Where RPA Money Flows in Federal Contracts: 158 Active Re-competes
Robotic process automation (RPA) has quietly become a $213M active re-compete market across 10 federal agencies. Here is the data on who is spending, what it is worth, and where the opportunities concentrate.
The Headline Number
Searching contract descriptions for "RPA" surfaces 158 active re-compete candidates across the federal government, with a combined obligated value of $213 million. These are contracts flagged as nearing expiration, where the incumbent performs RPA, automation, or bot-driven process work.
Where the Money Is
| Agency | Active Contracts | Total Value |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 91 | $104.1M |
| Department of State | 3 | $33.0M |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | $15.0M |
| Social Security Administration | 2 | $9.8M |
| Department of Agriculture | 3 | $4.4M |
| Department of Energy | 3 | $3.1M |
| Department of the Interior | 7 | $2.5M |
| Department of Commerce | 4 | $2.0M |
| Department of Transportation | 2 | $0.5M |
What This Tells Us
DoD dominates volume but not size. 91 DoD contracts average $1.1M each. Meanwhile, State does only 3 contracts averaging $11M — fewer bids, bigger checks. Different capture strategies.
SSA has the highest-leverage RPA use case. Their claims processing, case management, and benefit determination workflows are the textbook RPA application. With only 2 active re-competes, competition here is thin.
HHS is the sleeper. 8 active contracts at $15M total. As agencies modernize healthcare data systems, automation spend is growing faster here than anywhere else.
How to Position for These Contracts
RPA is no longer just UiPath, Automation Anywhere, or Blue Prism reselling. Agencies want vendors who can combine RPA with document intelligence, API integration, and workflow orchestration. Past performance on prior federal automation contracts matters more than tool certifications.
If your firm has existing bot libraries, accelerators, or agency-specific automations, make them central to your capture strategy. The incumbents on this list have them. You need to match or exceed.
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