Region I — New England
HQ: Boston, MAFederal Region I covers New England, headquartered in Boston. The region is a hub for defense manufacturing, submarine construction, biomedical research, and higher education. Key installations includ...
Region II — Northeast
HQ: New York City, NYFederal Region II is headquartered in New York City and includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The region is a major center for financial regulation, immigration serv...
Region III — Mid-Atlantic
HQ: Philadelphia, PAFederal Region III, headquartered in Philadelphia, encompasses the national capital area and is the largest federal contracting market in the nation. Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland h...
Region IV — Southeast
HQ: Atlanta, GAFederal Region IV is headquartered in Atlanta and covers the Southeast United States. The region features major military installations including Fort Liberty, Fort Cavazos, Camp Lejeune, and Redstone ...
Region V — Midwest
HQ: Chicago, ILFederal Region V, headquartered in Chicago, covers the Great Lakes states. The region is a hub for defense manufacturing, military logistics, and research. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFRL), Scot...
Region VI — Southwest
HQ: Dallas, TXFederal Region VI is headquartered in Dallas and spans the South Central United States. Texas alone hosts some of the nation's largest military installations including Fort Cavazos, Joint Base San Ant...
Region VII — Central
HQ: Kansas City, MOFederal Region VII, headquartered in Kansas City, covers the central Midwest. Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska hosts U.S. Strategic Command, driving major nuclear command and control contracts. The N...
Region VIII — Mountain
HQ: Denver, COFederal Region VIII is headquartered in Denver and covers the Mountain West states. Colorado Springs is a premier space and missile defense hub with Peterson and Schriever Space Force Bases and NORAD....
Region IX — Pacific
HQ: San Francisco, CAFederal Region IX, headquartered in San Francisco, covers the Pacific states and territories. California leads the nation in federal contracting with Silicon Valley tech, San Diego naval operations, a...
Region X — Northwest
HQ: Seattle, WAFederal Region X is headquartered in Seattle and covers the Pacific Northwest. The region features Joint Base Lewis-McChord (Army/Air Force), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (carrier/submarine maintenance)...
About Federal Regions
The 10 standard federal regions were established to provide a common geographic framework for federal agencies to coordinate programs and services. Most major agencies including HHS, EPA, GSA, DOL, HUD, and FEMA maintain regional offices aligned with these regions.
Understanding your federal region is valuable for government contractors because regional offices often have their own procurement authority, small business advocates, and relationship-building opportunities separate from Washington, D.C. headquarters.