Federal award data, California
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services contracts in California (NAICS 541690)
How many federal other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services contracts are there in California?
Federal agencies signed 1,400 new NAICS 541690 awards of $25,000 or more performed in California in FY2016-FY2026, worth $766M. 79% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 3 offers; 21% got a single offer. That is more offers than the national median for this code (2 offers).
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 1,400
- Obligated
- $766M
- Median award
- $106,725
- Median offers
- 3
- Agencies signed about 129 new NAICS 541690 awards in California a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 113 of them in FY2025 (down 16% from FY2016).
- California accounts for 9% of all NAICS 541690 awards nationwide.
- The median award was $106,725; 315 different companies won at least one award.
- 46% of awards that report a set-aside were set aside for small businesses or a socioeconomic program, most often small business set-asides.
- 111 of these awards reach their potential end date (all options exercised) in the next 12 months, so most of that work comes up for re-bid.
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Awards per fiscal year
New NAICS 541690 awards in California of $25,000 or more by the fiscal year they were signed (October to September), with the amount obligated on them to date.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 134 | $116M |
| FY2017 | 110 | $34.8M |
| FY2018 | 127 | $61.7M |
| FY2019 | 142 | $138M |
| FY2020 | 160 | $65M |
| FY2021 | 143 | $46.4M |
| FY2022 | 114 | $46.6M |
| FY2023 | 121 | $72M |
| FY2024 | 130 | $103M |
| FY2025 | 113 | $36.8M |
| FY2026* | 106 | $44.6M |
* FY2026 is still filling in: the Department of Defense reports its awards 90 days late. Full years run to FY2025.
How competitive are these contracts?
79% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 21% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 161 (21%) |
| 2 | 186 (24%) |
| 3-4 | 369 (48%) |
| 5-9 | 49 (6%) |
| 10+ | 10 (1%) |
775 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 297 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
46% of the 526 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| No set-aside | 286 (54%) |
| Small business | 183 (35%) |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) | 28 (5%) |
| 8(a) | 22 (4%) |
| Women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) | 6 (1%) |
| Indian Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) | 1 (0%) |
Orders placed under an existing contract vehicle often leave the set-aside blank (it is recorded on the vehicle), so they are left out here.
How big are the awards?
The median award was $106,725. 48% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 672 (48%) |
| $100K-$1M | 606 (43%) |
| $1M-$10M | 107 (8%) |
| $10M+ | 15 (1%) |
Which agencies buy it in California?
The agency components with the most new NAICS 541690 awards performed in California.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Navy | 769 | $239M |
| Public Buildings Service | 134 | $82.7M |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 59 | $7.5M |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 53 | $41M |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 30 | $33.8M |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 29 | $5M |
| National Institutes of Health | 28 | $53.9M |
| Department of the Army | 28 | $18M |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- Measure and instrument development and support (mids); quality measure&assessment instrument development...Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, FY2019$37.5M
- Department of homeland security, science and technology directorate. cyber security research and technical...Office of Procurement Operations, FY2016$25.3M
- Measure and instrument development and support (mids) physician cost measure and patient relationship...Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, FY2019$24.1M
- Measure and instrument development and support (mids) idiq to "program support for implementation and...Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, FY2019$19.4M
- Task order award for macra episode groups and resource use measuresCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, FY2016$18.9M
Coming up for re-bid
111 of these awards reach their potential end date (every option exercised) in the 12 months after November 5, 2026. Agencies usually post the follow-on solicitation, or a sources-sought notice, months before that.
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How many bids do NAICS 541690 contracts in California get?
Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (FY2016-FY2026, 775 awards with an offer count). 21% got a single offer and 8% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
Which agencies award the most NAICS 541690 contracts in California?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: Department of the Navy (55%), Public Buildings Service (10%), Department of Veterans Affairs (4%). Agencies that buy often are the ones to watch for recompetes and sources-sought notices.
How many NAICS 541690 contracts in California are set aside for small business?
46% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 35%, Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) 5%, 8(a) 4%. Orders under existing contract vehicles often leave the field blank, so those are not counted.
Where the numbers come from
Every new federal contract award of $25,000 or more signed from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2026 (FY2016 to FY2026), as reported to USAspending.gov from the Federal Procurement Data System: definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and BPA calls. Amounts are what has been obligated on each award to date, options and modifications included. Place is the place of performance.
Offer counts are FPDS's “number of offers received” on competed awards. Award recipients are counted but not named here. Pages with fewer than 150 awards (500 for one code in one state) are left out of search engines, because a handful of awards can swing the numbers.
Compiled by Falkview US from public data, updated November 5, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to the page.
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