Federal contracts in New Jersey
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $9.33B on contracts for work performed in New Jersey, down 4.9% from the year before, across 543,732 contract actions: the #23 of 56 states and territories. 34 federal contract opportunities with work in New Jersey 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 New Jersey
- MQ-4C Universal Lifting Sling · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- Main Engine Cylinders · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-06
- F/A-18 Wiring System Repair Tool Set · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-06 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Wire Rope · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-06
- D-50 award for a Claim per FAR 33 · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-07
- Joint Base MDL - Kitchen Exhaust Hood Maintenance · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-13 · 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
- MQ-4 Flaring Tool · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-13
- F/A-18 Support Rail Engine Adapter · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-14
The agency, company and industry lists for New Jersey are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in New Jersey by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $9.16B | 558,406 |
| FY2024 | $9.81B | 547,786 |
| FY2025 | $9.33B | 543,732 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $9.06B | 412,598 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in New Jersey
- 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 New Jersey: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in New Jersey: projects Congress funded by name.
- New Jersey'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 New Jersey?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $9.33B on contracts for work performed in New Jersey, down 4.9% from the year before, the #23 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in New Jersey?
34 federal contract opportunities with work in New Jersey are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to New Jersey, or set an alert for new ones.