W.w. Grainger, Inc.

Lake Forest, IL Doing business as Grainger Government Sales Division

UEI
DBQGN324ULK3
CAGE
25795
Primary NAICS
423840 Industrial 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
100 Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, IL 60045, USA
Website
grainger.com
Founded
1927
Employees
10K-50K
Estimated annual revenue
$10B+
Industry
  1. Industrials
  2. Capital Goods
  3. Industrial Conglomerates
  4. Industrials & Manufacturing
SIC code
50 Wholesale Trade – Durable Goods
Profiles

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Recent federal awards

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s 5 most recent federal contract and grant awards, newest first. Amounts are dollars obligated.
Award Agency Obligated Awarded
EO 14398 description of services/supplies being requested: the purpose of this requirement is to establish a blanket… Contract · 75H71026P00547 Indian Health Service $36,350
UPS and batteries for PAO Contract · 70FBR926P00000027 FEMA Region 9 $16,150
Reflector set,highw Contract · 47QSWA26P1KSE Federal Acquisition Service $39
Abrasive mat Contract · 47QSWA26F21Y0 Federal Acquisition Service $12
Reflector set,highw Contract · 47QSWA26P1KSD Federal Acquisition Service $39

About W.w. Grainger, Inc.

Written by GovTribe AI ·

W.W. Grainger, Inc., operating through its Government Sales Division and doing business as Grainger, supplies maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies—hand tools, power tools, safety equipment, facility maintenance items, electrical and mechanical components, and consumables—to federal agencies as a prime contractor on a massive scale, with over 1.3 million individual task orders and sub-awards placed across 658 distinct customer agencies since 1982. Grainger is a for-profit parent corporation headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, with no SBA certifications; it competes on full-and-open basis across a Fortune 500 footprint, holding primary NAICS classification under Home Centers and Hardware Stores, and dominates federal supply through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) vehicle.

Grainger's customer concentration is extraordinary and skewed toward GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, which accounts for 1,046,843 awards (79% of total award count) valued at $14.21 billion in combined potential value. By potential value, GSA FAS represents 65% of the vendor's $21.85 billion total pipeline. The Department of the Army Materiel Command's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command ranks second in potential value at $6.52 billion across 31,919 awards, followed by the Army (33,562 awards, $289.4 million), the Marine Corps (70,812 awards, $210 million), and Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support (35,730 awards, $34.9 million). The concentration is severe: the top five customers account for 92% of recent awards and 97% of combined potential value. Activity has grown year over year—85,973 awards in 2026 year-to-date, following peaks of 198,876 awards in 2024 and 184,564 in 2025—suggesting sustained high volume, though 2026 data is partial.

Grainger's vehicle footprint centers on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, which carries 1,739,330 task orders valued at $8 billion combined potential value. The vendor also places work under the Hardware Superstore vehicle (473,329 task orders, $3.35 billion potential value) and holds smaller positions on the SPMLW113DE018 indefinite delivery contract (40,523 task orders, $44.4 million), Blanket Purchase Agreement GS07FQGRNG (16,417 task orders), and Blanket Purchase Agreement GS06F6GRNG (8,668 task orders). In recent activity captured in source data, Grainger received over 360 BPA calls on the GSA MAS in July 2026 alone—all award dates July 10–12, 2026, all completion dates July 16–20, 2026—spanning items from office supplies (printer paper, staplers, correction tape) to maintenance items (trash bags, cleaning products, disinfecting wipes), hardware (pipe fittings, electrical boxes, drill bits), safety equipment (protective glasses, boots, gloves), equipment (headlamps, multi-gas detectors, sound meters), and facility items (standing desks, filing cabinets, picnic tables). A single-award BPA with the Indian Health Service, established April 21, 2026, carries a $650,000 ceiling through April 20, 2031, with a $130,000 call executed April 22, 2026, for hospital facility maintenance supplies supporting Phoenix-area IHS facilities.

The recompete cliff is negligible: only 1,303 awards (combined potential value $2.8 million) face ultimate completion in the next 24 months, suggesting Grainger's MAS task-order flow is perpetual and non-expiring. By NAICS and PSC, Grainger's award universe is dominated by Home Centers (1,008,923 awards), Hardware Stores (221,434 awards), and Hand Tools Nonedged Nonpowered (1,115,151 PSC awards), reflecting a supply-distribution business model rather than services or manufacturing. Obligated dollars total $2.62 billion across the $21.85 billion potential value pipeline (12% obligation rate), typical of GSA MAS structures where ceiling values on standing agreements exceed near-term invoicing.

Grainger operates subsidiaries including Imperial Supplies LLC, Ariens Specialty Brands LLC, Techni-Tool Inc., and E&R Industrial Sales Inc., broadening its MRO portfolio across commercial and industrial channels. In its limited subcontractor role—111 sub-awards (0.008% of total awards)—Grainger has supplied valve assemblies to Huntington Ingalls for LHA 10 advance procurement and participated in USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) sub-recipient work under the Department of Agriculture. Grainger's federal footprint is fundamentally a high-volume, low-complexity MRO distribution model: thousands of small task orders per customer per year, predominantly GSA-mediated, with little exposure to technical services, integration, or defense prime work beyond supply commodity provision.

Contract vehicles

W.w. Grainger, Inc. holds a place on 4 federal contract vehicles. Active vehicles first.

Quick answers

What is W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s UEI?

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is DBQGN324ULK3.

What is W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s CAGE code?

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s CAGE code is 25795.

What is W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s primary NAICS code?

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 423840 (Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers).

Where is W.w. Grainger, Inc. located?

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 100 Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, IL 60045, USA.

Is W.w. Grainger, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 28, 2027.

Which contract vehicles does W.w. Grainger, Inc. hold?

W.w. Grainger, Inc. holds a place on 4 federal contract vehicles, including MRFS 2 and MAS.

What is W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s most recent federal award?

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is EO 14398 description of services/supplies being requested: the purpose of this requirement is to establish a blanket… (75H71026P00547), from Indian Health Service, on October 1, 2026.

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