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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 5120 federal market?

Net obligations$3.40B
Contract actions2,875,320
Vendors1,275
Federal customers53
Contracting offices489
Average action$1.2K
Largest action$8.32M
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 5120 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$457.26M
FY 2026
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2020$443.71M426,93554025—
FY 2021$366.65M371,23151624−17.4%
FY 2022$412.03M457,41347723+12.4%
FY 2023$542.92M461,15051533+31.8%
FY 2024$611.22M441,81252726+12.6%
FY 2025$564.45M404,17152726−7.7%
FY 2026$457.26M312,60842723−19.0%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE4732$3.20B2,861,89028194.3%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$76.07M9,0077132.2%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$63.69M3,1763111.9%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$41.12M4151291.2%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$5.84M297790.2%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$1.53M72280.0%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$1.26M99340.0%
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION6920$563.3K320.0%
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE12H2$524.2K1890.0%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$492.5K28100.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 5120?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 5120 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.$1.50B903,2061544.3%Sep 30, 2026
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.$460.56M304,582713.6%Sep 30, 2026
L C INDUSTRIES INC.$410.21M144,795112.1%Sep 30, 2026
WRIGHT TOOL COMPANY, LLC$267.22M602,54587.9%Sep 30, 2026
NOBLE SALES CO., INC.$113.83M204,72363.3%Sep 30, 2026
GIGA, INC.$111.84M188,81443.3%Sep 30, 2026
IDSC HOLDINGS LLC$58.27M39,643121.7%Sep 30, 2026
OSC SOLUTIONS INC$52.85M4,14711.6%Sep 30, 2026
KIPPER TOOL COMPANY$45.78M106,15381.3%Sep 30, 2026
NCH CORPORATION$27.29M8,91010.8%Mar 13, 2024

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 5120?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
444110HOME CENTERS$1.51B919,381744.3%
444130HARDWARE STORES$576.80M509,4884617.0%
339940OFFICE SUPPLIES (EXCEPT PAPER) MANUFACTURING$410.03M144,9471812.1%
423710HARDWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$264.72M595,841297.8%
332216SAW BLADE AND HANDTOOL MANUFACTURING$254.38M176,7978177.5%
332510HARDWARE MANUFACTURING$198.63M335,0601485.8%
423840INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$104.02M173,466113.1%
336413OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$36.57M959771.1%
315990APPAREL ACCESSORIES AND OTHER APPAREL MANUFACTURING$7.29M1520.2%
335313SWITCHGEAR AND SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS MANUFACTURING$2.82M13540.1%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 5120?

Competed93.2%2,679,464 actions
Competed under SAP4.9%140,587 actions
Other / unknown1.1%31,405 actions
Not competed0.5%14,237 actions
Not competed under SAP0.3%9,136 actions
Not available for competition0.0%491 actions
Other than small business share98.4%$3.34B
Small business share1.6%$53.54M
Common action typeObligationsActions
BPA CALL$2.98B2,578,948
PURCHASE ORDER$211.46M170,189
DELIVERY ORDER$185.90M126,123
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$16.97M60

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 5120?

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 $3.40B market as addressable.