541611: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Firms selling management advice, program support and organizational analysis, rather than a technical deliverable, register under this code.
NAICS 541611 in numbers
The federal government buys administrative and general management consulting services across dozens of agencies, with USAID, the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, and Washington Headquarters Services leading the way. Most awards go unrestricted, though the Small Business Administration sets aside a meaningful share. Buyers range from international development work to internal agency operations, and they purchase through both competitive and sole-source contracts.
The market is large but fragmented. Over 281,000 awards totalling $272.5 billion since 2001 went to 5,210 vendors, which means the median award is $73,200 and competition is intense. A firm should expect to compete against many others for most opportunities. The largest buyers issue hundreds or thousands of awards each year, suggesting they work with multiple contractors rather than consolidating around a few prime vendors.
Watch the 5,563 contracts ending within the next 12 months worth $29.15 billion. These represent recompete opportunities and new work. With 114 active notices currently posted, the market is active. Firms should monitor USAID and the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management closely, as these two buyers alone account for over $28 billion in historical awards and will likely drive significant new procurements.
Everything behind these numbers for NAICS 541611
- Every buying office that awarded in this code, ranked by what they spent
- Every vendor that won, resolved to one record per business
- Every award back to FY2001, searchable and exportable
- Contracts ending soon, scored for how open the next round looks
- Every open notice on this code, with the buyer history beside it
The numbers above are open to anybody. The organized record behind them is what a plan pays for: every award, every buyer, every vendor, cleaned, resolved and read again every night.
Open right now under NAICS 541611
152 open notices right now, 17 closing within seven days. The newest 5:
| Posted | Notice | Buyer | NAICS | Set-aside | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Request for Information - FEMA Public-Assistance Technical Assistance (PA-TAC) VI ContractSources Sought | COMMUNITY SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE SEC | 541611 | not stated | |
| Oct 28, 2026 | DoS INL TPC Urgent and Compelling BPASources Sought · Washington DC | ACQUISITIONS - INL | 541611 | SBA | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | DoS INL TPC Urgent and Compelling BPASources Sought · Washington DC | ACQUISITIONS - INL | 541611 | SBA | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Hospital Communications SupportSolicitation · Bethesda MD | DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY | 541611 | SBA | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | R799--East Orange EUL Development Opportunity Sources Sought COR: Sharon SirotnakSources Sought | PCAC (36C776) | 541611 | Jan 8, 2027 |
What this code covers
NAICS 541611 covers general management consulting: advising on organization, planning, controls, financial management and general administration. It is the broadest of the consulting codes, and it is the one under which a great deal of federal program support and acquisition support is bought.
Neighbouring codes carve out specialities. Human resources consulting, marketing consulting, environmental consulting and process and logistics consulting each have their own code, and a buyer who picks one of those is usually signalling a narrower requirement. 541618 is the other residual consulting code and is used interchangeably by some offices.
What federal buyers typically ask for
This is a market bought on people. Expect labor categories with education and experience minimums, resumes for named key personnel, a technical approach that says how you will staff and manage rather than what you will build, and past performance references that are checked. Price is usually a fully burdened hourly rate, which means an indirect rate structure a buyer can understand is part of what you are selling.
Organizational conflict of interest is the defining compliance risk in consulting. Advising an office on a requirement, an acquisition strategy or an evaluation can bar your firm from competing for the work that follows, and the mitigation plan has to be written before award rather than argued afterwards. Many firms accept a deliberate split: advisory work at one command, delivery work at another.
Consulting work sits heavily on the GSA schedule and on agency multiple award vehicles, and a significant share is set aside. It is also one of the few markets where a genuinely small firm can prime, because the barrier is past performance and cleared people rather than capital equipment.
Related codes
Product and service codes that often pair with this NAICS
| Code | What it is | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| R408 | Program management and support services | The largest single class for program support. |
| R707 | Contract and procurement support services | Acquisition support, and the one with the sharpest conflict rules. |
| R410 | Program evaluation and review services | Studies and evaluations rather than ongoing support. |
| R799 | Other management support services | The residual management class. |
| R499 | Other professional support services | The residual professional class. |
The R classes split into professional, administrative and management support. Which one a buyer uses says a good deal about how the office thinks about the work, and it is a better search filter than the NAICS code on its own.
Before you bid
Acquisition support work carries the strictest conflict of interest terms in federal contracting. Read what the contract will bar you from bidding for the next several years before you price it, because the exclusion usually binds the whole company.
Related reading
- Capture plansWhether a pursuit is worth a month of your team.
- Buyer profilesWhich offices buy consulting and how they buy it.
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