This NAICS page summarizes federal spending for couriers and express delivery services over the last full year. USTRANSCOM and the Department of Veterans Affairs accounted for most obligations, while Federal Express Corporation and United Parcel Service Co. were the largest vendors by dollar value.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 492110 Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
FY 2025 federal obligations under NAICS 492110, Couriers and Express Delivery Services, totaled 790.29 million across 4,725 award actions.
Totals reflect reported obligation data for the analysis window and may differ from vendor or agency subtotals because of award-level reporting.
NAICS Code
492110
Industry
COURIERS AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES
Total Obligated
790.29 million
790,286,843.10
Award Actions
4,725
Average Action Value
167,256.47
About NAICS 492110 federal contract activity
FPDS records show 4,725 awards under NAICS 492110, COURIERS AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES, with total obligations of 790.29 million in the last full year. The average award value was 167,256.47, indicating a mix of high-volume, low-dollar delivery transactions and a smaller number of larger service obligations.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
USTRANSCOM accounted for the largest share of obligations at 444.68 million across 56 awards, making it the dominant buying activity in this NAICS. VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF followed with 270.76 million across 1,183 awards, while STATE, DEPARTMENT OF, the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, and INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE each represented much smaller obligation totals.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION led vendor activity with 519.85 million across 1,766 awards, and UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO. was second with 193.27 million across 1,751 awards. Together, those two vendors captured the vast majority of obligations in this NAICS; the remaining top vendors were far smaller, led by POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. at 17.00 million.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend for 2025 shows 793.71 million in obligations across 4,743 awards, which is broadly consistent with the last full-year totals. This suggests a stable procurement pattern for courier and express delivery services, with no material change in award volume or spending concentration visible from the available yearly data.
How to interpret this page
This page is based on FPDS-observed obligations mapped to NAICS 492110 over the last full year, using the provided agency, vendor, and annual summary fields. Totals reflect obligated dollars and award counts as recorded in the dataset; no estimates or external sources were added.
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 = '492110'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9776 | USTRANSCOM | 444,680,445.45 | 444.68 million | 56 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 270,756,257.97 | 270.76 million | 1,183 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 13,827,767.77 | 13.83 million | 288 |
| 1549 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | 12,372,857.96 | 12.37 million | 26 |
| 2050 | INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE | 12,201,275.59 | 12.20 million | 81 |
| 7505 | ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 10,600,000.00 | 10.60 million | 4 |
| 2800 | SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION | 4,140,003.20 | 4.14 million | 22 |
| 6920 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | 2,999,773.92 | 3.00 million | 6 |
| 12G2 | FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE | 2,409,612.71 | 2.41 million | 9 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 2,027,859.44 | 2.03 million | 929 |
Insight
Obligations in NAICS 492110 are highly concentrated among two agencies: USTRANSCOM accounts for $444.68 million and the Department of Veterans Affairs accounts for $270.76 million, together representing about 90.4% of the $790.29 million obligated in the last full year. The remaining top agencies each obligate less than $14 million, indicating a steep drop-off after the first two and a long tail of comparatively small buyers. Award counts are more dispersed than dollars, with VA at 1,183 awards and the Bureau of Prisons at 929 awards but only $2.03 million obligated, suggesting many low-value transactions in some 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 = '492110'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION | 01FJ4 | 519,847,660.94 | 519.85 million | 1,766 |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO. | 0FAG6 | 193,265,583.27 | 193.27 million | 1,751 |
| POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. | 05AE4 | 16,995,948.63 | 17.00 million | 30 |
| CROSSTOWN COURIER SERVICE INC | 31LQ2 | 9,940,537.21 | 9.94 million | 75 |
| DTSV INC. | 2X869 | 7,279,379.26 | 7.28 million | 7 |
| FG MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | 6V6Q4 | 5,142,471.73 | 5.14 million | 52 |
| DALYWORKS, LLC | 5RLY2 | 4,387,879.04 | 4.39 million | 48 |
| UPS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, INC. | 3BRZ9 | 3,850,000.00 | 3.85 million | 1 |
| ALL AMERICAN EXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC | 7K3B5 | 3,167,950.89 | 3.17 million | 59 |
| CROSSROADS LOGISTICS LLC | 8H7V3 | 3,000,000.00 | 3.00 million | 1 |
Insight
Obligations in NAICS 492110 were highly concentrated over the last full year, with Federal Express Corporation and United Parcel Service Co. accounting for 519.85 million and 193.27 million, respectively, or about 90% of the 790.29 million obligated across 4,725 awards. The remaining vendors were far smaller, with only two additional vendors above 10 million and the rest below that level, indicating a long tail of relatively limited spending. Award activity was also concentrated among the top two vendors, which each received more than 1,700 awards, while several lower-ranked vendors had only one to 75 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__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '492110'
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 | 793,713,171.00 | 793.71 million | 4,743 |
Insight
For NAICS 492110, COURIERS AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES, the last full year recorded $793.71 million in obligated dollars across 4,743 awards, with an average award value of $167,256.47. This indicates a high-volume, relatively small-dollar award distribution characteristic of courier and express delivery procurement. On an annual basis, obligations are concentrated in a large number of actions rather than a small set of high-value awards.
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