NAICS Industry

NAICS 541820 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for NAICS 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES) for last 5 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations for NAICS 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES) for last 5 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 5 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 5 years analysis window.

NAICS Code
541820
Industry
PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES
Total Obligated
592.22 million
592,219,194.44
Award Actions
2,613
Average Action Value
226,643.39

About NAICS 541820 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 5 years of federal contract activity associated with NAICS 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES). Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this industry shows 592.22 million in visible obligations across 2,613 award actions, with an average action value of 226,643.39. 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 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES) appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last 5 years. The visible agency ranking is led by U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, with 115.76 million in obligations, followed by OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT. 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 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES) over the last 5 years. The current ranking is led by MARCOM GROUP, INC., with 116.52 million in obligations, followed by PCI PRODUCTIONS 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 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES) across the last 5 years, from 2021 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 5 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 = '541820'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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
7014 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 115,756,590.80 115.76 million 20
1605 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 70,084,280.53 70.08 million 144
8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 64,738,143.20 64.74 million 49
7529 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 33,316,748.85 33.32 million 258
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 31,537,103.95 31.54 million 134
97DH DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 29,458,957.07 29.46 million 25
1524 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 27,711,715.27 27.71 million 85
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 25,990,760.04 25.99 million 61
8900 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 24,900,648.71 24.90 million 99
7524 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 21,243,682.59 21.24 million 242

Insight

NAICS 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES) appears to be concentrated among a relatively small group of major buying agencies over the last 5 years. The visible ranking is led by U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, followed by OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, 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 = '541820'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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
MARCOM GROUP, INC. 1YXN9 116,519,818.03 116.52 million 24
PCI PRODUCTIONS LLC 88M66 67,457,767.50 67.46 million 55
MCNEELY PIGOTT & FOX PUBLIC RELATIONS, LLC 1KUS8 48,356,370.92 48.36 million 39
CREATIVE MARKETING RESOURCES, INC. 3P8A9 31,428,102.00 31.43 million 46
RACK-WILDNER & REESE, INC. 08MX1 29,351,805.26 29.35 million 119
A. BRIGHT IDEA, LLC 359K4 27,698,728.47 27.70 million 78
PALLADIAN PARTNERS, INC. 1HDV7 25,370,925.19 25.37 million 143
CONTRACTING RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 3E5Y8 23,291,537.28 23.29 million 10
HAGER SHARP INC 3MWN8 18,996,900.87 19.00 million 27
VISTRA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 549G4 18,913,394.12 18.91 million 120

Insight

Within NAICS 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES), visible obligations over the last 5 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. MARCOM GROUP, INC. ranks first, followed by PCI PRODUCTIONS 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 = '541820'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 131,134,671.08 131.13 million 417
2024 154,895,600.30 154.90 million 494
2023 89,325,499.85 89.33 million 453
2022 96,364,998.11 96.36 million 540
2021 120,498,425.10 120.50 million 709

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in NAICS 541820 (PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES) moved across the last 5 years, from 2021 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity in this industry appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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