Small business government contractors

Profiles of small businesses registered on SAM.gov to win federal contracts: CAGE code, UEI, registration status, SBA certifications and federal contract history. 34,768 of them have won federal contracts or SBIR/STTR awards in the last few years.

Small businesses in North Carolina, with primary NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), by federal contract dollars

Ranked by federal prime contract dollars as a small business since FY2024 (USAspending.gov, as of Nov 5, 2026).

How these are ranked

Prime contract dollars since fiscal year 2024 on contracts where USAspending.gov counts the firm as a small business. “Small” is set per NAICS code: these firms are registered small under their primary code (or SBA-certified). Firms that hold small business subcontracting plans, which only businesses that aren't small file, or have $1 billion or more in these contracts are left out. A profile's yearly totals count all of its prime contracts, so they can be higher.

  1. Composting Sme, LLCCandler, NC · $3.8 million
  2. Precision Planning and Simulation, IncElizabeth City, NC · $3 million
  3. Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, IncClayton, NC · $2.1 millionWOSB
  4. Coosa Fish and Wildlife Initiative, LLCHayesville, NC · $801,336WOSB
  5. QTS Group LLCCharlotte, NC · $499,4008(a)WOSB
  6. 374WATER, Inc.Morrisville, NC · $498,304
  7. Carter Dr J H III & Associates IncSouthern Pines, NC · $265,091
  8. Tangled Bank ConservationAsheville, NC · $67,127
  9. Pyramid Environmental & Engineering, P.C.Greensboro, NC · $30,673
  10. Applied Water Technology, Inc.Raleigh, NC · $20,864
  11. Three Oaks Engineering IncDurham, NC · $17,736WOSB
  12. Matrix Health & Safety Consultants LLCRaleigh, NC · $16,675
  13. B3 Systems of Delaware IncRaleigh, NC · $12,785
  14. Penrose Environmental, LLCAsheville, NC · $10,200
  15. Geological Resources IncMonroe, NC · $8,000
  16. Sunrise Environmental, Inc.Charlotte, NC · $7,107WOSB
  17. EI Group IncMorrisville, NC · $3,270
Top firms by certification in North Carolina, with primary NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) (8(a) and WOSB)

Top 8(a) firms in North Carolina, with primary NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services)

  1. QTS Group LLCCharlotte, NC · $499,400

Top Women-owned small businesses in North Carolina, with primary NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services)

  1. Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas, IncClayton, NC · $2.1 million
  2. Coosa Fish and Wildlife Initiative, LLCHayesville, NC · $801,336
  3. QTS Group LLCCharlotte, NC · $499,400
  4. Three Oaks Engineering IncDurham, NC · $17,736
  5. Sunrise Environmental, Inc.Charlotte, NC · $7,107

Hiring small subcontractors?

If you're a prime looking for small businesses to team with, use the filters above to list small firms by state, NAICS code and certification, then open a profile for its SAM.gov registration, the codes it is small under and its contract history. Check any firm by name, UEI or CAGE code with the CAGE code and UEI lookup.

About these profiles

Every business registered on SAM.gov as small under at least one NAICS code, and every SBA-certified firm, has a profile; each profile says which codes it is small under. Registration details come from SAM.gov's public entity extract and contract figures from USAspending.gov. Contact names and street addresses are left out. Looking for partners to team with? See how to become a government subcontractor.

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