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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$562.01M
Contract actions3,723
Awards / PIIDs1,370
Federal customers124
Contracting offices272
Average action$151.0K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $562.01M in net contract obligations to WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION across 3,723 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION 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$69.52M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$99.49M599103—
FY 2021$76.17M589103−23.4%
FY 2022$81.11M58096+6.5%
FY 2023$69.47M512101−14.4%
FY 2024$106.72M496104+53.6%
FY 2025$59.52M53696−44.2%
FY 2026$69.52M41190+16.8%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1501$160.54M36628.6%
7001$54.91M699.8%
2050$38.46M786.8%
2800$29.24M165.2%
7570$24.97M544.4%
5000$19.38M413.4%
2100$15.07M792.7%
4500$14.11M542.5%
1900$13.72M922.4%
2700$11.93M272.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
519130INTERNET PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING AND WEB SEARCH PORTALS$153.45M1,5479627.3%
519190ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES$140.97M7785025.1%
518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$140.80M114525.1%
519290WEB SEARCH PORTALS AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES$43.90M255297.8%
511120PERIODICAL PUBLISHERS$34.80M206416.2%
541199ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES$17.87M87143.2%
511130BOOK PUBLISHERS$8.07M76211.4%
513210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$4.24M68170.8%
519210LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES$3.80M3180.7%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$3.43M70110.6%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
D317IT AND TELECOM- WEB-BASED SUBSCRIPTION$143.44M4634125.5%
R418SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: LEGAL$93.92M1712016.7%
7630NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS$67.99M5074612.1%
7610BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS$52.67M624599.4%
R612SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL$29.80M239335.3%
DA10IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE$23.79M320384.2%
R605SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: LIBRARY$23.45M51114.2%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$21.96M270233.9%
DH10IT AND TELECOM - PLATFORM AS A SERVICE: DATABASE, MAINFRAME, MIDDLEWARE$21.05M97133.7%
DE10IT and Telecom - End User as a Service: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools$12.95M2142.3%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$365.12M1,852
Competed under SAP$121.99M840
Not available for competition$58.95M563
Other / unknown$15.03M448
Not competed$909.1K20

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
86614126F00022Sep 29, 2026$49.6KHOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CPO : CHICAGO OPERATIONS BRANCH519130B506

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION 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.