Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 541512: Computer Systems Design Services

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 541512.

NAICS 541512 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$1.8T
Total awards
126,808 awards
Active obligations
$82.4B
Size standard
$34,000,000 receipts

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 541512 covers computer systems design services, including planning, designing, integrating, and modernizing software, data, cloud, and enterprise IT systems for mission and business operations.

Federal opportunities under 541512 typically involve turning mission or business requirements into working information systems, including application modernization, data migration, secure platform implementation, and technical support for system delivery.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$11.5B
Awards
7,952
Average award
$1.4M
Change from FY2024
-49.7%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$3,263,069

CANDOR SOLUTIONS LLC

National Institutes of Health

PIID
75N98026F00001
PSC
DA01 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)

$44,249

BCT PARTNERS LLC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B61026F00000151
PSC
Q522 - MEDICAL- RADIOLOGY

$42,475

MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC

Federal Aviation Administration

PIID
697DCK26F00730
PSC
7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$868,546

PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS1 LLC

Federal Aviation Administration

PIID
693KA926F00121
PSC
DF01 - IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)

$790,830

AVANZ SYSTEMS INC

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

PIID
75FCMC26C0023
PSC
DA01 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)

$1,092,011

MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC

Federal Aviation Administration

PIID
697DCK26F00670
PSC
7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$1,356,964

AEEC-ARGENTYS LLC

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

PIID
70CTD026FR0000022
PSC
DA01 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)

$15,294,565

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Federal Emergency Management Agency

PIID
70FA3126F00000046
PSC
DA01 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 541512?
  • Enterprise system integration task order delivering architecture diagrams, integration specifications, data migration plans, and system acceptance test reports.
  • Application and data migration contract to rehost legacy applications, migrate databases, and validate functionality in the target environment with performance testing.
  • Cybersecurity implementation and testing to apply required controls, produce incident response plans, and perform security validation testing.
  • Systems engineering support including requirements definition, test automation development, and operational handover documentation for mission-support applications.
When is NAICS 541512 a weak fit?
  • Custom software development limited to source code delivery and lacking system integration, deployment, or operations responsibilities.
  • Data center hosting or managed cloud infrastructure contracts where the deliverable is compute and storage resources rather than system design and integration work.
  • Pure analytics or modeling contracts that deliver reports or data products without system design, integration, or deployment obligations.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 541512?
  • Requirements ask for system architecture design, integration plans, and testing across applications, networks, security controls, operations handoff, and operational runbooks.
  • Labor categories list systems integrators, network engineers, system administrators, and application integrators rather than only software programmers.
  • Evaluation emphasizes past performance on systems integrations, operational deployments, and demonstrated ability to manage data migrations and production cutovers.

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