Federal spend by industry (NAICS)
How much does the federal government spend under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), and who wins the contracts?
At a glance
Top contractors — largest recipients of Engineering Services awards
| Contractor | Award actions | Obligated | Share of obligated $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MITRE CORPORATION | 1 | $1,701,696,967 | 91.1% |
| CASK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 12 | $70,658,288 | 3.8% |
| GLOBAL SERVICES CORP. | 6 | $32,364,943 | 1.7% |
| CONTROLLED F.O.R.C.E INC. | 5 | $32,235,943 | 1.7% |
| COMMUNICATIONS, RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND CONSULTANT GROUP, LLC | 10 | $21,685,340 | 1.2% |
| QUANTADYN CORPORATION | 5 | $5,439,057 | 0.3% |
| EDIFICE LLC | 7 | $1,992,321 | 0.1% |
| ATI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS LLC | 2 | $773,895 | 0% |
| CFP GROUP, INC., THE | 1 | $536,334 | 0% |
| MECS, INC. | 3 | $296,280 | 0% |
Top 10 of 20 contractors on file, by obligated dollars. A high obligation is an exact fact, not an endorsement. Each named contractor links to its canonical federal contractor record.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Who buys Engineering Services — top awarding agencies
| Awarding agency | Award actions | Obligated | Share of obligated $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 1 | $1,701,696,967 | 91.1% |
| Department of Defense | 52 | $164,220,350 | 8.8% |
| Department of Justice | 5 | $1,378,384 | 0.1% |
| General Services Administration | 1 | $382,396 | 0% |
| Department of the Treasury | 1 | $231,541 | 0% |
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Set-aside reliance
How much of the federal spending under Engineering Services runs through a small-business or socioeconomic set-aside vehicle — an exact ratio of public dollars, not an eligibility determination.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Obligations by fiscal year (the YoY trend)
| Federal fiscal year | Award actions | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $15,397,909 |
| FY2022 | 2 | $19,439,625 |
| FY2021 | 3 | $1,000 |
| FY2020 | 2 | $17,611,430 |
| FY2019 | 2 | $500 |
| FY2018 | 1 | $2,500 |
| FY2017 | 3 | $1,636,966 |
| FY2016 | 5 | $9,664,156 |
| FY2015 | 9 | $7,969,317 |
| FY2014 | 9 | $40,678,690 |
Federal fiscal years run October 1 – September 30. Showing the most recent 10 of 20 years with award actions on file.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Largest awards on record
| Award ID (PIID) | Awarding agency | Signed | Obligated | Award type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTFAWA10C00080 | Department of Transportation | 2010-07-22 | $1,701,696,967 | DEFINITIVE CONTRACT |
| MU62 | Department of Defense | 2014-09-26 | $26,544,453 | DELIVERY ORDER |
| 0009 | Department of Defense | 2005-01-05 | $19,956,985 | DELIVERY ORDER |
| N0018920F3025 | Department of Defense | 2020-06-16 | $16,838,034 | DELIVERY ORDER |
| N0018924F3088 | Department of Defense | 2024-09-19 | $15,397,909 | DELIVERY ORDER |
Prime-award actions only — sub-award (subcontract) records are not ingested. Confirm the full award history at USASpending.gov →
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
What this NAICS code covers
NAICS 541330 is Engineering Services in the North American Industry Classification System — the standard the federal government uses to classify what it buys. The U.S. Small Business Administration sets a small-business size standard (a receipts or employee threshold) per NAICS code, used to decide who qualifies for small-business set-asides.
| Reference | Source |
|---|---|
| NAICS 541330 definition | U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 2022) |
| Small-business size standard for NAICS 541330 | U.S. Small Business Administration |
How to read this profile
This page reports exact public-record facts and assigns no score or label. An obligated-dollar figure is an exact sum over USASpending.gov prime awards on the records Fonteum currently holds; it is a bounded slice of the federal corpus, not a completeness claim, and it is not a budget or forecast. Contractors are named only as the neutral recipients of public awards. The award footprint fills in as the federal award-archive backfill runs.
Related federal-contracting evidence
- Federal spend by industry — all NAICS codes with award activity →
- Federal agencies — debarments & contracting, agency by agency →
- Federal contractor records — exclusions & awards by entity →
- Federal Suspension & Debarment Scorecard — every agency, ranked →
- The Leakage Report — contracts awarded during an active exclusion →
- Federal contracting questions, answered →
Sources: USASpending.gov prime awards (U.S. Government Works, public domain) for the spending figures; U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 2022) for the industry title; U.S. Small Business Administration for the size standard. Confirm any current figure at usaspending.gov. Canonical record: https://fonteum.com/gov/naics/541330. Industry data as of 2026-08-05.