Federal Contract Awards by Extent of Competition

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Competition category	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009 1Q * (partial year)	FY 2000-2009	FY 2008 Rank
Full and open competition	44.519%	44.397%	45.148%	44.202%	34.261%	33.749%	32.342%	32.006%	34.422%	11.518%	37.031%	1
Not competed	23.299%	26.052%	24.918%	25.323%	31.099%	26.234%	26.584%	25.667%	25.700%	26.668%	26.270%	2
Competed after exclusion of sources	9.768%	11.215%	11.286%	11.874%	14.270%	17.145%	18.111%	19.877%	18.157%	8.595%	15.481%	3
Full and open competition, but only one bid	8.531%	6.962%	6.733%	7.083%	11.423%	10.524%	9.700%	9.918%	10.136%	5.644%	9.285%	4
Unknown	2.141%	0.187%	0.093%	0.582%	1.887%	3.932%	4.891%	4.865%	5.284%	34.331%	3.064%	5
Not available for competition	8.436%	7.127%	9.271%	6.611%	4.537%	5.195%	5.405%	4.954%	4.500%	12.161%	5.899%	6
Follow-on to previous contract	3.306%	4.060%	2.551%	4.325%	2.524%	3.220%	2.967%	2.712%	1.801%	1.083%	2.970%	7
Total	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	--

*Note: FY 2009 only includes data for part of first quarter.

Federal Contract Awards by Type of Competition

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Extent competed	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009 1Q * (partial year)	FY 2000-2009	FY 2008 Rank
Full and Open Competition	54.904%	54.823%	54.962%	54.288%	49.327%	47.032%	44.605%	46.637%	47.058%	7.200%	49.453%	1
Not Competed	23.299%	26.045%	24.904%	25.285%	30.807%	25.250%	25.288%	24.321%	24.224%	20.649%	25.528%	2
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources	7.914%	7.712%	8.144%	8.714%	9.379%	12.090%	12.327%	11.367%	10.768%	6.392%	10.228%	3
Competitive Delivery Order	0.000%	0.036%	0.057%	0.146%	1.191%	1.994%	2.774%	3.551%	4.619%	10.168%	1.933%	4
Not Available for Competition	8.436%	7.127%	9.271%	6.611%	4.537%	5.195%	5.405%	4.954%	4.500%	12.161%	5.899%	5
Follow On to Competed Action	3.306%	4.060%	2.551%	4.325%	2.524%	3.220%	2.967%	2.712%	1.801%	1.083%	2.970%	6
Non-Competitive Delivery Order	0.000%	0.005%	0.006%	0.012%	0.174%	0.728%	1.106%	1.116%	1.154%	4.450%	0.589%	7
Not Competed, under SAT (Simplified Acquisition Threshold)	0.001%	0.002%	0.009%	0.026%	0.117%	0.257%	0.190%	0.230%	0.322%	1.568%	0.153%	8
Competed under SAT (Simplified Acquisition Threshold)	0.000%	0.003%	0.004%	0.010%	0.056%	0.303%	0.448%	0.247%	0.270%	1.997%	0.183%	9
Invalid or blank	2.141%	0.187%	0.093%	0.582%	1.887%	3.932%	4.891%	4.865%	5.284%	34.331%	3.064%	--
Total	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	--

*Note: FY 2009 only includes data for part of first quarter.

Federal Contract Awards by Reason Not Competed

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Reason not competed	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009 1Q * (partial year)	FY 2000-2009	FY 2008 Rank
Only One Source - Other	0.861%	9.318%	8.236%	6.357%	7.998%	9.090%	8.753%	10.795%	12.047%	16.710%	8.627%	1
Unique Source	1.034%	10.890%	10.469%	10.980%	13.014%	9.725%	10.545%	10.291%	8.363%	2.037%	9.806%	2
Follow-on Contract	1.012%	4.057%	3.253%	3.414%	3.226%	2.282%	3.865%	3.580%	3.704%	2.919%	3.234%	3
Authorized by Statute	0.206%	2.423%	2.452%	3.519%	2.682%	3.388%	3.123%	3.229%	2.990%	2.064%	2.829%	4
Particular Sources Mobilization, Essential R and D Capability or Expert Services	0.016%	2.162%	2.535%	2.514%	2.757%	2.900%	2.430%	1.782%	1.819%	0.000%	2.183%	5
Urgency	0.172%	1.345%	2.011%	3.040%	2.702%	2.606%	3.129%	1.503%	1.144%	0.334%	2.069%	6
Authorized for Resale	0.003%	0.430%	0.375%	0.342%	0.321%	1.160%	1.349%	1.035%	0.877%	0.000%	0.748%	7
International Agreement	0.029%	1.172%	1.853%	1.672%	0.668%	0.606%	0.589%	0.889%	0.794%	0.000%	0.895%	8
National Security	0.052%	1.183%	1.350%	0.889%	1.006%	0.690%	0.685%	0.612%	0.649%	0.029%	0.779%	9
Utilities	0.187%	0.423%	0.360%	0.315%	0.272%	0.279%	0.281%	0.251%	0.266%	10.876%	0.288%	10
Public Interest	1.305%	2.224%	1.955%	3.117%	1.663%	1.385%	1.107%	0.361%	0.212%	0.000%	1.358%	11
Non-Competitive 8(a)	0.453%	2.360%	2.510%	1.668%	0.617%	0.294%	0.182%	0.190%	0.160%	0.000%	0.781%	12
Patent/Data Rights	0.005%	0.093%	0.050%	0.057%	0.063%	0.056%	0.051%	0.105%	0.129%	0.085%	0.071%	13
Directed to JWOD Nonprofit Agency	0.100%	0.266%	1.033%	0.181%	0.057%	0.060%	0.051%	0.057%	0.109%	1.250%	0.180%	14
Simplified Acquisition Procedures Non-Competitive	0.000%	0.003%	0.024%	0.028%	0.276%	0.200%	0.121%	0.085%	0.093%	0.639%	0.105%	15
Non-Competitive Delivery Order	0.016%	0.042%	0.047%	0.066%	1.358%	0.722%	0.267%	0.107%	0.080%	0.000%	0.332%	16
Unsolicited Research Proposal	0.012%	0.030%	0.044%	0.035%	0.036%	0.070%	0.070%	0.041%	0.053%	0.010%	0.047%	17
Standardization	0.007%	0.044%	0.005%	0.011%	0.015%	0.035%	0.025%	0.026%	0.021%	0.496%	0.022%	18
Less than or equal to Micro Purchase Threshold	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.022%	0.020%	0.023%	0.019%	0.007%	0.012%	19
UNICOR	0.020%	0.015%	0.015%	0.018%	0.026%	0.022%	0.015%	0.010%	0.013%	0.104%	0.017%	20
Buy Indian	0.000%	0.002%	0.002%	0.001%	0.013%	0.002%	-0.000% **	-0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.002%	--
HUBZone Sole Source	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.002%	0.001%	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	--
Minimum Guarantee	0.000%	0.088%	0.040%	0.033%	0.008%	0.002%	0.000%	0.000%	-0.000%	0.000%	0.015%	22
Follow-on Delivery Order Following Competitive Initial Order	0.004%	0.188%	0.021%	0.032%	1.005%	0.182%	0.055%	0.012%	-0.000%	0.000%	0.170%	23
Invalid or blank	94.505%	61.240%	61.358%	61.711%	60.214%	64.222%	63.285%	65.016%	66.460%	62.439%	65.431%	--
Total	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	100.000%	--

*Note: FY 2009 only includes data for part of first quarter.
** Note: negative numbers represent deallocations.

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