Federal Professional, Scientific & Technical Services contracting
Federal professional and technical services — IT and software, engineering, R&D, consulting, legal, and scientific services. One of the highest-volume services sectors.
By the numbers
- Open opportunities
- 1,198
- Median award
- $500,000
- Avg award
- $30M
- Total awarded
- $150B
- Awards on record
- 5,106
- Contractors
- 780
265 of 1,198 open Professional, Scientific & Technical Services opportunities (22%) are set aside for small or disadvantaged businesses — see set-aside programs.
Top Professional, Scientific & Technical Services industries (NAICS)
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (366)
- 541330 Engineering Services (189)
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services (85)
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (65)
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services (53)
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services (45)
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services (44)
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (41)
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services (35)
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (28)
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (27)
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (21)
Top agencies buying Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
Top states for Professional, Scientific & Technical Services contracts
Frequently asked
Across 5,106 awarded federal Professional, Scientific & Technical Services contracts on record, the total is $150B, with a median award of $500,000 (the average of $30M is pulled up by a few very large contracts).
1,198 federal Professional, Scientific & Technical Services opportunities are open right now, of which 265 (22%) are set aside for small or disadvantaged businesses.
The top federal buyers of Professional, Scientific & Technical Services are General Services Administration, Dept Of Defense, Interior, Department Of The.
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