Federal award data, Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service: contract awards and competition
What does the Natural Resources Conservation Service buy, and how many bids do its contracts get?
The Natural Resources Conservation Service signed 1,569 new contract awards of $25,000 or more in FY2016-FY2026, worth $279M. 85% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 2 offers; 49% got a single offer. Its most common NAICS code was 334119 (Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing), with 152 awards.
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 1,569
- Obligated
- $279M
- Median award
- $65,594
- Median offers
- 2
- Agencies signed about 157 new awards a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 0 of them in FY2025 (down 100% from FY2016).
- The median award was $65,594; 569 different companies won at least one award.
- 41% 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 Natural Resources Conservation 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 | 510 | $77.2M |
| FY2017 | 578 | $103M |
| FY2018 | 481 | $98.3M |
| FY2019 | 0 | $0 |
| 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?
85% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 49% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 580 (49%) |
| 2 | 125 (11%) |
| 3-4 | 255 (22%) |
| 5-9 | 162 (14%) |
| 10+ | 51 (4%) |
1,173 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 237 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
41% of the 976 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| No set-aside | 577 (59%) |
| Small business | 320 (33%) |
| 8(a) | 66 (7%) |
| HUBZone | 5 (1%) |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) | 4 (0%) |
| Women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) | 4 (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 $65,594. 65% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 1,020 (65%) |
| $100K-$1M | 510 (33%) |
| $1M-$10M | 38 (2%) |
| $10M+ | 1 (0%) |
What does it buy?
The NAICS codes with the most new awards.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| 334119 Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 152 | $15.9M |
| 541330 Engineering Services | 136 | $28.2M |
| 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 133 | $38.1M |
| 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 101 | $13M |
| 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | 60 | $5.3M |
| 561110 Office Administrative Services | 58 | $36.5M |
| 541620 Environmental Consulting Services | 51 | $4.9M |
| 337214 Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing | 43 | $2.8M |
Where is the work done?
Awards by place of performance.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 117 | $12.3M |
| Texas | 108 | $14.1M |
| Louisiana | 66 | $13.8M |
| California | 65 | $10.6M |
| Colorado | 63 | $7.7M |
| Virginia | 47 | $39.9M |
| Illinois | 47 | $4.9M |
| West Virginia | 47 | $4.8M |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- Fpac business center optimizationNatural Resources Conservation Service, FY2018$14.5M
- Delta clearwater remediation project phase 2 construction contract.Natural Resources Conservation Service, FY2018$7.7M
- A123 for financial services supportNatural Resources Conservation Service, FY2017$7.5M
- Fm fy18 initiative, financial statement audit contractNatural Resources Conservation Service, FY2018$6.6M
- Fpac reorganizationNatural Resources Conservation Service, FY2017$5.5M
Questions
How many bids do Natural Resources Conservation Service contracts get?
Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers (FY2016-FY2026, 1,173 awards with an offer count). 49% got a single offer and 18% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
What does the Natural Resources Conservation Service buy most?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: NAICS 334119 Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (152), NAICS 541330 Engineering Services (136), NAICS 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (133), NAICS 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (101).
How many Natural Resources Conservation Service contracts are set aside for small business?
41% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 33%, 8(a) 7%, 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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