In the last full year, federal agencies obligated $7.49 billion across 15,721 award actions for PSC 4220, with an average action value of $476,549.76. Defense Logistics Agency accounted for nearly all spending in this category, while the remaining obligation was distributed among the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and USSOCOM.
PSC Code
PSC 4220 Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
PSC 4220 covers marine lifesaving and diving equipment procurement, including obligation and award activity for the last full year.
Vendor and agency totals reflect reported obligations for the selected analysis window and may include separate entries for the same vendor name or CAGE code.
PSC Code
4220
PSC Description
MARINE LIFESAVING AND DIVING EQUIPMENT
Total Obligated
7.49 billion
7,491,838,885.26
Award Actions
15,721
Average Action Value
476,549.76
About PSC 4220 federal contract activity
PSC 4220, Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment, accounted for $7.49 billion in obligated spending across 15,721 awards during the last full year, with an average award value of $476,549.76. The obligation profile is highly concentrated, indicating this code is used for a substantial volume of recurring procurements as well as larger individual buys.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Defense Logistics Agency dominated activity under PSC 4220 with $7.47 billion and 15,448 awards, representing nearly all obligations in the category. The remaining obligation volume was distributed across the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Special Operations Command, each contributing materially smaller shares of spending and award counts.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. was the leading vendor by a wide margin, receiving $5.04 billion across 8,873 awards. W S Darley & Co, W. S. Darley & Co., SupplyCore Inc., and Noble Sales Co., Inc. were also among the top recipients, with award activity indicating a mix of high-volume supply relationships and repeated contracting actions.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend for 2025 shows $7.49 billion in obligations across 15,721 awards, establishing the baseline for the last full year analysis window. Because only one year is shown, this view supports point-in-time assessment rather than multi-year trend comparison.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations filtered to PSC 4220 for the last full year, using total obligated dollars, award counts, and average award value as the primary measures. Agency and vendor rankings reflect observed obligations within the selected period; vendor entries are presented as reported in FPDS and may include separate name variants tied to the same CAGE code.
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__productOrServiceCode = '4220'
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 | 7,467,047,324.74 | 7.47 billion | 15,448 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 10,447,997.78 | 10.45 million | 14 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 7,570,746.42 | 7.57 million | 58 |
| 7008 | U.S. COAST GUARD | 3,471,461.82 | 3.47 million | 142 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 2,033,749.20 | 2.03 million | 22 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 648,555.96 | 648.56 thousand | 9 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 261,053.70 | 261.05 thousand | 2 |
| 1560 | ATF ACQUISITION AND PROPERTY MGMT DIV | 205,454.94 | 205.45 thousand | 2 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 51,620.00 | 51.62 thousand | 3 |
| 1330 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | 41,283.00 | 41.28 thousand | 2 |
Insight
Obligations under PSC 4220 are highly concentrated in the Defense Logistics Agency, which accounts for 7.47 billion of the 7.49 billion obligated in the last full year and 15,448 of 15,721 awards. The remaining agencies each represent a very small share of activity, with the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard all trailing far behind at single-digit millions in obligations. This pattern indicates a highly centralized procurement profile for marine lifesaving and diving equipment, with limited distribution across other 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,
ifNull(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__productOrServiceCode = '4220'
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,
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | 1CAY9 | 5,039,257,305.42 | 5.04 billion | 8,873 |
| W S DARLEY & CO | 15852 | 707,074,669.35 | 707.07 million | 2,345 |
| W. S. DARLEY & CO. | 15852 | 696,267,739.22 | 696.27 million | 186 |
| SUPPLYCORE INC. | 4V314 | 443,632,406.43 | 443.63 million | 1,226 |
| NOBLE SALES CO., INC. | 1HEN9 | 292,235,620.97 | 292.24 million | 1,369 |
| NOBLE SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, LLC | 1HEN9 | 261,164,746.19 | 261.16 million | 868 |
| MUSTANG SURVIVAL MFG, INC. | 8GFM5 | 10,803,988.62 | 10.80 million | 81 |
| PATTEN CO., INC. | 6M638 | 7,507,632.02 | 7.51 million | 29 |
| SWITLIK PARACHUTE COMPANY, INC. | 78673 | 3,879,189.85 | 3.88 million | 68 |
| AIR CRUISERS COMPANY, LLC | 70167 | 3,215,814.05 | 3.22 million | 34 |
Insight
PSC 4220 obligations were highly concentrated in the last full year: Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. accounted for about 5.04 billion of 7.49 billion total obligated, or roughly 67% of all obligations, across 8,873 awards. The next largest vendors were W S Darley & Co and W. S. Darley & Co. (same CAGE 15852), which together added about 1.40 billion, indicating notable name-level fragmentation within a single supplier identity. After the top four vendors, obligated amounts decline sharply, with only a small set of vendors above 200 million and the remaining named vendors each below 11 million, reflecting a strongly skewed vendor distribution.
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__productOrServiceCode = '4220'
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 | 7,491,838,885.26 | 7.49 billion | 15,721 |
Insight
In the last full year, PSC 4220 obligated $7.49 billion across 15,721 awards, for an average award value of about $476.5K. The obligation base is highly concentrated in a single annual period, indicating that current activity is best characterized by one year of observed spending rather than a multi-year trend. The award volume suggests a broad distribution of obligations across many transactions, despite the relatively high total obligated amount.
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