Federal award data, Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: contract awards and competition
What does the Bureau of Labor Statistics buy, and how many bids do its contracts get?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics signed 270 new contract awards of $25,000 or more in FY2016-FY2026, worth $94.1M. 94% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 3 offers; 33% got a single offer. Its most common NAICS code was 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), with 144 awards.
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 270
- Obligated
- $94.1M
- Median award
- $79,758
- Median offers
- 3
- Agencies signed about 27 new awards a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 0 of them in FY2025 (down 100% from FY2016).
- The median award was $79,758; 116 different companies won at least one award.
- 61% of awards that report a set-aside were set aside for small businesses or a socioeconomic program, most often small business set-asides.
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Awards per fiscal year
New Bureau of Labor Statistics awards of $25,000 or more by the fiscal year they were signed (October to September), with the amount obligated on them to date.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 85 | $30.2M |
| FY2017 | 64 | $21.1M |
| FY2018 | 59 | $22.2M |
| FY2019 | 54 | $19.5M |
| FY2020 | 8 | $1.2M |
| FY2021 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2022 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2023 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2024 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2025 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2026* | 0 | $0 |
* FY2026 is still filling in: the Department of Defense reports its awards 90 days late. Full years run to FY2025.
How competitive are these contracts?
94% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 33% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 78 (33%) |
| 2 | 26 (11%) |
| 3-4 | 47 (20%) |
| 5-9 | 55 (23%) |
| 10+ | 33 (14%) |
239 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 17 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
61% of the 178 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| No set-aside | 70 (39%) |
| Small business | 66 (37%) |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) | 22 (12%) |
| HUBZone | 19 (11%) |
| 8(a) | 1 (1%) |
Orders placed under an existing contract vehicle often leave the set-aside blank (it is recorded on the vehicle), so they are left out here.
How big are the awards?
The median award was $79,758. 56% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 151 (56%) |
| $100K-$1M | 102 (38%) |
| $1M-$10M | 17 (6%) |
| $10M+ | 0 (0%) |
What does it buy?
The NAICS codes with the most new awards.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| 541519 Other Computer Related Services | 144 | $24.9M |
| 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | 19 | $47M |
| 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services | 15 | $12.6M |
| 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | 14 | $1M |
| 511210 Software Publishers | 14 | $834,077 |
| 334112 Computer Storage Device Manufacturing | 9 | $1.5M |
| 519190 All Other Information Services | 9 | $1.4M |
| 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | $764,727 |
Where is the work done?
Awards by place of performance.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 112 | $54.1M |
| Virginia | 73 | $11M |
| California | 22 | $4.7M |
| Maryland | 12 | $1.6M |
| Ohio | 9 | $18.6M |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $713,806 |
| Illinois | 6 | $704,493 |
| Colorado | 5 | $971,406 |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- Nls consolidated task orderBureau of Labor Statistics, FY2019$7.8M
- Bls national longitudinal study (nls) 1979 round 27 data collection. igf::cl,ct::igfBureau of Labor Statistics, FY2016$6.1M
- Nlsy79 round 28 data collectionBureau of Labor Statistics, FY2018$6.1M
- Nlsy97 r18 data collection igf::cl,ct::igfBureau of Labor Statistics, FY2017$4.8M
- Issuance of task order 1729 - it infrastructure servicesBureau of Labor Statistics, FY2016$4.5M
Questions
How many bids do Bureau of Labor Statistics contracts get?
Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (FY2016-FY2026, 239 awards with an offer count). 33% got a single offer and 37% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
What does the Bureau of Labor Statistics buy most?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: NAICS 541519 Other Computer Related Services (144), NAICS 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (19), NAICS 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services (15), NAICS 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing (14).
How many Bureau of Labor Statistics contracts are set aside for small business?
61% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 37%, Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) 12%, HUBZone 11%. Orders under existing contract vehicles often leave the field blank, so those are not counted.
Where the numbers come from
Every new federal contract award of $25,000 or more signed from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2026 (FY2016 to FY2026), as reported to USAspending.gov from the Federal Procurement Data System: definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and BPA calls. Amounts are what has been obligated on each award to date, options and modifications included. Place is the place of performance.
Offer counts are FPDS's “number of offers received” on competed awards. Award recipients are counted but not named here. Pages with fewer than 150 awards (500 for one code in one state) are left out of search engines, because a handful of awards can swing the numbers.
Compiled by Falkview US from public data, updated November 5, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to the page.
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