Federal award data, Department of the Interior
National Park Service: contract awards and competition
What does the National Park Service buy, and how many bids do its contracts get?
The National Park Service signed 30,706 new contract awards of $25,000 or more in FY2016-FY2026, worth $11.6B. 87% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 2 offers; 34% got a single offer. Its most common NAICS code was 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with 2,823 awards.
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 30,706
- Obligated
- $11.6B
- Median award
- $89,662
- Median offers
- 2
- Agencies signed about 2,877 new awards a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 2,200 of them in FY2025 (down 25% from FY2016).
- The median award was $89,662; 7,157 different companies won at least one award.
- 76% of awards that report a set-aside were set aside for small businesses or a socioeconomic program, most often small business set-asides.
- 1,682 of these awards reach their potential end date (all options exercised) in the next 12 months, so most of that work comes up for re-bid.
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Awards per fiscal year
New National Park Service 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 | 2,916 | $715M |
| FY2017 | 3,029 | $622M |
| FY2018 | 3,095 | $856M |
| FY2019 | 2,756 | $762M |
| FY2020 | 2,761 | $890M |
| FY2021 | 3,097 | $1.1B |
| FY2022 | 2,864 | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | 3,164 | $1.9B |
| FY2024 | 2,887 | $1.2B |
| FY2025 | 2,200 | $1B |
| FY2026* | 1,937 | $1.2B |
* 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?
87% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 34% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 8,041 (34%) |
| 2 | 4,375 (18%) |
| 3-4 | 5,758 (24%) |
| 5-9 | 4,269 (18%) |
| 10+ | 1,348 (6%) |
23,791 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 3,873 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
76% of the 18,046 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| Small business | 11,308 (63%) |
| No set-aside | 4,398 (24%) |
| 8(a) | 1,781 (10%) |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) | 229 (1%) |
| Women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) | 185 (1%) |
| HUBZone | 107 (1%) |
| Indian Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) | 38 (0%) |
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 $89,662. 54% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 16,579 (54%) |
| $100K-$1M | 12,573 (41%) |
| $1M-$10M | 1,413 (5%) |
| $10M+ | 141 (0%) |
What does it buy?
The NAICS codes with the most new awards.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 2,823 | $2.8B |
| 541330 Engineering Services | 2,613 | $761M |
| 541310 Architectural Services | 2,236 | $454M |
| 541620 Environmental Consulting Services | 1,066 | $196M |
| 561730 Landscaping Services | 1,013 | $172M |
| 541519 Other Computer Related Services | 974 | $230M |
| 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing | 915 | $78.2M |
| 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | 745 | $159M |
Where is the work done?
Awards by place of performance.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3,244 | $1.4B |
| Colorado | 2,273 | $774M |
| Virginia | 1,904 | $641M |
| District of Columbia | 1,722 | $1B |
| Florida | 1,578 | $432M |
| Arizona | 1,286 | $784M |
| Pennsylvania | 1,159 | $432M |
| Maryland | 1,074 | $301M |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- Grca 190083 / 250176 - improve potable water supply to inner-canyon and south rim, trans-canyon water...National Park Service, FY2023$226M
- Nama 318722 rehabilitate seawalls and shoreline design-build solicitation 140p2023r0020National Park Service, FY2023$113M
- Yell 310402 grant wastewater treatment plant and collections and canyon collectionsNational Park Service, FY2026$109M
- Yose 215363 - replace tuolumne meadows wastewater treatment plant, at yosemite national park in california.National Park Service, FY2026$103M
- G:epref, various items, p. 93, far 52.223-17 prpa 15020 permanent fence constructionNational Park Service, FY2018$81.1M
Coming up for re-bid
1,682 of these awards reach their potential end date (every option exercised) in the 12 months after November 5, 2026. Agencies usually post the follow-on solicitation, or a sources-sought notice, months before that.
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How many bids do National Park Service contracts get?
Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers (FY2016-FY2026, 23,791 awards with an offer count). 34% got a single offer and 24% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
What does the National Park Service buy most?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: NAICS 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (2,823), NAICS 541330 Engineering Services (2,613), NAICS 541310 Architectural Services (2,236), NAICS 541620 Environmental Consulting Services (1,066).
How many National Park Service contracts are set aside for small business?
76% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 63%, 8(a) 10%, Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) 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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