Sterling Business Machines Inc.
Sterling, IL Doing business as SBM Business Equipment Center
- UEI
- UTTQJMW8HM41
- CAGE
- 3DES9
- Primary NAICS
- 339940 Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 501 Locust St, Sterling, IL 61081, USA
- Website
- callsbm.com
- Founded
- 1956
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Commercial Services & Supplies
- Business Supplies
- SIC code
- 59 Miscellaneous Retail
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 | $1,268 |
| FY2025 | $26,391 |
| FY2024 | $142,405 |
| FY2023 | $474 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $1,115 | |
| 2 | Defense Logistics Agency | $154 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (1)
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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| Government Office Technologies Inc. | Albertville, AL | 339940 Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing |
| Business Products Group, Inc. | Burtonsville, MD | 339940 Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing |
| Federal Office Supplies And American Warehouse STA | Los Angeles, CA | 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
| W.b. Mason Co Inc. | Brockton, MA | 459410 Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers |
| Premier & Companies, Inc. | Secaucus, NJ | 459410 Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers |
About the company
Sterling Business Machines Inc., doing business as SBM Business Equipment Center, supplies office supplies, janitorial products, and paper goods to federal agencies as a prime contractor across 522 delivery orders and purchase orders placed predominantly against the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, with no subcontract footprint. The vendor is a for-profit corporate entity headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, competing entirely full-and-open (no set-aside designations across the prime footprint, despite occasional total small business set-aside flags on individual purchase orders). SBM's work concentrates in NAICS 424120 (Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers), with secondary exposure in office supplies manufacturing and sanitary paper product categories; its task orders fall predominantly under PSC 7530 (Office Supplies) and PSC 7640 (Toiletry Paper Products).
Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward GSA. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service accounts for 72 awards and $60.2 million of SBM's $69.2 million combined potential value across all awards — approximately 87% of dollars but only 14% of the award count. The remaining top four customers (Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons facilities, Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Defense Media Activity) collectively represent roughly $3.8 million and reflect transactional volume across multiple federal penitentiaries and military medical commands. The rankings by award count and potential value diverge sharply: GSA dominates both dimensions; below that tier, volume customers like Administrative Security US Penitentiary Thomson (21 awards, $291 thousand) and Naval Sea Systems Command place numerous small orders at hundreds to low thousands of dollars each, while Defense Media Activity anchors $3.2 million across just 17 awards. SBM's vehicle posture is nearly monolithic — the GSA Multiple Award Schedule hosts 416 task orders at $9.1 million combined potential value, with secondary exposure to the Office Products, Supplies Services and Technology vehicle (60 task orders, $274 thousand) and one BPA account. The vendor's recent activity has remained flat to declining: 7 awards in 2022, 10 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 9 in 2025, and only 2 awards so far in 2026, suggesting either saturation within existing customer relationships or competitive pressure on renewal and reorder.
Representative recent work includes a $21,483 delivery order from the United States Penitentiary Atwater (Department of Justice) for toilet tissue, a $111,360 purchase order from the Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville for 2-ply white toilet tissue, a $28,332 delivery order from the Federal Correctional Institution McDowell for SKILCRAFT brand toilet tissue, and smaller-dollar task orders spanning ink cartridges ($612, $530, $113), office supplies ($108, $180, $200+), and janitorial items from Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center, and Medical Command at the $100–$200 per order tier. The vendor obligated $5.9 million of its $69.2 million combined potential value — an 8% realization rate — indicating significant ceiling but light invoiced revenue or multi-year task order structure. No subcontractor relationships, parent primes, or teaming arrangements appear in the source material.
SBA capabilities narrative
Office Supplies, Office Furniture, Office Equipment including Copiers, Printers, Shredders, Computer Accessories
Quick answers
Is Sterling Business Machines Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sterling Business Machines Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through May 26, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Sterling Business Machines Inc. hold?
Sterling Business Machines Inc. holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including MAS.
How much has Sterling Business Machines Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $26,391 to Sterling Business Machines Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $170,539 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Sterling Business Machines Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Sterling Business Machines Inc. ranked #40 in PSC 8540 and #60 in PSC 85 in FY2025.
What is Sterling Business Machines Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Sterling Business Machines Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Memory foam mouse pad with wrist rest (N0025926M00GY), from Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (Navy), on July 23, 2026.
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