The federal agencies that buy the most.

Air Force, Army, Navy, DLA, DISA, DARPA. Heavy on engineering, IT, manufacturing, base support, and R&D contracts. Many SDVOSB and HUBZone set-asides.

VA medical centers, cemeteries, IT systems, facilities maintenance. The Vets-First contracting preference makes the VA the highest-affinity buyer for SDVOSB-certified firms.

Public Buildings Service (federal courthouses, office buildings, Janitorial, Facilities), Federal Acquisition Service (Schedule contracts).

CMS, NIH, CDC. Heavy on IT services, medical research, contract research organizations (CROs).

CBP, ICE, FEMA, USCIS, TSA, Coast Guard. IT services, security services, facilities, language services.

National laboratory program management, nuclear cleanup, energy research. Most spending flows through M&O contracts to large primes; smaller services and IT contracts available to SMBs.

Forest Service (facilities, fire, recreation), FSIS (inspection IT), Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service.

IRS (a major IT services buyer), FinCEN, Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

FBI, DEA, BOP (Federal Prisons facilities/services), USMS, ATF.

FAA (air traffic control IT, modernization), FHWA, Federal Railroad Administration.

By far the largest federal construction buyer. Civil works (locks, dams, levees, harbors) and military construction.

International development consulting, embassy services, foreign service IT, language services. State and USAID often co-purchase.