The State of SDVOSB Contracting in FY2026.
We tracked $717B in federal procurement obligations across 17 top agencies. Here's where the 5% SDVOSB statutory goal is being met, where it isn't, and what that means for SDVOSB pursuit strategy in FY2026.
FY2026 headline numbers.
Total federal obligations tracked
$717.1B
across 17 top agencies
SDVOSB obligations
$33.2B
4.63% of the total
vs. statutory goal
-0.38%
goal: 5.0%
Agencies meeting goal
10 / 17
7 under goal
The headline: Across the 17 agencies tracked here, SDVOSB obligations are still 0.38% under the 5% statutory floor that NDAA FY24 made law. That gap represents roughly $2.7B per year in obligations that should be flowing to SDVOSBs but aren't. OSBP offices at under-goal agencies are now under significant pressure to surface eligible vendors — which translates directly into higher win-probability for compliant SDVOSB bids.
Top 10 federal SDVOSB-buying agencies, FY2026.
Ranked by total procurement obligations. SDVOSB % is the share going to veteran-owned firms.
| Agency | Total obligations | SDVOSB $ | SDVOSB % | vs. 5% goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Department of Defense | $373.7B | $9.6B | 2.56% | -2.44% |
Department of Veterans Affairs | $80.5B | $12.4B | 15.47% | +10.47% |
Department of Homeland Security | $73.3B | $3.8B | 5.16% | +0.16% |
Department of Energy | $55.1B | $292M | 0.53% | -4.47% |
General Services Administration | $28.6B | $1.8B | 6.31% | +1.31% |
Department of Health and Human Services | $24.9B | $960M | 3.86% | -1.14% |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $15.9B | $458M | 2.87% | -2.13% |
Department of Transportation | $14.1B | $512M | 3.63% | -1.37% |
Department of Agriculture | $10.7B | $586M | 5.48% | +0.48% |
Department of Justice | $10.1B | $921M | 9.11% | +4.11% |
Inside the Department of Defense
The Army, Navy and Air Force buy through DoD, so their spending is already inside DoD's total above. Shown separately here, and never added to it.
| Agency | Total obligations | SDVOSB $ | SDVOSB % | vs. 5% goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Department of the Navy | $119.4B | $2.3B | 1.95% | 3.0% |
Department of the Air Force | $81.3B | $2.3B | 2.89% | 2.1% |
Department of the Army | $80.6B | $2.2B | 2.69% | 2.3% |
Five agencies furthest below the government-wide SDVOSB goal.
Ranked against the 5% government-wide statutory goal — each agency also negotiates its own annual goal with SBA, which may differ. If your SDVOSB is targeting one of these agencies, the structural tailwind is strongest here.
| Agency | Total obligations | SDVOSB $ | SDVOSB % | vs. 5% goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Department of Energy | $55.1B | $292M | 0.53% | 4.5% |
Department of Defense | $373.7B | $9.6B | 2.56% | 2.4% |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $15.9B | $458M | 2.87% | 2.1% |
Department of Transportation | $14.1B | $512M | 3.63% | 1.4% |
Environmental Protection Agency | $1.3B | $47M | 3.65% | 1.3% |
Five agencies furthest above the government-wide SDVOSB goal.
These agencies are mature SDVOSB buyers — competition is intense, but the procurement infrastructure is built for veteran-owned firms and win-throughput is highest here.
| Agency | Total obligations | SDVOSB $ | SDVOSB % | vs. 5% goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Department of Veterans Affairs | $80.5B | $12.4B | 15.47% | 10.5% |
Office of Personnel Management | $95M | $12M | 12.31% | 7.3% |
Department of Justice | $10.1B | $921M | 9.11% | 4.1% |
National Science Foundation | $622M | $50M | 7.96% | 3.0% |
Department of Commerce | $5.1B | $386M | 7.62% | 2.6% |
How we built this.
Source: USASpending.gov, the federal government's official public spending data system. We aggregate FY2026 procurement obligations (award types A/B/C/D — definitive contracts, BPA calls, delivery orders, and purchase orders) per top-tier awarding agency.
SDVOSB obligations: we filter for awards whose recipient is classified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business in USASpending's recipient-type taxonomy, which derives from the vendor's own SAM representations. That is close to, but not identical with, SBA's Small Business Goaling Report — the official scorecard the statutory 5% goal is measured against, which applies its own inclusions and exclusions. Treat these as indicative, not as the official figures.
Refresh cadence: the dataset behind this report refreshes weekly from USASpending.gov. The numbers above are the most recent values stored in VETR.
What we don't claim: obligation share is a coarser measure than win rate or contract value per pursuit. Use these numbers to set capture priorities — not to predict the outcome of any single bid.
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