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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC B524 federal market?

Net obligations$64.70M
Contract actions570
Vendors110
Federal customers48
Contracting offices76
Average action$113.5K
Largest action$5.79M
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC B524 contract spending by fiscal year

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

Latest closed fiscal year$9.80M
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$4.12M905130
FY 2020$10.37M1064526+152.1%
FY 2021$13.21M1044229+27.3%
FY 2022$9.71M723425−26.5%
FY 2023$12.73M683422+31.1%
FY 2024$4.76M683723−62.6%
FY 2025$9.80M622819+106.0%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES2001$12.66M94119.6%
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION6940$10.07M28415.6%
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION7523$8.02M361012.4%
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION1330$6.36M3869.8%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$4.66M2047.2%
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE2050$4.23M4276.5%
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION4900$3.22M735.0%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$3.02M3144.7%
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION6953$1.87M612.9%
US CENSUS BUREAU1323$1.71M612.6%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC B524?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC B524 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
SUMMIT CONSULTING LLC$12.70M97219.6%Apr 18, 2025
WESTAT, INC.$9.25M9414.3%Sep 11, 2025
SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS, INC.$5.28M1318.2%Jun 17, 2025
CRASH RESEARCH & ANALYSIS, INC.$4.23M2116.5%Feb 25, 2025
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$3.64M215.6%Feb 9, 2024
NOBLIS, INC.$2.99M914.6%Sep 10, 2024
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$2.86M1414.4%Dec 29, 2023
FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.$2.80M314.3%Jul 11, 2024
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES$2.04M923.1%Sep 11, 2025
PATHFINDER CONSULTANTS, LLC$1.87M612.9%Sep 22, 2021

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC B524?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$25.60M1691439.6%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$9.62M692214.9%
541219OTHER ACCOUNTING SERVICES$6.35M729.8%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$4.86M68147.5%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$3.64M215.6%
541910MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING$3.29M2575.1%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$2.94M1454.5%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$2.79M1134.3%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$2.44M2453.8%
541618OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$2.07M2153.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC B524?

Competed50.0%285 actions
Competed under SAP17.7%101 actions
Other / unknown14.4%82 actions
Not available for competition13.5%77 actions
Not competed under SAP2.6%15 actions
Not competed1.8%10 actions
Other than small business share95.7%$61.90M
Small business share4.3%$2.80M
Common action typeObligationsActions
PURCHASE ORDER$5.82M176
DELIVERY ORDER$24.98M172
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$18.23M116
BPA CALL$15.68M106

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC B524?

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 $64.70M market as addressable.