Federal contracts in South Carolina
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $8.33B on contracts for work performed in South Carolina, down 21.6% from the year before, across 60,965 contract actions: the #24 of 56 states and territories. 21 federal contract opportunities with work in South 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 South Carolina
- Repair Taxiway Alpha & Bravo - North Auxiliary Airfield · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- South Carolina Regional Hazardous Waste Disposal · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Palmetto 800 Shared System · Justice, Department of · due 2026-10-05
- Uscgc Calhoun DS FQ2 Fy27 · Homeland Security, Department of · due 2026-10-07 · Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Set-Aside (FAR 19.13)
- 59-Day Dry Cargo Time Charter · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-08
- 81st RD Protective Clothing Rental and Laundering Services in a Nine (9) State Region · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-09
- Food Service Equipment, Ft. Jackson · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-09
- USCGC James CAT Parts for Center Section Overhaul · Homeland Security, Department of · due 2026-10-13 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
The agency, company and industry lists for South Carolina are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in South Carolina by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10.15B | 93,914 |
| FY2024 | $10.62B | 77,139 |
| FY2025 | $8.33B | 60,965 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $9.66B | 22,411 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in South 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 South Carolina: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in South Carolina: projects Congress funded by name.
- South Carolina'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 South Carolina?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $8.33B on contracts for work performed in South Carolina, down 21.6% from the year before, the #24 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in South Carolina?
21 federal contract opportunities with work in South Carolina are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to South Carolina, or set an alert for new ones.