W.w. Grainger, Inc.

Lake Forest, IL 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)
Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
Show all 17
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

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 $8,691,088
FY2026 $346,451,548
FY2025 $356,763,767
FY2024 $319,775,223
FY2023 $263,850,700

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 General Services Administration $352,033,841
2 Department of Transportation $1,109,284
3 Department of Justice $500,029
4 Department of Health and Human Services $385,095
5 Department of Homeland Security $276,339
6 Department of Agriculture $268,482
7 Department of State $213,429
8 Department of Veterans Affairs $151,736
9 Air Force $66,753
10 Department of the Navy $61,045

Contract vehicles

Expired vehicles (2)

Contract awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Key cabinet,90 keys, steel, wall 47QSCC27F06JP Federal Acquisition Service $4,391
Emergency shower, horizontal,30 GPM 47QSCC27F06JC Federal Acquisition Service $219
Hard HAT emblem labl,2IN. DIA.,vinyl, PK4 47QSCC27F06JH Federal Acquisition Service $53
Chemical resistant apron, orange, XL, PK2 47QSSC27F0K8Z Federal Acquisition Service $2,636
Meter mist air freshener, citrus burst 47QSCC27F06JJ Federal Acquisition Service $266

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Contract subawards

Prime contractor Prime award Amount Awarded
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. GLOBAL SECURITY ENGINEERING&SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES. products 19AQMM18C0185 $146,236
Huntington Ingalls Incorporated LHA 10 advance procurement 07148-01 valve assy (LHA10) N0002424C2467 $119,940
AAR Government Services, Inc. WORLDWIDE AVIATION SUPPORT SERVICES OY6 Purchase Cleaning Rooms 19AQMM24F0983 $66,203
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. GLOBAL SECURITY ENGINEERING&SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES. products 19AQMM18C0185 $69,095
Amentum Spaceport LLC Base operations and spaceport services (boss) contract grainger vending 80KSC018C0017 $90,000

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Grant subawards

Prime recipient Prime award Amount Awarded
Department Of Agriculture Nevada The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) provides USDA Foods to income-eligible households living on Indian reservations and to Native… 247NVAG4Q5206 $3,155
Not on record MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR Commissioner Pct 2 Storage Building for Emergency Managment Resources SLFRP0225 $129,569
Not on record Medical supplies for 400 conroe park west DR warehouse SLFRP0225 $129,844
Not on record Expenses for medical supplies SLFRP0225 $272,609
Department Of Agriculture Nevada The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) provides USDA Foods to income-eligible households living on Indian reservations and to Native… 237NVAG4Q5206 $193

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About the company

Written by GovTribe AI ·

W.W. Grainger, Inc., through its Government Sales Division (doing business as Grainger), supplies maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) materials—hand tools, power tools, safety equipment, electrical and mechanical components, and consumables—to federal agencies as a prime contractor on a full-and-open basis, with no SBA certifications. The vendor holds a dominant position on the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), the government's largest civilian supply vehicle, underpinned by over 1.7 million task orders valued at approximately $8.31 billion in combined potential value.

Grainger's federal footprint is characterized by extraordinary scale and concentration on GSA FAS. The vendor serves 658 distinct customer agencies across recent activity; however, customer concentration is extreme. GSA Federal Acquisition Service accounts for 93% of award count (1,089,954 orders) and 65% of combined potential value ($14.36 billion). The next four customers by potential value—the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command ($6.52 billion), the Department of the Army ($289.4 million), the United States Marine Corps ($210 million), and the Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Information Service ($58.8 million)—collectively represent only 32% of Grainger's federal dollar exposure. The dollar concentration diverges sharply from order count: GSA FAS places vastly more orders at lower unit values, while defense customers (Army TACOM and Marine Corps) anchor outsized obligations through fewer, higher-value awards. Recent activity spans 1.36 million prime awards (100% of the portfolio) with combined potential value of $22 billion and combined obligated dollars of $2.77 billion across the past four years, reflecting Grainger's position as a high-volume, commodity-driven federal supplier.

Work performed centers on routine MRO distribution through task orders against the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and the Hardware Superstore vehicle (468,375 task orders, $3.35 billion combined potential value). Representative award samples from October 2026 show typical order patterns: birch plywood ($61,346.60 ceiling), spin-on filters ($143,460.01), delineator posts ($10,975.32), safety glasses ($8,193.90), wall materials ($118,555.69), storage and shelving ($65,265.21 and $9,483.90), precision fasteners ($20,746.50 to $25,881.00 per order), office equipment including chairs ($3,243.78 to $5,406.30) and sit-stand desks ($1,260.27), hand tools, and facility maintenance items. Orders are issued as BPA calls under fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment provisions, with completion windows typically measured in days (October 1 through October 10, 2026, across the samples). A single-award BPA established with GSA FAS on August 27, 2026, carries a $2.5 million ceiling through August 30, 2031, for occupational safety and health products in support of the National Airspace System and the Environmental, Occupational, Safety and Health program, with a $350,000 call issued immediately thereafter.

Category concentration by NAICS and PSC codes underscores Grainger's MRO supply specialization. Home Centers and Hardware Stores account for 1,273,235 of 1,361,843 total awards (94%), while Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered and Hardware, Commercial categories represent 1,229,169 awards. The vendor's corporate structure includes subsidiaries such as Imperial Supplies LLC, Techni-Tool Inc., E&R Industrial Sales Inc., and GHC Specialty Brands LLC, which extend capability breadth across specialized tool and supply categories but remain operationally integrated into the Government Sales Division's MRO distribution model.

Subcontract exposure is negligible: the portfolio carries only 112 sub-awards (less than 0.01% of total), reflecting Grainger's posture as a prime-direct, full-and-open competitor without reliance on higher-tier primes. One notable sub-award instance exists: supply chain and engineering services provided to General Dynamics Information Technology on an August 27, 2026 sub-award. Grainger also appears as a sub-recipient in a Department of Agriculture Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations award dated September 30, 2025, providing supplies to support FDPIR commodity distribution.

Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal: only 110 awards with combined potential value of $1 million reach ultimate completion inside that window, indicating that most of Grainger's standing GSA MAS position and higher-value defense contracts remain in stable performance phases. Award velocity has grown from 121,486 in 2022 to a peak of 198,876 in 2024, then moderated to 184,631 in 2025 and 129,072 year-to-date in 2026, reflecting seasonal procurement patterns and the rapid-turnover nature of MRO distribution on the MAS. The vendor's headquarters location is Lake Forest, Illinois; place of performance for the vast majority of task orders is listed as Lake Forest or nationwide delivery, consistent with a centralized MRO fulfillment model serving federal customer sites across the continental United States.

Quick answers

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.

How much has W.w. Grainger, Inc. received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $356,763,767 to W.w. Grainger, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $1,295,532,326 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

How does W.w. Grainger, Inc. rank among federal contractors?

W.w. Grainger, Inc. ranked #1 in NAICS 44-45, #1 in PSC 51 and #1 in PSC 75 in FY2025.

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

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Key cabinet,90 keys, steel, wall (47QSCC27F06JP), from Federal Acquisition Service, on October 25, 2026.

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