Set-aside programs · Veteran-owned (SDVOSB / VOSB) · Tennessee
Veteran-owned small business contracts in Tennessee
In FY2026, veteran-owned small businesses won $328.22M in federal contracts for work in Tennessee (1,483 awards), $196.40M of it through veteran-owned set-asides; Department of Veterans Affairs awarded the most ($264.35M).
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Money to veteran-owned small businesses in Tennessee, by year
Federal contract obligations for work performed in Tennessee 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 Tennessee, FY2026
- Department of Veterans Affairs $264.35M
- Department of Defense $22.54M
- Department of Energy $12.69M
- Department of Homeland Security $7.67M
- Department of Justice $7.58M
- Department of Transportation $6.75M
- Department of Health and Human Services $5.87M
- Department of Agriculture $1.18M
What they're paid for, FY2026
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $111.55M
- 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services $19.87M
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing $15.34M
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $12.55M
- 621512 Diagnostic Imaging Centers $11.45M
- 541330 Engineering Services $11.03M
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction $10.98M
- 561210 Facilities Support Services $10.89M
Open notices
- TVHS AC VRF System Installation · Solicitation · due 2026-10-23 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- R614--Tennessee Valley Healthcare Services Document Destruction Shredding Services Base plus 4 year contract · Presolicitation · due 2026-10-28 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
How to qualify
A small business at least 51% owned and controlled by veterans (service-disabled veterans for SDVOSB), who also run it day to day.
Veteran-owned (SDVOSB / VOSB): 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