WP Company LLC
Washington, DC
- UEI
- YQE9NP51VLM4
- CAGE
- 73EU7
- Primary NAICS
- 513110 Newspaper Publishers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- One Franklin Square, 1301 K St NW, Washington, DC 20071, USA
- Website
- washingtonpost.com
- Founded
- 1877
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Publishing
- SIC code
- 27 Printing & Publishing
- 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 | $86,691 |
| FY2025 | $184,530 |
| FY2024 | $36,962 |
| FY2023 | $155,848 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Executive Office of the President | $42,430 | |
| 2 | Smithsonian Institution | $15,840 | |
| 3 | Department of the Treasury | $15,021 | |
| 4 | Department of State | $13,400 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
WP Company LLC, doing business as WP Co LLC, the publisher of The Washington Post, provides federal agencies with print and digital advertising placements, newspaper subscriptions, and media services as a prime contractor operating entirely in the open market without set-aside designations. Headquartered in Washington, DC, WP Company LLC is a for-profit limited liability company that competes across civilian and defense agencies for media and advertising work grounded in NAICS categories for newspaper publishers (48 awards) and advertising agencies (9 awards), with PSC coding concentrated in advertising support services (50 awards) and newspapers and periodicals (19 awards).
WP Company LLC's federal customer base spans twenty distinct agencies, with concentration driven by high-volume smaller awards rather than large single contracts. The Smithsonian Institution anchors the vendor's award count at twenty-five awards (combined potential value $263 thousand), followed by the Department of the Navy (ten awards, $265 thousand) and the Department of the Army Headquarters (ten awards, $779 thousand). The Army and Air Force dominate the potential-value ranking, with the Army's ten awards carrying $779 thousand and the Air Force's four awards carrying $281 thousand. Representative work includes a $218,680 Washington Post online subscription to the White House Office of Administration running through September 2030, a $207,973 five-year subscription to the Treasury Departmental Offices supporting up to 800 users, a $127,398 subscription to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and a $13,400 group subscription to the Department of State for 299 users across multiple bureaus. The vendor holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of the Army (ceiling $221,950, performance through July 2025) for advertising and media services including newspaper advertisements, digital campaigns, and program promotion.
Recent activity has remained relatively flat — five awards in 2023 to six in 2025 — with only one award reaching completion in the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $13 thousand), indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The vendor's award portfolio reflects a business model built on direct-sale subscriptions and advertising placements to civilian agencies (State Department, Treasury, CFPB, Smithsonian) and defense branches (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force) rather than competitive contracting vehicles or large IDIQs. Combined potential value across eighty-six prime awards totals $3.1 million, with $1.7 million obligated to date.
Quick answers
Is WP Company LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. WP Company LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through September 22, 2027.
How much has WP Company LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $184,530 to WP Company LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $464,031 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does WP Company LLC rank among federal contractors?
WP Company LLC ranked #4 in NAICS 51311, #48 in PSC T099 and #65 in NAICS 5131 in FY2025.
What is WP Company LLC's most recent federal award?
WP Company LLC's most recent federal contract award is To promote the puro ritmo exhibition (33312326P00536001), from Smithsonian Institution, on April 7, 2026.
On GovTribe
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