Federal contracts in New Mexico
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $13.49B on contracts for work performed in New Mexico, up 2.9% from the year before, across 15,555 contract actions: the #15 of 56 states and territories. 55 federal contract opportunities with work in New Mexico 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 Mexico
- Cibola National Forest Culvert Supply · Agriculture, Department of · due 2026-10-07 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Interfacility Transfer Coordination Services · Health and Human Services, Department of · due 2026-10-08
- J065--PM Svc Vandahl Sterilization Service - Base pluse Four (4) Option Years · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-09 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- STAR-FISH CALL 017 - Secure By Design · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-12
- Barillas Peak & Encino Vista Lookout Tower Restoration, Santa Fe NF · Agriculture, Department of · due 2026-10-12 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- RPMS Interconnectivity and System Support Services · Health and Human Services, Department of · due 2026-10-15
- Weed Control Services for New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma · Transportation, Department of · due 2026-10-15
- Solicitation is Restricted to the Current Region 3, Zone 5 FERM BPA Holders - USDA Forest Service · Agriculture, Department of · due 2026-10-15 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
The agency, company and industry lists for New Mexico are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in New Mexico by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12.36B | 18,063 |
| FY2024 | $13.10B | 16,637 |
| FY2025 | $13.49B | 15,555 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $15.57B | 14,338 |
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 Mexico
- 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 Mexico: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in New Mexico: 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 New Mexico?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $13.49B on contracts for work performed in New Mexico, up 2.9% from the year before, the #15 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in New Mexico?
55 federal contract opportunities with work in New Mexico are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to New Mexico, or set an alert for new ones.