W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (CAGE 25795, UEI DBQGN324ULK3) recorded $1.941 billion in obligated awards across 1,018,673 actions in the last 10 years, with an average action value of $1,905.59. Activity is heavily concentrated with the Federal Acquisition Service, and most obligations fall under NAICS 444110 Home Centers and 444130 Hardware Stores.
Federal Contractor
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. federal procurement profile for the last 10 years, showing obligations, award volume, agency mix, and NAICS concentration.
Totals reflect the stated 10-year analysis window and may include award actions at varying levels of detail in FPDS records.
CAGE Code
25795
UEI
DBQGN324ULK3
Total Obligated
1.94 billion
1,941,175,093.38
Award Actions
1,018,673
Average Action Value
1,905.59
About W.W. GRAINGER, INC. federal contract activity
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. recorded 1.94 billion in obligations across 1,018,673 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of 1,905.59. The award profile is highly fragmented, indicating extensive use for low-dollar, recurring procurement actions rather than a small number of large contracts.
Agency mix and customer concentration
Federal Acquisition Service dominates the customer base, accounting for 1.85 billion and 990,574 awards, which indicates that most activity flows through centralized federal supply channels. The remaining obligations are concentrated but far smaller, led by the Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department of State.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The vendor’s obligations are concentrated in NAICS 444110, Home Centers, which represents 1.69 billion and 948,828 awards, making it the clear core commercial category. NAICS 444130, Hardware Stores, is the second-largest segment at 190.51 million, while the remaining NAICS codes suggest smaller volumes of wholesale and manufacturing-related purchases.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations have remained strong in recent years, rising from 196.86 million in 2021 to 341.49 million in 2025. Award counts also remain very high, peaking in 2024 at 202,937 and staying elevated in 2025 at 189,586, reinforcing the pattern of high-volume procurement activity.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS award data for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. matched to CAGE code 25795 and UEI DBQGN324ULK3 over the last 10 years. Agency, NAICS, and annual trend sections reflect totals and counts aggregated from reported obligations in the analysis window.
Top Agencies
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agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
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count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 1,849,944,905.96 | 1.85 billion | 990,574 |
| 7505 | OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 25,103,270.55 | 25.10 million | 22 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 22,705,133.63 | 22.71 million | 22,515 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 9,711,763.06 | 9.71 million | 292 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 7,083,313.30 | 7.08 million | 819 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 3,867,096.87 | 3.87 million | 2,085 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 3,261,896.14 | 3.26 million | 91 |
| 7527 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE | 2,972,066.06 | 2.97 million | 211 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 2,454,112.52 | 2.45 million | 178 |
| 6920 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | 2,329,026.57 | 2.33 million | 73 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, W.W. GRAINGER, INC. has received $1.94 billion across 1,018,673 awards, with obligations highly concentrated in the Federal Acquisition Service, which accounts for $1.85 billion and 990,574 awards. The next largest agencies are far smaller by obligation value, led by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at $25.10 million and the Defense Logistics Agency at $22.71 million. Outside FAS, obligations are dispersed across multiple agencies at relatively low levels, indicating a broad but shallow federal customer base beyond the dominant buying activity.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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SELECT
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '25795'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444110 | HOME CENTERS | 1,685,012,362.36 | 1.69 billion | 948,828 |
| 444130 | HARDWARE STORES | 190,512,270.44 | 190.51 million | 39,745 |
| 423490 | OTHER PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 25,764,655.02 | 25.76 million | 57 |
| 339999 | ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING | 21,250,678.09 | 21.25 million | 20,309 |
| 335999 | ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING | 2,235,559.88 | 2.24 million | 66 |
| 332510 | HARDWARE MANUFACTURING | 1,968,593.59 | 1.97 million | 187 |
| 423710 | HARDWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 1,512,603.62 | 1.51 million | 3,073 |
| 339113 | SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING | 884,977.36 | 884.98 thousand | 721 |
| 335210 | SMALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING | 750,330.07 | 750.33 thousand | 3,025 |
| 423610 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, WIRING SUPPLIES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 727,459.82 | 727.46 thousand | 85 |
Insight
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. is highly concentrated in NAICS 444110, HOME CENTERS, which accounts for $1.69 billion of the $1.94 billion obligated over the last 10 years and 948,828 of 1,018,673 total awards. NAICS 444130, HARDWARE STORES, is a distant second at $190.51 million and 39,745 awards, while all remaining NAICS codes are comparatively minor and individually below $26 million. The profile indicates a predominantly retail/home-improvement supply contract base, with limited spread into wholesale and manufacturing codes.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '25795'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 341,486,914.29 | 341.49 million | 189,586 |
| 2024 | 325,113,114.65 | 325.11 million | 202,937 |
| 2023 | 267,691,727.64 | 267.69 million | 163,489 |
| 2022 | 220,781,877.03 | 220.78 million | 127,660 |
| 2021 | 196,859,293.25 | 196.86 million | 90,670 |
| 2020 | 220,271,717.87 | 220.27 million | 92,514 |
| 2019 | 163,785,155.78 | 163.79 million | 103,421 |
| 2018 | 120,931,042.33 | 120.93 million | 37,110 |
| 2017 | 81,467,333.66 | 81.47 million | 11,181 |
| 2016 | 2,786,916.88 | 2.79 million | 105 |
Insight
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. shows a strong upward funding trend over the last 10 years, with total obligations increasing from 2.79 million in 2016 to 341.49 million in 2025. Obligations are concentrated in the most recent four years: 2022 through 2025 account for 1.16 billion of the 1.94 billion total, or about 60 percent. Award volume is also high and sustained, with more than 1.0 million awards overall and annual counts peaking in 2024 and remaining elevated in 2025, indicating broad, recurring procurement activity rather than reliance on a few large awards.
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