How big are federal contracts in Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation nationwide?

8,685 awards made FY2024–FY2026 under NAICS 481211. Each award counts once, at its value now (base plus exercised options). Contracts, purchase orders, orders under contract vehicles and vehicle ceilings are shown apart: mixing them would put $5K orders next to $500M ceilings.

By kind of award

Award values by kind
KindAwards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
Definitive contracts17$280.5K$488.9K$2.66M$7.64M$11.88M
Purchase orders298$16.0K$20.8K$30.0K$59.9K$119.0K
Orders under contract vehicles8,191$20.5K$59.6K$137.0K$520.0K$1.29M
Contract vehicles (ceilings)179$18.0K$4.00M$11.00M$18.60M$52.02M

Definitive contracts are stand-alone contracts; purchase orders are mostly simplified acquisitions (under $350K since October 2025, $250K before). Orders are task and delivery orders and BPA calls placed under a vehicle. A vehicle's ceiling is what it may be worth with every option, often shared by many companies, not what was spent.

By set-aside

Contract and purchase-order values by set-aside
Set-aside (contracts and purchase orders)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
Small business172$17.2K$21.2K$29.9K$54.8K$95.0K
No set-aside134$14.0K$19.9K$36.9K$82.0K$350.0K
Women-owned (WOSB/EDWOSB)9$32.5K$37.9K$45.9K$69.5K$144.6K

Competed or not

Award values by competition
How it was bought (all but vehicles)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
Competed8,453$19.9K$56.6K$131.8K$501.4K$1.27M
Not competed53$9.2K$17.9K$56.3K$263.8K$903.2K

By state

Contract and purchase-order values by state
Where the work is (contracts and purchase orders)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
MA99$18.9K$22.5K$34.0K$58.0K$85.0K
TX34$8.0K$18.0K$30.0K$68.4K$171.5K
CA25$28.0K$36.0K$45.9K$88.1K$7.64M
AK24$10.0K$17.9K$80.8K$518.9K$713.2K
FL17$20.0K$22.3K$35.5K$58.9K$2.66M
MI10$15.9K$17.0K$21.7K$36.4K$39.5K
GA10$18.9K$23.9K$26.8K$31.8K$32.7K
NH9$11.9K$14.0K$20.2K$29.9K$90.0K
NY8$11.0K$11.2K$17.2K$33.3K$49.0K
MO8$17.6K$17.8K$29.9K$72.7K$215.52M
SC7$16.4K$16.8K$18.5K$23.0K$24.2K
AZ6$11.9K$28.6K$30.0K$56.7K$144.6K
IL5$19.3K$25.9K$32.0K$41.1K$4.96M
NC4too few to show percentiles
PA3too few to show percentiles

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From USAspending.gov prime award data: the base action of each award (modification 0) in the fiscal years shown, with its industry, place, set-aside and competition; values as of the latest action. Percentiles are actual awards' values; with fewer than 5 awards only the count is shown. This page shows what was awarded; it is not a suggested price for any bid.

Typical federal contract size: Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation (NAICS 481211) nationwide · SpendQuery