NAICS Industry

NAICS 541199 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

FPDS procurement data for NAICS 541199, All Other Legal Services, covering obligations, awards, agencies, vendors, and annual trends over the last 10 years.

Federal spending under NAICS 541199 totals 5.05 billion across 50,753 award actions, with an average action value of 99,585.57. The category is led by Offices, Boards and Divisions, and major vendor activity includes Forfeiture Support Associates, CACI, and Vera Institute of Justice.

Generated at 03/21/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

Figures reflect the last 10 years of FPDS award action data and are shown as obligated amounts and award counts by agency, vendor, and year.

NAICS Code
541199
Industry
ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES
Total Obligated
5.05 billion
5,054,266,582.31
Award Actions
50,753
Average Action Value
99,585.57

About NAICS 541199 federal contract activity

NAICS 541199, All Other Legal Services, recorded $5.05 billion in obligations across 50,753 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $99,585.57. The category reflects a high volume of relatively small legal services actions alongside a smaller number of larger awards.

Agency demand and leading federal buyers

Obligations were heavily concentrated in OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS, which accounted for $3.35 billion and 36,024 awards, or the majority of activity in this NAICS. The next largest obligators were the OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA), DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, and ATF ACQUISITION AND PROPERTY MGMT DIV, indicating broad use across administrative and law-enforcement functions.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

FORFEITURE SUPPORT ASSOCIATES, LLC led vendor obligations at $1.18 billion across 5,758 awards, followed by CACI, INC. - COMMERCIAL at $724.75 million across 2,056 awards. VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, INC., PAE LABAT-ANDERSON LLC, and DELOITTE FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLP also ranked among the largest vendors, showing a mix of specialized legal support and adjacent professional services providers.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

Annual obligations remained elevated through the most recent five years shown, rising from $470.96 million in 2021 to a peak of $585.05 million in 2023 before easing to $565.25 million in 2024 and $397.11 million in 2025. Award counts stayed consistently high, ranging from 4,957 in 2021 to 5,890 in 2025, suggesting steady procurement activity even as annual dollars fluctuated.

How to interpret this page

This summary is based on FPDS obligations tied to NAICS 541199 over the last 10 years, using total obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the provided dataset. Agency, vendor, and annual trend figures reflect the top values supplied for the analysis window and are not adjusted beyond the source data.

Top Agencies

SELECT
    agency_id,
    agency_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
        anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '541199'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Agency ID Agency Name Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
1501 OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS 3,351,122,767.00 3.35 billion 36,024
7570 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA) 373,910,512.52 373.91 million 194
1524 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 342,987,756.80 342.99 million 2,413
1549 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 145,762,592.20 145.76 million 359
1560 ATF ACQUISITION AND PROPERTY MGMT DIV 133,780,264.04 133.78 million 272
1544 U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE 90,639,539.73 90.64 million 444
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 81,795,160.85 81.80 million 920
1406 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 79,263,499.01 79.26 million 31
5000 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 64,401,826.86 64.40 million 781
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 59,994,646.50 59.99 million 562

Insight

Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541199 obligations totaled $5.05 billion across 50,753 awards, with spend highly concentrated in OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS, which accounted for $3.35 billion, or about two-thirds of total obligations, across 36,024 awards. The remaining top agencies each obligated less than $374 million, indicating a steep drop-off after the leading buyer and a broadly distributed but much smaller second tier of demand. Award volume is more dispersed than dollars, as several agencies posted relatively high award counts with comparatively lower obligated amounts, consistent with many smaller legal services actions.

Top Vendors

SELECT
    vendor_name,
    cage_code,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
        anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '541199'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor CAGE Code Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
FORFEITURE SUPPORT ASSOCIATES, LLC 3Q5J6 1,175,828,323.60 1.18 billion 5,758
CACI, INC. - COMMERCIAL 47568 724,754,413.34 724.75 million 2,056
VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, INC. 3N0B7 351,025,398.13 351.03 million 94
PAE LABAT-ANDERSON LLC 9S829 298,586,436.06 298.59 million 639
DELOITTE FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLP 5MKN6 235,750,483.50 235.75 million 774
PAE LABAT-ANDERSON INCORPORATED 9S829 196,960,131.12 196.96 million 757
ACACIA CENTER FOR JUSTICE 9A1K5 171,245,398.78 171.25 million 53
LEIDOS, INC. 5UTE2 129,901,884.65 129.90 million 438
LEIDOS INNOVATIONS CORPORATION 7LQ18 118,873,180.05 118.87 million 507
VSE CORPORATION 31902 97,044,082.21 97.04 million 106

Insight

Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541199 obligations totaled $5.05 billion across 50,753 awards, with an average award value of about $99.6K, indicating a high-volume, relatively low-dollar award profile. Top vendor spending is concentrated, led by FORFEITURE SUPPORT ASSOCIATES, LLC at $1.18 billion, followed by CACI, INC. - COMMERCIAL at $724.75 million; the top 10 vendors account for a substantial share of total obligations. Award volume is also uneven, with some vendors showing very high counts and others comparatively few awards but significant dollars, suggesting a mix of recurring service buys and larger, less frequent obligations.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    year,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '541199'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 397,111,580.66 397.11 million 5,890
2024 565,254,203.80 565.25 million 5,769
2023 585,048,482.99 585.05 million 5,629
2022 552,518,863.24 552.52 million 5,128
2021 470,962,482.33 470.96 million 4,957
2020 640,298,158.88 640.30 million 5,175
2019 485,632,607.67 485.63 million 4,809
2018 481,624,232.23 481.62 million 4,837
2017 426,423,364.74 426.42 million 4,365
2016 449,392,605.77 449.39 million 4,194

Insight

NAICS 541199 obligated spending totaled $5.05 billion across 50,753 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $99,586. Annual obligations were relatively steady in the $426 million to $640 million range, indicating a broadly consistent procurement pattern rather than a single-year concentration. Activity peaked in 2020 at $640.30 million and remained elevated through 2023 before declining to $565.25 million in 2024 and $397.11 million in 2025. Award counts generally increased over time, reaching 5,890 in 2025, suggesting higher transaction volume even as obligated dollars moderated.

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