Federal Prison Industries / UNICOR recorded 15,989 award actions and $1.53 billion in obligations over the last five years, with an average action value of $95,878.84. Annual obligations peaked in 2022 at $402.55 million and remained above $192.77 million in each year through 2025.
Federal Agency
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
FPDS contract activity for Federal Prison Industries / UNICOR (Agency ID 1542) over the last five years, showing obligations, award volume, vendors, NAICS mix, and annual trends.
Figures reflect the selected five-year analysis window and are based on readable and exact obligated totals, award counts, and categorized FPDS data provided here.
Agency ID
1542
Total Obligated
1.53 billion
1,533,006,848.88
Award Actions
15,989
Average Action Value
95,878.84
About FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR recorded $1.53 billion in obligations across 15,989 awards, with an average award value of $95,878.84. The volume of awards indicates a high-frequency procurement profile with moderate average transaction size.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Obligations are concentrated among a small group of vendors, led by KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. at $252.61 million across 3,005 awards. The remaining top vendors—BLIND INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES OF MARYLAND, WARHORSE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC, VETERANS RANGE SOLUTIONS, LLC, and NIGHTINGALE CORP—each account for substantial recurring spend, suggesting repeated buying relationships rather than one-off awards.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The top NAICS codes show a mix of construction, finishing, apparel, and furniture manufacturing activity. The largest obligations fall under OTHER BUILDING FINISHING CONTRACTORS, INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, CUT AND SEW APPAREL CONTRACTORS, and office furniture manufacturing, which is consistent with an agency tied to industrial production and facility-related procurement.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2022 at $402.55 million and then declined in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to $338.80 million, $219.16 million, and $192.78 million respectively. Award counts followed a similar pattern, with the highest volume in 2023 before easing in the following two years, indicating a contraction from the peak period. The 2021-2022 period represents the strongest procurement intensity in the window.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query obligation data for FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR over the last 5 years. Vendor, NAICS, and annual trend figures reflect ranked obligations and award counts within the analysis window; no additional normalization or external assumptions were applied.
Top Vendors
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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 5 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. | 252,606,481.94 | 252.61 million | 3,005 |
| BLIND INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES OF MARYLAND | 100,851,837.96 | 100.85 million | 414 |
| WARHORSE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC | 89,322,198.00 | 89.32 million | 103 |
| VETERANS RANGE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 86,751,334.39 | 86.75 million | 305 |
| NIGHTINGALE CORP | 49,342,340.67 | 49.34 million | 448 |
| BPD ENGINEERING, LLC | 44,891,838.31 | 44.89 million | 626 |
| CONSOLIDATED EDISON SOLUTIONS, INC. | 40,992,994.47 | 40.99 million | 65 |
| WINSTON-SALEM INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, INC. | 37,953,333.90 | 37.95 million | 85 |
| BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC. | 37,935,626.84 | 37.94 million | 2 |
| HUMANSCALE CORPORATION | 34,522,351.34 | 34.52 million | 645 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR obligated $1.53 billion across 15,989 awards, averaging $95.9K per award. Vendor obligations are moderately concentrated: KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. accounts for $252.61 million and 3,005 awards, or about 16.5% of total obligations, while the next nine vendors each range from $34.52 million to $100.85 million. The mix also shows uneven award distribution, with some vendors receiving many relatively small awards and others fewer, higher-value awards, indicating a broad but top-heavy vendor base.
Top NAICS
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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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238390 | OTHER BUILDING FINISHING CONTRACTORS | 154,893,706.74 | 154.89 million | 1,955 |
| 236210 | INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 140,800,318.34 | 140.80 million | 337 |
| 315210 | CUT AND SEW APPAREL CONTRACTORS | 118,956,363.75 | 118.96 million | 483 |
| 337214 | OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING | 106,772,529.67 | 106.77 million | 1,745 |
| 337211 | WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING | 84,567,557.69 | 84.57 million | 1,139 |
| 313210 | BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS | 62,806,875.95 | 62.81 million | 984 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 55,593,128.48 | 55.59 million | 202 |
| 334417 | ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR MANUFACTURING | 51,595,691.16 | 51.60 million | 215 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 50,664,768.24 | 50.66 million | 81 |
| 313310 | TEXTILE AND FABRIC FINISHING MILLS | 39,758,258.07 | 39.76 million | 341 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR obligated $1.53 billion across 15,989 awards, with the top 10 NAICS codes accounting for a substantial share of activity. Obligations are concentrated in construction, apparel, furniture, textiles, and related manufacturing categories, led by NAICS 238390 ($154.89 million; 1,955 awards), 236210 ($140.80 million; 337 awards), and 315210 ($118.96 million; 483 awards). Higher award counts in 238390, 337214, and 337211 indicate broad transaction volume in these product and service lines, while several of the largest obligation totals are tied to fewer awards, suggesting larger individual obligations in select NAICS categories.
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 5 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 |
Insight
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES / UNICOR obligated $1.53 billion across 15,989 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of $95,878.84. Annual obligations peaked in 2022 at $402.55 million and then declined for three consecutive years to $192.78 million in 2025, indicating a sustained downward trend after the high point. Award volume followed a similar pattern, rising to 3,638 awards in 2023 before easing to 2,911 in 2025, suggesting recent contraction in both dollar value and transaction count.
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