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Federal Contract Awards by Extent of Competition, FY 2008 (last full year)

Total spending by type of assistance

Federal Contract Awards by Extent of Competition

Table shows amounts in billions of dollars, and is sorted by FY 2008 dollars.
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Competition categoryFY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009 3Q * Partial year help link
(partial year)
FY 2000-2009FY 2008 Rank
Full and open competition$93.0$97.6$117.2$131.9$117.1$129.5$135.4$148.4$189.4$45.3$1,204.81
Not competed$48.7$57.3$64.7$75.6$106.3$98.9$110.9$116.3$140.2$46.2$865.12
Competed after exclusion of sources$20.4$24.7$29.3$35.4$48.8$65.8$76.5$90.0$98.8$25.4$515.23
Full and open competition, but only one bid$17.8$15.3$17.5$21.1$39.1$40.4$40.8$45.7$47.0$13.1$297.84
Not available for competition$17.6$15.7$24.1$19.7$15.5$20.1$22.9$22.6$24.9$7.0$190.05
Unknown$4.5$0.4$0.2$1.7$6.4$15.0$20.8$22.7$22.3$7.4$101.36
Follow-on to previous contract$6.9$8.9$6.6$12.9$8.7$12.4$12.6$12.2$4.9$2.3$88.57
Total$208.8$219.8$259.6$298.5$341.9$382.1$419.9$457.8$527.5$146.8$3,262.7--

*Note: FY 2009 only includes data up through part of third quarter.

Federal Contract Awards by Type of Competition

Table shows amounts in billions of dollars, and is sorted by FY 2008 dollars.
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Extent competedFY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009 3Q * Partial year help link
(partial year)
FY 2000-2009FY 2008 Rank
Full and Open Competition$114.7$120.5$142.7$162.1$168.6$180.4$187.0$214.7$260.8$58.8$1,610.21
Not Competed$48.7$57.2$64.6$75.5$105.3$95.1$105.4$110.1$134.1$43.9$839.92
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources$16.5$17.0$21.1$26.0$32.1$46.4$52.1$51.4$52.6$16.2$331.43
Not Available for Competition$17.6$15.7$24.1$19.7$15.5$20.1$22.9$22.6$24.9$7.0$190.04
Competitive Delivery Order$0.0$0.1$0.1$0.4$4.1$7.7$11.8$16.8$20.4$8.2$69.65
Follow On to Competed Action$6.9$8.9$6.6$12.9$8.7$12.4$12.6$12.2$4.9$2.3$88.56
Non-Competitive Delivery Order$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.6$2.8$4.7$5.2$4.9$2.0$20.37
Competed under SAT (Simplified Acquisition Threshold)$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.2$1.2$1.9$1.2$1.5$0.6$6.68
Not Competed, under SAT (Simplified Acquisition Threshold)$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.1$0.4$1.0$0.8$1.0$1.2$0.3$4.99
Invalid or blank Invalid or blank help link$4.5$0.4$0.2$1.7$6.4$15.0$20.8$22.7$22.3$7.4$101.3--
Total$208.8$219.8$259.6$298.5$341.9$382.1$419.9$457.8$527.5$146.8$3,262.7--

*Note: FY 2009 only includes data up through part of third quarter.

Federal Contract Awards by Reason Not Competed

Table shows amounts in billions of dollars, and is sorted by FY 2008 dollars.
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Reason not competedFY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009 3Q * Partial year help link
(partial year)
FY 2000-2009FY 2008 Rank
Only One Source - Other$1.8$20.5$21.4$19.0$27.1$33.3$35.6$49.0$68.7$25.4$301.71
Unique Source$2.2$23.9$27.2$32.8$44.5$37.4$44.6$46.1$45.3$14.6$318.62
Authorized by Statute$0.4$5.3$6.4$10.5$9.2$13.1$13.2$14.8$17.6$5.6$96.13
Follow-on Contract$2.1$8.9$8.4$10.2$11.1$8.8$16.4$16.2$16.9$5.4$104.44
Particular Sources Mobilization, Essential R and D Capability or Expert Services$0.0$4.8$6.6$7.5$9.5$11.2$10.3$8.0$7.9$2.6$68.35
Urgency$0.4$3.0$5.2$9.1$9.3$10.1$13.3$6.7$6.2$1.4$64.66
Authorized for Resale$0.0$0.9$1.0$1.0$1.1$4.5$5.7$4.6$4.9$1.3$25.17
International Agreement$0.1$2.6$4.8$5.0$2.3$2.3$2.5$4.0$4.0$0.7$28.38
National Security$0.1$2.6$3.5$2.7$3.5$2.7$2.9$2.8$3.2$0.7$24.69
Utilities$0.4$0.9$0.9$0.9$0.9$1.1$1.2$1.2$1.2$0.9$9.610
Public Interest$2.7$4.9$5.1$9.3$5.7$5.4$4.7$1.9$1.0$0.4$41.111
Patent/Data Rights$0.0$0.2$0.1$0.2$0.2$0.2$0.2$0.5$0.7$0.1$2.512
Non-Competitive 8(a)$0.9$5.2$6.5$5.0$2.1$1.1$0.7$0.9$0.7$0.2$23.413
Directed to JWOD Nonprofit Agency$0.2$0.6$2.7$0.5$0.2$0.2$0.2$0.3$0.4$0.3$5.614
Simplified Acquisition Procedures Non-Competitive$0.0$0.0$0.1$0.1$0.9$0.8$0.5$0.4$0.4$0.2$3.415
Non-Competitive Delivery Order$0.0$0.1$0.1$0.2$4.7$2.8$1.1$0.5$0.3$0.1$10.016
Unsolicited Research Proposal$0.0$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.2$0.2$0.2$0.2$0.0$1.317
Standardization$0.0$0.1$0.0$0.0$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.0$0.718
Less than or equal to Micro Purchase Threshold$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.0$0.419
UNICOR$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.1$0.0$0.1$0.0$0.520
Follow-on Delivery Order Following Competitive Initial Order$0.0$0.4$0.1$0.1$3.5$0.7$0.2$0.1$0.0$-0.0 **$5.121
HUBZone Sole Source$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0--
Buy Indian$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$-0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.1--
Minimum Guarantee$0.0$0.2$0.1$0.1$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$-0.0$0.0$0.423
Invalid or blank Invalid or blank help link$197.4$134.6$159.3$184.2$205.7$246.0$266.0$299.5$347.6$86.6$2,126.8--
Total$208.8$219.8$259.6$298.5$341.9$382.1$419.9$457.8$527.5$146.8$3,262.7--

*Note: FY 2009 only includes data up through part of third quarter.
** Note: negative numbers represent deallocations.

The contracts database is compiled from government data last released on 05/28/2009

This search result was produced as a project of OMB Watch. The data was obtained from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) - Next Generation and other federal government sources through Eagle Eye Publishers, Inc. Eagle Eye also provided identification of parent companies and other data improvements.