01 / Vendor Profile
HOWCO DISTRIBUTING CO. Federal Contracts and Awards
UEI ELNUZMD2HJA5 · CAGE 5E074
Federal contract activity attributed to this vendor identity across FY 2019–FY 2025. Obligations are FPDS accounting transactions, not company revenue.
02 / Federal Business Size
Federal contract market at a glance
Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.
Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $22.28M in net contract obligations to HOWCO DISTRIBUTING CO. across 18,388 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.
03 / Spending Trend
HOWCO DISTRIBUTING CO. 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$2.56M
FY 2025ObligationsHistorical spending range
| Fiscal year | Obligations | Actions | Federal customers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $10.83M | 6,167 | 3 | — |
| FY 2020 | $899.1K | 3,311 | 2 | −91.7% |
| FY 2021 | $597.1K | 1,912 | 2 | −33.6% |
| FY 2022 | $2.42M | 2,309 | 3 | +305.5% |
| FY 2023 | $2.20M | 1,763 | 3 | −9.0% |
| FY 2024 | $2.77M | 1,731 | 3 | +25.7% |
| FY 2025 | $2.56M | 1,195 | 2 | −7.6% |
04 / Federal Customers
Which federal agencies buy from HOWCO DISTRIBUTING CO.?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.
| Agency | Code | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97AS | $19.24M | 18,309 | 86.4% | |
| 2100 | $3.01M | 71 | 13.5% | |
| 7008 | $30.6K | 4 | 0.1% | |
| 9763 | $0 | 4 | 0.0% |
05 / Contracting Offices
Which contracting offices buy from HOWCO DISTRIBUTING CO.?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.
| Office | Code | Agency | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE4A6 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $2.98M | 2,413 | 13.4% | |
| W56HZV | DEPT OF THE ARMY | $2.67M | 45 | 12.0% | |
| SPE7L3 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $2.45M | 1,511 | 11.0% | |
| SPE7L1 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $2.10M | 1,881 | 9.4% | |
| SPE7MX | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $1.85M | 63 | 8.3% | |
| SPE7M1 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $1.16M | 660 | 5.2% | |
| SPE7L0 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $955.0K | 1,637 | 4.3% | |
| SPE7MC | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $794.1K | 530 | 3.6% | |
| SPE7L2 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $766.4K | 300 | 3.4% | |
| SPE7L5 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | $675.1K | 458 | 3.0% |
06 / Top NAICS Industries
Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?
| NAICS | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336992 | MILITARY ARMORED VEHICLE, TANK, AND TANK COMPONENT MANUFACTURING | $3.21M | 155 | 2 | 14.4% |
| 333120 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY MANUFACTURING | $2.58M | 58 | 2 | 11.6% |
| 334419 | OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING | $1.33M | 489 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 332722 | BOLT, NUT, SCREW, RIVET, AND WASHER MANUFACTURING | $1.22M | 3,381 | 1 | 5.5% |
| 333923 | OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE, HOIST, AND MONORAIL SYSTEM MANUFACTURING | $970.9K | 62 | 1 | 4.4% |
| 332618 | OTHER FABRICATED WIRE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING | $960.8K | 244 | 1 | 4.3% |
| 336413 | OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | $897.2K | 100 | 1 | 4.0% |
| 333618 | OTHER ENGINE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | $739.2K | 803 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 336390 | OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS MANUFACTURING | $728.2K | 623 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 332510 | HARDWARE MANUFACTURING | $670.8K | 1,349 | 3 | 3.0% |
07 / Top Product and Service Codes
What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?
| PSC | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2590 | MISCELLANEOUS VEHICULAR COMPONENTS | $4.15M | 433 | 2 | 18.6% |
| 5430 | STORAGE TANKS | $2.35M | 21 | 2 | 10.5% |
| 4010 | CHAIN AND WIRE ROPE | $929.6K | 59 | 1 | 4.2% |
| 6150 | MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRIC POWER AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT | $815.8K | 322 | 1 | 3.7% |
| 5330 | PACKING AND GASKET MATERIALS | $735.5K | 1,633 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 2530 | VEHICULAR BRAKE, STEERING, AXLE, WHEEL, AND TRACK COMPONENTS | $703.6K | 457 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 4320 | POWER AND HAND PUMPS | $699.5K | 174 | 1 | 3.1% |
| 5340 | HARDWARE, COMMERCIAL | $629.2K | 2,022 | 1 | 2.8% |
| 3040 | MISCELLANEOUS POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT | $623.6K | 371 | 1 | 2.8% |
| 3950 | WINCHES, HOISTS, CRANES, AND DERRICKS | $623.4K | 46 | 1 | 2.8% |
08 / Competition Pattern
How was HOWCO DISTRIBUTING CO.’s federal work competed?
Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.
09 / Recent Contract Awards
What contract actions were recorded most recently for HOWCO DISTRIBUTING CO.?
The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.
| Award / PIID | Signed | Obligation | Agency / office | NAICS | PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE7L125V119F | Sep 26, 2025 | -$48 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DLA LAND AND MARITIME | 332722 | 5340 |
10 / Interpreting the Profile
How should you evaluate HOWCO DISTRIBUTING CO. 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.
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Test market overlap
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