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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$506.72M
Contract actions312,748
Awards / PIIDs297,048
Federal customers27
Contracting offices137
Average action$1.6K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $506.72M in net contract obligations to MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. across 312,748 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. 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$103.67M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$34.26M42,47920—
FY 2021$27.18M38,41017−20.7%
FY 2022$55.79M37,83313+105.2%
FY 2023$93.24M54,06019+67.1%
FY 2024$95.20M48,76012+2.1%
FY 2025$97.37M47,5298+2.3%
FY 2026$103.67M43,67711+6.5%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
4732$468.34M306,49992.4%
5700$26.39M615.2%
97AS$4.90M5,0791.0%
1542$4.68M1660.9%
1700$1.01M7330.2%
1540$979.7K400.2%
2100$210.5K310.0%
7527$168.3K150.0%
2044$142.0K190.0%
3600$118.7K40.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
444130HARDWARE STORES$471.79M307,4432293.1%
333515CUTTING TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORY MANUFACTURING$23.70M5144.7%
339999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING$4.70M4,94840.9%
336390OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS MANUFACTURING$2.71M8710.5%
333991POWER-DRIVEN HANDTOOL MANUFACTURING$1.70M2030.3%
423120MOTOR VEHICLE SUPPLIES AND NEW PARTS MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$766.2K1610.2%
423710HARDWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$433.0K2010.1%
332439OTHER METAL CONTAINER MANUFACTURING$338.0K510.1%
332510HARDWARE MANUFACTURING$241.6K1640.0%
333517MACHINE TOOL MANUFACTURING$167.7K920.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
5120HAND TOOLS, NONEDGED, NONPOWERED$460.56M304,580790.9%
5180SETS, KITS, AND OUTFITS OF HAND TOOLS$16.67M2343.3%
7510OFFICE SUPPLIES$7.85M1,90841.5%
5340HARDWARE, COMMERCIAL$6.46M5,259101.3%
3460MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES$4.55M2730.9%
5130HAND TOOLS, POWER DRIVEN$2.67M4650.5%
4320POWER AND HAND PUMPS$1.69M420.3%
5310NUTS AND WASHERS$1.24M2920.2%
2590MISCELLANEOUS VEHICULAR COMPONENTS$721.8K4010.1%
2540VEHICULAR FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES$634.1K1110.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$475.90M312,376
Competed under SAP$30.39M292
Other / unknown$398.9K79
Not available for competition$21.3K1

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
47QSCC26F7D19Sep 30, 2026$2.2KFEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE GSA/FAS CENTER OF INNOVATIVE ACQUIS4441305120

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. 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.