Last full year activity under NAICS 423850 was heavily concentrated at the Defense Logistics Agency, which accounted for $4.25 billion of the $4.31 billion total. The Federal Acquisition Service drove most of the remaining action volume, while Atlantic Diving Supply, W. S. Darley, and Noble Supply & Logistics were the largest vendors by obligated amount.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 423850 Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
NAICS 423850 covers service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers in federal procurement, with $4.31 billion obligated across 137,511 actions in the last full year.
Annual figures reflect the last full year and are shown as obligated dollars and award actions for NAICS 423850.
NAICS Code
423850
Industry
SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
Total Obligated
4.31 billion
4,309,643,007.79
Award Actions
137,511
Average Action Value
31,340.35
About NAICS 423850 federal contract activity
NAICS 423850 covers service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers. In the last full year, this category accounted for $4.31 billion in obligated federal spending across 137,511 awards, with an average award value of $31,340.35.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
Spending was highly concentrated at the Defense Logistics Agency, which obligated $4.25 billion across 1,289 awards and represented the overwhelming share of outlays in this NAICS. The Federal Acquisition Service was a distant second with $53.16 million across 136,106 awards, while the Department of State, Internal Revenue Service, and Smithsonian Institution each accounted for relatively small portions of total obligations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor activity was led by Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., which received $3.18 billion across 787 awards, making it the dominant recipient in this category. W. S. Darley & Co. followed with $696.26 million, while Noble Supply & Logistics, LLC, SupplyCore Inc., and National Industries for the Blind rounded out the top five; the latter’s 136,097 awards indicate a very high volume of smaller transactions.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend for 2025 shows total obligations of $4.31 billion across 137,511 awards, matching the last full year summary provided here. With only a single year in the analysis window, no multi-year growth pattern can be inferred from this dataset alone.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligation data for NAICS 423850 over the last full year and reports totals by dollars obligated, award count, and average award value. Agency and vendor rankings are based on obligated dollars within the selected NAICS, and the trend reflects the annual aggregate for the same period.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '423850'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 4,252,610,979.13 | 4.25 billion | 1,289 |
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 53,158,011.38 | 53.16 million | 136,106 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 1,766,624.51 | 1.77 million | 71 |
| 2050 | INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE | 621,890.00 | 621.89 thousand | 2 |
| 3300 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | 404,827.88 | 404.83 thousand | 6 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 291,320.14 | 291.32 thousand | 2 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 218,526.00 | 218.53 thousand | 4 |
| 7013 | TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION | 184,142.69 | 184.14 thousand | 1 |
| 6800 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | 149,767.02 | 149.77 thousand | 3 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 116,932.07 | 116.93 thousand | 5 |
Insight
For NAICS 423850 over the last full year, obligations were highly concentrated in the Defense Logistics Agency, which obligated $4.25 billion across 1,289 awards and accounted for the vast majority of the $4.31 billion total. The Federal Acquisition Service was a distant second at $53.16 million but issued 136,106 awards, indicating a much more fragmented, lower-dollar award pattern. All other listed agencies were minor obligators by comparison, each at $1.77 million or less, suggesting the market is dominated by one agency with broad but low-value activity from GSA.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '423850'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | 1CAY9 | 3,176,193,953.29 | 3.18 billion | 787 |
| W. S. DARLEY & CO. | 15852 | 696,264,617.97 | 696.26 million | 184 |
| NOBLE SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, LLC | 1HEN9 | 260,478,042.49 | 260.48 million | 256 |
| SUPPLYCORE INC. | 4V314 | 119,656,741.47 | 119.66 million | 62 |
| NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND | 5M888 | 53,159,933.38 | 53.16 million | 136,097 |
| GOSSELIN MOBILITY MOSCOW LLC | SAFR3 | 955,927.24 | 955.93 thousand | 5 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | 35KC0 | 436,793.72 | 436.79 thousand | 48 |
| SRT SUPPLY LLC | 1B3R6 | 436,740.00 | 436.74 thousand | 1 |
| QUADRIGA SERVICES OOD | 00XPU | 291,320.14 | 291.32 thousand | 1 |
| W S DARLEY & CO | 15852 | 272,338.13 | 272.34 thousand | 2 |
Insight
Obligations in NAICS 423850 were highly concentrated in the last full year, with ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. accounting for $3.18 billion of the $4.31 billion total, far exceeding all other vendors. W. S. DARLEY & CO. was the second-largest recipient at $696.26 million, while NOBLE SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, LLC and SUPPLYCORE INC. followed at $260.48 million and $119.66 million, respectively. Award activity was broader than obligation value suggests: NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND received 136,097 awards but only $53.16 million, indicating a large volume of small-dollar actions alongside a small number of very large obligations.
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__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '423850'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,309,643,007.79 | 4.31 billion | 137,511 |
Insight
For the last full year, NAICS 423850 recorded $4.31 billion in total obligations across 137,511 awards, yielding an average award value of $31,340.35. The activity is highly distributed across a large number of awards, indicating a broad procurement base rather than reliance on a small number of large actions. With only one annual data point provided for the period, trend direction cannot be assessed from this view alone.
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