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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 331491 federal market?

Net obligations$8.44B
Contract actions13,168
Vendors484
Federal customers16
Contracting offices110
Average action$641.2K
Largest action$240.33M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 331491 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2020–FY 2026 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$1.13B
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$1.37B2,22416310—
FY 2021$1.78B2,68217711+30.2%
FY 2022$1.58B2,09117310−11.2%
FY 2023$972.05M1,78415812−38.6%
FY 2024$1.04B1,6621459+6.7%
FY 2025$566.26M1,5621738−45.4%
FY 2026$1.13B1,16313511+100.1%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
UNITED STATES MINT2044$7.73B1,729791.5%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$678.29M10,7123478.0%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$29.08M4911120.3%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$4.06M44130.0%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$2.20M50170.0%
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING2041$427.0K1240.0%
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY1341$345.8K830.0%
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION8000$345.1K2870.0%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$208.2K540.0%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$166.6K540.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 331491?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 331491 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
COINS 'N THINGS, INC.$3.64B763143.1%Feb 5, 2025
PRECIOUS A-MARK METALS INC$2.10B463124.9%Sep 17, 2026
ASAHI REFINING USA INC.$1.82B459121.6%Sep 24, 2026
GLENCORE LTD.$450.61M215.3%Jun 29, 2026
DILLON GAGE INCORPORATED OF DALLAS$116.46M1711.4%Sep 28, 2020
RMI TITANIUM COMPANY, LLC$54.96M410.7%Mar 26, 2025
RIO TINTO SERVICES INC$51.62M510.6%Apr 30, 2026
JARDEN ZINC PRODUCTS, LLC$49.26M2210.6%Jun 24, 2025
RUDY III, ERNEST$18.82M1,36520.2%Jul 10, 2026
MURRAY BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$13.16M43910.2%Jul 13, 2026

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 331491?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
9660PRECIOUS METALS PRIMARY FORMS$7.48B1,639688.5%
9650NONFERROUS BASE METAL REFINERY AND INTERMEDIATE FORMS$614.23M48137.3%
9545PLATE, SHEET, STRIP, FOIL, AND WIRE: PRECIOUS METAL$202.00M6722.4%
9535PLATE, SHEET, STRIP, AND FOIL; NONFERROUS BASE METAL$61.47M7,1851060.7%
6145WIRE AND CABLE, ELECTRICAL$29.97M957670.4%
9530BARS AND RODS, NONFERROUS BASE METAL$18.19M430790.2%
1660AIRCRAFT AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND PRESSURIZING EQUIPMENT$10.78M496590.1%
9540STRUCTURAL SHAPES, NONFERROUS BASE METAL$5.40M307530.1%
9510BARS AND RODS$3.10M211170.0%
9505WIRE, NONELECTRICAL$2.39M165150.0%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 331491?

Competed under SAP69.7%9,182 actions
Competed14.2%1,871 actions
Not available for competition13.0%1,712 actions
Other / unknown2.1%276 actions
Not competed under SAP0.9%122 actions
Not competed0.0%5 actions
Other than small business share99.8%$8.43B
Small business share0.2%$12.80M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$123.91M9,176
DELIVERY ORDER$8.24B3,878
BPA CALL$1.97M64
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$73.78M50

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 331491?

10 / Market Interpretation

How should contractors evaluate this market?

01

Start with the spending direction

Compare annual obligations with actions and vendor participation. Growth driven by only a few large actions represents a different opportunity from broad, recurring demand.

02

Follow the actual buyers

Move from federal customers to contracting offices. Offices reveal where acquisition responsibility and recurring purchasing activity are concentrated.

03

Measure accessible demand

Use competition, small-business participation, incumbent vendors, and PSC mix before treating the full $8.44B market as addressable.