Set-aside programs · Minority-owned · California
Minority-owned small business contracts in California
In FY2026, minority-owned small businesses won $2.90B in federal contracts for work in California (36,637 awards); Department of Defense awarded the most ($1.67B).
Open 8(a) set-aside notices in California · All federal contracts in California · Minority-owned nationwide
Money to minority-owned small businesses in California, by year
Federal contract obligations for work performed in California to small businesses that report this status on the contract (FPDS), set-asides and open competition together.
Money by year
Obligations (money committed) in prime awards, from USAspending.gov.
Agencies buying from them in California, FY2026
- Department of Defense $1.67B
- Department of Veterans Affairs $261.21M
- General Services Administration $222.46M
- Department of Agriculture $172.91M
- Department of Justice $139.42M
- Department of Homeland Security $96.31M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration $90.04M
- Department of the Interior $77.11M
Companies winning the most, FY2026
- New Tech Solutions, Inc. $188.35M
- Cynergy Professional Systems LLC $70.07M
- Avmac LLC $60.46M
- Tehama Technical Services, LLC $47.78M
- New Directions Technologies, Inc. $36.55M
- DT Professional Services, LLC $35.88M
- Sabel Systems Technology Solutions, LLC $35.86M
- Commdex, LLC $35.00M
- Pearl Crop, Inc. $33.00M
- Pundir Group, Inc $30.59M
What they're paid for, FY2026
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services $334.67M
- 541330 Engineering Services $324.19M
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $287.25M
- 561210 Facilities Support Services $156.40M
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) $121.17M
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing $112.10M
- 237130 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $68.37M
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $63.22M
Offices buying the most, FY2026
- Navfacsyscom Southwest $278.70M
- 262-Network Contract Office 22 (36C262) $146.53M
- Niwc Pacific $122.38M
- Usda Ams 3J14 $104.57M
- Fleet Readiness Center $92.07M
- Fa9301 Aftc Pzio $74.60M
There is no federal minority-owned set-aside: the notices below are the 8(a) program's.
Open notices
- USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD-8), Ships Service Diesel Generators (SSDGs) Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) Direct Item Replacements · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · due 2026-10-23 · 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)
How to qualify
There is no federal set-aside named minority-owned. The federal routes are the 8(a) program and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) status, both changing in 2026. Minority-owned in SAM.gov is what a company reports about itself; FPDS counts tribally owned, Alaska Native Corporation and Native Hawaiian firms in it.
Minority-owned: certification and how set-asides work → · SBA contracting programs ↗
SBA decides who qualifies, not SpendQuery.
From USAspending.gov prime awards (FPDS business types and set-aside codes; place of performance) and SAM.gov notices. Sources and limits