Hardware Associates, Inc.

Hardware Associates, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, supplies hardware tools, facility maintenance items, cleaning supplies, and operational materials to federal agencies exclusively as a prime contractor on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) vehicle. The company operates under no set-aside designation, competing full-and-open across delivery orders ranging from under one hundred dollars to five-figure orders.

Hardware Associates' federal footprint spans 3,705 prime delivery orders valued at $165.7 million combined potential value, though only $5.2 million has been obligated. The vendor's capability portfolio is narrow and concrete: hand tools (pliers, screwdrivers, nailers, grabber tools, saws, levels), power tools (drills, impact drivers, battery packs), fasteners (screws, staples, drywall screws), paint and finishing supplies (spray equipment, polyurethane, sealants, drop cloths, paint rollers, degreasers), lubricants and penetrating oils, facility hardware (suction cups with hooks, key chains, shelving), plumbing and HVAC materials (tubing, washing machine hoses, sillcock keys), safety equipment (plungers with caddies), and consumables (duct tape, batteries, air fresheners, disinfectants, cleaning products). Representative orders include a $1,632 delivery for Whizz Maximus paint roller covers under GSA Federal Acquisition Service in January 2026, a $1,324.52 Naval Sea Systems Command order for materials to build a test apparatus for Navy Research Lab in October 2025, a $7,495.40 GSA FAS order for a Suncast storage shed in October 2025, and a $44,700 Naval Sea Systems Command drywall screw delivery in August 2023.

Customer concentration is extreme. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service dominates by potential value (338 awards, $161.4 million combined potential value, 98 percent of all dollars), while the Department of the Army leads by volume (449 awards across Army and Army Materiel Command subdivisions, $242 thousand combined). The United States Marine Corps, Department of Air Force Materiel Command, and Indian Health Service round out the top customer set, but GSA FAS accounts for the overwhelming share of invoiced and potential revenue. The vendor serves 143 distinct customer agencies; however, the top five account for 40 percent of awards and 98 percent of combined potential value, signaling heavy reliance on GSA and Army customer bases.

Hardware Associates places all work under two GSA vehicles. The Federal Supply Schedule contract GS06F0002J carries 2,212 task orders valued at $2.3 million combined potential value. The Blanket Purchase Agreement GS07FQHARD holds 629 task orders with no stated value. Two smaller IDCs (GS06FR0023 and GS07FBPAHW) and the general Multiple Award Schedule vehicle make up the remainder. Recent activity has been stable at thirteen to twenty awards per year across 2022–2026, with no recompete cliff signal evident in the source data. The NAICS concentration is extreme: Hardware Stores (NAICS 444130) accounts for 3,225 of 3,705 awards. Top PSC codes are Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered (2,990 awards) and Gardening Implements and Tools (217 awards). The vendor holds no subcontracting footprint and does not serve as a subcontractor to other primes; all 3,705 awards are direct prime deliveries of off-the-shelf commercial products sourced from manufacturers and resold through federal GSA channels with compressed delivery cycles, typically one to four weeks from award to completion.

Access to over 100,000 different products in a variety of areas, small business with strong customer service