PrimeRFP SCOUT · Industry Intelligence
IT & Software Federal Contracts
Under OMB Category: IT, federal obligations totaled $38.2B across 32,331 contracts in the trailing 12 months (2025-04-29 → 2026-03-04), with an average award of $1.2M.
This page uses a Category-led market view as the headline and a NAICS-based companion view for firm-classification analysis — see below.
$38.2B
12-Mo Obligations (Headline)
32,331
Contracts (12-Mo)
$1.2M
Avg Award Size
$53.0B
NAICS Companion (NAICS 5415)
How this market is scoped
Headline view — Market
OMB Category: IT
OMB Category Management definition — PSC-based. The authoritative federal taxonomy for this market.
Obligated: $38.2B · 32,331 contracts
Companion view — Firm classification
NAICS 5415 — Computer Systems Design & Related Services firms
NAICS describes a seller's industry classification — not what was bought. Use this view for firm-set analysis, not market sizing.
Obligated: $53.0B · 53,768 contracts
NAICS 5415 captures awards to firms classified under Computer Systems Design & Related Services. It is a firm-classification lens, not a market sizing measure. Note that the NAICS 5415 total is larger than the IT Category total because NAICS 5415 firms also win work classified under other OMB categories (e.g., R&D task orders, professional services).
Scope note: The IT Category includes cybersecurity PSCs DA01 (Other IT & Telecom Support) and DA10 (Cybersecurity and Information Assurance). For strict cybersecurity services only, see the Cybersecurity page.
Scope note: Top PSCs in the IT category headline view show DA01 ($79.4B) and DA10 ($27.7B) as the largest components. The DA10 total on this page matches the headline on the Cybersecurity page — the two pages are different scopes of related data, not double counting.
Data filters — reconstructible in USASpending
Every figure on this page is derived from the following filter set, applied to federal award data. Because SCOUT is a USASpending-derived extract, any number here can be reconstructed in USASpending Advanced Search using the scope label above plus these filters.
- Scope
- OMB Category: IT
- Time window
- Trailing 12 months (2025-04-29 → 2026-03-04)
- Min award
- ≥ $100,000 per transaction
- Transaction type
- Obligations only (federal_action_obligation). IDIQ/IDV base vehicles excluded.
- Year type
- calendar
- Data source
- PrimeRFP SCOUT (USASpending-derived extract)
- Since date
- 2025-04-28
- Last refreshed
- 2026-04-22
Top Agencies in IT & Software
| Rank | Agency | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Department of Defense | $16.1B |
| #2 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $5.4B |
| #3 | General Services Administration | $3.1B |
| #4 | Department of Homeland Security | $3.1B |
| #5 | Department of Health and Human Services | $2.5B |
12-month aggregate · Scope: Category · IT · PrimeRFP SCOUT
Top IT & Software Contractors
| Rank | Contractor | Awards | Total Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Raytheon Company | 469 | $2.7B |
| #2 | Leidos, Inc. | 2,251 | $1.3B |
| #3 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | 409 | $1.2B |
| #4 | Accenture Federal Services LLC | 656 | $1.2B |
| #5 | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | 489 | $1.0B |
12-month aggregate, top 5 shown · Scope: Category · IT · PrimeRFP SCOUT
Emerging Competitors (Rank 6–10)
| Rank | Contractor | Awards | Total Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | 479 | $1.0B |
| #7 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 343 | $999.3M |
| #8 | Cerner Government Services, Inc. | 79 | $952.2M |
| #9 | CACI, Inc. – Federal | 134 | $829.6M |
| #10 | AT&T Corp. | 214 | $657.9M |
Market Intelligence — IT & Software
$38.23B obligated across 32,331 contracts in the trailing 12 months (OMB IT category). DoD ($16.1B) leads by a wide margin, followed by VA ($5.4B), GSA ($3.1B), DHS ($3.1B), and HHS ($2.5B).
Raytheon ($2.67B), Leidos ($1.34B), Booz Allen ($1.22B), Accenture Federal ($1.20B), and GDIT ($1.01B) lead the awardee table — primes with deep systems-integration and mission-IT capability.
NAICS 5415 companion view ($52.97B / 53,768 awards) is larger than the Category headline because 5415-classified firms win substantial work outside the IT category (R&D task orders, professional services).
The IT category includes cyber PSCs. DA10 (strict cyber, $27.7B in this view) and DA01 (other IT/telecom support, $79.4B) are the two largest PSC line items — readers wanting strict cyber-only should use the Cybersecurity page.
Frequently Asked Questions — IT & Software
How much do federal agencies spend on IT and software?
Under OMB Category Management's IT definition, federal obligations reached $38.23B across 32,331 contracts in the trailing 12 months (2025-04-29 → 2026-03-04). DoD leads at $16.1B, with VA, GSA, DHS, and HHS each between $2.5B and $5.4B. The NAICS 5415 companion view (firms classified as computer-services providers) totals $52.97B — the two views measure different things. Source: PrimeRFP SCOUT · obligations only · ≥$100K · calendar-year basis.
Why is NAICS 5415 larger than the IT Category?
NAICS describes a firm's primary industry classification; the OMB IT Category describes what the government bought. Firms classified under NAICS 5415 (Computer Systems Design & Related Services) regularly win work across many OMB categories — R&D task orders, professional services, etc. Those wins add to the NAICS 5415 companion total but fall outside the IT Category. Both views are valid, but only the Category lens describes federal IT market size.
Does this page include cybersecurity?
Yes — the OMB IT Category includes cybersecurity PSCs DA01 and DA10. If you want strict cybersecurity only (DA10: Cybersecurity and Information Assurance), use the Cybersecurity page. DA10 obligations shown there ($6.42B) are a subset of the IT Category total on this page — not double counted.
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