541618: Other Management Consulting Services
Management consulting that is not general, human resources, marketing or process and logistics consulting is coded here.
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NAICS 541618 in numbers
Everything behind these numbers for NAICS 541618
- 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 541618
3 open notices right now. The newest 5:
| Posted | Notice | Buyer | NAICS | Set-aside | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) Contract for a New 7-year TermJustification | HEALTHCARE INSURANCE OPERATIONS | 541618 | not stated | |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) Contract for a New 7-year TermJustification | HEALTHCARE INSURANCE OPERATIONS | 541618 | not stated | |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS), Notice of Availability- InnovationSolicitation · 0 VA | DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY | 541618 | Jan 28, 2027 |
What this code covers
541618 is the residual in the management consulting family. Census uses it for consulting that does not fit the named specialities: telecommunications and utilities management consulting, security consulting that is advisory rather than operational, and a range of niche advisory work.
In the federal record it overlaps heavily with 541611, and the choice between them is often the contracting officer’s habit rather than a real distinction about the work. A consulting firm that filters on one of the two is looking at somewhere between half and two thirds of its market.
What federal buyers typically ask for
The requirements are those of any professional services buy: labor categories, key personnel, technical approach, past performance, and a rate based price. Because the code is a residual, read the statement of work rather than the code: two solicitations under 541618 at the same agency can want entirely different firms.
Conflict of interest terms apply as they do across consulting. Where the advisory work touches an acquisition, expect a mitigation plan to be a required volume rather than a paragraph.
Set-aside use is high in this code, and the awards skew smaller than in 541611, which makes it a realistic place for a firm making its first prime award.
Product and service codes that often pair with this NAICS
| Code | What it is | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| R499 | Other professional support services | The most common class on this code. |
| R408 | Program management and support services | Ongoing programme support. |
| R799 | Other management support services | Management support that is not programme support. |
| B599 | Other special studies and analysis | One-off studies rather than support contracts. |
Special studies and analysis is a distinct class from support services. A study is a deliverable with an end; support is people for a period. The two are priced and staffed differently and a firm good at one is not automatically good at the other.
Before you bid
Read this code and 541611 together. Offices use them interchangeably for the same work, so watching only one of them halves your view of the market without telling you it has.
Related reading
- Saved viewsWatch both consulting codes as one search.
- AlertsBe told when either of them moves.
- How to win federal contractsThe whole route, in order.
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