GETWAB

02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 516210 federal market?

Net obligations$44.75M
Contract actions837
Vendors184
Federal customers64
Contracting offices192
Average action$53.5K
Largest action$3.45M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 516210 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2019–FY 2025 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$15.02M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$0000
FY 2020$0000
FY 2021$0000
FY 2022$0000
FY 2023$12.71M1819539
FY 2024$17.02M29712152+33.9%
FY 2025$15.02M35912252−11.7%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$21.93M803049.0%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$4.11M109239.2%
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF3600$2.94M87266.6%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$2.35M71195.3%
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT1100$1.44M2143.2%
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION5000$1.05M1642.3%
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF8900$920.8K1852.1%
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION7013$842.9K1251.9%
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION4900$829.4K111.9%
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY7022$827.6K621.8%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 516210?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 516210 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
O'REILLY MEDIA, INC.$7.21M4116.1%Jul 17, 2025
OVERDRIVE, INC.$4.25M919.5%Jul 17, 2025
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$2.66M9955.9%Sep 30, 2025
LIBRARY IDEAS, LLC$1.62M413.6%Jul 18, 2025
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC$1.61M313.6%Jul 3, 2025
DIALOGCONCEPTS, INC.$1.24M312.8%Sep 30, 2024
POLITICO, LLC$1.03M35112.3%Sep 30, 2025
ELSEVIER INC.$1.00M532.2%Jun 2, 2025
INFOBASE HOLDINGS INC$956.5K112.1%Sep 25, 2023
RED CARROT INC$912.8K822.0%Sep 12, 2025

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 516210?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
7630NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS$12.24M993227.3%
AF11EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, & SOCIAL SVCS R&D SVCS; EDUCATION SVCS R&D; BASIC RESEARCH$10.82M8324.2%
DG11IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services$2.27M93235.1%
7A21IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)$2.22M23125.0%
R426SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: COMMUNICATIONS$1.96M59184.4%
DG10IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK AS A SERVICE$1.56M66183.5%
DA01IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)$1.35M843.0%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$1.11M3172.5%
R699SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: OTHER$967.7K3482.2%
DA10IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE$915.6K53152.0%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 516210?

Competed under SAP36.6%306 actions
Other / unknown27.8%233 actions
Not available for competition26.2%219 actions
Competed4.7%39 actions
Not competed3.2%27 actions
Not competed under SAP1.6%13 actions
Other than small business share96.8%$43.31M
Small business share3.2%$1.44M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$38.30M714
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$5.32M74
BPA CALL$732.8K32
DELIVERY ORDER$396.2K17

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 516210?

10 / Market Interpretation

How should contractors evaluate this market?

01

Start with the spending direction

Compare annual obligations with actions and vendor participation. Growth driven by only a few large actions represents a different opportunity from broad, recurring demand.

02

Follow the actual buyers

Move from federal customers to contracting offices. Offices reveal where acquisition responsibility and recurring purchasing activity are concentrated.

03

Measure accessible demand

Use competition, small-business participation, incumbent vendors, and PSC mix before treating the full $44.75M market as addressable.