Federal award data
Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) set-aside contract awards
How many federal contracts are set aside for Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB)?
Federal agencies recorded 80,511 new awards of $25,000 or more as Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) set-asides in FY2016-FY2026, worth $75.1B: 4% of the awards that report a set-aside. 95% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 3 offers; 21% got a single offer. The most common NAICS code was 541519 (Other Computer Related Services).
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 80,511
- Obligated
- $75.1B
- Median award
- $105,270
- Median offers
- 3
- Agencies signed about 7,479 new Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) set-aside awards a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 5,995 of them in FY2025 (down 22% from FY2016).
- The median award was $105,270; 5,520 different companies won at least one award.
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Awards per fiscal year
New Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) set-aside 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 | 7,719 | $5.4B |
| FY2017 | 9,471 | $6.1B |
| FY2018 | 8,516 | $6.2B |
| FY2019 | 7,852 | $6.8B |
| FY2020 | 6,786 | $6B |
| FY2021 | 7,073 | $7B |
| FY2022 | 7,113 | $8.7B |
| FY2023 | 7,171 | $8.8B |
| FY2024 | 7,094 | $7.9B |
| FY2025 | 5,995 | $6.4B |
| FY2026* | 5,721 | $5.9B |
* 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?
95% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 21% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 16,122 (21%) |
| 2 | 14,245 (19%) |
| 3-4 | 19,835 (26%) |
| 5-9 | 17,681 (23%) |
| 10+ | 8,370 (11%) |
76,253 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 4,176 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
How big are the awards?
The median award was $105,270. 49% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 39,180 (49%) |
| $100K-$1M | 31,174 (39%) |
| $1M-$10M | 8,943 (11%) |
| $10M+ | 1,214 (2%) |
What is bought this way?
The NAICS codes with the most Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) set-aside awards.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| 541519 Other Computer Related Services | 9,502 | $14.5B |
| 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 7,962 | $18.1B |
| 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing | 4,765 | $740M |
| 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing | 3,270 | $796M |
| 541330 Engineering Services | 3,160 | $3.7B |
| 337215 Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing | 3,116 | $565M |
| 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,952 | $1.5B |
| 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing | 1,892 | $422M |
Which agencies use it most?
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 54,106 | $55.2B |
| Defense Logistics Agency | 13,323 | $1.4B |
| Department of the Army | 2,502 | $3.6B |
| Department of the Air Force | 1,523 | $2.2B |
| Department of the Navy | 1,323 | $1.8B |
| Department of State | 605 | $566M |
| Agricultural Marketing Service | 513 | $238M |
| Federal Aviation Administration | 305 | $342M |
Where is the work done?
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 7,495 | $3.9B |
| Virginia | 7,298 | $13.5B |
| California | 6,518 | $4.7B |
| Texas | 6,416 | $4.4B |
| New York | 3,738 | $2.2B |
| Michigan | 3,613 | $1.4B |
| Wisconsin | 2,962 | $869M |
| North Carolina | 2,813 | $2B |
Coming up for re-bid
4,807 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 Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) set-aside contracts get?
Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (FY2016-FY2026, 76,253 awards with an offer count). 21% got a single offer and 34% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
Which agencies award the most Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) set-aside contracts?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: Department of Veterans Affairs (67%), Defense Logistics Agency (17%), Department of the Army (3%). Agencies that buy often are the ones to watch for recompetes and sources-sought notices.
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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