Federal contracts in Maryland
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $39.69B on contracts for work performed in Maryland, down 14.3% from the year before, across 148,772 contract actions: the #4 of 56 states and territories. 135 federal contract opportunities with work in Maryland 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 Maryland
- NAWCAD WOLF-TOCNET Cables · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- QuidelOrtho Reagents and Supplies Standing Order – FY 2027 · Health and Human Services, Department of · due 2026-10-05
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Depot Maintenance System (NDMS) DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- Market Survey for the Procurement of EPP III Cables, Conduits, and Cable Reel · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- RFI JPM CBRN SOF Seeking Advanced Radiological Identification Systems (ARIS) · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- Health Information Management Support Services · Health and Human Services, Department of · due 2026-10-05 · SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)
- NOAA FY27 Mobile Device Management (MDM) Hosted Service SaaS - Request for Information (RFI) · Commerce, Department of · due 2026-10-05
- F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, AF/A-18F, and AEA-18G Advanced Cockpit System (ACS) ECP 6516 Requirements Refinements · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
The agency, company and industry lists for Maryland are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in Maryland by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $41.67B | 140,273 |
| FY2024 | $46.29B | 158,330 |
| FY2025 | $39.69B | 148,772 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $35.19B | 108,367 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in Maryland
- 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 Maryland: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in Maryland: projects Congress funded by name.
- Maryland'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 Maryland?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $39.69B on contracts for work performed in Maryland, down 14.3% from the year before, the #4 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in Maryland?
135 federal contract opportunities with work in Maryland are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to Maryland, or set an alert for new ones.