This NAICS page summarizes 22,183 award actions with $7.75 billion in obligated spending, averaging $349,344.58 per action. Recent activity was highest in 2023 at $1.01 billion, with the Department of the Army, TSA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs among the largest agency buyers.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 541612 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal contracting data for NAICS 541612 covers human resources consulting services, including executive search consulting services, over the last 10 years.
Figures reflect the last 10 years of readable FPDS obligation data and may differ from source totals because of rounding.
NAICS Code
541612
Industry
HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING SERVICES (2007), HUMAN RESOURCES AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES (2002)
Total Obligated
7.75 billion
7,749,510,966.83
Award Actions
22,183
Average Action Value
349,344.58
About NAICS 541612 federal contract activity
NAICS 541612 covers human resources consulting services and, in older classifications, human resources and executive search consulting services. Over the last 10 years, FPDS records show $7.75 billion in obligated spending across 22,183 awards, with an average award value of $349,344.58, indicating a high-volume market with a mix of small and mid-sized obligations.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Army is the dominant buyer in this NAICS, accounting for $2.72 billion across 2,085 awards, or more than one-third of all obligated dollars in the period. The Transportation Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Procurement Operations, and NASA follow at substantially lower levels, with obligations ranging from $227.03 million to $946.75 million, showing demand concentrated in a small set of federal buyers.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC leads vendor obligations at $562.07 million across 209 awards, closely followed by ARMED FORCES SERVICES CORPORATION at $552.93 million across 287 awards. DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP, 360 PATRIOT ENTERPRISES LLC, and INVERNESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. also rank among the top vendors, indicating a competitive supplier base with a few firms capturing outsized spending.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent five years remained near or above the $700 million level each year, peaking in 2023 at $1.01 billion across 2,056 awards. Spending declined to $841.67 million in 2024 and $730.32 million in 2025, though award counts stayed elevated, suggesting sustained procurement activity even as obligated dollars moderated.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations for NAICS 541612 over the last 10 years and reflects reported award-level data aggregated by agency, vendor, and fiscal year. Obligated dollars and award counts are presented as recorded in FPDS, and annual trend values reflect the most recent five years available in the provided dataset.
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 = '541612'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 2,723,728,568.91 | 2.72 billion | 2,085 |
| 7013 | TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION | 946,747,958.33 | 946.75 million | 749 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 349,611,200.71 | 349.61 million | 640 |
| 7001 | OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS | 272,778,402.93 | 272.78 million | 505 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 227,031,600.11 | 227.03 million | 544 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 216,081,371.54 | 216.08 million | 430 |
| 2400 | OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT | 209,744,762.92 | 209.74 million | 180 |
| 7200 | AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 209,013,690.77 | 209.01 million | 478 |
| 1605 | OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | 184,733,143.42 | 184.73 million | 225 |
| 12C2 | FOREST SERVICE | 170,411,888.20 | 170.41 million | 602 |
Insight
NAICS 541612 is moderately concentrated among a small set of agencies over the last 10 years: the Department of the Army accounts for $2.72 billion of the $7.75 billion total obligated, or about 35%. The next largest obligations are materially smaller, led by Transportation Security Administration at $946.75 million, with the remaining top agencies each below $350 million. Award activity is broader than dollars suggest, with 22,183 awards overall and several agencies posting comparatively high award counts relative to obligation, indicating a mix of larger and more numerous smaller procurements.
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 = '541612'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC | 1ZD18 | 562,067,267.80 | 562.07 million | 209 |
| ARMED FORCES SERVICES CORPORATION | 1Q8F1 | 552,926,999.88 | 552.93 million | 287 |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 1TTG5 | 421,206,687.77 | 421.21 million | 238 |
| 360 PATRIOT ENTERPRISES LLC | 5SJP5 | 276,507,176.51 | 276.51 million | 205 |
| INVERNESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3BUW7 | 270,855,771.06 | 270.86 million | 55 |
| SERCO INC. | 022Q2 | 257,022,337.31 | 257.02 million | 129 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. | 17038 | 254,810,828.98 | 254.81 million | 121 |
| GOVSTRIVE LLC | 6V5E1 | 203,143,866.42 | 203.14 million | 751 |
| CALIBRE SYSTEMS, INC. | 0EUA6 | 182,947,858.53 | 182.95 million | 51 |
| GOLDEN KEY GROUP, LLC | 1YRN9 | 175,814,879.49 | 175.81 million | 215 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541612 recorded $7.75 billion across 22,183 awards, with the top 10 vendors accounting for about $3.13 billion, or roughly 40% of total obligated dollars. Obligations are concentrated among a few large contractors, led by Accenture Federal Services LLC ($562.07 million), Armed Forces Services Corporation ($552.93 million), and Deloitte Consulting LLP ($421.21 million), each with more than 200 awards. The vendor base also shows volume dispersion, with GOVSTRIVE LLC receiving 751 awards for $203.14 million, indicating a high-award, lower-average-dollar pattern relative to the largest dollar recipients.
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 = '541612'
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 | 730,316,910.71 | 730.32 million | 1,767 |
| 2024 | 841,672,936.80 | 841.67 million | 2,069 |
| 2023 | 1,012,619,674.08 | 1.01 billion | 2,056 |
| 2022 | 881,685,418.73 | 881.69 million | 2,201 |
| 2021 | 787,940,241.99 | 787.94 million | 2,218 |
| 2020 | 728,273,924.62 | 728.27 million | 2,201 |
| 2019 | 864,880,309.91 | 864.88 million | 2,394 |
| 2018 | 769,930,500.79 | 769.93 million | 2,449 |
| 2017 | 595,346,658.66 | 595.35 million | 2,566 |
| 2016 | 536,844,390.54 | 536.84 million | 2,262 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541612 recorded $7.75 billion in obligations across 22,183 awards, with an average award value of $349,344.58. Annual obligations were relatively stable in the $536.84 million to $1.01 billion range, with a peak in 2023 ($1.01 billion) and the lowest level in 2016 ($536.84 million). Award volumes were also fairly consistent, generally between 1,767 and 2,566 awards per year, indicating broad but moderate-year-to-year variation rather than heavy concentration in a single period.
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