NAICS 541420: Industrial Design Services

Industrial Design Services is NAICS code 541420. A business is small under it with $17 million or less in average annual receipts. No federal contracts are open under this code right now.

SBA size standard
$17 million or less in average annual receipts
Open contracts now
0
Federal spending, FY2025
$880,662
Share won by small businesses
34%
Small businesses registered
1,233

What NAICS 541420 covers

The Census Bureau's NAICS index lists these kinds of work under 541420:

  • Automobile industrial design services
  • Furniture design services
  • Handtool industrial design services
  • Industrial design consulting services
  • Packaging industrial design services
  • Tool industrial design services

Read the full definition, including what's excluded, on census.gov.

SBA size standard for 541420

To count as a small business for a contract assigned NAICS 541420, your business must have $17 million or less in average annual receipts. Receipts are averaged over your last five completed fiscal years.

From SBA's table of size standards, effective Mar 17, 2023. Confirm it with SBA's size standards tool before you certify your size.

Who buys industrial design services

Agencies that awarded the most under NAICS 541420 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:

AgencyObligated
Department of the Navy$1.8 million
Federal Bureau of Investigation$813,489
Department of the Air Force$784,598
National Institutes of Health$260,927
Department of the Army$70,810
National Park Service$54,360
Smithsonian Institution$30,000
Drug Enforcement Administration$19,210

Your competition

1,233 businesses with active SAM.gov registrations are rated small under NAICS 541420, most of them in California (115), Florida (109), Texas (99), Virginia (90) and Alabama (62). Look any of them up with the free CAGE code and UEI lookup.

Small businesses winning 541420 contracts

Firms with 541420 as their primary code and the most federal contract dollars over the last three fiscal years:

Federal spending under 541420 by year

Fiscal yearContract obligations
FY2024$2.6 million
FY2025$880,662
FY2026$364,224
FY2027 (so far)$0

Source: USAspending.gov, all contract awards with this NAICS code. Fiscal years start October 1.

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Frequently asked questions

What is NAICS code 541420?

541420 is the 2022 NAICS code for Industrial Design Services. The Census Bureau's index lists work such as automobile industrial design services, furniture design services, handtool industrial design services under it. Federal contracting uses the 2022 codes.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 541420?

$17 million or less in average annual receipts. A business at or under that is small for contracts assigned this code. The current SBA table took effect Mar 17, 2023.

Are there government contracts for industrial design services?

None are open on SAM.gov right now, but new notices post daily. You can set up a free alert for this code.

How do I add NAICS code 541420 to my SAM.gov registration?

Update your entity registration on SAM.gov and add the code on the Goods and Services page, in the Assertions section. You can list several NAICS codes and mark one as your primary. Changes are free.

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