USAspending.gov · NAICS 332510 · Manufacturing
Hardware Manufacturing
Top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars — code 332510 in Manufacturing.
- CY2024 awards
- $450.2M
- Corpus rank
- #146 of 499
- Award plate
- MID
- Sector
- MFG · NICHE
Hardware Manufacturing federal industry awards
Hardware Manufacturing (NAICS 332510) ranks #146 of 499 tracked industries by calendar-2024 contract dollars at $450.2M.
PlainFedContract reports USAspending.gov calendar-2024 awards under NAICS 332510. Stamp board: MID · MFG · SLIP. See /methodology/#naics.
Year-over-year change, 2019–2024
Across the calendar years on file, Hardware Manufacturing’s annual contract dollars fell from $515.8M in 2023 to $450.2M in 2024. 12.7% vs 2023 The strongest year on file is 2020 at $657.7M.
Calendar-year prime contract obligations by action date (award types A-D). Annual figures use the same NAICS classification basis as the CY2024 headline above.
How Hardware Manufacturing leads the CY2024 industry award board
$450.2M · #146 of 499 by CY2024 industry awards , a top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars (same board as the industries listing). See methodology.
$450.2M under NAICS 332510 · #146 of 499 , MID · MFG · NICHE · SLIP. 2019→2024: 136→146 of 499 (0.074%→0.060% of tracked industry dollars) ; #40/140 in MFG. That is a 10-place move over 5 years. Nearest ABS peer: Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing at $454.9M (MID).
Calendar-2024 actions under NAICS 332510 count as opportunity size, not firm revenue. Sector weight is light within MFG. Populations, lag, and NAICS/SBA rules: methodology.
Source: USAspending.gov · U.S. Department of the Treasury
Mega-scale industry peers nationwide
Cross-sector peers from the USAspending NAICS extract: nearest mega-scale calendar-2024 award dollars and nearest sector-weight share. Not recommendations.
Closest CY2024 award dollars
- Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing $454.9M
- Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing $457.9M
- All Other Publishers $463.9M
- Other Residential Care Facilities $431.2M
- Cheese Manufacturing $429.1M
- All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment $427.9M
Similar sector weight
- Libraries and Archives 0.2% · $37.3M
- Offices of Lawyers 0.2% · $486.1M
- Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems 0.2% · $41.5M
- Child and Youth Services 0.2% · $26.2M
- Libraries and Archives 0.2% · $36.0M
- Roofing, Siding, 0.2% · $19.4M
Disclaimer: Data from USAspending.gov public records. For informational purposes only. Industry spending amounts are aggregated from contract awards and may not reflect the most current data. Always verify with official sources.
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