Federal contracts in Tennessee
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $10.95B on contracts for work performed in Tennessee, up 1.7% from the year before, across 34,299 contract actions: the #19 of 56 states and territories. 25 federal contract opportunities with work in Tennessee 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 Tennessee
- Seco IT · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-05
- UC220T Universal Transmission Cell · Energy, Department of · due 2026-10-05
- MKS Valves, Capacitance Manometers, and Pressure Controllers · Energy, Department of · due 2026-10-05
- Industrial Automation and Control System Components Including Power Supplies, ControlLogix/POINT I/O Modules, Ethernet Switches, Fiber Patch Panels, and Circuit Protection · Energy, Department of · due 2026-10-05
- Honeywell Midas Transmitters and sensor cartridges · Energy, Department of · due 2026-10-06
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) (Expressions of Interest and Request for Information) · Energy, Department of · due 2026-10-07
- Request for Whitepaper - AEDC Facility Digital Twins and Predictive Analytics · Dept of Defense · due 2026-10-08
- Vacuum Auxiliary Systems (VAS-02#1) Qualification and Commercial Dedication Services · Energy, Department of · due 2026-10-09
The agency, company and industry lists for Tennessee are being prepared; they appear after tonight's update.
Federal contract spending in Tennessee by year
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Contract actions |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11.24B | 27,260 |
| FY2024 | $10.77B | 35,990 |
| FY2025 | $10.95B | 34,299 |
| FY2026 (reports still coming in) | $11.83B | 26,246 |
The Department of Defense reports contracts about 90 days late, so the latest year grows for a few months.
More on federal money in Tennessee
- 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 Tennessee: grants, loans and direct payments too.
- Earmarks in Tennessee: 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 Tennessee?
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025) federal agencies obligated $10.95B on contracts for work performed in Tennessee, up 1.7% from the year before, the #19 of 56 states and territories.
How do I find federal contract opportunities in Tennessee?
25 federal contract opportunities with work in Tennessee are taking responses now on SAM.gov. Search them on SpendQuery's open opportunities page filtered to Tennessee, or set an alert for new ones.