Federal contracts in California
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $62.04B on contracts for work performed in California, up 0.5% from the year before, across 352,085 contract actions: the #3 of 56 states and territories. 120 federal contract opportunities with work in California are taking responses now.
Source: USAspending.gov (contract obligations, data as of 2026-09-30) and SAM.gov (contract opportunities). Money is counted where the work is performed. Free, no sign-in; every number links to its records.
Open federal contract opportunities in California
- OHV Trail Maintenance · Agriculture, Department of · due 2026-10-05 · SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)
- TC Communications RIDLEY MIPR FTS · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · due 2026-10-05 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Sources Sought - Roman Catholic Priest Services for Naval Air Station Lemoore · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Grounds maintenance services for Riverside National Cemetery. -- S208 · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-05 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- IEI Integration Corp 12-inch IP65 Industrial COTS monitor (Model: DM-F12A) with Projected Capacitive Type Touch · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- F110 Valve Assembly, NSN: 2995-01-390-3690Pr, PN: 1584M19P02 · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- Perfect Point CP2-SY-001 E-Drill 2.0 System · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · due 2026-10-05
- F110 Valve Assembly, NSN: 2995-01-390-3690Pr, PN: 1584M19P02 · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
The agency, company and industry lists for California are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in California by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $61.45B | 386,302 |
| FY2024 | $61.72B | 339,903 |
| FY2025 | $62.04B | 352,085 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $55.16B | 261,652 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in California
- Open opportunities: solicitations taking responses, soonest deadline first, with a brief on each.
- Recompete pipeline: contracts ending soon, the incumbent and the likely follow-on.
- Procurement forecasts: what agencies plan to buy before the solicitation is out.
- Recently awarded: who just won, and for how much.
- Typical contract sizes by industry and state.
- Free tools: bid/no-bid check, capability statement builder, glossary.
- All federal spending in California: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in California: projects Congress funded by name.
- California's own spending: the state's checkbook, who it pays.
- Government contracts: federal, state and local, and where each is posted.
Questions people ask
How much federal contract money goes to California?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $62.04B on contracts for work performed in California, up 0.5% from the year before, the #3 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in California?
120 federal contract opportunities with work in California are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to California, or set an alert for new ones.