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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 451211 federal market?

Net obligations$837.1K
Contract actions50
Vendors18
Federal customers10
Contracting offices19
Average action$16.7K
Largest action$212.9K
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 451211 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2019–FY 2025 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$45.2K
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$114.9K17107
FY 2020$248.1K1274+116.0%
FY 2021$295.5K654+19.1%
FY 2022$81.3K842−72.5%
FY 2023$6.9K111−91.5%
FY 2024$45.2K222+550.8%
FY 2025$45.2K422+0.0%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS1501$432.4K6451.7%
U.S. SECRET SERVICE7009$152.1K5118.2%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$122.2K19714.6%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$76.0K1019.1%
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION1549$34.6K324.1%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$11.7K321.4%
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION3300$8.1K111.0%
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION6938$4.6K110.5%
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT2400-$160110.0%
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT7200-$4.5K11-0.5%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 451211?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 451211 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
CCH INCORPORATED$385.0K3146.0%Jun 25, 2021
JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING, LLC$152.1K5118.2%Sep 11, 2025
BRODART CO.$76.0K1019.1%Sep 30, 2025
COMPLETE BOOK & MEDIA SUPPLY, LLC$56.8K1036.8%Sep 21, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$46.1K625.5%Jul 26, 2022
JOHN D PREUER AND ASSOCIATES INC$26.5K213.2%Apr 1, 2020
ENRICHMENT BOOKSTORE & ART CENTER, INC.$15.4K111.8%Aug 7, 2020
SCHOLASTIC INC.$13.3K111.6%Mar 11, 2022
MCGRAW HILL LLC$13.2K111.6%Aug 5, 2021
EN-NET SERVICES, L.L.C.$12.2K211.5%Dec 31, 2019

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 451211?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
7610BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS$721.0K341186.1%
W076LEASE OR RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT- BOOKS, MAPS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS$61.4K1027.3%
V119TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: OTHER$13.3K111.6%
7630NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS$13.2K111.6%
U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER$12.1K111.4%
9915COLLECTORS' AND/OR HISTORICAL ITEMS$8.1K111.0%
6910TRAINING AIDS$8.0K221.0%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 451211?

Competed under SAP56.0%28 actions
Other / unknown30.0%15 actions
Not available for competition8.0%4 actions
Competed6.0%3 actions
Other than small business share95.3%$798.0K
Small business share4.7%$39.1K
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$665.7K44
BPA CALL$152.1K5
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$19.2K1

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 451211?

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 $837.1K market as addressable.