SBA size standard
$20.5 million
Measured by average annual receipts over the last 5 fiscal years
SBA table effective March 2023
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments of legal practitioners (except offices of lawyers and attorneys, settlement offices, and title abstract offices). These establishments are primarily engaged in providing specialized legal or paralegal services.
FY2025 federal spending
The Department of Justice bought 98% of the $440.0M obligated under 541199 in FY2025.
- Contract awards
- 4,768
- Contract vehicles (IDVs)
- 97
Top buying agencies
- Department of Justice$431.1M
- Department of Defense$11.5M
- Department of State$5.5M
- Department of the Interior$5.1M
- Department of Transportation$2.7M
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
NAICS 541199 obligated $440 million in FY2025 across 4,768 contract awards, and DOJ accounts for $431 million of that. A 98 percent single-agency share is among the most concentrated civilian-led markets we track. DoD is $11 million, State and Interior about $5 million each. The average award is roughly $92,000, which means high volume, short duration, and a steady flow of small awards.
What belongs here
Legal practitioners other than offices of lawyers, settlement offices, and title abstract offices, providing specialized legal or paralegal services. In federal practice that is litigation support, e-discovery processing and hosting, document review, court reporting and transcription, and expert coordination.
- The practice of law by attorneys is 541110.
- Interpreters and document translators are 541930.
- Pure hosting and processing infrastructure without legal workflow is 518210.
Competing in this code
The code had 97 IDVs alongside 4,768 awards in FY2025. What limits the field is clearance and handling: DOJ litigation support requires personnel security processing, secure facility handling for sensitive case material, and chain of custody discipline that commercial e-discovery vendors often cannot document. Firms that invest in cleared reviewers and an accredited facility compete against a short list.
NAICS 541199 FAQ
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 541199?
SBA sets it at $20.5 million in average annual receipts, averaged over your last five completed fiscal years. Come in at or under that and you are small on every NAICS 541199 solicitation, including the set-asides.
Which agencies buy litigation support under NAICS 541199?
FY2025 obligations: DOJ ($431 million), DoD ($11 million), State ($5 million), Interior ($5 million), DOT ($3 million). DOJ at 98 percent means this code is effectively a single-customer market built around federal litigation.
What gates entry into NAICS 541199 work?
Personnel security and material handling. DOJ litigation support requires cleared reviewers, secure handling of sensitive case material, and documented chain of custody. Commercial e-discovery vendors routinely fail on those requirements rather than on price.
Is e-discovery hosting classified under NAICS 541199 or 518210?
It depends on what is being bought. Review workflow, coding, production management, and legal process support are 541199. Pure infrastructure, hosting, and data processing without the legal workflow is 518210. Solicitations that bundle both usually use 541199, because the legal service is the principal purpose.