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02 / Market Size

How large is the NAICS 523999 federal market?

Net obligations$479.29M
Contract actions586
Vendors62
Federal customers28
Contracting offices56
Average action$817.9K
Largest action$35.00M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

NAICS 523999 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$1.08M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$250.64M1883021
FY 2020$133.67M1433116−46.7%
FY 2021$82.08M851812−38.6%
FY 2022$13.34M551811−83.7%
FY 2023-$3.61M481814−127.1%
FY 2024$2.09M332012+157.9%
FY 2025$1.08M341714−48.3%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF9100$314.40M821365.6%
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE2050$89.00M99318.6%
BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE2036$65.87M141513.7%
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT7200$22.65M1154.7%
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION9507$3.51M2110.7%
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA)7570$1.23M810.3%
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION5000$1.20M4990.3%
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF1900$517.9K3460.1%
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY1434$375.8K930.1%
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION1665$155.6K720.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in NAICS 523999?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the NAICS 523999 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
PIONEER CREDIT RECOVERY INCORPORATED$213.00M130344.4%Sep 25, 2024
ENTERPRISE RECOVERY SYSTEMS, I$94.04M19119.6%Nov 5, 2020
DIVERSIFIED COLLECTION SERVICE$53.05M85311.1%Jun 20, 2023
ACCOUNT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY INC.$34.65M517.2%May 14, 2020
GC SERVICES LIMITED PARTNERSHI$29.87M716.2%May 28, 2020
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS,$28.06M615.9%May 28, 2020
DAI GLOBAL, LLC$22.65M414.7%Mar 26, 2025
TRANSWORLD SYSTEMS INC.$20.18M5134.2%Sep 23, 2024
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.$3.51M2840.7%Aug 18, 2025
FEDERAL PRACTICE GROUP LLC$1.89M310.4%Jul 24, 2024

07 / Product and Service Mix

What products and services are purchased under NAICS 523999?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
R705SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DEBT COLLECTION$380.22M2141279.3%
R710SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: FINANCIAL$86.29M109818.0%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$22.95M1854.8%
D317IT AND TELECOM- WEB-BASED SUBSCRIPTION$4.10M3960.9%
R411SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: REAL PROPERTY APPRAISALS$1.02M220.2%
7630NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS$594.4K1140.1%
R424SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: EXPERT WITNESS$290.4K4370.1%
7030INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE$268.3K820.1%
B547SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT$173.5K820.0%
7H20IT AND TELECOM - PLATFORM PRODUCTS: DATABASE, MAINFRAME, MIDDLEWARE (HW, PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)$168.0K310.0%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in NAICS 523999?

Competed64.2%376 actions
Not available for competition13.1%77 actions
Competed under SAP11.4%67 actions
Other / unknown9.6%56 actions
Not competed1.0%6 actions
Not competed under SAP0.7%4 actions
Other than small business share99.6%$477.28M
Small business share0.4%$2.01M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DELIVERY ORDER$453.43M320
PURCHASE ORDER$3.06M128
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$22.85M84
BPA CALL-$47.0K54

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in NAICS 523999?

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 $479.29M market as addressable.