Federal Contracts in Maryland (MD)

3,327 total opportunities indexed 152 award notices 3,175 open / pre-award

Federal contracting in Maryland

Maryland is one of the highest-density federal-contracting states by total dollars per capita, hosting the National Institutes of Health (NIH Bethesda — 27 institutes and centers, nation's primary biomedical research funder), the National Security Agency + Cyber Command at Fort Meade (the country's largest concentration of cleared cyber and SIGINT contractors), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST Gaithersburg + Boulder, CO), the Food and Drug Administration HQ (Silver Spring), Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army research, test, and evaluation — RDECOM, ARL), Joint Base Andrews (89th Airlift Wing — Air Force One), Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Naval Air Systems Command + Naval Test Pilot School), Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head + Carderock. USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. NOAA Silver Spring HQ.

Top Awardees Performing in Maryland

Vendor Awards Total Value
INTRALOX LLC CAGE 096D2 5 $168.5M
SENECA MINERAL COMPANY CAGE 5WU60 2 $121K
Montana Instruments Corporation CAGE 6FP84 2 $469K
PELICAN CHEMICALS INC. CAGE 15JC9 2 $58K
PHILLIPS CORPORATION CAGE 3MPQ0 2 $10.2M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION CAGE 97942 2 $84.2M
PERATON INC. CAGE 0HD54 1 $1.3M
Sabre Systems, LLC CAGE 0GYV8 1 $200.0M
BIOQUAL, INC. CAGE 059B4 1 $10K
TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS INC CAGE 17476 1 $714K
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE CAGE 1B0S2 1 $30.3M
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND LABORATORIES (ATL) INTERNATIONAL, INC. CAGE 1BZU6 1 $9.5M
Abt Global LLC CAGE 1C0U6 1 $8.4M
SAFEWARE INC CAGE 1DCA7 1 $102K
6304 SHERIFF ROAD, LLC CAGE 167Z5 1 $61.2M
GEL LABORATORIES LLC CAGE 0DEC0 1 $2.1M
INTER AGENCY INSTITUTE CAGE 1M4H1 1 $512K
DYNPORT VACCINE COMPANY LLC CAGE 1GFE1 1 $10K
Revvity Health Sciences, Inc. CAGE 1MCW2 1 $245K
FURUNO U.S.A INC CAGE 1EE70 1 $387K

Award Trends in Maryland (2024-2026)

Year Awards Total Obligated
2026 91 $1.7B
2025 61 $503.7M

Top Agencies Buying Work in Maryland

Agency Solicitations
DEPT OF DEFENSE 1,477
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 722
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF 442
HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF 299
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 92
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF 82
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 65
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 29
JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF 28
TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE 26

Top NAICS Codes in Maryland

NAICS Code Name Opportunities
334516 - 348
811210 - 160
541330 Engineering Services 142
513210 - 120
541715 Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 103
541519 Other Computer Related Services 89
236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 78
541512 Computer Systems Design Services 74
334511 - 61
541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 56

Top Set-Asides in Maryland

Set-Aside Opportunities
NONE 710
SBA 565
8A 19
SDVOSBC 12
WOSB 10
8AN 7
SBP 4
BICiv 4
ISBEE 2
HZC 1

Active Opportunities in Maryland

Title Agency Deadline
Market Survey for the followings part numbers- S007250, S007251, S007252, and S007260 – associated with the Black Hornet DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-10-16T21:00:00+00:00
Market Survey for Procurement of NIIN 01-066-7587, FILL CABLE and NIIN 01-348-4675, DATA/FILL CABLE DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-10-12T21:00:00+00:00
Enterprise Level Engineering and Systems Analysis Support (ELESAS) DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-10-14T18:00:00+00:00
Army Data Operations Center (ADOC) Industry Summit – Road to Improved Data Sharing in the Army Data Eco-system DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-10-09T20:00:00+00:00
Request for Information (RFI) for Silent Anvil Air-Launched Torpedo (SAA-LT) Standoff Delivery Solutions DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-10-02T21:00:00+00:00
Synthetic Signature Generation (SSG) Support Services DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-11-02T16:00:00+00:00
Hospital Communications Support DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-10-28T19:00:00+00:00
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Support COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF 2026-10-13T15:00:00+00:00
(AFDW/CCP) Toilet Partition Replacement DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-09-29T14:00:00+00:00
NAWCAD WOLF-TOCNET Cables DEPT OF DEFENSE 2026-10-05T20:00:00+00:00

Why bid in Maryland

Maryland is the most accessible federal-contracting state for small businesses with cleared cyber, biomedical, or research-test-evaluation past performance. NIH consistently publishes the largest dollar-volume of competitive R&D awards in the country. NSA-Fort Meade spending is heavy but cleared-only. NIST funds metrology, quantum, and standards small-business R&D.

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