Hardware Manufacturing

Metal hardware, not computers

NAICS 332510 is hardware manufacturing. In Census usage that means fabricated metal hardware, not servers or laptops. Contracting officers assign it when the principal product is hinges, locks, fasteners classified as hardware, and related metal hardware as the class groups them. This $1,391,094,162.66 is that manufacturing tag. It is not electronic computer manufacturing, not computer and software stores, and not a facilities square-footage total.

One hundred seventy-seven thousand four hundred forty-three awards produced a mean of about $7,800. That is the highest award count in this batch and among the lowest means: a catalog of many small hardware actions rather than a handful of large primes. The packet does not count screws, locksets, or doors hung.

Computer and software stores (443120) are a retail class. A laptop buy tagged 443120 does not sit in $1.4 billion under 332510.

Why 177,443 awards is the story

The 177,443-award book is the distinctive shape of this hub. Federal buyers place repeated small orders against hardware schedules and IDIQs. USAspending may still group multiple modifications into a single award identifier, so the count is not a packing-slip count.

Dividing $1,391,094,162.66 by 177,443 awards is a mean obligation per award identifier, not a unit price for a hinge. Treating the mean as a typical lockset price would still misread how awards bundle line items.

Questions

How much is obligated under NAICS 332510?

Hardware manufacturing contracts in USAspending show $1,391,094,162.66 in obligations across 177,443 awards. That is a fabricated-metal hardware tag, not computer equipment. The figure is obligations, not outlays. Assistance without a NAICS code is excluded from this industry extract on SpendingVault.

What is the average hardware-manufacturing award?

Dividing $1,391,094,162.66 by 177,443 awards yields about $7,800. That mean often reflects many small catalog actions rather than a single construction package. It is not a unit price per hinge and not a lockset price. The packet does not publish a median or a piece count.

Does hardware manufacturing mean computer hardware?

No. NAICS 332510 is fabricated metal hardware in Census usage. Electronic computers and computer stores are separate classes. Mixed metal-and-IT buys follow the principal code the officer selected. This $1.4 billion is the metal-hardware tag. Use electronics hubs for computer equipment.

Are these dollars already paid to hardware makers?

No. USAspending reports obligations on this hub, not outlays. Open catalog orders and unused options can leave balances unliquidated after the award is recorded. The 177,443-award count is not a proof of hardware installed. Cite USAspending.gov for the tagged extract on SpendingVault.