PSC 7A20: IT and Telecom – Application Development Software (Perpetual License Software)

7A20 is the product and service code (PSC) federal agencies use for it and telecom – application development software (perpetual license software), in the it and telecom – apllications group. Here are the contracts open under it now, the NAICS codes it pairs with, and who buys and wins this work.

Open contracts now
7
Spending, FY2025
$1.4 billion
Share to small businesses, since FY2024
43%

Open count as of Oct 12, 2026, 10:26 AM ET.

Open PSC 7A20 contracts with 2+ days to respond

Showing 3 of 7: the soonest due with 2+ days left to respond. The others are due later, close within 2 days, are sole-source or have no deadline.

Where 7A20 sits in the PSC Manual

  • Category: Product
  • Group 7A: IT and Telecom – Apllications
  • Code 7A20: IT and Telecom – Application Development Software (Perpetual License Software)

NAICS codes used with PSC 7A20

The NAICS code on a contract sets the size standard for who counts as small. These are the codes agencies pair with 7A20 most often:

NAICS codes used with PSC 7A20
NAICSIndustrySpent, last 3 yearsOpen notices
541519Other Computer Related Services$1.6 billion3
511210Software Publishers (old code; now 513210)$1.2 billion—
541512Computer Systems Design Services$612.2 million—
541511Custom Computer Programming Services$505.8 million—
513210Software Publishers$223 million3
334111Electronic Computer Manufacturing$89.3 million—
334519Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing—1

On open notices right now, the most 7A20 work comes from Department of Defense, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Who buys under PSC 7A20

Agencies with the most contract dollars under 7A20 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:

Who buys under PSC 7A20
AgencyObligated
Department of the Air Force$921.9 million
Department of State$271.3 million
Department of the Navy$221 million
Offices, Boards and Divisions$216.2 million
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office$181.1 million
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$156.5 million
Department of the Army$142.4 million
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$129.6 million

Federal spending under PSC 7A20 by year

Federal spending under PSC 7A20 by fiscal year
Fiscal yearContract obligations
FY2024$1.3 billion
FY2025$1.4 billion
FY2026 (incomplete)$1.8 billion

Headline figures use FY2025, the last complete year. FY2026 is still incomplete and will rise until about early January 2027 as Defense data arrives: USAspending.gov publishes Defense contracts 90 days after they're signed.

Who wins PSC 7A20 contracts

Who wins PSC 7A20 contracts
CompanyObligated, last 3 years
Carahsoft Technology Corp$424.5 million
Dell Marketing L.P.$307.8 million
Dell Federal Systems L.P$288.7 million
Accenture Federal Services LLC$162.8 million
Thundercat Technology, LLC$113.5 million
CGI Federal Inc.$93.1 million
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.Part of General Dynamics$91.5 million
Lockheed Martin Corporation$78.7 million
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc$67.8 million
New Tech Solutions, Inc.$67.4 million

Linked names have a FedReady profile, which shows the NAICS codes a business is registered as small under. Most large companies have none.

Related PSC codes

  • 7A21 IT and Telecom – Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software)

Frequently asked questions

What is PSC 7A20?

7A20 is the product code in the federal Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual for it and telecom – application development software (perpetual license software), under 7A (IT and Telecom – Apllications). Agencies put a PSC on every contract to record what they bought.

What is the difference between a PSC and a NAICS code?

A PSC describes what the government is buying. A NAICS code describes the industry of the business doing the work, and it sets the SBA size standard for small business set-asides. Every contract notice has both.

Which NAICS code goes with PSC 7A20?

Most federal contract dollars under PSC 7A20 go with NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), according to USAspending.gov. The contracting officer picks the NAICS code for each solicitation, so check the notice.

How do I find contracts that use PSC 7A20?

Contract opportunities are posted on SAM.gov with their PSC and NAICS codes. 7 open notices use PSC 7A20 right now. FedReady can match new ones to your business and email you, free.

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