Minority-owned companies are winning more federal contracts through full and open competition than they did five years ago, according to an exclusive Set-Aside Alert analysis of USASpending.gov federal spending data.

      The trend was strong for three of the five tracked minority groups from fiscal 2009 to fiscal 2013.

      Black-Americans’ full and open wins rose from 19% of their total contracts in fiscal 2009, to 29% in fiscal 2013, going up each year.

      Asian-Pacific-Americans’ full and open wins jumped from 25% to 33%, and for Subcontinent Asian-Americans, also from 25% to 33%. Both rose each year but one.

      The trend was weaker for Hispanic-Americans, for whom full and open wins started at 24%, peaked at 27% and dipped to 26%.

      Native-American firms’ full and open awards remained flat at 8% to 9% over the five years.

      The percentage of awards won through set-asides (full and open competition, after exclusion of sources) also increased during the same period.

      That trend was strongest for Native Americans, whose set-aside wins rose from 32% to 48%, up each year. The trend also was robust for Hispanic-Americans, for whom set-aside wins rose from 37% to 48%, up each year.

      Asian-Pacific set-aside wins increased from 41% to 48%, and for Subcontinent Asians, 36% to 47%, rising each year but one.

      Black-Americans’ set-aside wins were basically flat, going from 39% to 40% during the five years.

      Total awards in fiscal 2013 were $9.3 billion for Native Americans; $8.6 billion for Hispanic-Americans; $7.3 billion for Black Americans; $6.1 billion for Asian-Pacific-Americans and $5.1 billion for Subcontinent Asian-Americans.