2026 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.
129,228
opportunities tracked
8,999
open right now
66
federal agencies
$4759B
total awarded (tracked)
$2M
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 $42B awarded across 3,585 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 206,719 tracked award notices. Half of awards land below the median; the middle 50% sits between the 25th and 75th percentiles.
$550k
25th percentile
$2M
Median
$5M
75th percentile
$51B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 2,005 | $442B | Department of Defense |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 1,451 | $292B | Department of Defense |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 1,461 | $168B | Department of Defense |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | 238 | $162B | Department of Defense |
| ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION | 47 | $131B | Department of Defense |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 1,312 | $99B | Department of Defense |
| HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INC | 3 | $80B | Department of Defense |
| HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC | 55 | $54B | Department of Defense |
| RTX CORPORATION | 327 | $53B | Department of Defense |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | 342 | $51B | Department 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.