Northwest Natural Gas Co
Portland, OR Doing business as NW Natural
- UEI
- LDBMBV53GB33
- CAGE
- 86561
- Primary NAICS
- 221210 Natural Gas Distribution
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Northwest Natural Holding Company, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 250 SW Taylor St, Portland, OR 97204, USA
- Website
- nwnatural.com
- Founded
- 1859
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $500M-$1B
- Industry
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- Utilities
- SIC code
- 49 Electric, Gas, & Sanitary Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $574,364 |
| FY2025 | $545,270 |
| FY2024 | $272,017 |
| FY2023 | $683,861 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | $453,390 | |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | $85,000 | |
| 3 | Department of Health and Human Services | $26,000 | |
| 4 | Department of Energy | $10,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Northwest Natural Gas Co, doing business as NW Natural, operates as a prime contractor delivering natural gas and electric utility services to federal facilities across the Pacific Northwest, with no subcontract footprint. The company, a for-profit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, competes entirely in full-and-open federal procurements with no set-aside designations across its federal work.
NW Natural's federal footprint centers on utility delivery to civilian agencies across franchised service areas in Oregon and Washington. The vendor provides natural gas distribution (146 awards), pipeline transportation of natural gas (117 awards), and electric utility services (7 awards) under primary NAICS 493110 (Natural Gas Distribution) and PSC code for utilities — gas services. Representative recent work includes a $811 thousand firm fixed-price delivery order from the Department of the Navy, US Pacific Fleet Forces, for natural gas service to the Navy Reserve Center and Marine Corps Training Center in Portland, Oregon, running from September 2023 through September 2033; multiple delivery orders from the Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan, the most recent a $507 thousand order awarded October 1, 2026, through the General Services Administration's GS-00P-16-BSD-1183 indefinite delivery contract; a $138 thousand purchase order from the Indian Health Service for natural gas utility service at the WOSU facility in Brooks, Oregon, extending through April 30, 2031; and natural gas service delivery orders to the Bureau of Indian Education for Chemawa Indian School in Portland.
Customer concentration is acute. The top five customer organizations account for 68% of award count, but the top five by potential value show a different pattern: GSA Public Buildings Service Central Office Energy Division anchors the portfolio with two awards carrying $50 million in combined potential value, driven by a single-award indefinite delivery contract awarded August 18, 2026, with an eight-year completion horizon through August 2036. Behind GSA's outsized dollar concentration, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (four awards, $8.7 million), the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan (20 awards, $7.9 million), and GSA Region 10 (15 awards, $7.9 million) represent the recurring customer base. The Indian Health Service, while carrying 53 award instances, represents only $540 thousand in combined potential value.
NW Natural holds position on five parent vehicles: the GS-00P-16-BSD-1183 indefinite delivery contract (29 task orders, $15.6 million combined potential value), BPA HHSI248201400020B (28 task orders, $13 thousand combined potential value), IDC GS-00P-05-BSD-0365 (26 task orders, $11.8 million), BPA HHSI248200910011B (20 task orders, $16 thousand), and a Basic Ordering Agreement (14 task orders). These vehicles support delivery orders across GSA Public Buildings Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, and DOJ Bureau of Prisons facilities.
Activity has accelerated in recent years from two awards in 2022 to five in 2025, with three awards recorded in 2026 year to date. The combined potential value across all 304 prime awards stands at $94.3 million, with $25 million obligated to date (27% realization). The recompete cliff in the next twenty-four months carries $3.3 million in combined potential value across four awards, representing modest near-term recompete exposure. NW Natural has held federal contracts continuously since at least 2002 per SAM.gov records and maintains no federal subcontract relationships.
Quick answers
Is Northwest Natural Gas Co registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Northwest Natural Gas Co's SAM.gov registration is active through November 21, 2026.
How much has Northwest Natural Gas Co received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $545,270 to Northwest Natural Gas Co in fiscal year 2025 and $2,075,513 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Northwest Natural Gas Co rank among federal contractors?
Northwest Natural Gas Co's parent company, Northwest Natural Holding Company, ranked #44 in NAICS 2212, #52 in PSC S111 and #91 in PSC S119 in FY2025.
What is Northwest Natural Gas Co's most recent federal award?
Northwest Natural Gas Co's most recent federal contract award is FCI sheridan natural gas FY27 (15B61226F00000083), from Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan (BOP), on October 1, 2026.
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