NAICS category

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

NAICS 541690

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

Part of Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services →

$2B
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
85
Recipients
NAICS 541690
Code

NAICS code 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) accounted for $2B in federal contracts in FY2026, led by the Department of Defense, across 85 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$1.9B
FY20
$1.9B
FY21
$2.1B
FY22
$2B
FY23
$2.4B
FY24
$2.2B
FY25
$2B
FY26 partial
▲ 17%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (NAICS 541690) accounted for $2B in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $2.2B in FY2025.
  • It ranked #50 among industries by federal contract dollars in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Defense provided 26% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 34% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 41%.

Recipient breakdown available for 47% of obligations shown

Awards

Source

Largest FY2026 awards in this category

Awards coded NAICS 541690 that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record in this category started in FY2026.

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