Federal contractor · WHEATON, MD

WASHINGTON MUSIC SALES CENTER INC

WASHINGTON MUSIC SALES CENTER INC received $238.1K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 11 awards (−53% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $4.4M. Its largest customer was Department of Defense Education Activity ($185.7K).

Obligations · FY2026
$238.1K
New awards
11
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
7.3%
UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 799.7KFY2017
  2. 283.4KFY2018
  3. 315.2KFY2019
  4. 433.8KFY2020
  5. 696.7KFY2021
  6. 475.3KFY2022
  7. 176.8KFY2023
  8. 441.7KFY2024
  9. 510.8KFY2025
  10. 238.1KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of Defense Education Activity$185.7K78%
    9 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$51.2K21%
    1 awards
  3. Department of the Army$1,2000.5%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$238.1K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Montgomery County, MD$185.7K78%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$51.2K21%
  3. Bossier Parish, LA$1,2000.5%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition7.3%
    US 39% · $17.4K
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions7.3%
    US 8.7% · $17.4K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE BPA HOLDER(S) SHALL PROVIDE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES TO DEPARTMENT OF WAR EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATION WORKSHEET.$88.7K
    Department of Defense Education Activity· Montgomery County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 15, 2026 – Jun 4, 2026· HE125426FE322
  2. 156TH ARMY BAND /UIC: WQP5AA / W91BVG-5232-0200 SOUND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT REQUEST TO PURCHASE SOUND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT.$76.4K
    Department of the Army· Bossier Parish, LA· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 24, 2025 – Dec 11, 2025· W912NR25PA066
  3. Y11DB, BB BUGLE, STOMVI$51.2K
    Department of the Navy· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 10, 2026 – Apr 10, 2026· M0026426P0022
  4. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE BPA HOLDER(S) SHALL PROVIDE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES TO DEPARTMENT OF WAR EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATION WORKSHEET.$26.6K
    Department of Defense Education Activity· Montgomery County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 15, 2026 – Apr 15, 2026· HE125426FE308
  5. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE BPA HOLDER(S) SHALL PROVIDE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES TO DEPARTMENT OF WAR EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATION WORKSHEET.$21K
    Department of Defense Education Activity· Montgomery County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 16, 2026 – Apr 16, 2026· HE125426FE324
  6. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE BPA HOLDER(S) SHALL PROVIDE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES TO DEPARTMENT OF WAR EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATION WORKSHEET.$18.4K
    Department of Defense Education Activity· Montgomery County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 16, 2026 – Apr 16, 2026· HE125426FE323
  7. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE BPA HOLDER(S) SHALL PROVIDE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES TO DEPARTMENT OF WAR EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATION WORKSHEET.$10.4K
    Department of Defense Education Activity· Montgomery County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 15, 2026 – Apr 15, 2026· HE125426FE309
  8. BAND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR RYUKYU MIDDLE SCHOOL$8,865
    Department of Defense Education Activity· Montgomery County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 16, 2026 – Apr 16, 2026· HE125426FE315

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 6 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. ART LINE WHOLESALERS, INC$903.4K+86% in FY2026
    HICKSVILLE, NY · 52% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Other miscellaneous manufacturingAir Force · Other miscellaneous manufacturing
  2. SIMPLEX AMERICAS LLC$1.2M+1.8% in FY2026
    FLEMINGTON, NJ · 50% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Other miscellaneous manufacturing
  3. MATO EDUARD$1.7M−46% in FY2026
    CENTERVILLE, IA · 60% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Education Activity · Other miscellaneous manufacturingNavy · Other miscellaneous manufacturingArmy · Other miscellaneous manufacturing

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.