What is the average federal contract value for NAICS 541720?

Across 289 awarded federal contracts in NAICS 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities), the median award is $1,889,997, with most awards between $415,290 and $7,578,000. Source: SAM.gov award data.

What is the SBA small-business size standard for NAICS 541720?

The SBA size standard for NAICS 541720 is $28M avg. annual receipts.

Professional Services · NAICS 541720

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Federal contract pricing, the top winners, buying agencies, and live opportunities for NAICS 541720.

$1,889,997

median award value · most between $415,290 and $7,578,000

Total awarded

$2,835,940,948

Awards

289

Winners

137

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SBA size standard

$28M avg. annual receipts

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Top winners (by $)

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$556,408,619

MATHEMATICA INC.$367,605,441

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$293,366,384

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CEN…$237,792,599

THE LEWIN GROUP, INC.$198,643,412

AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEA…$180,098,646

Top buying agencies (by $)

Department of Health and Huma…$1,390,394,256

Department of Defense$642,908,685

Department of Education$495,735,885

National Aeronautics and Spac…$93,676,684

General Services Administrati…$56,993,058

Department of Commerce$46,992,001

Awards by year ($)

2009$54,576,386

2010$11,658,873

2012$26,706,438

2013$4,049,269

2014$11,483,395

2015$9,459,479

2016$655,155,488

2017$78,544,775

2018$233,083,856

2019$196,513,629

2020$129,562,191

2021$340,745,927

2022$256,566,307

2023$153,217,847

2024$445,507,718

2025$152,467,285

2026$76,642,088

Recent awards

B--BLM-CO PCWR PHASE II CRISTELL ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES I… · Jul 23, 2026$57,734 B--SCRATCHGRAVEL HILLS CRIPatrick Kuntz · Jul 21, 2026$57,640 Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis (RMADA) 3 IDIQAbt Global LLC · Jul 08, 2026$1,500 Notice ofAward to I4CP, INC for I4CP CHRO Board Membership AgreementINSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE PRODUCTIV… · Jun 25, 2026$120,000 R--SSC CAROLINE CONLEY NORRIS SBW2QVH1VCAROLINE CONLEY NORRIS · Jun 11, 2026$19,843

Pricing reflects 289 SAM.gov award notices for NAICS 541720. New to NAICS? See the full code dictionary or NAICS codes explained.