Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 513210: Software Publishers

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 513210.

NAICS 513210 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$4.6B
Total awards
12,733 awards
Active obligations
$2.4B
Size standard
$47,000,000 receipts

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 513210 covers development, publishing, licensing, and distribution of software applications and platforms, including packaged, embedded, and cloud-delivered products, plus updates, documentation, and rights management for commercially released software.

Federal opportunities under 513210 typically involve acquiring commercial software applications or platform licenses and associated maintenance, updates, deployment packages, security compliance artifacts, documentation, and vendor support agreements to meet agency operational or mission software needs.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$1.7B
Awards
3,588
Average award
$460.2K
Change from FY2024
+64.1%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$87,500

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

PIID
1333ND26PNB200361
PSC
R408 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT

$194,020

SCHRODINGER LLC

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (Asfr)

PIID
7571TE26P00088
PSC
7A20 - IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$26,585

SEICA INC

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PIID
1305M226P0238
PSC
4940 - MISCELLANEOUS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOP SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT

$2,790

V3GATE, LLC

Offices, Boards and Divisions

PIID
15JPPS26P00000039
PSC
7A20 - IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$158,000

BLUELINE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

US Marshals Service

PIID
15M10226PA4700306
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$499,278

CORELOGIC SOLUTIONS, LLC

Federal Emergency Management Agency

PIID
70FA6026F00000030
PSC
7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$178,855

EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, L.L.C.

Department of Veterans Affairs

PIID
36C10M26N50051
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 513210?
  • License and delivery of commercial off-the-shelf software packages with versioned builds, media or installers, and accompanying license documentation.
  • Delivery of a packaged analytics application with scheduled releases, update notes, and installer images under defined licensing terms.
  • Provision of a licensed desktop or server software product with documentation, end-user license agreement, and planned patch/update deliverables.
  • Supply of a configurable packaged application where deliverables are product releases, release notes, and software license support windows.
When is NAICS 513210 a weak fit?
  • Custom software development contracts focused on design and engineering labor where deliverables are source code artifacts and time-and-materials tasks, missing the packaged productized deliverable.
  • Systems integration procurements where the primary effort is integration of multiple subsystems and hardware rather than licensing and delivering a packaged software product.
  • Managed hosting or cloud operations contracts where the primary deliverable is uptime and operational support rather than transfer or licensing of software product builds.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 513210?
  • Deliverables list versioned builds, installable executables, release notes, and license grant language as contract deliverables.
  • Evaluation asks for product lifecycle information such as planned release cadence, patch delivery timelines, and prior packaged product deployments.
  • Contract line items specify license types, license counts, documentation deliverables, and a maintenance/update schedule rather than labor categories for ad hoc development.

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