Federal contracts in Minnesota
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $2.49B on contracts for work performed in Minnesota, down 16.3% from the year before, across 47,769 contract actions: the #41 of 56 states and territories. 13 federal contract opportunities with work in Minnesota 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 Minnesota
- MNNG Mobile Dental Services · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- DO Biofire Panel Kits · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-06
- A&E IDIQ Sources Sought for Minnesota · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-08
- J041--Sources Sought - Ice Machine Cleaning Services for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-09
- J065--Riverain ClearRead Software in support of the VISN 23 VA Healthcare System. · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-12
- J065--Lab Analyzers Service in support of the VISN 23 VA Healthcare System · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-12
- Intent to Sole Source Drugs of Abuse Reagents Supplies · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-12
- Q519--VA Police Psychological Evaluations · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-16
The agency, company and industry lists for Minnesota are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in Minnesota by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $2.73B | 46,570 |
| FY2024 | $2.97B | 51,511 |
| FY2025 | $2.49B | 47,769 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $1.96B | 33,872 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in Minnesota
- 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 Minnesota: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in Minnesota: 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 Minnesota?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $2.49B on contracts for work performed in Minnesota, down 16.3% from the year before, the #41 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in Minnesota?
13 federal contract opportunities with work in Minnesota are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to Minnesota, or set an alert for new ones.