Major Defense Procurement Markets Rely on a Few Large Vendors

Bloomberg Government presents its annual ranking of contractors by the value of their prime, unclassified government contract obligations. Data for the BGOV200 Federal Industry Leaders for Fiscal Year 2022 is drawn from Bloomberg Government’s proprietary federal procurement database.

The top 200 federal vendors in fiscal 2022 were responsible for 99% of the government’s vehicle, aircraft, and ship purchases and 85% of its weapons buys, leaving little room for newcomers in those markets.

Other markets—including research and development, IT, and professional services—still have a heavy presence of major contractors but have openings for other competitive companies.

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