PRINTER-FRIENDLYFederal Contract Awards by Extent of Competition
Table shows amounts in billions of dollars, and is sorted by competition category.Switch to percentages or re-sort using column headers
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competed after exclusion of sources | $20.399 | $24.651 | $29.298 | $35.446 | $49.150 | $66.364 | $76.917 | $88.990 | $66.892 | $0.017 | $458.125 | -- |
| Follow-on to previous contract | $6.903 | $8.924 | $6.622 | $12.910 | $8.692 | $12.463 | $12.599 | $12.140 | $6.635 | $0.002 | $87.891 | -- |
| Full and open competition | $92.973 | $97.585 | $117.201 | $131.949 | $118.010 | $130.636 | $137.356 | $143.292 | $126.814 | $0.023 | $1,095.840 | -- |
| Full and open competition, but only one bid | $17.817 | $15.303 | $17.479 | $21.143 | $39.345 | $40.736 | $41.197 | $44.403 | $37.343 | $0.011 | $274.777 | -- |
| Not available for competition | $17.618 | $15.664 | $24.067 | $19.736 | $15.626 | $20.110 | $22.954 | $22.181 | $16.578 | $0.024 | $174.558 | -- |
| Not competed | $48.659 | $57.263 | $64.686 | $75.593 | $107.117 | $101.547 | $112.901 | $114.912 | $94.679 | $0.054 | $777.411 | -- |
| Unknown | $4.472 | $0.411 | $0.242 | $1.738 | $6.500 | $15.221 | $20.770 | $21.780 | $19.467 | $0.069 | $90.670 | -- |
| Total | $208.841 | $219.802 | $259.595 | $298.514 | $344.441 | $387.076 | $424.695 | $447.698 | $368.409 | $0.201 | $2,959.273 | -- |
*Note: FY 2009 only includes data for part of first quarter.
Federal Contract Awards by Type of Competition
Table shows amounts in billions of dollars, and is sorted by extent competed.Switch to percentages or re-sort using column headers
*Note: FY 2009 only includes data for part of first quarter.
Federal Contract Awards by Reason Not Competed
Table shows amounts in billions of dollars, and is sorted by reason not competed.Switch to percentages or re-sort using column headers
*Note: FY 2009 only includes data for part of first quarter.
** Note: negative numbers represent deallocations.
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