Federal award data
NAICS 515120 Television Broadcasting: federal contract awards
How competitive are federal television Broadcasting contracts (NAICS 515120)?
Federal agencies signed 582 new awards of $25,000 or more under NAICS 515120 (Television Broadcasting) in FY2016-FY2026, worth $171M. 81% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 1 offer; 60% got a single offer. The U.S. Agency for Global Media awarded the most (82%).
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 582
- Obligated
- $171M
- Median award
- $58,210
- Median offers
- 1
- Agencies signed about 58 new NAICS 515120 awards a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 0 of them in FY2025 (down 100% from FY2016).
- NAICS 515120 is not in the 2022 NAICS table: it was used in earlier years and has since been merged or replaced.
- The median award was $58,210; 198 different companies won at least one award.
- 4% of awards that report a set-aside were set aside for small businesses or a socioeconomic program, most often small business set-asides.
- 4 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 NAICS 515120 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 | 99 | $25.1M |
| FY2017 | 98 | $14.1M |
| FY2018 | 95 | $14.6M |
| FY2019 | 104 | $54.1M |
| FY2020 | 83 | $15.2M |
| FY2021 | 75 | $44.5M |
| FY2022 | 27 | $3.5M |
| FY2023 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2024 | 1 | $39,720 |
| 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?
81% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 1 offer, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 60% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 282 (60%) |
| 2 | 31 (7%) |
| 3-4 | 93 (20%) |
| 5-9 | 15 (3%) |
| 10+ | 47 (10%) |
468 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 113 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
4% of the 531 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| No set-aside | 509 (96%) |
| Small business | 18 (3%) |
| 8(a) | 2 (0%) |
| HUBZone | 1 (0%) |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) | 1 (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 $58,210. 80% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 464 (80%) |
| $100K-$1M | 105 (18%) |
| $1M-$10M | 10 (2%) |
| $10M+ | 3 (1%) |
Which agencies buy it?
The agencies with the most new NAICS 515120 awards in the period.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Agency for Global Media | 480 | $59.9M |
| Department of Defense | 37 | $92.5M |
| Department of State | 19 | $3.5M |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 16 | $3.3M |
| Agency for International Development | 5 | $605,053 |
| Department of Justice | 5 | $318,441 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 4 | $121,554 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 3 | $186,296 |
Where is the work done?
Awards by place of performance. States with enough awards link to their own page for this code.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 155 | $21M |
| Virginia | 88 | $17M |
| Maryland | 19 | $42.5M |
| Florida | 14 | $1.3M |
| New York | 11 | $1.8M |
| California | 9 | $21.6M |
| Georgia | 6 | $8.3M |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $518,276 |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- Broad agency announcement- overseas alternative content distributionDefense Media Activity, FY2019$40.8M
- Travel - dma hq treasury code: 97 0100 000Defense Media Activity, FY2021$27.4M
- Broadcast operations support service3s - igf::ot::igfDefense Media Activity, FY2016$18.8M
- Option 3 hosting, operational and maintenance services in iraq, libya, and chad.U.S. Agency for Global Media, FY2020$7.5M
- Broadcast support servicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, FY2021$6.8M
Coming up for re-bid
4 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 NAICS 515120 contracts get?
Competed awards drew a median of 1 offer (FY2016-FY2026, 468 awards with an offer count). 60% got a single offer and 13% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
Which agencies award the most NAICS 515120 contracts?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: U.S. Agency for Global Media (82%), Department of Defense (6%), Department of State (3%). Agencies that buy often are the ones to watch for recompetes and sources-sought notices.
How many NAICS 515120 contracts are set aside for small business?
4% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 3%, 8(a) 0%, HUBZone 0%. Orders under existing contract vehicles often leave the field blank, so those are not counted.
Where are NAICS 515120 contracts performed?
The most awards were performed in District of Columbia (155), Virginia (88), Maryland (19). Competition differs by state; each state page below shows its own offer counts.
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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