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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$40.39M
Contract actions116
Awards / PIIDs39
Federal customers5
Contracting offices11
Average action$348.2K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $40.39M in net contract obligations to BELL AND HOWELL, LLC across 116 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

BELL AND HOWELL, LLC contract spending by year

Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.

Total obligations$7.79M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$5.49M213
FY 2020$4.98M173−9.3%
FY 2021$5.12M143+2.8%
FY 2022$5.43M173+6.0%
FY 2023$5.65M202+4.1%
FY 2024$5.94M183+5.1%
FY 2025$7.79M93+31.3%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from BELL AND HOWELL, LLC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
2050$39.80M4998.5%
1323$444.7K571.1%
1549$127.8K50.3%
9000$10.0K10.0%
3600$7.1K40.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from BELL AND HOWELL, LLC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
811310COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$29.88M26274.0%
561499ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES$9.82M10224.3%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$358.4K1310.9%
333318OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$194.8K4530.5%
333310COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$72.2K1020.2%
326299ALL OTHER RUBBER PRODUCT MANUFACTURING$19.9K110.0%
333999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$17.0K210.0%
811212COMPUTER AND OFFICE MACHINE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$10.1K210.0%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$10.0K110.0%
333924INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRACTOR, TRAILER, AND STACKER MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$9.7K210.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
7B21IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE: MAINFRAME (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)$16.46M7140.8%
J070MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- ADP EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE/SUPPLIES/SUPPORT EQUIPMENT$9.82M10224.3%
DE01IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk; Tier 1-2, Workspace, Print, Output, Productivity Tools (Labor)$8.10M3120.1%
DE10IT AND TELECOM - END USER AS A SERVICE: HELP DESK; TIER 1-2, WORKSPACE, PRINT, PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS$5.28M2113.1%
D319IT AND TELECOM- ANNUAL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SERVICE PLANS$198.0K810.5%
DD01IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)$160.4K510.4%
J039MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT$70.5K1120.2%
5999MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS$54.6K3510.1%
R408SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT$54.4K210.1%
DF10IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT AS A SERVICE$37.2K210.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was BELL AND HOWELL, LLC’s federal work competed?

Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Other / unknown$362.9K49
Not available for competition$39.68M32
Not competed$186.4K25
Competed under SAP$164.9K10

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for BELL AND HOWELL, LLC?

The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
36C10X23C0002May 30, 2025$0VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF SAC FREDERICK (36C10X)811210J039

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate BELL AND HOWELL, LLC as a federal contractor?

Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.

01

Separate obligations from revenue

FPDS obligations are government accounting actions and may include later deobligations.

02

Follow customer concentration

Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.

03

Test market overlap

NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.

04

Inspect the awards

Open the PIIDs to verify dates, offices, classifications, and transaction history.