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Method
Where each number comes from, and what it cannot tell you
Three source files, three labels, no blending. Read the limits before you use a figure in a decision.
Virginia — high confidence
Virginia · FY2026 · Classified by official commodity codeClassified by official commodity code
Source: Virginia eVA procurement data, data.virginia.gov. Fiscal year FY2026. Every figure on this site is computed from the published file at that source.
Virginia records an NIGP commodity code on every purchase-order line. 1,901,705 lines were read for FY2026. For each trade, a fixed list of commodity codes is selected, and the trade figure is the sum of the dollars on lines carrying those codes. The code list is printed on every Virginia trade page, so the selection is auditable.
Vendor rows carry the vendor name, city, state, ZIP, order count and dollars exactly as recorded, plus Virginia's own small or SWAM business flag. 18 trades are covered.
Limits. A purchase-order line is not a contract award, and dollars on purchase orders are not the same as dollars disbursed. Vendor tables show the highest-paid vendors in the file, not every vendor. The rows are never summed to make a total.
High confidence — Virginia FY2026. Virginia records an official NIGP commodity code on every purchase-order line, so each dollar here is tagged with what was actually bought. 1,901,705 purchase-order lines were read for FY2026 and only the lines carrying a commodity code for this trade are counted. Source: Virginia eVA procurement data, data.virginia.gov.
Florida — lower confidence
Florida · FY2026 · Trade inferred from company nameTrade inferred from company name
Source: Florida vendor payments, myfloridacfo.com. Fiscal year FY2026. Every figure on this site is computed from the published file at that source.
Florida publishes who was paid, how much, by which agency, and against which expenditure object — but not what was bought. 3,395,919 payment lines were read for FY2026. Because no commodity code exists, the trade is inferred from the company's name: a firm named "Chinchor Electric Inc" is read as an electrical contractor, "Advanced Roofing Inc" as a roofer.
The limitation, in plain words. This method undercounts firms whose name does not state their trade. A plumbing company called "Sunshine Services LLC" is invisible to it. Every Florida figure on this site is therefore a floor, not a total, and no correction factor is applied to make it look bigger. 18 trades are covered.
Lower confidence — Florida FY2026. Florida does not publish a commodity code with its vendor payments, so the trade is inferred from the company's name: a firm named "Chinchor Electric Inc" is read as an electrical contractor. This undercounts firms whose name does not state their trade — a plumbing company called "Sunshine Services LLC" is invisible to this method. 3,395,919 payment lines were read for FY2026. Treat these figures as a floor, not a full count. Source: Florida vendor payments, myfloridacfo.com.
Federal — separate data set
Federal · FY2025 · Classified by six-digit NAICS codePrime contract obligations by NAICS code
Source: usaspending.gov. Fiscal year 2025 (October 1 2024 – September 30 2025), retrieved August 14 2026.
35 six-digit NAICS codes, with the awarding agencies, recipient states, recipient companies and sample award identifiers for each. Obligations are amounts the federal government committed during the fiscal year. Award values shown in award tables cover an award's full period of performance and are a different measure from single-year obligations.
Limits. Excludes subcontracts, grants, state and local purchasing, and awards not published by the API. Only some trades on this site have a defensible NAICS match; where none exists, the trade page says so instead of showing a stand-in figure.
Separate data set — Federal FY2025. Federal figures are prime contract obligations recorded under a six-digit NAICS code in FY2025. They are a different government, a different fiscal year and a different classification system from the state figures, so they are reported in their own block and never added to them. Source: USAspending, usaspending.gov.
Rules this site holds itself to
- Every figure names its state, its fiscal year and how it was classified.
- Virginia and Florida figures are never added together, averaged or blended.
- No figure spanning more than one state is published anywhere on this site.
- No claim is made about outcomes, and no outcome statistics are published.
- No customer quotes and no user counts. The product is new and has none to report.
- Florida is reported as a floor. No estimate is added to compensate for the undercount.
- Rounded figures are shown for reading; hover any amount for the exact value.
Questions
Why not publish one number per trade across both states?
Because the two numbers are produced differently. Virginia's is measured from official commodity codes; Florida's is inferred from company names. Adding them would hide that difference inside a single figure.
Why is there no national figure?
Because this site holds two states of purchase-level data. A national number would require the other 48, so none is shown. The federal data set is national in scope but is a separate measure — prime contract obligations by NAICS code — and is labelled as such wherever it appears.
How current is each file?
Virginia and Florida are fiscal year 2026 files. The federal set is fiscal year 2025, retrieved August 14 2026.
What is deliberately excluded?
Estimates, projections, modelled market sizes, and any correction factor for Florida's undercount. If the source file does not record it, this site does not print it.