Who buys NAICS 444130 (Hardware Stores) work, who wins it, and what's open right now — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 5,802 | $11.3M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 11,760 | $22.1M | +96% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 9,902 | $24.6M | +11% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 12,757 | $34.9M | +42% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. | $89.6M | 96.5% |
| 2 | WINSTON-SALEM INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND INC | $1.8M | 1.9% |
| 3 | CAL INDUSTRIAL CARE, INC. | $1.0M | 1.1% |
| 4 | HARDWARENOW LLC | $378K | 0.4% |
| 5 | WINSTON SALEM INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND | $46K | 0.0% |
| 6 | NEW CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES INC. | $37K | 0.0% |
| 7 | WESTCARB ENTERPRISES, INC. | $890 | 0.0% |
| 8 | WOODCREST ACE HARDWARE, INC. | $0 | 0.0% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Services Administration | $92.4M | 99.6% |
| Department of Defense | $353K | 0.4% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $20K | 0.0% |
| Department of Justice | $15K | 0.0% |
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $31K | 1.8% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $1.7M | 98.2% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 2% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
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Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.