Who wins the most government contracts in Washington?

Of the federal contract awards on file for Washington, THE BOEING COMPANY holds the largest total: 2,021 awards worth $89,570,670,141. That is a ranking of this dataset, not of every contractor in the state: the table above is capped at the 20 largest by award dollars.

Which federal agency buys the most in Washington?

Department of Defense accounts for the largest total in this dataset: 445,980 awards worth $128,642,859,638. Knowing your buyer matters — agencies reuse the same contracting offices, the same clause sets, and often the same incumbents.

How big is a typical government contract in Washington?

The median award on file is $484, while the average is $335,511. The gap between the two is the point: a small number of very large contracts pull the average up, so the median is the better guide to the work a small business actually competes for.

What kind of work does the government buy in Washington?

In this dataset the largest industry by dollars is AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336411). Your NAICS code is how buyers classify the work and how set-aside size standards are applied, so it decides which of these contracts you are even eligible to bid.

Do I have to be based in Washington to bid on these contracts?

No. Federal contracts are open to any registered business in the United States, and the state shown here is the place of performance — where the work happens, not where the winner is headquartered. Being local helps on price and on site-visit logistics, and some state and local solicitations do apply residency or local preferences, but the federal ones on this page do not.

How do I find open government bids in Washington?

Awards tell you who has been buying; open solicitations are what you can still bid. BidGovContracts pulls federal SAM.gov postings and state portals into one feed, filters them to your trade and state, and summarizes each one in plain English — what the job is, when it is due, and what disqualifies bidders. Start with the open bids listed on this page.

Washington· Federal contract awards

Washington government contracts

670,369 federal contract awards for work performed in Washington are on file here, worth $224.9B between them. Below: the agencies doing the buying, the contractors doing the winning, the industries the money lands in, and the solicitations still open for bid.

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Federal contracting in Washington, by the numbers

Total awarded: $224.9B
Awards on file: 670,369
Average award: $335.5K
Median award: $483.7
Largest single award: $32B
Period covered: Jul 1, 1949 – Jul 1, 2027

Who wins government contracts in Washington

The contractors holding the most federal contract dollars for work performed in Washington, ranked by total award value. These are the incumbents: the companies you will be bidding against, and the companies worth calling about subcontracting or teaming before you chase a prime award of your own.

Contractor	Awards	Total awarded
1THE BOEING COMPANYWZWRLY4G3PL8	2,021	$89,570,670,14139.8% of total
2BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTECWKJEXDG79A7	3	$30,692,281,84713.6% of total
3BECHTEL NATIONAL, INC.HGF7H89MA3D9	1	$17,319,586,1067.7% of total
4WASHINGTON RIVER PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LLCCQE8EF6LB317	1	$10,560,504,7724.7% of total
5CH2M HILL PLATEAU REMEDIATION COMPANYVRGLRX4DL8G9	1	$7,065,250,8603.1% of total
6MISSION SUPPORT ALLIANCE, LLCKK28MBCGKCT6	1	$3,557,405,1971.6% of total
7CENTRAL PLATEAU CLEANUP COMPANY, LLCJ4TDNRDMRMZ3	8	$3,167,571,0011.4% of total
8WASHINGTON CLOSURE HANFORD LLCEN4KZULLEQU7	1	$2,830,923,8991.3% of total
9INSITU, INC.QXMUHJ7XTF89	614	$2,532,245,4701.1% of total
10PACMED CLINICSNB7GJWCMRQY3	2	$2,104,074,7050.9% of total
11THE BOEING COMPANYJJM4FRDZJDX1	85	$1,986,093,1080.9% of total
12VIGOR MARINE LLCL7ZETMM4M9R3	27	$1,587,886,8990.7% of total
13HANFORD TANK WASTE OPERATIONS & CLOSURE, LLCS3NQNFD3YS43	3	$1,584,309,9680.7% of total
14KIEWIT-ALBERICI SIOP MACC AJVDCNRFXF8MZW5	4	$844,225,3120.4% of total
15UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONHD1WMN6945W6	525	$837,777,5850.4% of total
16METRO MACHINE CORPN7MEWB7D97U1	52	$823,134,6490.4% of total
17SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSM1TCVLSF65Z9	2,741	$782,777,5570.3% of total
18MICROSOFT CORPORATIONFMVPEWNJGLM1	186	$782,076,6180.3% of total
19PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLCT41NB3MDAPZ6	1,463	$748,442,6370.3% of total
20THE GEO GROUP, INC.JMLKZZ1NL2Z6	11	$713,675,6830.3% of total

Which agencies buy in Washington

Awarding agencies ranked by total contract dollars in Washington. Buyers are creatures of habit — the agency at the top of this list runs the same contracting offices, reissues the same requirements, and recompetes the same work on a predictable cycle. Learning one buyer well beats chasing every bid badly.

Awarding agency	Awards	Total awarded
1Department of Defense	445,980	$128,642,859,63857.2% of total
2Department of Energy	927	$78,505,309,69834.9% of total
3Department of Veterans Affairs	10,025	$3,397,980,3161.5% of total
4Department of Agriculture	9,238	$2,912,460,1771.3% of total
5Department of Homeland Security	4,431	$2,702,369,0751.2% of total
6Department of Health and Human Services	2,684	$1,983,002,3290.9% of total
7Department of the Interior	5,325	$1,613,954,6960.7% of total
8General Services Administration	182,199	$1,044,560,5480.5% of total
9Department of Commerce	2,893	$1,020,340,5930.5% of total
10Department of Transportation	1,427	$807,895,0710.4% of total

What the government buys in Washington

Industries ranked by total contract dollars, using the six-digit NAICS code recorded on each award. Your NAICS code is not paperwork trivia: it is how a buyer classifies the requirement, how the SBA decides whether you count as a small business for that contract, and therefore which of these awards you were ever eligible to compete for.

Industry (NAICS)	Awards	Total awarded
1AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING336411	960	$90,981,774,95240.5% of total
2RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES541710	14	$30,737,827,19313.7% of total
3INDUSTRIAL NONBUILDING STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION234930	1	$17,319,586,1067.7% of total
4REMEDIATION SERVICES562910	844	$14,394,379,8526.4% of total
5HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL562211	4,584	$12,200,403,5175.4% of total
6COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION236220	3,161	$7,189,249,0073.2% of total
7FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES561210	2,212	$5,624,626,1622.5% of total
8SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING336611	1,345	$5,151,356,0082.3% of total
9OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION237990	496	$3,971,303,2601.8% of total
10ENGINEERING SERVICES541330	2,634	$3,441,335,9731.5% of total
11DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS524114	2	$2,104,074,7050.9% of total
12RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)541712	316	$1,178,133,9740.5% of total

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Recently started contract work in Washington

The most recent awards on file by period-of-performance start date, the latest beginning July 1, 2027. Every card links to the same award on USAspending.gov so you can check the figures against the government's own record.

THE BOEING COMPANY
$232,660
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
336413 · OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
TUKWILA, WA
Work started
Jul 1, 2027
Through
Oct 1, 2027
Contract
FA860925FB002
Check this award on USAspending.gov
CASCADE-NNAC JV LLC
$635,400
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
236220 · COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Place of performance
FAIRCHILD AFB, WA
Work started
Mar 17, 2027
Through
Mar 17, 2027
Contract
FA462026F0035
Check this award on USAspending.gov
MARINE SYSTEMS, INC
$137,017
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
336611 · SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING
Place of performance
SEATTLE, WA
Work started
Feb 15, 2027
Through
Feb 15, 2027
Contract
70Z08526PLREP0090
Check this award on USAspending.gov
ELECTROIMPACT INC.
$234,584
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Place of performance
MUKILTEO, WA
Work started
Jan 1, 2027
Through
Mar 31, 2027
Contract
80NSSC26P1190
Check this award on USAspending.gov
SIENNA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$60,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
334419 · OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
MUKILTEO, WA
Work started
Nov 18, 2026
Through
Nov 18, 2026
Contract
80NSSC26P0915
Check this award on USAspending.gov
TFI-TELEMARK, INC.
$29,850
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
335999 · ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
BATTLE GROUND, WA
Work started
Oct 8, 2026
Through
Oct 8, 2026
Contract
80NSSC26P1151
Check this award on USAspending.gov
OCEAN DUCHESS, INC.
$1,931,837
Department of Transportation · Maritime Administration
483111 · DEEP SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
Place of performance
VANCOUVER, WA
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Nov 22, 2026
Contract
6991PE26F00175N
Check this award on USAspending.gov
BELLEVUE INDOOR RANGE, INC
$15,000
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
713990 · ALL OTHER AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION INDUSTRIES
Place of performance
BELLEVUE, WA
Work started
Oct 1, 2026
Through
Oct 30, 2026
Contract
15B61126P00000129
Check this award on USAspending.gov

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How to use Washington award history to win work

Most contractors start at the wrong end. They find an open solicitation, spend two weeks on a proposal, and lose to an incumbent who has held the work for nine years. Award history runs the other way round: you find the buyer first, learn what they purchase and what they pay, and show up already knowing the job.

Three things on this page do real work for you. The agency list tells you who has the budget in Washington; those offices post again, and their recompetes are the most winnable contracts in government because the requirement is already written. The contractor list tells you who currently holds it — which is your competition if you bid prime, and your customer if you subcontract. The median award tells you whether this market is your size at all, before you spend a day on a bid you cannot bond or staff.

A contract's period of performance is your calendar. Work with an end date twelve to eighteen months out is work that will be recompeted, and the agency starts market research long before the solicitation appears. That window — after the incumbent's option years are visibly running out, before anything is posted — is when a capability statement and a phone call to the contracting office are worth more than any proposal you could write later.

None of it matters if you are not registered and eligible. A federal award requires an active SAM.gov registration with a UEI, and the set-aside on a solicitation decides whether your bid is even read. Both are free to sort out, and both are the most common reason a ready contractor is disqualified on a technicality.

Where these numbers come from

Source. Federal prime contract awards published by USAspending.gov, the government's official spending record. Public record, free, no data vendor in between. Each award links back to its page there so you can verify any figure yourself.
Scope. Contract awards whose place of performance is Washington — where the work happens, not where the winner is headquartered. Grants, loans, and direct payments are excluded; they are not work a contractor competes for.
What is not here. This is a portion of federal contracting in Washington, not all of it, and it does not include Washington state or municipal purchasing. Treat these figures as a floor: the real market is larger than what is on this page.
Missing values. Where USAspending records no amount, agency, or recipient, we leave it out instead of filling it in. An award with no reported amount is still counted as an award but does not enter any total or average, which is why a row's award count can outrun its dollars.