$6,116
SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC.
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- PIID
- 15B30826P00000047
- PSC
- G003 - SOCIAL- RECREATIONAL
Federal NAICS Codes
NAICS 512120
Motion Picture and Video Distribution
Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 512120.
NAICS 512120 federal market metrics
- Total obligations
- $259.8M
- Total awards
- 2,559 awards
- Active obligations
- $6.5M
- Size standard
- $39,000,000 receipts
What this NAICS covers
NAICS 512120 covers businesses that acquire, market, license, and distribute motion pictures and video content to theaters, broadcast outlets, physical retailers, or digital platforms, and manage rights clearance, physical shipment, and playback media replication.
Federal opportunities under 512120 typically involve contracting for distribution rights acquisition, physical or digital delivery of training or public information videos, closed-captioning and format conversion, and inventory or rights management for government-owned audiovisual content.
FY2025 snapshot
- Obligations
- $3.4M
- Awards
- 40
- Average award
- $86.1K
- Change from FY2024
- -58%
Federal obligation trend
FY2021
$4.9M · 22 awards
FY2022
$8.9M · 57 awards
FY2023
$6.3M · 54 awards
FY2024
$8.2M · 67 awards
FY2025
$3.4M · 40 awards
FY2026
$53.6K · 5 awards
Recent awards
$7,014
CBS STUDIOS INC.
Defense Media Activity (Dma)
- PIID
- HQ051626FE003
- PSC
- DD01 - IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)
$12,305
SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC.
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- PIID
- 15B11426P00000024
- PSC
- R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER
$14,285
SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC.
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- PIID
- 15BFTD26P00000037
- PSC
- R426 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: COMMUNICATIONS
$13,910
SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC.
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- PIID
- 15B40626P00000036
- PSC
- T006 - PHOTO/MAP/PRINT/PUBLICATION- FILM/VIDEO TAPE PRODUCTION
$188,825
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LLLP
Defense Media Activity (Dma)
- PIID
- HQ051625FE078
- PSC
- DD01 - IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)
$248,255
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LLLP
Defense Media Activity (Dma)
- PIID
- HQ051625FE076
- PSC
- DD01 - IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)
$56,252
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION
Defense Media Activity (Dma)
- PIID
- HQ051625FE080
- PSC
- DD01 - IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)
FAQ
What work fits NAICS 512120?
- Acquiring distribution rights and providing licensed delivery of government-produced training films to specified distribution channels with term and territory tracking.
- Replicating and shipping physical media kits (DVD, Blu-ray) with labeling, packing lists, and inventory control for large-scale dissemination.
- Converting video masters into required broadcast and digital formats, applying closed-captioning, metadata, and encryption for secure digital distribution.
- Managing rights and licensing documentation, expiration tracking, and reporting for content distributed under government contract.
When is NAICS 512120 a weak fit?
- Motion picture production and filming where content creation, production financing, and on-set direction are the primary activities rather than rights licensing and distribution.
- Post-production editing, visual effects, or sound mixing services that change or create content but do not handle licensing, replication, or distribution logistics.
- Digital platform operation or hosting where the contractor provides the streaming infrastructure but does not hold distribution rights or manage content licensing.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 512120?
- Solicitation requests include license agreements, territory and term definitions, and deliverable transfer of distribution rights or copies.
- Deliverables list physical media counts, packing manifests, chain-of-custody documentation, or format conversion specifications and captioning requirements.
- Evaluation criteria reference rights reporting, content inventory reconciliation, or proof of clearance and copyright assignments for distributed titles.
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