NAICS Industry

NAICS 541618 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

Federal procurement activity under NAICS 541618 covers other management consulting services, with 23,193 award actions totaling $8.36 billion over the last 10 years.

This FPDS Query page summarizes obligations, award volume, annual trend, top agencies, and leading vendors for NAICS 541618, Other Management Consulting Services. The largest obligations in the period came from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of State, and the Internal Revenue Service.

Generated at 03/21/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

Totals reflect obligated dollars and award actions recorded in the analysis window and may include multiple action types across fiscal years.

NAICS Code
541618
Industry
OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES
Total Obligated
8.36 billion
8,361,972,812.76
Award Actions
23,193
Average Action Value
360,538.64

About NAICS 541618 federal contract activity

NAICS 541618, Other Management Consulting Services, accounts for $8.36 billion in obligated FPDS awards over the last 10 years across 23,193 awards, with an average award value of $360,538.64. The volume and dollar value indicate a broad, recurring market for advisory, business-process, and program support services across civilian and defense agencies.

Agency demand and leading federal buyers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the largest obligating agency in this NAICS, with $2.85 billion across 1,891 awards, followed by the Department of State with $1.46 billion across 3,343 awards. The Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Navy, and Department of the Army also represent significant demand, showing that this procurement category is used widely across health, foreign affairs, tax administration, and defense missions.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

The MITRE Corporation leads vendors in this NAICS with $1.02 billion across 2,179 awards, followed by PAE Government Services, Inc. with $865.43 million across 728 awards. Livanta LLC, Ohio Kepro, Inc., and Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. also rank among the top recipients, reflecting concentration among established consulting and program support contractors.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

Annual obligations in the period provided show elevated spending, with $523.79 million in 2021 rising to $915.17 million in 2022 and $896.11 million in 2023. Obligations increased further to $1.29 billion in 2024, then totaled $768.00 million in 2025 to date, while award counts remained consistently high each year.

How to interpret this page

This page summarizes FPDS obligations associated with NAICS 541618 for the last 10 years using the provided award and obligation totals. Rankings for agencies and vendors are based on total obligated dollars, and the annual trend reflects year-by-year obligated amounts and award counts within the stated analysis window.

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 = '541618'
        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
7530 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 2,847,293,062.78 2.85 billion 1,891
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 1,462,326,370.78 1.46 billion 3,343
2050 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 793,003,970.90 793.00 million 1,989
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 586,140,333.87 586.14 million 937
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 402,576,942.56 402.58 million 2,631
7200 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 316,974,618.53 316.97 million 1,137
7529 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 216,924,979.42 216.92 million 288
97DH DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 139,886,923.18 139.89 million 184
1323 US CENSUS BUREAU 132,294,881.01 132.29 million 315
8900 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 124,677,660.34 124.68 million 609

Insight

Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541618 obligations total $8.36 billion across 23,193 awards, with spending concentrated among a small set of agencies. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services leads with $2.85 billion, or about 34% of total obligations, followed by the Department of State at $1.46 billion and the Internal Revenue Service at $793.0 million. The top 10 agencies together account for the majority of obligated dollars, while award volumes are more diffuse, with the Department of State and Department of the Army carrying relatively high award counts despite lower dollar totals than CMS.

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 = '541618'
        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
THE MITRE CORPORATION 7L030 1,015,750,236.34 1.02 billion 2,179
PAE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. 00TB2 865,433,534.01 865.43 million 728
LIVANTA LLC 35KW9 661,011,765.02 661.01 million 44
OHIO KEPRO, INC. 3KEZ0 512,347,225.00 512.35 million 17
HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY GROUP, INC. 0TDM9 261,755,213.26 261.76 million 156
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP 1TTG5 241,391,639.25 241.39 million 192
BCG FEDERAL CORP 6WAG5 229,917,317.00 229.92 million 26
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE, INC. 4Y5P0 199,626,234.43 199.63 million 76
ISLAND PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION, INC. 3KNC3 186,290,447.11 186.29 million 169
TMF HEALTH QUALITY INSTITUTE 0X2G4 185,222,709.56 185.22 million 104

Insight

Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541618 has obligated $8.36 billion across 23,193 awards, with an average award value of $360,538.64. The top 10 vendors account for a substantial share of activity, led by The MITRE Corporation at $1.02 billion across 2,179 awards, followed by PAE Government Services, Inc. at $865.43 million and Livanta LLC at $661.01 million. Obligation is concentrated among a small number of vendors, but award counts and dollar volume are not perfectly aligned: several vendors have relatively high obligations with comparatively few awards, indicating larger-value tasking among selected contractors.

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 = '541618'
        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 768,000,266.40 768.00 million 1,693
2024 1,290,769,961.43 1.29 billion 1,953
2023 896,111,698.32 896.11 million 2,038
2022 915,167,609.35 915.17 million 2,005
2021 523,785,410.30 523.79 million 2,110
2020 717,246,487.40 717.25 million 2,322
2019 1,250,306,986.13 1.25 billion 2,393
2018 781,023,972.38 781.02 million 2,654
2017 612,558,614.86 612.56 million 2,919
2016 607,001,806.19 607.00 million 3,106

Insight

Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541618 obligated $8.36 billion across 23,193 awards, with an average award value of $360.5 thousand, indicating a high-volume, moderate-dollar contracting profile. Obligations were uneven year to year, with peaks in 2024 ($1.29 billion), 2019 ($1.25 billion), and 2022 ($915.2 million), while the lowest annual obligation occurred in 2021 ($523.8 million). Award counts generally trended downward from 3,106 in 2016 to 1,693 in 2025, even as obligation levels remained substantial, suggesting fewer awards of larger average value in later years.

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