Federal award data, Department of Defense
Defense Security Cooperation Agency: contract awards and competition
What does the Defense Security Cooperation Agency buy, and how many bids do its contracts get?
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency signed 229 new contract awards of $25,000 or more in FY2016-FY2026, worth $43.4M. 89% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 3 offers; 19% got a single offer. Its most common NAICS code was 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), with 38 awards.
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 229
- Obligated
- $43.4M
- Median award
- $84,130
- Median offers
- 3
- Agencies signed about 23 new awards a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 0 of them in FY2025 (down 100% from FY2016).
- The median award was $84,130; 112 different companies won at least one award.
- 39% 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 Defense Security Cooperation Agency 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 | $21.1M |
| FY2017 | 68 | $10M |
| FY2018 | 66 | $11.2M |
| FY2019 | 10 | $1M |
| FY2020 | 0 | $0 |
| 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?
89% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 19% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 36 (19%) |
| 2 | 49 (26%) |
| 3-4 | 49 (26%) |
| 5-9 | 49 (26%) |
| 10+ | 9 (5%) |
192 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 26 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
39% of the 195 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| No set-aside | 118 (61%) |
| Small business | 71 (36%) |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) | 3 (2%) |
| HUBZone | 2 (1%) |
| 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 $84,130. 57% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 131 (57%) |
| $100K-$1M | 93 (41%) |
| $1M-$10M | 5 (2%) |
| $10M+ | 0 (0%) |
What does it buy?
The NAICS codes with the most new awards.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| 541519 Other Computer Related Services | 38 | $4.8M |
| 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 28 | $3.4M |
| 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services | 23 | $1.6M |
| 561920 Convention and Trade Show Organizers | 20 | $2.2M |
| 611630 Language Schools | 18 | $2.2M |
| 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services | 17 | $7.2M |
| 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | 13 | $1.3M |
| 511210 Software Publishers | 11 | $2.5M |
Where is the work done?
Awards by place of performance.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 61 | $10.5M |
| District of Columbia | 38 | $3.3M |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | $5.8M |
| California | 9 | $3.8M |
| Ohio | 8 | $1.5M |
| New Jersey | 6 | $539,379 |
| Maryland | 5 | $484,017 |
| Texas | 5 | $314,589 |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- It/im support servicesDefense Security Cooperation Agency, FY2016$4.2M
- Plenary operations support services.Defense Security Cooperation Agency, FY2016$1.9M
- Oracle productsDefense Security Cooperation Agency, FY2018$1.9M
- Dfac meals and obligation of minimum guarantee.Defense Security Cooperation Agency, FY2018$1.8M
- Dsams maintenance and enhancementDefense Security Cooperation Agency, FY2017$1.8M
Questions
How many bids do Defense Security Cooperation Agency contracts get?
Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (FY2016-FY2026, 192 awards with an offer count). 19% got a single offer and 30% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
What does the Defense Security Cooperation Agency buy most?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: NAICS 541519 Other Computer Related Services (38), NAICS 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (28), NAICS 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services (23), NAICS 561920 Convention and Trade Show Organizers (20).
How many Defense Security Cooperation Agency contracts are set aside for small business?
39% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 36%, Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) 2%, HUBZone 1%. 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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