This NAICS page summarizes federal obligations, award activity, agencies, vendors, and annual trends for service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers. The five-year total is $15.36 billion across 599,060 award actions, with activity concentrated in the Defense Logistics Agency and Federal Acquisition Service.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 423850 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
FPDS procurement analysis for NAICS 423850 covers service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers over the last 5 years.
Totals reflect readable FPDS obligations for the last 5 years and may include multiple action types within the award count.
NAICS Code
423850
Industry
SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
Total Obligated
15.36 billion
15,361,113,814.06
Award Actions
599,060
Average Action Value
25,642.02
About NAICS 423850 federal contract activity
NAICS 423850, Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, represents a substantial federal procurement market over the last 5 years, with $15.36 billion in obligated funds across 599,060 awards. The average award value is $25,642.02, indicating a highly fragmented spending profile dominated by a very large number of relatively small transactions.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Defense Logistics Agency is the clear primary buyer in this NAICS, accounting for $15.14 billion across 9,063 awards, or nearly all obligations captured in the period. The Federal Acquisition Service is a distant second at $209.08 million but with 589,287 awards, showing a high-volume, low-dollar purchasing pattern; the State Department, Smithsonian Institution, and Forest Service each represent comparatively minor shares of spend.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. leads vendor obligations by a wide margin with $10.95 billion across 5,686 awards, followed by W. S. Darley & Co. at $2.08 billion and Noble Supply & Logistics, LLC at $1.21 billion. The remaining top vendors, SupplyCore Inc. and Federal Resources Supply Company, also show meaningful award counts, reinforcing concentration among a small set of suppliers.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations increased from $1.93 billion in 2021 to $4.31 billion in 2025, with steady year-over-year growth across the period. Award counts were highest in 2022 through 2024, then declined in 2025, suggesting larger-dollar activity in the most recent year even as transaction volume moderated.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS-observed obligations and award counts for NAICS 423850 over the last 5 years. Agency, vendor, and annual trend figures are derived from the provided dataset and reflect reported federal contracting activity within the selected analysis window.
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 5 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 | 15,136,612,059.63 | 15.14 billion | 9,063 |
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 209,076,712.35 | 209.08 million | 589,287 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 5,828,051.88 | 5.83 million | 322 |
| 3300 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | 1,467,734.71 | 1.47 million | 86 |
| 12C2 | FOREST SERVICE | 1,056,053.68 | 1.06 million | 9 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 1,036,013.89 | 1.04 million | 41 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 808,307.02 | 808.31 thousand | 1 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 733,686.82 | 733.69 thousand | 37 |
| 2050 | INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE | 621,890.00 | 621.89 thousand | 2 |
| 9568 | UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG | 596,391.00 | 596.39 thousand | 18 |
Insight
NAICS 423850 is highly concentrated in the Defense Logistics Agency, which accounts for $15.14 billion of the $15.36 billion obligated over the last 5 years, or nearly all activity in this category. The Federal Acquisition Service is a distant second at $209.08 million but carries the overwhelming share of transaction volume with 589,287 awards, indicating much smaller average award sizes than DLA. All other agencies are marginal by comparison, each with less than $6 million obligated, reflecting a sharply skewed distribution of spend across a small number of agencies.
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 5 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 | 10,947,748,107.48 | 10.95 billion | 5,686 |
| W. S. DARLEY & CO. | 15852 | 2,077,644,930.20 | 2.08 billion | 1,041 |
| NOBLE SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, LLC | 1HEN9 | 1,210,534,297.11 | 1.21 billion | 996 |
| SUPPLYCORE INC. | 4V314 | 566,735,534.14 | 566.74 million | 442 |
| FEDERAL RESOURCES SUPPLY COMPANY | 1Q3Z9 | 288,177,730.10 | 288.18 million | 665 |
| NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND | 5M888 | 208,901,719.95 | 208.90 million | 589,085 |
| NOBLE SALES CO., INC. | 1HEN9 | 47,637,797.80 | 47.64 million | 68 |
| QUANTICO TACTICAL INCORPORATED | 80MP4 | 9,185,936.43 | 9.19 million | 83 |
| TACTICAL & SURVIVAL SPECIALTIES, INC. | 0UWS0 | 6,408,483.62 | 6.41 million | 58 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | 35KC0 | 3,669,753.12 | 3.67 million | 258 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, obligated dollars in NAICS 423850 total $15.36 billion across 599,060 awards, with an average award value of $25,642. The vendor base is highly concentrated: ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. accounts for $10.95 billion, or roughly 71% of total obligations, while the next three vendors add another $3.85 billion, bringing the top four to about 96% of obligations. Award volume is also concentrated, with NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND receiving 589,085 awards, indicating a very high count of small-value transactions relative to obligated dollars.
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 5 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 |
| 2024 | 3,771,513,353.49 | 3.77 billion | 153,311 |
| 2023 | 3,124,226,826.83 | 3.12 billion | 153,217 |
| 2022 | 2,229,554,975.73 | 2.23 billion | 136,881 |
| 2021 | 1,926,175,650.22 | 1.93 billion | 18,140 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NAICS 423850 obligated $15.36 billion across 599,060 awards, with an average award value of $25,642. Obligation volume increased each year from $1.93 billion in 2021 to $4.31 billion in 2025, indicating sustained growth in this category. Award counts were highest in 2024 and 2023 at roughly 153,000 each, while 2021 had far fewer awards (18,140), suggesting a notable shift in transaction volume over the period.
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