Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 519290: Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 519290.

NAICS 519290 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$718.9M
Total awards
2,367 awards
Active obligations
$482.8M
Size standard
1,000 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 519290 covers operation of web search portals, internet content aggregation, and other online information services that organize, index, aggregate, and deliver digital information to users through searchable online interfaces.

Federal opportunities under 519290 typically involve operating searchable portals, indexing and metadata extraction, relevance tuning, query analytics, third-party content aggregation or licensing, and hosted public-facing information services with performance and uptime requirements.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$202.4M
Awards
647
Average award
$312.8K
Change from FY2024
-35%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$34,000

BACKSTOP SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC

Securities and Exchange Commission

PIID
50310226P0006
PSC
DH10 - IT AND TELECOM - PLATFORM AS A SERVICE: DATABASE, MAINFRAME, MIDDLEWARE

$6,615

RELX INC.

Department of Energy

PIID
89303026FGC400022
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$43,021

SAS INSTITUTE INC

International Trade Commission

PIID
34300026P0018
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$21,000

RELX INC.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

PIID
70FA6026P00000002
PSC
7A20 - IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$278,965

POLITICO, LLC

Gao, Except Comptroller General

PIID
05GA0A26F0042
PSC
R422 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: MARKET RESEARCH/PUBLIC OPINION

$27,882

NOVA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LIMITED.

Department of State

PIID
19CH5926P8303
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$43,260

RELX INC.

Offices, Boards and Divisions

PIID
15JL1B26F00000626
PSC
7630 - NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS

$333,000

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

PIID
80MSFC26P0006
PSC
7C20 - IT AND TELECOM - DATA CENTER PRODUCTS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 519290?
  • Operate and maintain a public search portal that indexes government-published documents and exposes a searchable API with query logging and index update processes.
  • Provide enterprise search index construction and continuous crawling for a specified data domain, including metadata extraction, relevance tuning, and indexed-content refresh schedules.
  • Aggregate and license third-party content feeds, normalize metadata, and serve aggregated results through a web portal and documented APIs with access controls.
  • Deliver hosted searchable collections with SLAs for index freshness, query latency, and uptime, plus logging and analytics for user search behavior and query performance.
When is NAICS 519290 a weak fit?
  • Web hosting or colocation services only, which lack search indexing, content aggregation, or relevance tuning required for this NAICS.
  • Custom software development engagements that produce a search application but stop at code delivery without operating an information service or hosting indexed content.
  • Internet publishing focused solely on original content creation without providing a searchable portal, crawling/indexing, or aggregated information services.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 519290?
  • Statement of work requires maintaining a searchable index of a specified record count, index update frequency, and query latency targets.
  • Deliverables list API endpoints for search and retrieval, indexed-data schema documentation, and monthly query analytics reports tied to performance KPIs.
  • Labor categories include search engineer, indexer, or relevance analyst and the SOW requires content licensing, metadata normalization, or third-party feed ingestion.

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