Federal obligations in ball and roller bearing manufacturing (NAICS 332991)

Bearings as a high-count spare at $702.5M

Aircraft, vehicles, and industrial machines consume ball and roller bearings. Federal buyers tag $702.5M of contract obligations to NAICS 332991 on 29,079 awards—a dense action file for a sub-billion-dollar total. The harvest is not a count of bearings shipped.

Bolt, nut, screw, rivet, and washer manufacturing (332722) and hardware manufacturing (332510) are other small-parts metal codes. $702.5M follows the 332991 bearing tag. Packet facts are the dollar total and the 29,079 count. Catalog numbers are not in the facts.

29,079 awards and a small-ticket average

Twenty-nine thousand seventy-nine awards against $702.5M averages about $24,200 per action. That pattern fits repeated spare-parts delivery orders far better than a handful of capital-equipment buys. 29,079 is still not unique manufacturers and not unique NSNs.

High count with a modest average means the hub will show a long tail. A few large bearing contracts can still sit inside $702.5M; amount sort separates those from the restock rows that inflate 29,079.

NSN restocks explain 29,079 awards better than a story about 29,079 factories. $702.5M is still the tagged obligation total. Fastener and valve siblings stay outside. Anyone needing a unit count has to read descriptions on the hub; the packet does not supply one.

Bearings versus other fabricated-metal parts

332991 is ball and roller bearings. Industrial valves (332911), fluid-power valves (332912), and other metal valves (332919) are different. Dual-role metal shops can be tagged either way. $702.5M stays with 332991 on 29,079 tagged actions.

Cite this industry as $702.5M in USAspending contract obligations tagged to NAICS 332991, ball and roller bearing manufacturing, on 29,079 awards. The packet has no fiscal year. Live tables can move; the harvested pair remains $702.5M and 29,079.

The harvested pair for this overlay remains $702.5M and 29,079 tagged bearing awards in USAspending contract obligations.

Obligations on bearing lots

Spare-parts contracts often obligate a quantity and pay on inspection. $702.5M is committed value on 29,079 tagged actions, not cash already paid for every bearing. Cancellations de-obligate. Outlays track payments separately.

Keep $702.5M attached to 332991 as tagged. This overlay does not merge fastener, hardware, or valve dollars into the bearing cell. Read descriptions on the 29,079 rows where the hub allows.

Using the bearing hub

Open the ball and roller bearing manufacturing industry page for the 29,079 awards behind $702.5M. Use the all-industries directory for valves, fasteners, and other metal parts without combining those totals here. Source: USAspending.gov contract awards.

Assistance without NAICS remains outside even when a grant buys similar spares. Internal links on this file point only to the 332991 industry page and the all-industries directory.

Bearings are a classic spare-parts NAICS: $702.5M spread across 29,079 awards. That density is the opposite of the thin 343-award international-affairs file in this same slice. Valve codes 332911, 332912, and 332919 are siblings, not addends. Unit counts are not in the packet. Source: USAspending.gov contract awards, obligations not outlays.

Why bearings produce a 29,079-row spare-parts file

Bearings are consumable machine parts. Delivery orders, NSN restocks, and small quantity changes each become rows. That is why 29,079 awards can sit under $702.5M without implying 29,079 unique companies. The about $24,200 average is a divider across that tail, not a unit price.

Industrial valves (332911), fluid-power fittings (332912), other metal fittings (332919), and fasteners (332722) are sibling small-parts metal codes, not addends. Amount sort on the ball and roller bearing manufacturing industry page finds any large lots inside $702.5M among the restock rows.

Quote $702.5M in USAspending contract obligations tagged to NAICS 332991, ball and roller bearing manufacturing, on 29,079 awards. Assistance without NAICS remains outside. No fiscal year is in the packet. Internal links are the 332991 hub and the all-industries directory. Source: USAspending.gov contract awards.

Questions

How much federal contracting is coded to ball and roller bearing manufacturing?

NAICS 332991 shows $702.5M in obligations on 29,079 USAspending contract awards. That is bearings as tagged, not industrial valves or fasteners. The unit is obligations, not outlays or unit counts. Assistance awards may not carry NAICS, so grants remain outside the 29,079-award extract behind $702.5M.

Why are there so many awards for $702.5M?

Dividing $702.5M by 29,079 awards yields about $24,200 per action. Delivery orders and spare-parts restocks inflate count relative to capital-equipment NAICS codes. The count is not unique companies and not unique NSNs. Sort the hub by amount to see large lots versus the long tail of small tickets.

Does 332991 include industrial valves?

No. Industrial valve manufacturing is 332911. Fluid-power valves are 332912. Other metal valves are 332919. This page’s $702.5M is the 332991 bearing tag on 29,079 awards. Keep those sibling fabricated-metal codes on their own hubs.

Are spare-parts grants included?

Usually not. Assistance awards may not carry NAICS, so they fall outside this 29,079-award contract extract. Use program pages for grants. This industry guide covers tagged contracts only: $702.5M obligated on 29,079 ball and roller bearing manufacturing awards in USAspending. Outlays are a different field.