The State of SDVOSB Contracting in FY2026.
We tracked $817B in federal procurement obligations across 20 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
$816.6B
across 20 top agencies
SDVOSB obligations
$31.6B
3.88% of the total
vs. statutory goal
-1.13%
goal: 5.0%
Agencies meeting goal
9 / 20
11 under goal
The headline: Government-wide, federal SDVOSB obligations are still 1.13% under the 5% statutory floor that NDAA FY24 made law. That gap represents roughly $9.2B 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 | $257.1B | $6.6B | 2.57% | -2.43% |
Department of the Army | $120.0B | $3.8B | 3.20% | -1.80% |
Department of the Navy | $110.0B | $3.7B | 3.40% | -1.60% |
Department of the Air Force | $90.0B | $2.5B | 2.80% | -2.20% |
Department of Homeland Security | $52.9B | $2.3B | 4.37% | -0.63% |
Department of Veterans Affairs | $51.7B | $7.9B | 15.37% | +10.37% |
Department of Energy | $46.0B | $228M | 0.50% | -4.50% |
General Services Administration | $19.4B | $1.1B | 5.73% | +0.73% |
NASA | $15.0B | $525M | 3.50% | -1.50% |
Department of Health and Human Services | $14.2B | $477M | 3.35% | -1.65% |
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 | $46.0B | $228M | 0.50% | 4.5% |
Department of Defense | $257.1B | $6.6B | 2.57% | 2.4% |
Department of the Air Force | $90.0B | $2.5B | 2.80% | 2.2% |
Department of the Army | $120.0B | $3.8B | 3.20% | 1.8% |
Department of Health and Human Services | $14.2B | $477M | 3.35% | 1.6% |
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 | $51.7B | $7.9B | 15.37% | 10.4% |
Department of Justice | $6.6B | $548M | 8.34% | 3.3% |
Department of State | $4.8B | $385M | 8.01% | 3.0% |
National Science Foundation | $312M | $25M | 7.88% | 2.9% |
Department of Commerce | $3.3B | $225M | 6.86% | 1.9% |
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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