Total dollars: $24,211,268
Total number of contractors: 297
Total number of transactions: 3,270
Extent of Competition 

 | Available for everyone for competition | $4,768,789 |
 | Everyone could compete, but only one bid or offer was received | $3,542,746 |
 | Competition within a limited pool | $4,481,657 |
 | Actions necessary to continue existing competitive contracts for continuity (until the next one could be competed) | $62,199 |
 | Available only for groups such as disabled persons, prisoners, and regulated utilities | $1,873,095 |
 | Not competed for an allowable reason | $6,384,265 |
 | Not identified, soon to be addressed | $3,098,516 |
Type of Contract Used 
 | Fixed Price | $22,348,845 |
 | Cost Type | $12,100 |
 | Time and Material | $18,413 |
 | Labor Hours | $32,966 |
 | Contracts that allow the orders to be priced differently than the basic contract | $0 |
 | Contracts that used a combination of the above pricing arrangements | $24,600 |
 | Awards only, where none of the above pricing arrangements apply | $676,925 |
 | Unknown | $1,097,418 |
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Top 5 Products or Services Sold
| Paper Shredding Services | $24,211,268 |
Top 5 Contracting Agencies Purchasing from Contractor(s)
| Internal Revenue Service | $8,369,003 |
| VETERANS AFFAIRS, Department of | $3,959,580 |
| ARMY, Department of the (except Corps of Engineers Civil Program Financing) | $1,831,238 |
| SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION | $1,549,823 |
| NAVY, Department of the | $1,301,106 |
Top 10 Contractors
| Nish | $4,522,560 |
| Shred-It USA Inc. | $1,855,264 |
| I D S Inc | $1,572,866 |
| Cintas Corporation | $1,393,753 |
| Capital Shredder Corp | $1,370,376 |
| Coast2coast Shredding | $1,052,499 |
| C W Austin Company Inc | $1,013,064 |
| Iron Mountain Incorporated | $841,949 |
| Premiere Shredding | $677,998 |
| Data Disposal Inc | $620,426 |
Top 5 Known Congressional Districts where Work is Performed
| District of Columbia nonvoting (Eleanor Holmes Norton) | $1,583,404 |
| Maryland 8 (Constance A. Morella / Chris Van Hollen) | $696,328 |
| Mississippi 3 (Charles W. "Chip" Pickering) | $621,992 |
| Tennessee 9 (Harold E. Ford Jr.) | $499,283 |
| New York 8 (Jerrold Nadler) | $482,826 |
Trend
| 2000 | $452,807 |
| 2001 | $456,235 |
| 2002 | $752,799 |
| 2003 | $1,018,191 |
| 2004 | $2,330,216 |
| 2005 | $3,049,625 |
| 2006 | $3,125,275 |
| 2007 | $3,631,594 |
| 2008 | $3,888,237 |
2009 | $5,506,288 |
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