Stock items, high volume, thin margins, and a public record of every buy
Fasteners, hardware, bearings, fittings and raw material are bought constantly and mostly through automated systems. The record tells you which items, from whom, and at what size.
NAICS 332722 in numbers
Obligated by fiscal year
Who buys
Who won
Where the work is done
Award size bands (count)
Set-aside mix (count)
Fasteners, hardware, bearings, fittings, and the PSCs behind them
Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets and Washers (332722), Hardware (332510), Ball and Roller Bearings (332991), Fluid Power Valves and Hose Fittings (332912). For a distributor the PSC often matters more than the NAICS: the 53 series for hardware, the 31 series for bearings, the 47 series for fittings. The product lets you watch PSC prefixes and filter awards by them.
- PSC watches by prefix
- Award size bands per code to see where small buys cluster
- Incumbent profiles for the distributors that win the long-term contracts
What the history tends to show
DLA activities dominate. Many buys are small, automated and fast; the long-term contracts are large and held by a small number of distributors for years. Qualified suppliers lists and source approval apply to critical fasteners and bearings. A small distributor typically finds room in the small automated buys and in items the big holders do not stock. The DIBBS guide explains the mechanics.
Guides for you
- SAM registrationStart to finish.
- Choosing NAICS codesPrimary and secondary.
- DLA DIBBSWhere most small shops win first.
- The first 90 daysA week-by-week plan.
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