NAICS Industry

NAICS 541613 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES) for last 10 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations for NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES) for last 10 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 10 years analysis window.

NAICS Code
541613
Industry
MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES
Total Obligated
2.76 billion
2,757,709,637.59
Award Actions
8,713
Average Action Value
316,505.18

About NAICS 541613 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES). Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this industry shows 2.76 billion in visible obligations across 8,713 award actions, with an average action value of 316,505.18. This view is designed to help users quickly understand scale, buyer concentration, contractor concentration, and overall market direction before moving into deeper procurement analysis.

Agency demand and leading federal buyers

Demand for NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES) appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last 10 years. The visible agency ranking is led by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, with 705.48 million in obligations, followed by OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS. This kind of concentration is useful context for business development, bid targeting, and understanding where the strongest federal demand appears to sit.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

The vendor distribution helps show which contractors capture the largest visible share of obligations in NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES) over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC., with 410.51 million in obligations, followed by APTIVE RESOURCES LLC. This gives users a practical view of the competitive landscape and the visible concentration at the top of the market.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

The annual trend table provides a year-based view of how visible obligations and award actions have evolved for NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES) across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This is useful for spotting periods of expansion, relative stability, or softening activity in this federal industry segment.

How to interpret this page

The tables and trend blocks on this page are generated from FPDS-derived procurement records prepared offline for fast public delivery. They are intended to give a practical summary of industry-scale obligations, top buying agencies, leading vendors, and visible year-over-year movement within last 10 years. Users who need deeper filtering, custom SQL, or cross-market comparison can continue the analysis directly inside FPDS Query.

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 = '541613'
        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
7523 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 705,480,479.43 705.48 million 1,436
7001 OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS 210,453,181.43 210.45 million 60
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 193,604,625.62 193.60 million 508
4732 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 175,877,230.29 175.88 million 304
7570 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA) 167,997,984.24 168.00 million 294
7590 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 153,678,798.78 153.68 million 45
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 98,386,327.41 98.39 million 292
7529 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 84,600,282.82 84.60 million 595
7530 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 63,866,397.50 63.87 million 47
1323 US CENSUS BUREAU 62,319,928.72 62.32 million 139

Insight

NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES) appears to be concentrated among a relatively small group of major buying agencies over the last 10 years. The visible ranking is led by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, followed by OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS, which suggests that agency demand in this industry is not evenly distributed.

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 = '541613'
        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
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 07MU1 410,513,547.52 410.51 million 449
APTIVE RESOURCES LLC 5AF04 172,156,808.55 172.16 million 336
SAFE AMERICA MEDIA LLC 10NJ1 142,825,854.32 142.83 million 8
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL 3FJZ3 116,508,084.02 116.51 million 213
CMGRP, INC. 37FD1 106,866,567.33 106.87 million 87
ICF MACRO, INC 2N613 106,019,150.48 106.02 million 185
IQ SOLUTIONS, INC. 1L5Z7 85,442,365.69 85.44 million 172
PEOPLE WHO THINK, L.L.C. 808L8 77,148,145.00 77.15 million 13
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 3A730 73,755,181.41 73.76 million 108
BIXAL SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED 4QRJ3 69,464,648.22 69.46 million 174

Insight

Within NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES), visible obligations over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. ranks first, followed by APTIVE RESOURCES LLC, which helps define the current competitive landscape in this industry slice.

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 = '541613'
        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 365,088,577.73 365.09 million 769
2024 326,953,083.25 326.95 million 848
2023 367,067,530.91 367.07 million 914
2022 338,394,889.20 338.39 million 960
2021 325,000,301.75 325.00 million 852
2020 226,640,457.04 226.64 million 831
2019 235,559,752.23 235.56 million 860
2018 199,368,441.32 199.37 million 903
2017 168,005,658.58 168.01 million 888
2016 205,630,945.58 205.63 million 888

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in NAICS 541613 (MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES) moved across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity in this industry appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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