How big are federal contracts in Wired Telecommunications Carriers nationwide?

4,729 awards made FY2024–FY2026 under NAICS 517111. 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 contracts136$17.0K$38.5K$83.6K$282.3K$1.12M
Purchase orders3,116$2.6K$4.8K$17.6K$65.1K$164.5K
Orders under contract vehicles1,342$672$1.3K$4.2K$19.2K$98.3K
Contract vehicles (ceilings)135$75.0K$250.0K$9.13M$8.75B$20.00B

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-aside3,096$2.6K$4.8K$17.9K$68.4K$177.3K
Small business129$5.5K$14.6K$35.9K$79.1K$168.5K
Service-disabled veteran-owned17$9.4K$33.3K$66.8K$142.3K$401.5K
8(a)7$107.4K$138.7K$621.9K$1.18M$26.32M
Women-owned (WOSB/EDWOSB)1too few to show percentiles
HUBZone1too few to show percentiles
Indian economic enterprise1too few to show percentiles

Competed or not

Award values by competition
How it was bought (all but vehicles)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
Competed2,545$1.3K$3.3K$14.3K$70.9K$194.0K
Not competed2,049$2.5K$3.1K$13.8K$39.7K$120.2K

By state

Contract and purchase-order values by state
Where the work is (contracts and purchase orders)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
MD384$3.0K$3.1K$13.5K$14.2K$32.5K
DC257$2.5K$2.6K$2.6K$20.9K$68.5K
VA240$3.3K$6.6K$24.7K$84.7K$174.2K
CA163$2.0K$4.6K$16.0K$69.8K$207.3K
PA132$1.4K$2.3K$3.9K$10.6K$71.0K
TX104$1.9K$4.2K$16.6K$61.3K$159.8K
MO98$3.0K$4.3K$9.0K$23.7K$79.0K
FL93$1.7K$5.4K$19.5K$45.4K$118.0K
HI88$2.0K$12.7K$32.3K$66.0K$127.9K
CO71$3.1K$5.8K$20.1K$133.2K$262.1K
GA65$5.9K$14.6K$46.2K$81.5K$182.8K
MA59$2.4K$4.4K$11.5K$75.1K$141.3K
AZ52$7.1K$12.5K$51.1K$130.6K$234.7K
NY46$3.3K$6.0K$13.7K$31.4K$58.2K
NV45$5.5K$20.5K$39.8K$81.2K$155.9K

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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: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (NAICS 517111) nationwide · SpendQuery