Government Contracting Statistics
One question per page, answered with live numbers from BidSparq's procurement dataset and refreshed weekly. Every figure carries its source, date, and sample size. Cite anything freely with attribution.
Expiring contracts and recompetes
From the Federal Contract Recompete Index, refreshed weekly from live award data.
- How many federal contracts expire in the next 12 months?Federal contracts reaching end of performance in the next 12 months, by count and dollar value, from the Federal Contract Recompete Index, updated weekly.
- When do most federal contracts expire?The quarter when the most federal contracts reach end of performance, and why expirations cluster at the federal fiscal year end. Data updated weekly.
- Which agencies have the most expiring contract value?Federal agencies ranked by the dollar value of contracts reaching end of performance in the next 12 months, from the Federal Contract Recompete Index.
- What share of expiring federal contracts were competed?How many federal contracts reaching end of performance were originally awarded through competition, from BidSparq's Federal Contract Recompete Index.
- Which industries have the most federal recompete value?Industries (NAICS codes) ranked by the value of federal contracts reaching end of performance in the next 12 months. Updated weekly from live award data.
Wired bids and competition
From the Wired Contract Report, measured across tens of thousands of live solicitations.
- How many government bids are wired for a vendor?The share of open government solicitations containing language that signals a pre-favored vendor, measured across tens of thousands of live bids.
- How common are brand name locks in government bids?How often government solicitations require a specific brand with no or-equal clause, measured across tens of thousands of live bids. Updated weekly.
GSA labor rates and pricing
From the Federal Labor Rate Benchmark, computed from published GSA Schedule rates.
- What is the average hourly rate on GSA Schedules?The median, 25th, and 75th percentile hourly rates published on GSA Schedule contracts, computed from hundreds of thousands of awarded labor rates.
- How much do government project managers cost per hour?Median published hourly rates for Project Manager and Program Manager roles on GSA Schedule contracts, from hundreds of thousands of awarded rates.
- What are the highest paid government contract labor categories?Which labor categories command the highest median hourly rates on GSA Schedule contracts, from hundreds of thousands of published rates.
GSA Schedule rate rankings
From the complete CALC+ export of published rates behind the free labor rate lookup.
- How much do GSA Schedule hourly rates vary by education level?Median, 25th and 75th percentile hourly labor rates on GSA Schedules by required education level, from the complete CALC+ export of published rates.
- Do small businesses charge less than large businesses on GSA Schedules?Do small businesses price lower on GSA Schedules? Median hourly rates for small-business and other-than-small vendors from the complete CALC+ export.
- Which GSA SINs have the most published labor rates?The GSA Schedule Special Item Numbers with the most published labor rates and vendors, with the median hourly rate under each, from the complete CALC+ export.
GSA per diem rates
From GSA's complete per diem locality table behind the free per diem lookup.
- Which cities have the highest GSA per diem rates?US localities with the highest GSA lodging per diem this fiscal year, ranked from the full GSA locality table, with M&IE and the standard rate to compare.
- What is the standard GSA per diem rate this fiscal year?The standard CONUS lodging and M&IE per diem GSA sets for this fiscal year, how many localities have a higher rate, and how the M&IE tiers are distributed.
SCA prevailing wages
From every active Service Contract Act wage determination published on SAM.gov.
- What is the SCA wage rate for janitors by state?SCA base wage for janitors by state, ranked from every active SCA wage determination on SAM.gov, with national median, range, and fringe.
- What is the SCA wage rate for laborers by state?SCA base wage for laborers by state, ranked from every active SCA wage determination on SAM.gov, with national median, range, and fringe.
- What is the SCA wage rate for heavy equipment operators by state?SCA base wage for heavy equipment operators by state, ranked from every active SCA wage determination on SAM.gov, with national median, range, and fringe.
Federal contract vehicles (IDVs)
From every indefinite delivery vehicle USAspending records since FY2008, refreshed daily; counts only, never summed ceilings.
- Which companies hold the most federal contract vehicles?The companies holding the most active federal contract vehicles (GWACs, GSA Schedules, IDIQs, BPAs), counted from every IDV parent USAspending records.
- Which agencies award the most contract vehicles?Federal agencies ranked by active contract vehicles awarded, with holder counts and small-business share, counted from every IDV parent USAspending records.
- How many federal contract vehicles expire each quarter?How many federal contract vehicles reach the end of their ordering period in each of the next eight quarters, by type, counted from every IDV parent on record.
- How many GWACs, GSA Schedules, IDIQs and BPAs are active?How many federal contract vehicles of each type are open for orders now: GWACs, GSA Schedules, IDIQs, BPAs and BOAs, with holders and small-business share.
- Which NAICS codes have the most active contract vehicles?NAICS codes with the most active federal contract vehicles, holder counts and small-business share, counted from every IDV parent USAspending records.
- What share of federal contract vehicles do small businesses hold?What share of active federal contract vehicles small businesses hold, by vehicle type and set-aside, counted from every IDV parent USAspending records.
TxDOT bid tabs (Texas highway lettings)
From every TxDOT letting that published bid tabulations on data.texas.gov, trailing 12 months, refreshed weekly.
- Which contractors win the most TxDOT lettings?The contractors that were low bidder on the most TxDOT highway lettings in the last 12 months, with the value of those bids, from every published bid tab.
- How many bidders does a TxDOT letting attract?Bidders per TxDOT highway letting over the last 12 months: the average, the median, the full distribution, and how competition differs by project type.
- How do TxDOT low bids compare with the engineer's estimate?How the low bid on TxDOT lettings compares with the sealed engineer's estimate: the median ratio, the share under estimate, and the full distribution.
- Which TxDOT districts let the most projects?TxDOT's districts ranked by highway lettings in the last 12 months, with the value of low bids and the average number of bidders in each district.
- What unit prices win TxDOT lettings?Median winning unit prices for the bid items that appear most often in TxDOT lettings, with 25th and 75th percentiles, from every published bid tab.
NAICS codes and open bids
From BidSparq's own live solicitation corpus, tagged by NAICS and refreshed weekly.
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