FY2025 obligations by the NAICS code on the award
43% of the $7.2B obligated under 7A21 in FY2025 went to awards coded NAICS 541519.
- 511210 Software Publishersretired 2022, now 513210$2.3B
- 513210 Software Publishers$639.9M
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
PSC 7A21 is the largest IT product code in the federal government at $7.2 billion in FY2025, and nothing it buys can be picked up. The manual defines it as business application off-the-shelf software delivered by perpetual license, including enterprise-level software enabling mission capability and business operational support. The word that decides the code is perpetual: software licensed indefinitely is a product and lives in the 7 series, while software licensed for a term is a service and lives in DA10. End-user productivity software is excluded and belongs to 7E20.
Software publishers, counted twice
541519, Other Computer Related Services, led at $3.1 billion, the reseller channel again. Then two codes that share a name: Software Publishers (511210) at $2.3 billion and 513210, also Software Publishers, at $640 million. The 2022 NAICS revision moved software publishing from 511210 to 513210, and federal data carries both, so the true publisher share is closer to the sum. 541512 adds $512 million and 541511 another $170 million.
The two code systems in one line
The PSC classifies the purchase and the NAICS code classifies the industry of the work, and here the classification that matters most is neither: it is the license term.
Model 7A21 and DA10 together, or you will see half of your own product's federal footprint.
PSC 7A21 FAQ
What does PSC 7A21 cover?
Off-the-shelf business application software delivered by perpetual license, including enterprise software supporting mission capability and business operations. End-user productivity software is excluded.
What NAICS codes win 7A21 work?
541519 led FY2025 at $3.1 billion, with the two Software Publishers codes 511210 and 513210 taking $2.3 billion and $640 million between them.
Why is software a product code?
The manual splits IT by license duration. Perpetual, indefinite, or permanent licenses are products and use the 7 series. Term, temporary, or subscription licenses are services and use the D series.
Why do two NAICS codes both say Software Publishers?
The 2022 NAICS revision recoded software publishing from 511210 to 513210. Awards written on either side of the revision keep their original code, so both appear in FY2025 spending.