Federal contracts in Indiana
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $7.00B on contracts for work performed in Indiana, up 32.5% from the year before, across 34,870 contract actions: the #26 of 56 states and territories. 21 federal contract opportunities with work in Indiana 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 Indiana
- VISN 10 Optical Lab Eyeglass Frame Contract - IND · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-05
- Ball Bearings · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-06 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Advanced Payload Module Strongbacks, Upender, All Up Round + Cannister Upender and Other Hardware · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-07
- Shirley Creek Campground Improvements · Agriculture, Department of · due 2026-10-07 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- D-11314 Breakroom Timber Sale at NWS Crane · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-08
- FCC TERRE HAUTE Bus Center Roof Materials · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-08 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- FCC Terre Haute Bread Nov26-Sep27 · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-09 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- FCC TERRE HAUTE Heating Condensate Pumps · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-12 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
The agency, company and industry lists for Indiana are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in Indiana by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $5.98B | 45,175 |
| FY2024 | $5.28B | 33,817 |
| FY2025 | $7.00B | 34,870 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $4.20B | 24,840 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in Indiana
- 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 Indiana: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in Indiana: projects Congress funded by name.
- Indiana'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 Indiana?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $7.00B on contracts for work performed in Indiana, up 32.5% from the year before, the #26 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in Indiana?
21 federal contract opportunities with work in Indiana are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to Indiana, or set an alert for new ones.