Federal contracts in North Carolina
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $9.34B on contracts for work performed in North Carolina, up 29.8% from the year before, across 210,476 contract actions: the #22 of 56 states and territories. 29 federal contract opportunities with work in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Maintenance Dredging · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- FMC Butner Precast Joint Replacement · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-06
- Amendment Groundskeeping · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-06 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Amendment 0001 · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-06
- FCC Butner - Water Chemical Testing and Consultation Services · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-09 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- SPE4A8-27-Q-0003 Auto Clave · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-09
- Purchase of Various Spare Components in Support of the HC-130J Aircraft · Homeland Security, Department of · due 2026-10-09
- Groundskeeping · Veterans Affairs, Department of · due 2026-10-12 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
The agency, company and industry lists for North Carolina are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in North Carolina by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $6.96B | 184,573 |
| FY2024 | $7.19B | 187,281 |
| FY2025 | $9.34B | 210,476 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $5.02B | 172,060 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in North Carolina
- 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 North Carolina: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in North Carolina: 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 North Carolina?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $9.34B on contracts for work performed in North Carolina, up 29.8% from the year before, the #22 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in North Carolina?
29 federal contract opportunities with work in North Carolina are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to North Carolina, or set an alert for new ones.