Federal contracts in Rhode Island
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $905.55M on contracts for work performed in Rhode Island, down 24.3% from the year before, across 7,063 contract actions: the #48 of 56 states and territories. 9 federal contract opportunities with work in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island
- Sole Source - Esd Bench Replacement Parts · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-09 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Construction- NUWCDIVNPT- Vaporizer Enclosure (Design/Build) · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-09 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- P084 Next Generation Torpedo Integration Lab, Naval Station Newport, Newport Ri · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-13
- Armed Forces Career Center - Woonsocket, Ri · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-15
- Mast Bolts · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-16
- Solicitation - Residential Reentry Services and Home Confinement Services within city limits of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-27
- DT-511C and DT-592D Hydrophones and Spare Parts · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-30
- Mandatory Use of PIEE Solicitation Module effective 1 October 2026 · Dept of Defense · due 2026-12-01
The agency, company and industry lists for Rhode Island are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in Rhode Island by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1.02B | 7,404 |
| FY2024 | $1.20B | 7,667 |
| FY2025 | $905.55M | 7,063 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $834.20M | 5,582 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in Rhode Island
- 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 Rhode Island: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in Rhode Island: 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 Rhode Island?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $905.55M on contracts for work performed in Rhode Island, down 24.3% from the year before, the #48 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in Rhode Island?
9 federal contract opportunities with work in Rhode Island are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to Rhode Island, or set an alert for new ones.