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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 422690 federal market?

Net obligations$7.75M
Contract actions490
Vendors85
Federal customers22
Contracting offices65
Average action$15.8K
Largest action$702.9K
Data coverageFY 2003–FY 2009

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 422690 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2003–FY 2009 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$59.5K
FY 2009
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2003$2.40M77179
FY 2004$2.32M1165817−3.4%
FY 2005$1.07M1113310−53.8%
FY 2006$1.31M62139+22.6%
FY 2007$485.2K7253−63.1%
FY 2008$96.0K3022−80.2%
FY 2009$59.5K2232−38.1%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2003–FY 2009.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$1.58M13820.4%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$1.58M93620.4%
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM1540$1.55M220820.1%
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT1422$957.3K34212.4%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$545.6K1287.0%
UNITED STATES MINT2044$425.2K435.5%
PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE4740$247.0K323.2%
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION1330$207.6K112.7%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$160.0K212.1%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$76.8K221.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 422690?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2003–FY 2009.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 422690 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
ROTECH$1.21M4115.6%Jul 15, 2003
FIRE-TROL HOLDINGS LLC$910.6K17111.8%Nov 9, 2004
MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY$815.1K5110.5%Sep 1, 2005
KNOOP & ASSOCIATES INC$734.7K3319.5%Jul 2, 2007
DEGUCHI TORAZO SHOTEN Y K$649.7K2718.4%Sep 15, 2006
IFS INDUSTRIES INC$547.8K19617.1%Mar 26, 2009
SUNSTONE S INC$357.0K114.6%Jan 13, 2006
CARBON DIOXIDE SYSTEM INC$320.1K114.1%Aug 2, 2004
ONDEO NALCO COMPANY$244.0K213.1%Nov 21, 2003
BOC GASES$209.6K322.7%Sep 29, 2004

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 422690?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
6830GASES: COMPRESSED AND LIQUEFIED$2.12M481927.3%
6810CHEMICALS$1.26M1464116.3%
S111GAS SERVICES$815.1K5110.5%
7930CLEANING/POLISHING COMPOUNDS & PREP$791.7K39510.2%
6850MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES$685.7K1448.8%
8040ADHESIVES$564.6K18727.3%
3590MISC SERVICE & TRADE EQ$492.8K116.4%
9620MINERALS, NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC$357.0K114.6%
F003FOREST-RANGE FIRE SUPPRESSION$300.6K813.9%
3650CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL MACHINE$100.7K321.3%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 422690?

Competed66.5%326 actions
Other / unknown14.7%72 actions
Not competed under SAP11.2%55 actions
Not available for competition4.5%22 actions
Not competed2.7%13 actions
Competed under SAP0.2%1 actions
Follow-on to competed action0.2%1 actions
Other than small business share75.9%$5.88M
Small business share24.1%$1.87M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$4.57M335
PURCHASE ORDER$2.25M104
BPA CALL$491.7K35
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$440.2K16

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 422690?

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 $7.75M market as addressable.