Staples Inc.

Framingham, MA Doing business as Staples Staples Business Advantage Part of Staples, Inc.

UEI
FGFCWE45JBW4
CAGE
07EH5
Primary NAICS
424120 Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
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Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
500 Staples Dr, Framingham, MA 01702, USA
Website
staplesadvantage.com
Founded
1993
Employees
251-1K
Estimated annual revenue
$10B+
Industry
  1. Industrials
  2. Commercial & Professional Services
  3. Commercial Services & Supplies
  4. Business Supplies
SIC code
51 Wholesale Trade – Nondurable Goods
Profiles

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Recent federal awards

Staples Inc.'s 5 most recent federal contract and grant awards, newest first. Amounts are dollars obligated.
Award Agency Obligated Awarded
7520016203317,punch,3H,BK Contract · 47QSSC26FCQAM Federal Acquisition Service $0
FY26 toilet paper for FMC devens QTR 4 Contract · 15B20526P00000136 Federal Medical Center Devens $30,268
Office supplies Contract · 68HE0B26F0086 Office of Research and Development $20,000
Magnetic dry erase board Contract · N0002426FG329 Naval Sea Systems Command $285
Cold storage shelving Contract · 140A0426P0017 Rocky Mountain Region $9,308

About Staples Inc.

Written by GovTribe AI ·

Staples Inc., operating through its Staples Business Advantage division, supplies office products, furniture, IT equipment, and related commercial goods to the federal government as a prime contractor across a sprawling 31,000-award portfolio with combined potential value of $1.78 billion. The vendor competes exclusively in the full-and-open market with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.

Staples is a for-profit corporate parent headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, with two named subsidiaries — Quill LLC and Hitouch Business Services LLC — and operates primarily in NAICS 452210 (Office Supplies and Stationery Stores), the classification accounting for 23,725 of its 31,000 federal awards. The company's federal contracting posture centers on routine commercial off-the-shelf procurement: office supplies and stationery (21,261 awards), office devices and accessories, office furniture, and IT equipment. Representative prime work includes a $30,268 purchase order from Federal Medical Center Devens for toilet paper (June 2026), a $24,835.85 delivery order from the Drug Enforcement Administration for digital storage and office supplies (July 2025), a $24,467.10 hard-drives order from the DEA (June 2024), $21,845 in Surface Pro 9 tablets for the U.S. Coast Guard (August 2023), and a $19,940.45 laptop procurement for the DEA (August 2024).

Customer concentration is severe and vehicle-driven. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service dominates by both volume and dollars, representing 1,810 awards (17% of the total portfolio) worth $833.5 million in combined potential value — roughly 53% of all Staples federal potential dollars. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command ranks second with 499 awards worth $101.7 million. The Department of the Army, Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, and Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration round out the top five customer agencies. The top five customer agencies account for 53% of the combined potential value across the full portfolio.

Staples holds two significant single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the GSA Federal Acquisition Service: the Global Supply Special Order (GSS) Program, awarded March 26, 2024, with a $250,000 ceiling and completion date of March 25, 2027, and the Commercial Platforms (CP) Program, awarded March 22, 2024, with a $250,000 ceiling and completion date of March 21, 2025. The vendor also operates under the federal supply schedule GS14F0016L (6,872 task orders, $19.6 million combined potential value) and multiple blanket purchase agreements, chiefly GS02FSTAYZ (3,623 task orders, $67.8 million combined potential value) and GS02F14215 (844 task orders). Task-order velocity against these vehicles has been stable: 48 awards in 2022, 62 in 2023, 72 in 2024, 50 in 2025, and 17 year-to-date in 2026 (a partial year). Only two awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months with combined potential value of $43,000, indicating minimal recompete cliff exposure in the near term.

In its subcontractor role, Staples delivers office supplies to larger primes including Sierra Nevada Company (PC12 aircraft field support), CGI Federal (passport center operations), GE Renewables (hydroelectric turbine unit generator work), Linquest Corporation (military satellite communications), IBM (travel and industrial machinery components), Education & Training Resources (Job Corps Center operations), and Magellan Federal (training supplies). Across SCI-reportable federal service contracts, the vendor recorded 18.4 FTEs in FY2024, all under named-subcontractor records; SCI data is sparse (one record) and captures a minimal slice of Staples' federal services footprint, reflecting the vendor's primary positioning as a supplier of goods rather than labor-intensive services.

Staples competes as a full-and-open prime on nearly all federal work; the 31,020 prime awards represent 100% of the portfolio, with only 12 sub awards (0.04%). The vendor does not pursue or win work under 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or other set-aside categories. Its business model is transactional and volume-driven: thousands of small delivery orders and purchase orders for office supplies, stationery, and IT equipment across dozens of federal agencies, anchored by a single dominant customer (GSA Federal Acquisition Service) and enabled by pre-established GSA Schedule vehicles and IDVs that streamline procurement for government-wide access to commercial inventory.

Contract vehicles

Staples Inc. holds a place on 5 federal contract vehicles. Active vehicles first.

Quick answers

What is Staples Inc.'s UEI?

Staples Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is FGFCWE45JBW4.

What is Staples Inc.'s CAGE code?

Staples Inc.'s CAGE code is 07EH5.

What is Staples Inc.'s primary NAICS code?

Staples Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 424120 (Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers).

Where is Staples Inc. located?

Staples Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 500 Staples Dr, Framingham, MA 01702, USA.

Is Staples Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Staples Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through May 26, 2027.

Who is Staples Inc.'s parent company?

Staples Inc. is part of Staples, Inc.

Which contract vehicles does Staples Inc. hold?

Staples Inc. holds a place on 5 federal contract vehicles, including MAS.

What is Staples Inc.'s most recent federal award?

Staples Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is 7520016203317,punch,3H,BK (47QSSC26FCQAM), from Federal Acquisition Service, on August 25, 2026.

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