veterans Affairs, Department of |
| FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC | 1 | $2.6B | Veterans Affairs, Department of |
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. | 2 | $2.6B | Dept of Defense |
| DAY & ZIMMERMANN HAWTHORNE CORPORATION | 1 | $2.3B | Dept of Defense |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 7 | $2.2B | Dept of Defense |
What it means for a small business
- Demand is concentrated — a handful of agencies and sectors drive most of the volume, so targeting beats spraying.
- Set-asides are real leverage: a large share of opportunities is reserved for small, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, and HUBZone firms.
- Most awards are mid-sized, not mega-deals — the median is well within reach of a focused small business.
- Knowing the incumbent and the buyer before you bid is half the battle; that's what WinAContract is built to surface.
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Methodology. Figures are aggregated from the live US federal opportunity and award corpus WinAContract tracks, sourced from SAM.gov and refreshed daily. Award values are drawn from award notices (only a subset of notices carry a value), so dollar figures reflect tracked awards, not total federal spend. Set-aside and sector counts are of currently-open opportunities. As of June 2026. Always verify any specific figure against the source SAM.gov notice.