BidSparq Research · updated October 27, 2026
The Federal Recompete Index
Which federal contract vehicles are about to come up for recompete? We count every GSA Schedule, IDIQ, BPA, GWAC and ordering agreement whose ordering period ends soon: the point where the agency has to recompete it, extend it or let it lapse. New to the term? Start with what a recompete is and how the process works.
When ordering periods end
Contract vehicles by the quarter their ordering period ends (the first and last quarters are partial).
Top agencies
Vehicles ending in the next 12 months, by awarding agency.
- 6,111 holdersDepartment of Defense17,574
- 1,834 holdersGeneral Services Administration2,014
- 1,377 holdersDepartment of Veterans Affairs1,810
- 772 holdersDepartment of Agriculture921
- 787 holdersDepartment of the Interior877
- 787 holdersDepartment of State830
- 505 holdersDepartment of Health and Human Services610
- 476 holdersDepartment of Justice597
- 386 holdersDepartment of Homeland Security447
- 184 holdersDepartment of Transportation218
- 141 holdersNational Aeronautics and Space Administration146
- 117 holdersDepartment of the Treasury130
Top buying components
The same vehicles by sub-agency.
- 2,257 holdersDefense Logistics Agency12,507
- 1,846 holdersDepartment of the Army2,140
- 1,377 holdersDepartment of Veterans Affairs1,810
- 1,659 holdersFederal Acquisition Service1,766
- 1,114 holdersDepartment of the Navy1,358
- 1,109 holdersDepartment of the Air Force1,244
- 787 holdersDepartment of State830
- 496 holdersForest Service602
- 404 holdersU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service429
- 175 holdersPublic Buildings Service237
- 151 holdersFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons212
- 158 holdersNational Institutes of Health186
Top industries (NAICS)
Vehicles ending in the next 12 months, by industry code.
- Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450)2,060
- Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)1,042
- Engineering Services (541330)844
- Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722)767
- Hardware Manufacturing (332510)707
- Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (339991)671
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)657
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)551
- Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419)488
- Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (336390)448
- Electronic Connector Manufacturing (334417)436
- Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)405
Top holders
Companies holding the most vehicles that end in the next 12 months: the incumbents up for recompete.
- 2 agenciesCARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC994
- 1 agenciesOWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION INC973
- 1 agenciesKAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC380
- 1 agenciesRUTA SUPPLIES INC208
- 1 agenciesOSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC169
- 1 agenciesLARKOS PACKING AND DISTRIBUTION INC.136
- 1 agenciesBASIC RUBBER AND PLASTICS CO.96
- 1 agenciesDMS PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP INC94
- 1 agenciesAMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORP92
- 1 agenciesTRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC88
Vehicle types
What kind of vehicle is ending.
- IDIQs18,798
- BPAs4,252
- GSA Schedules (FSS)1,616
- Requirements IDCs1,368
- BOAs468
- Definite-quantity IDCs262
- IDV94
- GWACs32
- IDCs (unspecified kind)2
How they were awarded
The extent competed code on each vehicle's award record.
- Competed20,928
- Not competed2,299
- Not recorded3,665
90% of vehicles with a recorded code were competed.
Want the vehicles themselves? Browse contract vehicles expiring soon.
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BidSparq tracks expiring federal contracts and vehicles and surfaces the ones in your NAICS, with the incumbent and the expected recompete window, before the RFP posts.
Find your recompete opportunities →Methodology
Source: USAspending IDV parent awards, every indefinite delivery vehicle with a transaction from fiscal 2008 on, loaded in full and refreshed daily. A vehicle counts when its ordering period end date falls within the window, the point where the agency must recompete, extend or let it lapse. Counts of vehicles only: dollar figures are never added up, because a vehicle's ceiling is shared by every holder and the award-level dollar data is not complete. Every count excludes USAspending's placeholder for miscellaneous foreign awardees. Competed means the award record's extent competed code is full and open, full and open after exclusion of sources, competed under simplified acquisition, or a competitive delivery order; records without a code are shown as not recorded.
Until October 27, 2026 this index added up the dollar value of individual contracts reaching the end of their period of performance. That award-level data is not complete, so those totals could not be relied on, and the index now counts vehicles from a complete source instead.
Verify this yourself
Every vehicle in this index is a public record. Open the source, choose indefinite delivery vehicles, filter on the ordering period end date, and check us.
- USAspending.gov custom award download: filter by IDV award type to pull the same contract vehicle records.
Data as of October 27, 2026. © BidSparq. Cite as “BidSparq Federal Recompete Index.”
Key stats from this report
Each answered on its own page with the current figure, source, and sample size.
- How many federal contracts expire in the next 12 months?
- When do most federal contracts expire?
- Which agencies have the most expiring contract vehicles?
- What share of expiring federal contracts were competed?
- Which industries have the most expiring federal contract vehicles?
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