By Outrider Editorial Team · Updated August 20, 2026
PSC R410 covers program evaluation, review, and development: independent assessments of whether a program is achieving its objectives, milestone and readiness reviews, and the analytic work that reshapes a program. FY2025 obligations were $844 million.
Defined by its neighbours
The manual gives R410 no positive description, only exclusions: program management and support (R408) and contract, procurement, and acquisition support (R707). The boundary is about role, not subject. Running the program is R408. Judging the program is R410. Helping award and administer the contracts underneath it is R707. Independent review teams should be able to point at that distinction in a proposal.
Where the dollars land
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611) led at $268 million, then engineering services 541330 at $140 million. Third is the odd one: 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, at $95 million, which points at independent review work performed inside aviation sustainment programs by firms registered as manufacturers. Computer systems design 541512 adds $52 million and 541519 another $48 million.
PSC and NAICS, one line
Two classifications ride on every award: the PSC for the requirement and the NAICS code for the vendor's industry.
Search R408, R410, and R707 as a set. The manual treats them as mutually exclusive, so a single-code search will always be partial.
NAICS crosswalk
Where FY2025 R410 dollars landed, by the winning vendor's registered NAICS code.
- 541330Engineering Services$140.4M
- 541512Computer Systems Design Services$52.0M
- 541519Other Computer Related Services$47.7M
FY2025 federal contract obligations, USAspending.gov
Frequently Asked
PSC R410 questions, answered.
What does PSC R410 cover?
Independent program evaluation, review, and development work, including assessments of program performance and the analysis behind program restructuring.
What NAICS codes win R410 work?
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611) at $268 million and Engineering Services (541330) at $140 million lead, with Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413) an unusual third at $95 million.
How do I tell R410 from R408?
R408 is doing or supporting program management. R410 is assessing it. The PSC Manual lists each as an exclusion of the other, so any single requirement should fall clearly on one side.
Does independent verification and validation belong in R410?
Assessment-focused IV&V of a program fits R410. IV&V that is really engineering analysis of a system tends to be coded R425, and software-specific IV&V often lands in the DA or DJ IT service codes instead.
Watch R410 opportunities
Solicitations are filed by PSC as well as NAICS. Outrider matches your company profile against both so nothing filed under a code you do not watch slips past.
Get matched to federal opportunities →