NAICS 541720Census 2022 taxonomy

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

153 active federal contract vehicles awarded under NAICS 541720: GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and FSS Schedules held by 268 vendors.

Active vehicles: 153
Total ceiling: $2056.3B
Holders: 268
Agencies: 22

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.

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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 Open112

Open / Full and Open21

Small Business10

WOSB5

8(a) Sole Source4

EDWOSB1

Top vendors with NAICS 541720 vehicles

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

Top agencies awarding NAICS 541720

Agency	Vehicles
Department of Education	50
Department of Defense	26
Department of Health and Human Services	24
Department of Agriculture	14
Department of Veterans Affairs	12
Department of Transportation	7
General Services Administration	6
National Endowment for the Arts	4
Social Security Administration	2
Department of Commerce	1

Active contract vehicles

Showing top 25 of 153 active vehicles by ceiling amount.

Type	Holder	Agency	Ceiling
Single-Award IDC	AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	Department of Education	$2000.0M
Single-Award IDC	BNP EDUCATION PARTNERS LLC	Department of Education	$2000.0M
Single-Award IDC	LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER NEW ORLEANS	Department of Health and Human Services	$500.0M
FSS / GSA Schedule	THE RAND CORPORATION	Department of Defense	$347.4M

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