Federal contracts in Iowa
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $3.61B on contracts for work performed in Iowa, up 19.6% from the year before, across 23,254 contract actions: the #37 of 56 states and territories. 15 federal contract opportunities with work in Iowa 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 Iowa
- MALDI Biotyper Sirius RUO equipment service agreement · Agriculture, Department of · due 2026-10-05
- Lessors of Nonresidential Office Space for Lease · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- HHC334th BSB IDT Meals · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-06 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- F/A-18 Integration Support of the ARC-210/RT-1990A(C) and the RT-2036(C) Radios · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-08
- N0038326Pr0R731_fms · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-09
- Gen6 V006 Cyber Scan · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-09
- N0038326Pr0R788_fms · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-10
- Lease for office space - 3313 sf Required · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-13
The agency, company and industry lists for Iowa are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in Iowa by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3.37B | 20,589 |
| FY2024 | $3.02B | 26,772 |
| FY2025 | $3.61B | 23,254 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $1.73B | 23,170 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in Iowa
- 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 Iowa: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in Iowa: projects Congress funded by name.
- Government contracts: federal, state and local, and where each is posted.
Questions people ask
How much federal contract money goes to Iowa?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $3.61B on contracts for work performed in Iowa, up 19.6% from the year before, the #37 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in Iowa?
15 federal contract opportunities with work in Iowa are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to Iowa, or set an alert for new ones.