NAICS 541720Census 2022 taxonomy

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

99 active federal contract vehicles awarded under NAICS 541720 — GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and FSS Schedules held by 76 vendors.

Active vehicles: 99
Total ceiling: $1019.0B
Holders: 76
Agencies: 15

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 2024.

bls.gov/cew ↗

Avg weekly wage

$1,906

commercial private sector

Annualized (52w)

$99.1K

YoY wage change

+0.3%

Workforce

68K

6,161 establishments

By ownership type

Federal$85/wk· 1 employed
State government$1,311/wk· 135 employed
Local government$1,457/wk· 97 employed
Private$1,906/wk· 67,798 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 Open79

Open / Full and Open15

WOSB3

8(a) Set-Aside1

8(a) Sole Source1

Top vendors with NAICS 541720 vehicles

Vendor	Vehicles
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	6
ABT GLOBAL LLC	5
WESTAT, INC.	4
MATHEMATICA INC.	4
THE RAND CORPORATION	3
NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	3
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	3
ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH	2
ACTUARIAL RESEARCH CORPORATION

Top agencies awarding NAICS 541720

Agency	Vehicles
Department of Health and Human Services	39
Department of Education	14
Department of Agriculture	13
Department of Veterans Affairs	10
Department of Defense	7
General Services Administration	6
Department of Transportation	3
Social Security Administration	1
Department of Commerce	1
Department of Homeland Security	1

Active contract vehicles

Showing top 25 of 99 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.