Federal award data, California
Paper (except Newsprint) Mills contracts in California (NAICS 322121)
How many federal paper (except Newsprint) Mills contracts are there in California?
Federal agencies signed 217 new NAICS 322121 awards of $25,000 or more performed in California in FY2016-FY2026, worth $11.4M. 99% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 5.5 offers; 17% got a single offer. That is more offers than the national median for this code (2 offers).
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 217
- Obligated
- $11.4M
- Median award
- $35,580
- Median offers
- 5.5
- Agencies signed about 21 new NAICS 322121 awards in California a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 33 of them in FY2025 (up 200% from FY2016).
- California accounts for 13% of all NAICS 322121 awards nationwide.
- The median award was $35,580; 15 different companies won at least one award.
- 43% of awards that report a set-aside were set aside for small businesses or a socioeconomic program, most often small business set-asides.
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Awards per fiscal year
New NAICS 322121 awards in California of $25,000 or more by the fiscal year they were signed (October to September), with the amount obligated on them to date.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 11 | $368,403 |
| FY2017 | 15 | $562,259 |
| FY2018 | 27 | $2.7M |
| FY2019 | 24 | $1.3M |
| FY2020 | 19 | $1.1M |
| FY2021 | 24 | $816,481 |
| FY2022 | 14 | $461,439 |
| FY2023 | 15 | $988,146 |
| FY2024 | 29 | $1.2M |
| FY2025 | 33 | $1.6M |
| FY2026* | 6 | $200,537 |
* FY2026 is still filling in: the Department of Defense reports its awards 90 days late. Full years run to FY2025.
How competitive are these contracts?
99% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 5.5 offers, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 17% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 8 (17%) |
| 2 | 8 (17%) |
| 3-4 | 7 (15%) |
| 5-9 | 4 (8%) |
| 10+ | 21 (44%) |
48 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 3 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
43% of the 37 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| No set-aside | 21 (57%) |
| Small business | 15 (41%) |
| Women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) | 1 (3%) |
Orders placed under an existing contract vehicle often leave the set-aside blank (it is recorded on the vehicle), so they are left out here.
How big are the awards?
The median award was $35,580. 94% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 205 (94%) |
| $100K-$1M | 12 (6%) |
| $1M-$10M | 0 (0%) |
| $10M+ | 0 (0%) |
Which agencies buy it in California?
The agency components with the most new NAICS 322121 awards performed in California.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Service | 164 | $7.8M |
| Defense Logistics Agency | 13 | $514,542 |
| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | 12 | $607,214 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing | 9 | $1.5M |
| Department of the Navy | 5 | $295,463 |
| Department of the Army | 4 | $182,861 |
| Department of the Air Force | 2 | $107,606 |
| Washington Headquarters Services | 1 | $85,421 |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- Wcf delivery need by december 21, 2018Bureau of Engraving and Printing, FY2018$554,400
- Paper, xerographic: - see attached document for detail.Federal Acquisition Service, FY2023$525,491
- Paper, xerographic: - see attached document for detail.Federal Acquisition Service, FY2025$429,679
- Wcf delivery need by january 19, 2018Bureau of Engraving and Printing, FY2018$296,100
- Convenience pack copy paperFederal Acquisition Service, FY2018$280,446
Questions
How many bids do NAICS 322121 contracts in California get?
Competed awards drew a median of 5.5 offers (FY2016-FY2026, 48 awards with an offer count). 17% got a single offer and 52% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
Which agencies award the most NAICS 322121 contracts in California?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: Federal Acquisition Service (76%), Defense Logistics Agency (6%), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (6%). Agencies that buy often are the ones to watch for recompetes and sources-sought notices.
How many NAICS 322121 contracts in California are set aside for small business?
43% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 41%, Women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) 3%. Orders under existing contract vehicles often leave the field blank, so those are not counted.
Where the numbers come from
Every new federal contract award of $25,000 or more signed from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2026 (FY2016 to FY2026), as reported to USAspending.gov from the Federal Procurement Data System: definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and BPA calls. Amounts are what has been obligated on each award to date, options and modifications included. Place is the place of performance.
Offer counts are FPDS's “number of offers received” on competed awards. Award recipients are counted but not named here. Pages with fewer than 150 awards (500 for one code in one state) are left out of search engines, because a handful of awards can swing the numbers.
Compiled by Falkview US from public data, updated November 5, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to the page.
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