How big are federal contracts in Deep Sea Freight Transportation nationwide?

4,944 awards made FY2024–FY2026 under NAICS 483111. 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 contracts2,059$3.9K$4.0K$4.3K$6.3K$20.0K
Purchase orders188$23.0K$1.01M$3.26M$6.06M$8.39M
Orders under contract vehicles2,564$43.5K$140.3K$473.4K$1.71M$4.76M
Contract vehicles (ceilings)133$0$0$16.62M$327.67M$4.00B

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
No set-aside2,213$3.9K$4.0K$4.4K$7.6K$368.1K
Small business34$178.5K$712.0K$1.97M$3.40M$14.56M

Competed or not

Award values by competition
How it was bought (all but vehicles)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
Competed4,087$4.0K$4.2K$22.6K$737.0K$3.85M
Not competed724$44.1K$123.8K$330.0K$1.15M$3.32M

By state

Contract and purchase-order values by state
Where the work is (contracts and purchase orders)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
PR1,541$3.9K$4.0K$4.1K$4.6K$6.2K
HI287$6.5K$7.8K$14.2K$20.0K$22.9K
VI52$7.2K$7.2K$7.7K$21.0K$22.4K
CA50$4.0K$4.1K$4.2K$4.3K$6.12M
GU39$8.0K$8.3K$9.1K$16.6K$20.4K
FL31$2.93M$3.96M$5.63M$11.25M$89.12M
VA27$161.3K$248.8K$929.3K$5.91M$44.27M
TX18$548.7K$2.26M$5.35M$22.38M$114.95M
WA15$600.2K$815.6K$2.39M$3.40M$3.52M
AL14$2.38M$5.22M$5.93M$9.59M$11.44M
NY11$429.3K$603.7K$4.48M$7.61M$7.90M
AK7$4.1K$24.4K$53.1K$1.01M$1.55M
NC7$13.6K$6.55M$8.40M$23.44M$51.35M
SC4too few to show percentiles
DC3too 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: Deep Sea Freight Transportation (NAICS 483111) nationwide · SpendQuery