Federal contracts in Massachusetts
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $19.33B on contracts for work performed in Massachusetts, up 8.5% from the year before, across 139,894 contract actions: the #10 of 56 states and territories. 30 federal contract opportunities with work in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
- Advanced Tactical Parachute System (ATPS) Design Optimization - Canopy Release Assembly (CRA) · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-06
- Advanced Tactical Parachute System (ATPS) Lightweight Canopy Fabric · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-06
- Rohde & Schwarz Software Defined Radios · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-06 · Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Sole Source (FAR 19.13)
- PEO-M Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Poseidon's Fury Assessment Event (AE) · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-07
- Secure Video Teleconference (SVTC) Upgrade · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-07 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Sources Sought/RFI - AFLCMC/ESAN FMS Brazil Radar Modernization · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-08
- Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executive Fellows Training · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-09
- FMC Devens - Replace Boiler Burners (3) Project 26Z2BF8 · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-12 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
The agency, company and industry lists for Massachusetts are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in Massachusetts by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $18.29B | 217,509 |
| FY2024 | $17.82B | 164,279 |
| FY2025 | $19.33B | 139,894 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $16.79B | 107,161 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in Massachusetts
- 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 Massachusetts: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in Massachusetts: projects Congress funded by name.
- Massachusetts'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 Massachusetts?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $19.33B on contracts for work performed in Massachusetts, up 8.5% from the year before, the #10 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in Massachusetts?
30 federal contract opportunities with work in Massachusetts are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to Massachusetts, or set an alert for new ones.