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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$27.93M
Contract actions432
Awards / PIIDs204
Federal customers11
Contracting offices18
Average action$64.6K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $27.93M in net contract obligations to NORTHWESTERN CORP across 432 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

NORTHWESTERN CORP 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$4.55M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$4.23M668—
FY 2021$3.61M927−14.7%
FY 2022$3.42M828−5.1%
FY 2023$4.04M667+18.1%
FY 2024$3.46M405−14.4%
FY 2025$4.62M506+33.5%
FY 2026$4.55M365−1.5%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from NORTHWESTERN CORP?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
7529$21.72M24877.8%
7527$1.39M305.0%
1450$1.38M625.0%
1443$1.32M154.7%
1540$1.27M504.6%
3600$761.0K82.7%
1425$44.5K110.2%
12C2$29.8K30.1%
1700$010.0%
4740$030.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from NORTHWESTERN CORP?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
221122ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION$19.62M3251170.3%
926130REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRIC, GAS, AND OTHER UTILITIES$7.99M86428.6%
221210NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION$303.9K1961.1%
237130POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION$11.1K110.0%
221119OTHER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION$0110.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
S208HOUSEKEEPING- LANDSCAPING/GROUNDSKEEPING$21.77M246177.9%
S112UTILITIES- ELECTRIC$3.51M108812.6%
S119UTILITIES- OTHER$928.7K2923.3%
N059INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS$784.7K312.8%
S111UTILITIES- GAS$688.2K3562.5%
S299HOUSEKEEPING- OTHER$164.5K610.6%
Z2NZREPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OTHER UTILITIES$54.1K310.2%
Z1AZMAINTENANCE OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS$15.9K110.1%
F003NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FOREST-RANGE FIRE SUPPRESSION/PRESUPPRESSION$11.1K110.0%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was NORTHWESTERN CORP’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed under SAP$22.17M250
Not competed$5.13M172
Other / unknown$625.0K10

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for NORTHWESTERN CORP?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
75N99025F00022Sep 2, 2026$775.0KNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH A E CONSTRUCTION926130S208

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate NORTHWESTERN CORP 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.