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
$4.3B
Total awards
12,308 awards
Active obligations
$2.3B
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
$1.4B
Awards
3,573
Average award
$403.5K
Change from FY2024
+46.1%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$3,647,989

REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLC

US Coast Guard

PIID
70Z07926FUCPL0009
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$20,766

QIAGEN, LLC

National Institutes of Health

PIID
75N98026P01084
PSC
7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$12,716

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED

US Geological Survey

PIID
140G0226F0245
PSC
7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$179,910

V2 FORENSICS CORPORATION

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

PIID
70CMSD26P00000063
PSC
7A20 - IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$19,463

DATIX (USA) INC.

Indian Health Service

PIID
75H71026P00443
PSC
R799 - SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER

$24,570

SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INC.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

PIID
80NSSC26P1074
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$51,594

AXEL MANTHEI

Atf Acquisition and Property Mgmt Div

PIID
15A00026PAQA00198
PSC
7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$15,000

CONDUCTORAI CORPORATION

Offices, Boards and Divisions

PIID
15JA3826P00000037
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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