Federal Contracting by State

The single densest federal procurement market on earth — nearly every department headquarters.

The #1 state for federal contract performance — the Pentagon, the world’s largest naval base…

Biomedical research and cyber power — NIH, FDA, NIST, and Fort Meade / NSA.

Special operations, the space coast, and naval aviation — SOCOM and CENTCOM both call Tampa …

Army cyber and aviation logistics — Fort Eisenhower / NSA Georgia and the Robins depot.

Special operations and Marine Corps heartland — Fort Liberty and Camp Lejeune.

C4ISR and military training — NIWC Atlantic, Joint Base Charleston, and Parris Island.

Biometrics and federal data — the FBI’s CJIS Division and NASA’s software verification center.

The Defense Logistics Agency’s engine room — Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg move the militar…

Defense manufacturing, R&D, and the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum.

Army armaments R&D and aviation safety — Picatinny Arsenal and the FAA Tech Center.

Defense electronics and FFRDC research — Hanscom AFB, Lincoln Laboratory, and Natick.

Submarines and aerospace propulsion — Electric Boat, Pratt & Whitney, and Sikorsky.

Building and overhauling the fleet — Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Submarine maintenance and defense electronics — the Seacoast’s shipyard workforce and BAE Sy…

Undersea warfare and naval education — Naval Station Newport and NUWC.

A focused footprint — the Green Mountain Boys F-35 wing and defense manufacturing.

The nation’s airlift gateway — Dover AFB and Air Mobility Command logistics.

Every domain at scale — Army maneuver, military medicine, human spaceflight, and the F-35 line.

Aircraft sustainment and the FAA’s national center — Tinker AFB and the Mike Monroney Aerona…

Global strike and rocket manufacturing — Barksdale AFB and NASA’s Michoud facility.

“Rocket City” — missiles, space, and a fast-growing intelligence presence at Redstone Arsenal.

Shipbuilding and rocket testing — Ingalls at Pascagoula and NASA’s Stennis Space Center.

Nuclear science and aerospace testing — Oak Ridge and Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

Army personnel and air assault — Fort Knox’s Human Resources Command and Fort Campbell.

Combat airlift training and chemical-bio defense — Little Rock AFB and Pine Bluff Arsenal.

The Air Force’s acquisition and R&D core — Wright-Patterson, plus DLA Columbus and DFAS.

Military aircraft and geospatial intelligence — Boeing St. Louis, the NGA, and Whiteman’s B-2s.

Where the military moves — U.S. Transportation Command at Scott AFB and Navy boot camp at Gr…

Army leadership and aerial refueling — Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley, and McConnell’s KC-46s.

Electronic warfare and trusted microelectronics — Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane.

“Tank Town” — the Army’s ground-vehicle command and R&D at Detroit Arsenal.

Tactical trucks and Navy frigates — Oshkosh Defense and Marinette Marine.

The nuclear command — U.S. Strategic Command and global ISR at Offutt AFB.

The nuclear triad and a rising drone hub — Minot, Grand Forks, and Grand Sky.

The future of the bomber force — Ellsworth AFB, first home of the B-21 Raider.

A supplier state — medical devices, defense electronics, and a strong Guard presence.

Munitions and manufacturing — the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant and a strong industrial base.

The home of the U.S. Space Force — NORAD, Space Command, and satellite operations.

Two nuclear-weapons labs plus directed energy and the nation’s premier missile range.

Pilot training, Army intelligence, and missiles — Luke, Fort Huachuca, and Raytheon Tucson.

Aircraft and ICBM sustainment — Hill AFB, the Sentinel program, and the NSA’s Utah Data Center.

Air-combat training and drone operations — Nellis, Creech, and Fallon’s TOPGUN.

A leg of the nuclear triad — Malmstrom AFB and the Minuteman III missile field.

The nation’s nuclear-energy lab — Idaho National Laboratory — plus fighters and naval acoust…

The third ICBM field — F.E. Warren AFB and the Sentinel modernization.

Every domain — Navy and Marines, flight and weapons test, space launch, and the weapons labs.

Submarines, a nuclear shipyard, and Army power — Puget Sound, JBLM, and Hanford cleanup.

The hub of the Indo-Pacific — INDOPACOM, the Pacific Fleet, and Pearl Harbor.

Strategic Arctic airpower and missile defense — F-22/F-35s and the Fort Greely interceptors.

Coast Guard, the Air Guard, and federal energy & forestry — a lighter but steady market.

“The tip of the spear” — a Pacific power-projection hub in the middle of a historic construc…

The Caribbean’s federal hub — Coast Guard operations, the National Guard, and recovery spend…