Federal contracts in Louisiana
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $4.75B on contracts for work performed in Louisiana, up 23.4% from the year before, across 35,842 contract actions: the #32 of 56 states and territories. 115 federal contract opportunities with work in Louisiana 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 Louisiana
- Catered Meals - Pineville, LA · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-05 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space: Solicitation No. 3LA0262 · General Services Administration · due 2026-10-07
- 36C25626Q0949 -AMENDMENT 0001- G004--Transitional Housing - Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Shreveport, Louisiana - Solicitation · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-07
- G004--Transitional Housing - Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Shreveport, Louisiana · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-07
- Y1DZ--502-21-222 | EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades | Pineville, Los Angeles | · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-09 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- FCC Pollock - CDL Training Services · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-13
- Grand Jury & Deposition Court Reporting Services; USAO, Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans) · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-19 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN & VICINITY (LPV), FORESHORE RISK REDUCTION REPAIRS, REACH-1, 2, 3, & 4 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (ED 24-006) · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-19
The agency, company and industry lists for Louisiana are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in Louisiana by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $4.51B | 38,590 |
| FY2024 | $3.85B | 39,684 |
| FY2025 | $4.75B | 35,842 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $5.61B | 26,532 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in Louisiana
- 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 Louisiana: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in Louisiana: 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 Louisiana?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $4.75B on contracts for work performed in Louisiana, up 23.4% from the year before, the #32 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in Louisiana?
115 federal contract opportunities with work in Louisiana are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to Louisiana, or set an alert for new ones.