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
$842M
Total awards
2,637 awards
Active obligations
$544.7M
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.

FY2026 snapshot

Obligations
$291.4M
Awards
1,774
Average award
$164.3K
Change from FY2025
+15.1%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$28,539

FISCALNOTE, INC

Offices, Boards and Divisions

PIID
15JL1B26F00000647
PSC
7630 - NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS

$35,680

WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION

Department of Energy

PIID
89243426PEE000102
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$200,000

WALLS & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Agricultural Research Service

PIID
1232SA26P0887
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$1,383,126

GRAHAM ADVISORY NETWORK INC

Department of Veterans Affairs

PIID
36C24C26C0009
PSC
R605 - SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: LIBRARY

$385,967

GRAHAM ADVISORY NETWORK INC

Department of Veterans Affairs

PIID
36C24C26C0010
PSC
R605 - SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: LIBRARY

$300,595

HAVERLY SYSTEMS INC

Department of Energy

PIID
89243526PCR000020
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

$16,444

BLOOMBERG INDUSTRY GROUP, INC.

National Labor Relations Board

PIID
63NLRB26P0019
PSC
R612 - SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

$19,275

BLOOMBERG INDUSTRY GROUP, INC.

USDA, Departmental Administration

PIID
12314426P0106
PSC
DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

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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