$2,750,000
ALVAREZ & MARSAL FEDERAL, LLC
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- PIID
- 80HQTR26F0002
- PSC
- R706 - SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: LOGISTICS SUPPORT
Federal NAICS Codes
NAICS 541690: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 541690.
NAICS 541690 federal market metrics
- Total obligations
- $52B
- Total awards
- 58,020 awards
- Active obligations
- $6.6B
- Size standard
- $19,000,000 receipts
What this NAICS covers
NAICS 541690 covers scientific and technical consulting services not classified elsewhere, providing expert analysis, technical advice, feasibility assessments, and implementation support on specialized scientific or technical problems for clients across research, policy, and operational contexts.
Federal opportunities under 541690 typically involve contracting subject-matter expertise to identify problems, deliver technical assessments, develop options and recommendations, and support agency decision-making with reports, briefings, technical specifications, or implementation guidance.
FY2025 snapshot
- Obligations
- $985.3M
- Awards
- 1,518
- Average award
- $649.1K
- Change from FY2024
- -57.8%
Federal obligation trend
FY2021
$960M · 968 awards
FY2022
$1.9B · 2,131 awards
FY2023
$1.9B · 2,296 awards
FY2024
$2.3B · 2,154 awards
FY2025
$985.3M · 1,518 awards
FY2026
$282.6M · 603 awards
Recent awards
$784,873
ESSEX MANAGEMENT LLC
Departmental Offices
- PIID
- 140D0426F0654
- PSC
- DA01 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)
$42,889
PHIGENICS LLC
Department of Veterans Affairs
- PIID
- 36C24726F0166
- PSC
- F103 - ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PROTECTION- WATER QUALITY SUPPORT
$6,211
PUNDIR GROUP, INC
Public Buildings Service
- PIID
- 47PD5526F0224
- PSC
- Z1AA - MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE BUILDINGS
$56,181
FEDWRITERS, INC.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
- PIID
- 1333ND26FNB730053
- PSC
- AJ12 - GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH
$400
NEEL FORENSICS, TRAINING AND CONSULTING, LLC
Atf Acquisition and Property Mgmt Div
- PIID
- 15A00026FABP00517
- PSC
- R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER
$142,000
KELLY SERVICES, INC.
National Institutes of Health
- PIID
- 75N98026F00003
- PSC
- R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER
$1,156,000
ECKLES DAVID L
Internal Revenue Service
- PIID
- 2023H226C00030
- PSC
- R424 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: EXPERT WITNESS
FAQ
What work fits NAICS 541690?
- Provide independent technical assessments of research methodologies, data quality, and experimental design for funded research efforts.
- Develop risk assessments and mitigation plans for complex scientific programs or technical portfolios.
- Define technical readiness criteria, test milestones, data-quality measures, and outcome indicators for science and technology portfolios.
- Staff and support technical advisory panels, peer review panels, and expert consultant reviews for program decision cycles.
When is NAICS 541690 a weak fit?
- Experimental research and development with sustained laboratory facilities and prototype development; missing the R&D and prototype fabrication element that places work under R&D NAICS.
- Long-term systems engineering and integration that requires equipment procurement, installation, and lifecycle support; lacking procurement and integration deliverables moves scope out of this code.
- Recurring accredited laboratory testing and certified analytical services that require laboratory accreditation and routine sample processing; this code excludes recurring laboratory certification obligations.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 541690?
- Statement of work requests subject-matter expert deliverables such as white papers, technical recommendations, and short-term advisory reports with limited period of performance.
- Labor categories list senior consultants, technical advisors, and subject-matter experts rather than engineering or bench-science technician positions.
- Evaluation criteria emphasize quality of technical advice, past performance on advisory engagements, and proposed approach to assessments rather than prototype delivery or equipment procurement.
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