Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 561311: Employment Placement Agencies

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 561311.

NAICS 561311 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$271.2M
Total awards
1,125 awards
Active obligations
$48M
Size standard
$34,000,000 receipts

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 561311 covers firms that recruit, screen, match, and place candidates into permanent or temporary employment for client organizations, managing candidate outreach, interviews, skills assessments, and placement records as the principal business activity.

Federal opportunities under 561311 typically involve contract tasks like targeted recruiting campaigns, security-cleared candidate sourcing, civilian hiring pipelines, pre-employment testing, placement tracking, and coordination with human resources for onboarding documentation.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$7.4M
Awards
30
Average award
$245.4K
Change from FY2024
-69.1%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$182,000

ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE SEARCH LLC

Smithsonian Institution

PIID
33317426P00540243
PSC
R408 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT

$242,320

BACKOFFICE ABROAD, INC.

United States International Development Finance Corporation

PIID
77344426F0100
PSC
R799 - SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER

$321,478

DEXIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC

United States International Development Finance Corporation

PIID
77344426F0086
PSC
R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

$1,788,480

CROSSBOUNDARY LLC

United States International Development Finance Corporation

PIID
77344426F0081
PSC
R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

$261,795

CROSSBOUNDARY LLC

United States International Development Finance Corporation

PIID
77344426F0070
PSC
R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

$24,505

DICE CAREER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Department of the Air Force

PIID
FA254926P0001
PSC
7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$1,339,040

DEXIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC

United States International Development Finance Corporation

PIID
77344426F0065
PSC
R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

$281,477

DEXIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC

United States International Development Finance Corporation

PIID
77344426F0066
PSC
R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 561311?
  • Sourcing and placing cleared or non-cleared professional hires with documented interview records and placement confirmations for contracted positions.
  • Conducting targeted recruiting drives and candidate screening for specialized technical or administrative vacancies and delivering candidate shortlists and resumes.
  • Managing candidate placement pipelines for temporary-to-permanent conversions with documented offer acceptance and start-date coordination.
  • Providing placement reporting, candidate background check coordination, and placement-related paperwork transfer to the client hiring office.
When is NAICS 561311 a weak fit?
  • Temporary staffing and employer-of-record services where the contractor provides payroll, benefits, and timekeeping rather than only candidate placement; missing the placement-only business model.
  • Background investigation or security adjudication services where the work is investigative and clearance adjudication rather than recruiting and placement coordination.
  • Workforce training and apprenticeship programs that deliver skills training and certification but do not produce direct candidate placement into client positions.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 561311?
  • Requirements for delivery of candidate rosters, resumes, and placement confirmation forms with proposed start dates and hire status.
  • Evaluation criteria that reference time-to-fill metrics, placement conversion rates, or demonstrated candidate pipelines for specified occupational series.
  • Contractor deliverables listing candidate screening methods, pre-employment test results, and handoff documentation to client HR for onboarding.

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