This FPDS Query page summarizes FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR, agency ID 1542, for the last 10 years. The data covers 3,201,660,639.44 in total obligated dollars, an average action value of 76,977.79, and recurring awards to vendors such as KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. and GSA FINANCIAL AND PAYROLL SERVICE.
Federal Agency
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal Prison Industries / UNICOR shows 3.20 billion in obligations across 41,592 award actions over the last 10 years, with activity concentrated in furniture, construction, vehicle wholesaling, and apparel.
Annual totals in this view are highest in 2022 and 2021, while recent years 2024 and 2025 show lower obligated amounts; values reflect readable and exact totals provided for the analysis window.
Agency ID
1542
Total Obligated
3.20 billion
3,201,660,639.44
Award Actions
41,592
Average Action Value
76,977.79
About FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR federal contract activity
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR obligated $3.20 billion across 41,592 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $76,977.79. The spending profile reflects a high-volume procurement portfolio with substantial obligations concentrated in a relatively small set of vendors and acquisition categories.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. is the largest vendor in the period, with $500.75 million across 5,873 awards, indicating both scale and repeat business. Other major recipients include GSA FINANCIAL AND PAYROLL SERVICE at $342.96 million, VETERANS RANGE SOLUTIONS, LLC at $238.50 million, BLIND INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES OF MARYLAND at $168.33 million, and WARHORSE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC at $148.09 million.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The top NAICS codes point to a mix of manufactured goods, construction, and facility-related services. 423110 and 337214 indicate significant spending on vehicle-related wholesale purchases and office furniture manufacturing, while 236210 and 238390 show notable construction and building-finishing activity; 315210 adds apparel contracting to the mix.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2022 at $402.55 million, followed by $379.73 million in 2021 and $338.80 million in 2023. The last two reported years show a decline to $219.16 million in 2024 and $192.78 million in 2025, though the 2025 figure may reflect an incomplete year within the analysis window.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query data for FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR (Agency ID 1542) over the last 10 years. Obligations, award counts, vendor totals, NAICS totals, and annual trends are taken directly from the provided analysis outputs and summarized without additional estimation.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1542'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 500,747,437.33 | 500.75 million | 5,873 |
| GSA FINANCIAL AND PAYROLL SERVICE | 342,956,635.05 | 342.96 million | 121 |
| VETERANS RANGE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 238,496,355.04 | 238.50 million | 505 |
| BLIND INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES OF MARYLAND | 168,328,052.82 | 168.33 million | 739 |
| WARHORSE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC | 148,087,758.00 | 148.09 million | 147 |
| NIGHTINGALE CORP | 97,048,647.30 | 97.05 million | 943 |
| BPD ENGINEERING, LLC | 77,064,158.19 | 77.06 million | 1,350 |
| HUMANSCALE CORPORATION | 74,723,139.47 | 74.72 million | 1,763 |
| DREW INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC | 53,016,624.30 | 53.02 million | 75 |
| WINSTON-SALEM INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, INC. | 51,480,016.22 | 51.48 million | 128 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR obligated $3.20 billion across 41,592 awards, with an average award value of $76,977.79. Top-vendor obligations are moderately concentrated: KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. leads at $500.75 million across 5,873 awards, followed by GSA FINANCIAL AND PAYROLL SERVICE at $342.96 million and VETERANS RANGE SOLUTIONS, LLC at $238.50 million. The remaining top vendors range from $168.33 million to $51.48 million, indicating a broad vendor base with significant spend spread across multiple suppliers rather than a single dominant source.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1542'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423110 | AUTOMOBILE AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 357,628,622.57 | 357.63 million | 164 |
| 236210 | INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 353,441,837.43 | 353.44 million | 593 |
| 238390 | OTHER BUILDING FINISHING CONTRACTORS | 347,543,445.50 | 347.54 million | 4,186 |
| 337214 | OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING | 267,291,067.69 | 267.29 million | 4,910 |
| 315210 | CUT AND SEW APPAREL CONTRACTORS | 123,389,802.83 | 123.39 million | 507 |
| 313210 | BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS | 113,165,434.89 | 113.17 million | 1,997 |
| 315280 | OTHER CUT AND SEW APPAREL MANUFACTURING | 100,797,266.63 | 100.80 million | 449 |
| 337211 | WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING | 84,790,017.77 | 84.79 million | 1,173 |
| 334417 | ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR MANUFACTURING | 70,735,425.64 | 70.74 million | 652 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 66,131,889.80 | 66.13 million | 246 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, UNICOR’s obligations total $3.20 billion across 41,592 awards, with Top NAICS activity concentrated in manufacturing, construction, and related supply categories. The largest NAICS code, 423110, accounts for $357.63 million, followed closely by 236210 at $353.44 million and 238390 at $347.54 million, indicating a relatively balanced concentration among the top three categories rather than reliance on a single dominant NAICS. Higher award counts in 337214, 238390, and 313210 suggest these obligation totals are driven by more frequent awards in those categories, while 423110 reflects a larger dollar volume across comparatively fewer awards.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1542'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 192,777,533.19 | 192.78 million | 2,911 |
| 2024 | 219,156,245.55 | 219.16 million | 3,027 |
| 2023 | 338,802,198.80 | 338.80 million | 3,638 |
| 2022 | 402,545,194.03 | 402.55 million | 3,450 |
| 2021 | 379,725,677.31 | 379.73 million | 2,963 |
| 2020 | 376,126,202.41 | 376.13 million | 2,925 |
| 2019 | 471,622,548.42 | 471.62 million | 3,845 |
| 2018 | 437,806,494.04 | 437.81 million | 8,301 |
| 2017 | 323,539,309.96 | 323.54 million | 8,608 |
| 2016 | 59,559,235.73 | 59.56 million | 1,924 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR obligated $3.20 billion across 41,592 awards, averaging $76,977.79 per award. Obligations were concentrated in the 2017–2023 period, with annual totals generally between $323.5 million and $471.6 million, peaking in 2019 at $471.6 million and again remaining above $400 million in 2022. Activity declined in the most recent two years to $219.2 million in 2024 and $192.8 million in 2025, indicating a downward shift from prior-year levels.
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