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Department Of Defense: contract award prices

Department Of Defense has 2,696,485 federal awards on record, 85% of them competed, $818.7B obligated in total. AwardCast forecasts what a specific solicitation from this agency will close for.

2,696,485
awards
$28K
median award
85%
competed
$818.7B
total obligated

Price by category

NAICSCategoryMedian awardAvg offers
424210DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$20K1.8
325411MEDICINAL AND BOTANICAL MANUFACTURING$28K1.5
423450MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$19K45.4
324110PETROLEUM REFINERIES$22K5.9
311812COMMERCIAL BAKERIES$22K1.9

Questions

What does Department Of Defense typically pay for a contract?

The median award is $28K, across 2,696,485 awards on record, $818.7B obligated in total. Awards vary widely by category, so the per-NAICS ranges above are a better guide than the single median.

How competitive are Department Of Defense contracts?

85% of this agency's awards were competed. The rest were sole-source or otherwise not openly bid.

What does Department Of Defense buy the most?

Its largest categories by award count are DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS (NAICS 424210, typical award $20K), MEDICINAL AND BOTANICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325411, typical award $28K), MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS (NAICS 423450, typical award $19K).

Categories this agency buys

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