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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$1.22M
Contract actions669
Awards / PIIDs587
Federal customers37
Contracting offices172
Average action$1.8K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $1.22M in net contract obligations to STAPLES INC across 669 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

STAPLES 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$113.3K
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$511.1K16221
FY 2020$225.2K11818−55.9%
FY 2021$144.2K13314−36.0%
FY 2022$58.2K5910−59.6%
FY 2023$164.1K6715+181.8%
FY 2024$3.9K7213−97.6%
FY 2025$113.3K589+2,776.0%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from STAPLES INC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
7529$199.0K1316.3%
97AS$168.9K2213.8%
7527$158.1K4213.0%
1700$120.5K2199.9%
1524$96.8K207.9%
7523$85.8K87.0%
12K3$82.7K26.8%
1501$62.1K165.1%
1540$60.7K95.0%
2100$54.6K774.5%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from STAPLES INC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
339940OFFICE SUPPLIES (EXCEPT PAPER) MANUFACTURING$507.3K3411741.6%
337214OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING$411.1K201133.7%
453210OFFICE SUPPLIES AND STATIONERY STORES$136.3K1881811.2%
423430COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$70.6K525.8%
327110POTTERY, CERAMICS, AND PLUMBING FIXTURE MANUFACTURING$34.4K1452.8%
334111ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$23.0K111.9%
921190OTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT$21.8K111.8%
424110PRINTING AND WRITING PAPER MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$11.6K111.0%
423420OFFICE EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$8.2K210.7%
425120WHOLESALE TRADE AGENTS AND BROKERS$602210.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
7510OFFICE SUPPLIES$569.8K5502346.7%
7110OFFICE FURNITURE$207.9K251117.0%
N071INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- FURNITURE$156.4K1112.8%
7K20IT AND TELECOM - STORAGE PRODUCTS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)$49.3K314.0%
7520OFFICE DEVICES AND ACCESSORIES$46.4K963.8%
9310PAPER AND PAPERBOARD$41.4K523.4%
9340GLASS FABRICATED MATERIALS$40.9K113.4%
7490MISCELLANEOUS OFFICE MACHINES$26.4K332.2%
7E20IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools (HW/Perp SW)$23.0K111.9%
T099PHOTO/MAP/PRINT/PUBLICATION- OTHER$21.0K421.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was STAPLES INC’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$1.03M513
Competed under SAP$87.4K79
Other / unknown$104.8K74
Not available for competition$03

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for STAPLES INC?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
15DDL025P00000027Aug 21, 2025$0DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION DEA LOUISVILLE OFFICE4234307K20

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate STAPLES 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.