Federal Capture Intelligence

Top State painting and wall covering contractors (NAICS 238320)

Contract actions: October 1, 2021 – September 10, 2026 Updated September 11, 2026 Department of State agency guide NAICS 238320 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Latest 12 months
$5.6M
Net obligations · Down $393.4K vs. $6.0M preceding
Prime contractors
31
With positive obligations in the latest 12 months

Research the State federal contracting market for painting and wall covering under NAICS 238320. Compare top federal contractors and market share, reported contract obligations and spending trends, funding-office attribution, recent award activity, and contract types, competition, and procurement methods.

Contract obligation trends for Painting and Wall Covering Contractors at the Department of State

Federal records show $30.5M in net obligations across 1,277 awards in Painting and Wall Covering Contractors at the Department of State from Oct 1, 2021 through Sep 10, 2026. This market accounts for 0.057% of $53.1B in agency-wide net prime contract obligations over the period shown. Latest 12-month net obligations decreased 6.6% from $6.0M to $5.6M. 4 prime contractors accounted for at least 80% of positive obligations in that latest period.

Fiscal-year activity

FY26 is year-to-date through Sep 10, 2026; earlier years show complete fiscal-year totals.

FY26 year-to-date: $3.0M versus $4.7M through the same date in FY25 (−36.0%).
Net obligations · complete fiscal yearNet obligations · FY26 YTDContract actions
View fiscal-year data table
Fiscal yearNet obligationsContract actionsCoverage
FY2022$5.5M448Complete
FY2023$9.6M427Complete
FY2024$5.0M395Complete
FY2025$7.3M458Complete
FY2026$3.0M225YTD through Sep 10, 2026

Market at a glance

All reported prime contract awards
All-period net obligations
$30.5M
1,277 awards · 129 prime contractors
Latest 12-month movement
−6.6%
$5.6M vs. $6.0M
Leading eight prime share
91.2%
Share held by the eight leading prime contractors in the latest 12 months
View agency share, denominators, and set-aside reporting
Agency context
0.057% of $53.1B in agency-wide net obligations.
Set-aside share when reported
2.6% of 421 awards with reported set-aside status.
Set-aside reporting
11 set aside · 410 no set-aside · 856 not reported

What changed in the last 12 months?

Sep 11, 2025–Sep 10, 2026, compared with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025.

Competitive shifts

EASE/SSC LLC gained the most market share
7.5%→36.6%+29.1 percentage points
The contractor now ranks #1 by positive obligations, based on 3 reported actions.

Market structure

Top-five contractor share increased
60.2%→87.0%+26.8 percentage points
Contractors outside the top five now account for 13.0% of positive obligations.
How these findings are calculated

Findings are selected from matched-period changes in obligations, share, rank, funding offices, concentration, reported set-asides, material award actions, and agency-peer outliers. Related signals are combined, and only material evidence-backed changes are shown. Review the full methodology.

Federal contract obligations by funding office

See how positive obligations were attributed across funding offices in the 12 months ending Sep 10, 2026.

84.5% of positive obligations were attributed to BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS. That represents $4.7M, up $891K from the preceding 12 months.

Latest 12-month share of positive obligations; the gray segment represents all other reported offices.

  1. BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS84.5% · $4.7M · up $891K
  2. BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFF7.3% · $406K · down $753K
  3. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY3.0% · $167K · down $116K
  4. BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIR1.6% · $89K · up $39K
  5. BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS0.65% · $37K · up $9K
  6. All other reported offices3.0% of positive obligations
View reported office rankings, comparisons, and evidence

USAspending assigns each award to a funding office. That office may differ from the requiring activity, program office, contracting office, individual buyer, or actual customer.

  1. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS

    #1Rank unchanged

    Latest 12 months

    $4.7M

    84.5% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$891K

    19 active prime contractors · 46 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations increased 23.2% from $3.8M to $4.7M. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 63.8% to 84.5%, a change of +20.8 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 55 actions across 46 awards and 9 newly active prime contractors. The preceding period contained 35 active prime contractors and 72 awards.

    Leading award-level changes

  2. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFF

    #2Rank unchanged

    Latest 12 months

    $406K

    7.3% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$753K

    13 active prime contractors · 104 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations decreased 65.0% from $1.2M to $406K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 19.3% to 7.3%, a change of −12.0 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 140 actions across 104 awards and 3 newly active prime contractors. The preceding period contained 16 active prime contractors and 173 awards.

    Leading award-level changes

  3. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY

    #3Up 1 from #4

    Latest 12 months

    $167K

    3.0% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$116K

    1 active prime contractor · 22 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations decreased 41.0% from $283K to $167K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 4.7% to 3.0%, a change of −1.7 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 30 actions across 22 awards. The preceding period contained 5 active prime contractors and 66 awards.

  4. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIR

    #4Up 3 from #7

    Latest 12 months

    $89K

    1.6% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$39K

    2 active prime contractors · 5 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations increased 77.0% from $50K to $89K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.83% to 1.6%, a change of +0.8 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 5 actions across 5 awards. The preceding period contained 3 active prime contractors and 4 awards.

  5. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS

    #5Up 5 from #10

    Latest 12 months

    $37K

    0.65% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$9K

    2 active prime contractors · 4 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations increased 30.6% from $28K to $37K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.47% to 0.65%, a change of +0.2 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 4 actions across 4 awards. The preceding period contained 3 active prime contractors and 6 awards.

  6. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIO

    #6Down 3 from #3

    Latest 12 months

    $35K

    0.62% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$310K

    2 active prime contractors · 2 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations decreased 89.9% from $345K to $35K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 5.7% to 0.62%, a change of −5.1 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 2 actions across 2 awards. The preceding period contained 7 active prime contractors and 9 awards.

  7. Reported funding office

    OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR

    #7New to the positive-obligation ranking

    Latest 12 months

    $34K

    0.60% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$34K

    1 active prime contractor · 2 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations rose from $0 to $34K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0.60%, a change of +0.6 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 2 actions across 2 awards and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 0 active prime contractors and 0 awards.

  8. Reported funding office

    U.S. EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA

    #8New to the positive-obligation ranking

    Latest 12 months

    $33K

    0.60% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$33K

    1 active prime contractor · 1 award

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations rose from $0 to $33K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0.60%, a change of +0.6 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 2 actions across 1 award and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 0 active prime contractors and 0 awards.

  9. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS

    #9Down 1 from #8

    Latest 12 months

    $22K

    0.40% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$19K

    4 active prime contractors · 8 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations decreased 46.3% from $42K to $22K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.69% to 0.40%, a change of −0.3 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 9 actions across 8 awards and 2 newly active prime contractors. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 11 awards.

  10. Reported funding office

    U.S. EMBASSY PARIS

    #10New to the positive-obligation ranking

    Latest 12 months

    $17K

    0.30% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$17K

    1 active prime contractor · 1 award

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations rose from $0 to $17K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0.30%, a change of +0.3 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 2 awards.

  11. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC

    #11Down 6 from #5

    Latest 12 months

    $12K

    0.22% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$103K

    1 active prime contractor · 2 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations decreased 89.2% from $115K to $12K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 1.9% to 0.22%, a change of −1.7 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 2 actions across 2 awards. The preceding period contained 4 active prime contractors and 8 awards.

  12. Reported funding office

    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

    #12New to the positive-obligation ranking

    Latest 12 months

    $12K

    0.21% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$28K

    1 active prime contractor · 4 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations moved from $17K in net deobligations to $12K in net obligations. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0.21%, a change of +0.2 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 8 actions across 4 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 11 awards.

  13. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS

    No positive-obligation rank

    Latest 12 months

    $0

    0% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$69K

    0 active prime contractors · 0 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $69K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 1.1% to 0%, a change of −1.1 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 6 awards.

Contract types, competition, and procurement methods

From Sep 11, 2025 through Sep 10, 2026, 158 awards had positive obligations totaling $6.0M. Subject to Multiple Award Fair Opportunity was the leading reported procedure, accounting for 68.2% of positive obligations. Awards with a reported parent IDV accounted for 80.0%.

Leading award type
80.0%
Delivery Order
Leading reported procedure
68.2%
Subject to Multiple Award Fair Opportunity
Reported parent IDV
80.0%
of positive obligations had a reported parent IDV
Median reported offers
2
73 of 158 awards reported offers

Buying method changes

Compared with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025. Based on 158 current awards and 218 preceding awards with positive net obligations.

Multiple-award parent obligation share
69.1%
Up from 40.3% in the preceding period
Subject to Multiple Award Fair Opportunity obligation share
68.2%
Up from 39.4% in the preceding period
How to read these changes

Directional color and the Up or Down labels show historical movement only. Green does not mean favorable and red does not mean unfavorable; neither predicts a future procurement method.

Same-NAICS comparison

Compared with the NAICS 238320 peer median, parent-IDV obligation share is 31.6 percentage points higher, reported full-and-open obligation share is 11.4 percentage points lower, delivery-order obligation share is 31.6 percentage points higher, and median positive award obligations are 73.0% lower.

MeasureThis marketPeer medianDifference
Parent-IDV obligation share80.0%48.5%+31.6 pts
Reported full-and-open obligation share19.7%31.1%-11.4 pts
Delivery-order obligation share80.0%48.5%+31.6 pts
Median positive award obligations$11K$42K-73.0%
Peer cohort and comparison limits

The peer median gives each of the 3 eligible agency markets equal weight. The included agency markets are:

Agency mission, scale, and acquisition context can differ. Peer position does not establish market attractiveness or predict a future procurement method.

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Award types

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Delivery Order(C)113$4.8M80.0%
Purchase Order(B)38$851K14.3%
Definitive Contract(D)7$343K5.7%

Reported parent-award types

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
IDC(B)113$4.8M80.0%
Not reported45$1.2M20.0%

Single- or multiple-award parent structure

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Multiple Award(M)28$4.1M69.1%
Single Award(S)85$653K10.9%
Not reported45$1.2M20.0%

Solicitation procedures

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Subject to Multiple Award Fair Opportunity(MAFO)25$4.1M68.2%
Negotiated Proposal/Quote(NP)75$649K10.9%
Simplified Acquisition(SP1)30$625K10.5%
Np(NEGOTIATED PROPOSAL/QUOTE)16$281K4.7%
Sp1(SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION)5$214K3.6%
Mafo(SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE AWARD FAIR OPPORTUNITY)3$55K0.92%
Other reported values4$79K1.3%

Extent competed

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources(D)8$3.5M59.4%
Full and Open Competition(A)92$1.2M19.7%
Competed Under SAP(F)28$597K10.0%
A(FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION)18$320K5.4%
F(COMPETED UNDER SAP)6$230K3.8%
C(NOT COMPETED)2$45K0.75%
Other reported values4$62K1.0%

Fair-opportunity and limited-source reporting

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Fair Opportunity Given(FAIR)23$3.8M63.8%
Follow-on Action Following Competitive Initial Action(FOO)4$315K5.3%
Only One Source - Other(ONE)1$3K0.040%
Not reported130$1.8M30.9%

Other-than-full-and-open reasons

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Only One Source-Other (FAR 6.302-1 Other)(ONE)3$61K1.0%
SAP Non-Competition (FAR 13)(SP2)1$18K0.30%
Unique Source (FAR 6.302-1(B)(1))(UNQ)1$18K0.29%
Less Than or Equal to the Micro-Purchase Threshold(MPT)1$10K0.17%
Not reported152$5.9M98.2%

Contract pricing types

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Firm Fixed Price(J)132$5.4M90.0%
J(FIRM FIXED PRICE)26$595K10.0%

Product or Service Codes

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Electric Wire and Power Distribution Equipment(J061)2$1.6M26.6%
Maintenance of Miscellaneous Buildings(Z1JZ)6$1.5M25.9%
Maintenance of Family Housing Facilities(Z1FA)46$643K10.8%
Construction of Office Buildings(Y1AA)2$552K9.2%
Repair or Alteration of Family Housing Facilities(Z2FA)54$533K8.9%
Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives(J080)9$302K5.0%
Other reported values39$809K13.6%

Awarding subagencies

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Department of State(1900)158$6.0M100.0%

Awarding offices

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Acquisitions - Aqm Momentum(19AQMM)8$3.5M59.4%
Acquisitions - Rpso Frankfurt(19GE50)83$611K10.2%
U.s. Embassy Tokyo(19JA80)3$296K5.0%
U.s. Embassy Pretoria(19SF75)6$250K4.2%
U.s. Embassy Paris(19FR63)8$132K2.2%
U.s. Embassy Monrovia(19L160)1$100K1.7%
Other reported values49$1.0M17.4%

Reported parent IDVs

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
19AQMM21D0059(1900)3$2.0M34.3%
19AQMM21D0058(1900)5$1.5M25.1%
19GE5023D0040(1900)83$611K10.2%
19JA8023D0001(1900)3$296K5.0%
19FR6321D0031(1900)4$68K1.1%
19FR6321D0032(1900)3$52K0.87%
191T7025D0008(1900)2$39K0.65%
19AU9025D0003(1900)2$35K0.59%
Other reported values8$132K2.2%
Not reported45$1.2M20.0%

Offers, award size, and timing

Median reported offers
2 median
73 reported · 85 not reported
Positive award obligations
$11K median
$3K–$18K middle 50%
Reported performance period
182 days (~6 months) median
158 reported · 0 not reported

Calculations group latest-period actions by award, retain awards with positive net obligations for share denominators, and use each award's latest reported USAspending procurement fields as of Sep 10, 2026. Blank competition, pricing, PSC, or parent-IDV values remain not reported; they are not inferred. Offer counts must be positive and below the FPDS 999 placeholder. Awarding organizations can differ from the funding agency that defines this page.

Top federal contractors

Latest 12-month market share, concentration, and complete prime contractor rankings across the period shown.

Prime contractor concentration
4 of 31prime contractors account for at least 80% of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Largest prime contractor
36.6%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Leading four prime contractors
82.3%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Leading eight prime contractors
91.2%of positive obligations in the last 12 months

Based on $5.6M in positive obligations during the 12 months ending Sep 10, 2026. Individual shares and movement appear in the searchable rankings below. Movement compares with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025.

Last 12mo obligation volume: Highest positive obligations first; net deobligations follow by magnitude; contractors with no activity in the last 12 months follow by all-period obligations. Ranks use the complete contractor list and remain fixed when search narrows the results.

15 leading contractors
  1. #1

    Last 12mo obligations

    $2.0M

    36.6%

    Dollar movement

    +$1.6M

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    3 awards

    3 actions

    Historical and award details for EASE/SSC LLC
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $451K → $2.0M
    +354.2%
    Share: prior → latest
    7.5% → 36.6%
    +29.1 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $2.6M
    8.6% of all-period positive obligations · 8 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Mar 4, 2022
    through Jul 3, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported32
    Reported small business32
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  2. #2

    Last 12mo obligations

    $1.5M

    26.7%

    Dollar movement

    +$57K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    7 awards

    8 actions

    Historical and award details for WATERTIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $1.4M → $1.5M
    +4.0%
    Share: prior → latest
    23.8% → 26.7%
    +2.9 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $8.0M
    26.3% of all-period positive obligations · 25 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Jan 24, 2022
    through Jun 17, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside02
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported77
    Reported small business79
    All-period set-aside types
    • 7 · Total small business
  3. #3

    Last 12mo obligations

    $768K

    13.7%

    Dollar movement

    −$28K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    28 awards

    37 actions

    Historical and award details for MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $796K → $768K
    −3.5%
    Share: prior → latest
    13.2% → 13.7%
    +0.5 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $6.1M
    19.9% of all-period positive obligations · 286 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Oct 17, 2021
    through Sep 3, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside2751
    Not reported13
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  4. #4

    Last 12mo obligations

    $296K

    5.3%

    Dollar movement

    +$109K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    3 awards

    4 actions

    Historical and award details for HOUYUU KENSETSU LTD
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $188K → $296K
    +57.9%
    Share: prior → latest
    3.1% → 5.3%
    +2.2 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $1.4M
    4.5% of all-period positive obligations · 22 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Sep 21, 2023
    through Jun 17, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported35
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  5. #5

    Last 12mo obligations

    $264K

    4.7%

    Dollar movement

    −$471K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    110 awards

    155 actions

    Historical and award details for WESTPHAL MALER GMBH
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $735K → $264K
    −64.1%
    Share: prior → latest
    12.2% → 4.7%
    −7.4 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $1.9M
    6.3% of all-period positive obligations · 466 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Oct 13, 2021
    through Sep 2, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported110194
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  6. #6

    Last 12mo obligations

    $100K

    1.8%

    Dollar movement

    +$100K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    1 action

    Historical and award details for CUSMOS CONSTRUCTION CORP
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $100K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 1.8%
    +1.8 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $100K
    0.33% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
    Recorded activity
    Since Sep 4, 2026
    through Sep 4, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside10
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  7. #7

    Last 12mo obligations

    $79K

    1.4%

    Dollar movement

    +$79K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    2 awards

    3 actions

    Historical and award details for STE-LA 2000
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $79K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 1.4%
    +1.4 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $79K
    0.26% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Jul 6, 2026
    through Aug 25, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside20
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  8. #8

    Last 12mo obligations

    $55K

    0.99%

    Dollar movement

    +$26K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    5 awards

    5 actions

    Historical and award details for PEINTURES BATIMENT SERVICES
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $30K → $55K
    +86.0%
    Share: prior → latest
    0.49% → 0.99%
    +0.5 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $504K
    1.6% of all-period positive obligations · 42 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Mar 15, 2022
    through Aug 5, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported510
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  9. #9

    Last 12mo obligations

    $51K

    0.91%

    Dollar movement

    −$30K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    4 awards

    4 actions

    Historical and award details for ACL2R
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $81K → $51K
    −37.1%
    Share: prior → latest
    1.3% → 0.91%
    −0.4 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $431K
    1.4% of all-period positive obligations · 38 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Dec 3, 2021
    through Jul 21, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported411
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  10. #10

    Last 12mo obligations

    $47K

    0.84%

    Dollar movement

    +$47K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    1 action

    Historical and award details for GREAT HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $47K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.84%
    +0.8 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $47K
    0.15% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
    Recorded activity
    Since Jul 15, 2026
    through Jul 15, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside10
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  11. #11

    Last 12mo obligations

    $41K

    0.74%

    Dollar movement

    +$8K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    3 awards

    4 actions

    Historical and award details for LUNGA RENOVATORS (PTY) LTD
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $34K → $41K
    +22.4%
    Share: prior → latest
    0.56% → 0.74%
    +0.2 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $127K
    0.42% of all-period positive obligations · 7 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Nov 8, 2023
    through Jul 6, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside32
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  12. #12

    Last 12mo obligations

    $39K

    0.69%

    Dollar movement

    −$6K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    2 awards

    3 actions

    Historical and award details for ABBATELLI - S.R.L.
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $45K → $39K
    −14.1%
    Share: prior → latest
    0.75% → 0.69%
    −0.1 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $84K
    0.28% of all-period positive obligations · 5 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since May 20, 2025
    through Jul 31, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported23
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  13. #13

    Last 12mo obligations

    $35K

    0.63%

    Dollar movement

    −$51K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    2 awards

    2 actions

    Historical and award details for MALER-DENNER GMBH
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $87K → $35K
    −59.2%
    Share: prior → latest
    1.4% → 0.63%
    −0.8 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $193K
    0.63% of all-period positive obligations · 9 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Jan 30, 2023
    through Apr 14, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported23
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  14. #14

    Last 12mo obligations

    $34K

    0.60%

    Dollar movement

    +$20K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    2 awards

    2 actions

    Historical and award details for DOMESTIC AWARDEES (UNDISCLOSED)
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $13K → $34K
    +154.4%
    Share: prior → latest
    0.22% → 0.60%
    +0.4 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $59K
    0.19% of all-period positive obligations · 4 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Jul 31, 2023
    through Sep 22, 2025

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside21
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  15. #15

    Last 12mo obligations

    $27K

    0.48%

    Dollar movement

    +$498

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    1 action

    Historical and award details for ARQCA ASSOCIES INC
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $27K → $27K
    +1.9%
    Share: prior → latest
    0.44% → 0.48%
    0.0 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $54K
    0.18% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Jan 27, 2025
    through Jul 9, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside01
    Not reported10
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

Recent federal contract award activity

Recent contract actions with unusually large obligation changes or meaningful shifts in contractor and funding-office activity.

Base award

This action

+$956K

EASE/SSC LLC

BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS

RE-COATING OF THE CONCRETE WATER STORAGE TANKS AT U.S. EMBASSY KIGALI, RWANDA.

Why it stands out

The contractor climbed 3 positions in this market.

It now ranks #1 by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.

Award net obligations
$956K
Share of 12-month positive obligations
17.1%
Supporting data
Prime contractor
#1 · 36.6% share
up 3 ranks · +29.1 percentage points · $1.6M net increase; action accounted for 59.8%
Funding office
#1 · 84.5% attributed share
+20.8 percentage points · $891K net increase; action exceeded it by $64K
Related:Largest share gain
PIID 19AQMM26F0867
Base award

This action

+$954K

WATERTIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC

BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS

---------- COMMENTS: POC IS KEVIN O'NEIL PLEASE DIRECT TO CO JOY YOUNG IT REQUEST STATUS: FALSE

Why it stands out

One action represented 17.0% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations.

At $954K, the action was large enough to materially affect the latest 12-month market picture.

Award net obligations
$954K
Share of 12-month positive obligations
17.0%
PIID 19AQMM25F1647
Base award

This action

+$634K

EASE/SSC LLC

BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS

---------- COMMENTS: POC IS KEVIN O'NEIL PLEASE DIRECT TO CO JOY YOUNG IT REQUEST STATUS: FALSE

Why it stands out

The contractor climbed 3 positions in this market.

It now ranks #1 by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.

Award net obligations
$634K
Share of 12-month positive obligations
11.3%
PIID 19AQMM25F1734
Base award

This action

+$222K

HOUYUU KENSETSU LTD

BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS

TASK ORDER AGAINST PAINTING SERVICES IDIQ CONTRACT.

Why it stands out

The contractor climbed 3 positions in this market.

It now ranks #4 by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.

Award net obligations
$222K
Share of 12-month positive obligations
4.0%
Supporting data
Prime contractor
#4 · 5.3% share
up 3 ranks · +2.2 percentage points · $109K net increase; action exceeded it by $113K
PIID 19JA8025F0720
Base award

This action

+$190K

MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES

BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS

FAC ANNEX - RSTR - EXTERIOR PAINTING - 100 TOTIUS

Why it stands out

A new award added obligations despite weaker contractor activity.

The action represented 3.4% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations while the contractor’s obligations fell $28K overall.

Award net obligations
$190K
Share of 12-month positive obligations
3.4%
Supporting data
Prime contractor
#3 · 13.7% share
$28K net decline despite this positive action
PIID 19SF7526C0004
Base award

This action

+$100K

CUSMOS CONSTRUCTION CORP

BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPS

OEC_PAINTING OF PARADISE PLACE

Why it stands out

No activity for this contractor was reported in this market during the preceding 12 months.

The base action placed the contractor #6 in this market by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.

Award net obligations
$100K
Share of 12-month positive obligations
1.8%
Supporting data
Prime contractor
#6 · 1.8% share
Newly active in this market; no actions were reported in the preceding 12 months
PIID 19L16026P0554
View recent award activity by date (10)
  1. CUSMOS CONSTRUCTION CORPBase award · PIID 19L16026P0554
    Action+$100K
    Award net obligations$100K
  2. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEESModification · PIID 19H08026P0403
    Action+$17K
    Award net obligations$33K
  3. WESTPHAL MALER GMBHBase award · PIID 19GE5026F0462
    Action+$3K
    Award net obligations$3K
  4. WESTPHAL MALER GMBHModification · PIID 19GE5026F0296
    Action+$1K
    Award net obligations$4K
  5. WESTPHAL MALER GMBHModification · PIID 19GE5026F0305
    Action+$990
    Award net obligations$4K
  6. WESTPHAL MALER GMBHModification · PIID 19GE5026F0301
    Action+$490
    Award net obligations$4K
  7. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEESBase award · PIID 191D8026C0008
    Action+$24K
    Award net obligations$24K
  8. WESTPHAL MALER GMBHModification · PIID 19GE5026F0256
    Action+$3K
    Award net obligations$33K
  9. STE-LA 2000Base award · PIID 19AL6026P0313
    Action+$24K
    Award net obligations$24K
  10. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEESBase award · PIID 19LG7526P0373
    Action+$17K
    Award net obligations$17K

State painting and wall covering market FAQs

Answers based on reported federal contract data.

Who are the top State painting and wall covering contractors?

In the 12 months through September 10, 2026, EASE/SSC LLC, WATERTIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC, and MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES were the leading State painting and wall covering prime contractors by positive obligations.

  1. #1

    EASE/SSC LLC

    $2,048,196 in positive obligations

  2. #2

    WATERTIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC

    $1,496,603 in positive obligations

  3. #3

    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES

    $768,207 in positive obligations

Rankings use reported USAspending award data.

Did State contract obligations decrease in the painting and wall covering market?

Yes. Measured by net prime contract obligations, reported State activity in the painting and wall covering market decreased 6.6% from $5,979,057 in the preceding 12 months to $5,585,635 in the 12 months through September 10, 2026.

Latest 12 months
$5,585,635
Net prime contract obligations
Preceding 12 months
$5,979,057
Net prime contract obligations
Change
−6.6%
Between matched 12-month periods

Reported contract actions, not outlays or a forecast.

What recent State contract award activity was reported in the painting and wall covering market?

Recent State contract award activity reported in the painting and wall covering market included actions for EASE/SSC LLC, WATERTIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC, and HOUYUU KENSETSU LTD during the 12 months through September 10, 2026.

Action obligations are transaction-level amounts, not current award-level obligations.

Which procurement methods were reported for State contracts under NAICS 238320?

From September 11, 2025 through September 10, 2026, State reported 158 positive-obligation awards for painting and wall covering under NAICS 238320. The leading award type was delivery order. The leading reported procedure was subject to multiple award fair opportunity.

Positive-obligation awards
158
Leading reported procedure
Subject to Multiple Award Fair Opportunity
68.2% of positive obligations
Leading award type
Delivery Order
80% of positive obligations
Full and open
19.7%
of positive obligations
Reported parent IDV
80%
of positive obligations

Percentages use positive obligations as the denominator.

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