This page summarizes federal obligations for NAICS 541330, Engineering Services, with $409.45 billion in readable total obligations and an average action value of $563,824.76. Department of the Navy leads agency spending, while Electric Boat Corporation is the top vendor by obligated dollars.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 541330 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement data for NAICS 541330 covers engineering services obligated across 726,197 award actions over the last 10 years.
Annual totals shown for 2021 through 2025 reflect the provided trend rows and may not sum to the full 10-year total.
NAICS Code
541330
Industry
ENGINEERING SERVICES
Total Obligated
409.45 billion
409,447,855,201.35
Award Actions
726,197
Average Action Value
563,824.76
About NAICS 541330 federal contract activity
NAICS 541330, Engineering Services, accounts for 409.45 billion in obligated federal spending across 726,197 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of 563,824.76. The volume and value profile indicates a large, recurring procurement base centered on technical engineering support and related services.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Navy is the dominant buyer in this NAICS, with 166.94 billion obligated across 295,749 awards, well ahead of the Department of the Air Force at 69.16 billion and the Department of the Army at 64.80 billion. Civilian demand is also material, led by the Federal Acquisition Service at 31.76 billion, while the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) rounds out the top five at 10.23 billion.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Electric Boat Corporation leads vendors with 28.60 billion obligated, followed by Raytheon Company at 19.28 billion and Lockheed Martin Corporation at 17.16 billion. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. also rank among the top recipients, showing that spending is concentrated among major defense and engineering contractors.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remain elevated and relatively stable in the most recent years shown, from 39.00 billion in 2021 to 41.70 billion in 2022 and 50.09 billion in 2023. Spending then increased to 53.93 billion in 2024 before easing to 47.90 billion in 2025, while award counts stayed in a narrow band of roughly 67,000 to 74,000 per year.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations for NAICS 541330 over the last 10 years using the provided award and obligation totals. Agency and vendor rankings reflect cumulative obligated dollars and award counts within the analysis window, and annual trend figures show yearly obligations and award volume for the most recent five years provided.
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 = '541330'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 166,936,109,403.65 | 166.94 billion | 295,749 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 69,161,099,304.33 | 69.16 billion | 77,819 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 64,800,783,021.44 | 64.80 billion | 121,916 |
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 31,757,457,872.96 | 31.76 billion | 13,513 |
| 9771 | DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) | 10,226,317,464.74 | 10.23 billion | 4,724 |
| 6920 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | 10,157,218,995.77 | 10.16 billion | 25,365 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 8,114,900,331.70 | 8.11 billion | 14,781 |
| 7022 | FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY | 3,214,238,078.31 | 3.21 billion | 4,572 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 3,022,033,684.40 | 3.02 billion | 17,744 |
| 8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | 2,904,363,946.00 | 2.90 billion | 7,798 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541330 engineering services obligations are concentrated in the defense enterprise: the Department of the Navy leads with $166.94 billion across 295,749 awards, followed by the Department of the Air Force at $69.16 billion and the Department of the Army at $64.80 billion. These three agencies alone account for the majority of top-agency obligations, indicating a strong skew toward military engineering demand. Civilian agencies are materially smaller by comparison, with the Federal Acquisition Service the largest non-DoD buyer at $31.76 billion, while the remaining top agencies each obligated roughly $10 billion or less.
Top Vendors
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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 = '541330'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION | 96169 | 28,600,405,694.32 | 28.60 billion | 1,854 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 15090 | 19,281,011,529.45 | 19.28 billion | 11,811 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 81755 | 17,155,694,723.26 | 17.16 billion | 18,757 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 0RBN7 | 15,359,621,608.20 | 15.36 billion | 11,142 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. | 17038 | 11,890,439,720.30 | 11.89 billion | 8,115 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 6XWA8 | 9,089,023,209.82 | 9.09 billion | 18,819 |
| BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC. | 99789 | 7,075,030,536.16 | 7.08 billion | 9,528 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 07MU1 | 5,737,070,033.56 | 5.74 billion | 7,346 |
| LEIDOS, INC. | 5UTE0 | 5,579,216,450.69 | 5.58 billion | 4,810 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 76301 | 5,322,658,733.95 | 5.32 billion | 6,329 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541330 Engineering Services shows a large but somewhat concentrated vendor base: 10 vendors account for $116.0 billion in obligations across 104,511 awards, or about 28% of the $409.45 billion total. ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION is the largest vendor by obligation at $28.60 billion, while RAYTHEON COMPANY and LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION follow at $19.28 billion and $17.16 billion, respectively. Award volume is more dispersed than obligation value, with SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION and LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION among the highest in award count despite not leading in dollars.
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 = '541330'
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 | 47,898,978,232.99 | 47.90 billion | 67,175 |
| 2024 | 53,933,915,617.55 | 53.93 billion | 71,789 |
| 2023 | 50,090,431,915.95 | 50.09 billion | 71,473 |
| 2022 | 41,701,539,784.27 | 41.70 billion | 71,059 |
| 2021 | 38,997,256,836.65 | 39.00 billion | 73,821 |
| 2020 | 39,116,883,290.73 | 39.12 billion | 72,371 |
| 2019 | 37,343,343,419.68 | 37.34 billion | 72,378 |
| 2018 | 39,014,499,719.56 | 39.01 billion | 75,249 |
| 2017 | 31,251,039,904.37 | 31.25 billion | 75,944 |
| 2016 | 30,099,966,479.60 | 30.10 billion | 74,938 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) recorded $409.45 billion in obligations across 726,197 awards, with an average award value of $563,824.76. Annual obligations were relatively stable from 2016 through 2022, ranging from $30.10 billion to $41.70 billion, before increasing to $50.09 billion in 2023 and peaking at $53.93 billion in 2024. FY 2025 is currently at $47.90 billion, indicating a modest decline from the prior year but remaining above the pre-2023 range. Award counts are broadly concentrated between about 67,000 and 76,000 per year, suggesting the spend increase in recent years is driven more by higher obligated dollars than by a materially larger number of awards.
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