Over the last 10 years, The Institute of Museum and Library Services recorded 821 award actions and $67.35 million in obligated spending, with an average action value of $82,037.10. Recent obligations were led by consulting, computer systems design, and convention and trade show services, alongside research and public relations support.
Federal Agency
THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement profile for The Institute of Museum and Library Services (Agency ID 5300) covering obligations, award activity, vendors, NAICS, and annual trends over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect FPDS-readable obligations for the stated analysis window and may differ from other reporting views due to rounding and record updates.
Agency ID
5300
Total Obligated
67.35 million
67,352,466.80
Award Actions
821
Average Action Value
82,037.10
About THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES recorded 821 awards totaling $67.35 million, with an average award value of $82,037.10. The profile indicates a relatively high transaction count with moderate dollar volume, consistent with a mix of recurring service contracts and program support awards.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Contracting is concentrated among a small set of vendors, led by CAPITAL MEETING PLANNING INC at $9.51 million across 100 awards and AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES at $8.95 million across 57 awards. HALVIK CORP, ZOLON PCS II, LLC, and RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE also appear as significant recipients, suggesting a vendor base that supports both administrative operations and specialized programmatic work.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The agency’s obligations are led by NAICS 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, at $24.92 million across 192 awards, making it the dominant category by both value and volume. Computer systems design, convention and trade show organization, social science and humanities R&D, and public relations services round out the top categories, showing a procurement mix weighted toward management support, IT, events, research, and communications services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the available recent years show movement between roughly $6.05 million and $13.05 million, with the peak in 2023 at $13.05 million and a lower point in 2021 at $6.05 million. Award counts remained fairly steady in the 48 to 105 range, indicating that year-to-year changes in total obligated dollars were driven more by award size than by a major shift in the number of actions.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query obligations for THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES, Agency ID 5300, using the last 10 years of available award data. Vendor, NAICS, and annual trend figures are ranked by total obligated dollars within the stated analysis window, and the recent-year trend reflects the years provided in the source dataset.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL MEETING PLANNING INC | 9,513,615.30 | 9.51 million | 100 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | 8,953,903.30 | 8.95 million | 57 |
| HALVIK CORP | 5,501,208.07 | 5.50 million | 17 |
| ZOLON PCS II, LLC | 4,577,625.88 | 4.58 million | 13 |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE | 3,209,885.06 | 3.21 million | 31 |
| ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C. | 2,982,188.38 | 2.98 million | 14 |
| VANGUARD COMMUNICATIONS OF FALLS CHURCH INC | 2,669,027.17 | 2.67 million | 44 |
| MATHEMATICA INC. | 2,435,164.50 | 2.44 million | 20 |
| JOS GROUP LLC | 2,388,409.77 | 2.39 million | 9 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEAR | 2,244,905.68 | 2.24 million | 11 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the Institute of Museum and Library Services obligated $67.35 million across 821 awards, with an average award value of $82.0K. Spending is moderately concentrated among the top vendors: CAPITAL MEETING PLANNING INC leads with $9.51 million across 100 awards, followed by AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES at $8.95 million across 57 awards. The remainder of the top 10 is spread across multiple vendors with obligations ranging from $2.24 million to $5.50 million, indicating a mix of recurring vendors and smaller award volumes.
Top NAICS
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 24,918,488.04 | 24.92 million | 192 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 12,347,921.66 | 12.35 million | 78 |
| 561920 | CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW ORGANIZERS | 9,597,698.74 | 9.60 million | 103 |
| 541720 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES | 3,911,999.30 | 3.91 million | 15 |
| 541820 | PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES | 2,963,706.05 | 2.96 million | 51 |
| 541618 | OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 2,777,065.11 | 2.78 million | 8 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 1,855,497.22 | 1.86 million | 59 |
| 541910 | MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING | 1,758,521.88 | 1.76 million | 11 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 1,451,853.07 | 1.45 million | 26 |
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 1,416,761.86 | 1.42 million | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES obligated $67.35 million across 821 awards, with spending concentrated in consulting and IT-related NAICS codes. NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) is the largest category at $24.92 million across 192 awards, followed by 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) at $12.35 million and 561920 (Convention and Trade Show Organizers) at $9.60 million. The remaining top NAICS are more distributed and generally lower in value, with several categories such as 541720 and 236220 showing relatively high dollars per award compared with higher-count service categories.
Annual Trend
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GROUP BY year
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ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,744,973.06 | 11.74 million | 100 |
| 2024 | 9,222,985.19 | 9.22 million | 105 |
| 2023 | 13,048,555.15 | 13.05 million | 96 |
| 2022 | 9,258,385.46 | 9.26 million | 61 |
| 2021 | 6,049,590.57 | 6.05 million | 48 |
| 2020 | 5,376,063.56 | 5.38 million | 63 |
| 2019 | 3,726,428.15 | 3.73 million | 65 |
| 2018 | 2,509,215.24 | 2.51 million | 91 |
| 2017 | 2,748,106.87 | 2.75 million | 89 |
| 2016 | 3,668,163.55 | 3.67 million | 103 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES obligated $67.35 million across 821 awards, averaging $82.0K per award. Obligations were concentrated in the more recent years, rising from $2.51 million in 2018 to a peak of $13.05 million in 2023, with 2024 and 2025 remaining elevated at $9.22 million and $11.74 million, respectively. Award volume was relatively stable in the 61 to 105 range annually, indicating that changes in obligation levels were driven more by award value than by award count.
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