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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 8540 federal market?

Net obligations$60.36M
Contract actions3,914
Vendors243
Federal customers30
Contracting offices259
Average action$15.4K
Largest action$1.36M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 8540 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$6.74M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$7.96M4629723
FY 2020$8.67M5229524+8.9%
FY 2021$9.20M3958720+6.1%
FY 2022$7.79M4817521−15.3%
FY 2023$12.51M6138418+60.5%
FY 2024$7.48M7067713−40.2%
FY 2025$6.74M7357113−9.8%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS1540$42.38M1,34912670.2%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE7527$5.98M2969.9%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$3.71M1,255346.1%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$1.84M126263.0%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$1.48M58162.5%
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE1443$1.32M50232.2%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$841.4K39121.4%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$820.7K3661.4%
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION7014$513.1K110.9%
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION3300$253.7K31130.4%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 8540?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 8540 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
OUTLOOK-NEBRASKA, INC.$14.37M429323.8%Sep 2, 2025
NOR-KEM DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$5.95M2419.9%Nov 4, 2024
DILTEX INC$2.26M6523.7%Aug 21, 2025
MID-STATES SERVICES, INC.$2.20M8613.7%Aug 26, 2025
LAZER CARTRIDGES PLUS LLC$1.85M4943.1%Aug 15, 2025
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$1.84M11033.0%Sep 29, 2025
ED & LEUTE LLC$1.75M5622.9%Sep 5, 2025
NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND$1.74M6932.9%Aug 21, 2025
ENVISION XPRESS, INC.$1.31M4612.2%Aug 13, 2025
USFI INC$1.31M24512.2%Sep 12, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 8540?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
322291SANITARY PAPER PRODUCT MANUFACTURING$24.02M6919939.8%
322121PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS$3.66M241296.1%
339940OFFICE SUPPLIES (EXCEPT PAPER) MANUFACTURING$2.75M570304.6%
339944CARBON PAPER AND INKED RIBBON MANUFACTURING$2.38M72163.9%
322230STATIONERY PRODUCT MANUFACTURING$2.37M90113.9%
339999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING$1.89M75133.1%
326111PLASTICS BAG MANUFACTURING$1.63M6412.7%
424120STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$1.54M66102.5%
311812COMMERCIAL BAKERIES$1.53M621212.5%
325620TOILET PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$1.49M70232.5%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 8540?

Competed61.2%2,394 actions
Competed under SAP21.7%850 actions
Not available for competition10.4%408 actions
Other / unknown4.3%170 actions
Not competed2.4%92 actions
Other than small business share86.5%$52.18M
Small business share13.5%$8.17M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$24.10M2,519
PURCHASE ORDER$32.54M1,076
BPA CALL$3.64M313
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$76.9K6

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 8540?

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 $60.36M market as addressable.