Only the District and 4 counties in the U.S.

topped
Montgomery’s FY2003 federal procurement
Procurement in $ Billions

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Source: Federal Procurement data Center
 Health and Human Services and Defense
Dominate Montgomery’s federal procurement
Other
FY 2003 Federal Procurement
18%

Commerce HHS
4% 42%
GSA
7%
Education
4%

Defense
25%
Health & Human Services spent $2.0 billion and the
Defense Department spent $1.2 billon procurement dollars
Source: Federal Procurement Data Center
in Montgomery County in FY2003.
Montgomery’s FY2003 federal procurement is highest
ever, $4.9 billion, but the gap between Montgomery
and Fairfax and D.C. continues to widen.
16
billions of dollars
14
Fairfax
12
10
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Source: M-NCPPC analysis of Federal
Procurement Data Center data
 Index of procurement shows lag
Earlier in the 1990s, Montgomery County and the MSA had comparable
growth in federal procurement, but the County has lagged since 1998.
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Montgomery MSA

Compound growth rate: Montgomery=7.6% Washington MSA=9.7%

Source: M-NCPPC analysis of Federal Procurement Data Center data

 Over half of the County’s procurement, $2.6
billion (53%), was spent on professional,
scientific, & technical services

• $1.1 bil. Computer systems design & related services

• $542 mil. Managerial, scientific, & technical consulting
services
• $418 mil. Scientific research & development services
• $272 mil. Architectural, engineering, & related services

80 percent of the $2.6 billion was spent in the above four NAICS subcategories.

Source: M-NCPPC analysis of Federal Procurement Data Center data