NAICS 541720Census 2022 taxonomy

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

163 active federal contract vehicles awarded under NAICS 541720: GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and FSS Schedules held by 475 vendors.

Active vehicles: 163
Total ceiling: $504M
Holders: 475
Agencies: 32

Commercial wage benchmark

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: national private-sector average for NAICS 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities), Q1 2026.

bls.gov/cew ↗

Avg weekly wage

$1,968

commercial private sector

Annualized (52w)

$102.3K

YoY wage change

-1.1%

Workforce

58K

6,104 establishments

By ownership type

Federal$46/wk· 0 employed
State government$1,394/wk· 139 employed
Local government$1,556/wk· 112 employed
Private$1,968/wk· 57,915 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 Open113

Open / Full and Open24

Small Business16

WOSB6

8(a) Sole Source3

EDWOSB1

Top vendors with NAICS 541720 vehicles

Vendor	Vehicles
ABT GLOBAL LLC	6
MATHEMATICA INC.	5
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	5
WESTAT, INC.	4
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES	4
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	4
NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	3
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GROUP, L.L.C.	3
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP

Top agencies awarding NAICS 541720

Agency	Vehicles
Department of Education	49
Department of Defense	30
Department of Health and Human Services	22
Department of Agriculture	20
Department of Veterans Affairs	13
Department of Transportation	8
General Services Administration	6
Securities and Exchange Commission	4
National Endowment for the Arts	4
Social Security Administration	2

Active contract vehicles

Showing top 25 of 163 active vehicles by ceiling amount.

Type	Holder	Agency	Ceiling
IDIQ	MATHEMATICA INC.	Social Security Administration	$0.0M
IDIQ	ACUMEN LLC	Department of Health and Human Services	$0.0M
IDIQ	MATHEMATICA INC.	Department of Health and Human Services	$0.0M
IDIQ	ABT GLOBAL LLC	Department of Health and Human Services	$0.0M
IDIQ

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