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| Data is compiled based on primary NAICS |
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Top 10 Departments
This section delivers relevant data at the highest level, the department level. Each department has
a governing set of rules that the agencies within must follow in their procurement efforts of products
and services. Each set of rules will vary, so it’s important to understand how each does business. |
Top 10 Agencies Overall
This section delivers relevant data at the second-highest level, the agency level. These agencies
each have their own set of unique practices and preferences, in addition to being bound by the
overarching rules of their overseeing department (see previous subsection explanation.) |
| Top 5 Agencies within Top 10 Departments by Spending
This section delivers relevant data at the second-highest level, the agency level. These agencies each have their own set of unique practices and preferences, in addition to being bound by the overarching rules of their overseeing department (see previous subsection explanation.) |
| Top Offices Overall
This section shows the top offices overall, regardless of the corresponding agency. This is your ideal targeted market. Each office has a physical address and its own unique staff members in which you will begetting to know. |
| Top 5 Offices within Top 10 Agencies
This section delivers relevant data at the third tier, the office level. This is where we start drilling down into the details to begin building your federal engagement strategy. The office code is the first set of characters of their sam.gov notices. Knowing this makes it easier to cross-reference and perform additional research. |
| Top 5 Prime Contractors by Spending
This section highlights the top five prime contractors receiving awards under your selected NAICS code. For small businesses, this provides valuable insight into which companies are actively winning work in your market, helping you identify potential teaming partners, subcontracting opportunities, competitive benchmarks, and prime contractors worth targeting for outreach. |
| Top Prime Small Business Contractors by Spending
This section highlights the top five small business prime contractors receiving awards under your selected NAICS code. For small business contractors, this offers a clearer view of peer-level competition, showing which companies are successfully winning direct government work, where spending is concentrated, and which strategies, agencies, or contract types may be worth studying as you position your business for future opportunities. |
| Competition Information – Type of Pricing
This section breaks down the pricing structures most commonly used for awards under your selected NAICS code, such as Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Labor Hour, Time and Materials, Incentive Fee, and other contract pricing methods. For small business contractors, this helps clarify how agencies prefer to buy within this market, what level of pricing risk may be expected, and how your company should prepare its pricing strategy when pursuing similar opportunities. |
| Number of Offers Received
This section shows how many offers were received for awarded contracts under your selected NAICS code, along with the related award count and spending. For small business contractors, this provides a clearer view of competition levels in the market, helping you identify where agencies may receive fewer bids, where competition is heavier, and where your business may have a stronger opportunity to compete. |
| Competition Information – Competition Methods
This section shows how contracts under your selected NAICS code were competed, including methods such as Full and Open Competition, Competed Under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Not Competed, and other competition categories. For small business contractors, this helps reveal how accessible the market may be, where agencies are using streamlined buying methods, and whether opportunities are typically open to broad competition or awarded through more limited procurement paths. |
| Competition Information – Reasons not Competed
This section explains why certain awards under your selected NAICS code were not competed, including reasons such as only one source being available, urgency requirements, authorized set-aside or sole-source procedures, follow-on work, or other procurement exceptions. For small business contractors, this helps identify where agencies may rely on limited competition, existing vendor relationships, or specialized capabilities, providing useful insight into how your business may need to position itself earlier in the buying process. |
Small Business vs Large Business
This section compares contract awards and spending between small businesses and larger contractors under your selected NAICS code. For small business contractors, this helps show how much of the market is being won by companies like yours, where small business participation is strongest, and whether the opportunity landscape is favorable for direct awards, set-asides, or strategic subcontracting with larger firms.
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Socio-Economic Information – Set-Asides Used
This section shows which socio-economic set-aside categories were used for awards under your selected NAICS code, such as small business, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and other designated programs. For small business contractors, this helps identify where agencies are actively using set-aside vehicles, which certifications may create a competitive advantage, and how your business may be positioned for opportunities reserved for specific types of firms.
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| Competition Information
This section shows whether awarded opportunities under your selected NAICS code were listed in SAM.gov or not. For small business contractors, this helps reveal how much of the market is visible through public opportunity postings versus awards that may come through other procurement channels, highlighting the importance of early positioning, agency outreach, forecast monitoring, and relationship-building before opportunities are formally released. |
Contract Vehicle Information – Indefinite Delivery Vehicle Used
This section shows whether awards under your selected NAICS code were made through an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle, such as an IDIQ, BPA, BOA, GWAC, or GSA Schedule contract. For small business contractors, this helps identify how agencies are buying within the market, which contract vehicles may control access to future task orders, and where your business may need to pursue a vehicle, partner with a vehicle holder, or position for subcontracting opportunities.
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