NAICS 541690Census 2022 taxonomy

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

521 active federal contract vehicles awarded under NAICS 541690: GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and FSS Schedules held by 959 vendors.

Active vehicles: 521
Total ceiling: $62.6B
Holders: 959
Agencies: 31

Commercial wage benchmark

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: national private-sector average for NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), Q1 2026.

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Avg weekly wage

$2,697

commercial private sector

Annualized (52w)

$140.2K

YoY wage change

+6.4%

Workforce

207K

59,088 establishments

By ownership type

Federal$2,560/wk· 96 employed
State government$1,826/wk· 24 employed
Local government$2,050/wk· 897 employed
Private$2,697/wk· 207,230 employed

Source: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, US national aggregate. Wages reflect what employers in this NAICS industry pay across all occupations; compare to specific labor-category rates on the GSA Schedule for capture-team pricing.

Set-aside breakdown

Open / Full and Open381

Open / Full and Open55

Small Business42

8(a) Sole Source16

SDVOSB13

8(a) Set-Aside9

SBP1

ISBEE1

Top vendors with NAICS 541690 vehicles

Vendor	Vehicles
PUNDIR GROUP, INC	14
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES	11
TECH62 INC	5
LBT DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION PHYSICS CONSULTING LTD	5
ALVAREZ & MARSAL FEDERAL, LLC	4
FEDWRITERS, INC.	3
EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC	3
VENERGY GROUP LLC	3
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	2

Top agencies awarding NAICS 541690

Agency	Vehicles
General Services Administration	274
Department of Health and Human Services	64
Department of Defense	59
Department of Veterans Affairs	26
Department of the Interior	18
Department of Transportation	14
Department of Commerce	13
Department of Justice	12
Department of Agriculture	10
Department of State	10

Active contract vehicles

Showing top 25 of 521 active vehicles by ceiling amount.

Type	Holder	Agency	Ceiling
Other IDV	YESDI INC	Department of Transportation	$1000.0M
Other IDV	RICONDO & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Department of Transportation	$1000.0M
Single-Award IDC	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	Department of Health and Human Services	$480.0M
FSS / GSA Schedule	PAE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.	Department of State	$423.0M

NAICS title from Census 2022 NAICS taxonomy. Vehicle data from USAspending.gov. Ceiling sums show partial coverage where source records publish award amounts.