Top NAICS Codes in Colorado FY2021

Industries ranked by place-of-performance federal contract obligations in Colorado during fiscal year 2021.

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NAICS 541710, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES, leads Colorado in FY2021 with $15,566,647,803 in ingested obligations.

Market Snapshot

Ranked contractors67
Top obligations$15,566,647,803
RankNAICSNAICS industryObligationsAwards
1541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$15,566,647,8032
2541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$10,683,511,6181
3336414GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$1,150,273,9264
4541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$670,318,13211
5334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$478,985,1831
6541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$468,094,7491
7541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$449,267,0319
8541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$99,382,53819
9541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$81,051,59922
10236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$64,338,5962
11541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$39,100,2991
12336419OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$37,239,0611
13561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$28,424,8654
14561612SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES$27,098,7554
15541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$20,195,1133
16541513COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES$13,129,0951
17562910REMEDIATION SERVICES$11,652,4092
18541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$11,010,9031
19541199ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES$6,742,6034
20611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$6,392,2511
21237990OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$6,075,0611
22561621SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES (EXCEPT LOCKSMITHS)$4,250,3384
23812930PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES$4,040,7002
24511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$3,349,5795
25221122ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION$3,201,7843
26335311POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING$2,649,2952
27561110OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$2,465,3262
28333316PHOTOGRAPHIC AND PHOTOCOPYING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$2,132,5292
29517110WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$2,085,6942
30334111ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$1,892,5164
31813920PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS$1,795,4602
32237310HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$1,774,6501
33812320DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED)$1,629,8521
34623220RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITIES$1,610,9561
35519190ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES$994,6691
36541370SURVEYING AND MAPPING (EXCEPT GEOPHYSICAL) SERVICES$762,5841
37238210ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND OTHER WIRING INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS$643,1991
38562991SEPTIC TANK AND RELATED SERVICES$631,3571
39334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$576,3723
40339116DENTAL LABORATORIES$538,3731
41334290OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$503,8282
42541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$456,2131
43561410DOCUMENT PREPARATION SERVICES$350,3501
44517410SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS$321,0411
45562111SOLID WASTE COLLECTION$293,9683
46621910AMBULANCE SERVICES$283,1361
47561720JANITORIAL SERVICES$190,3793
48541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$147,7031
49541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$136,8842
50332311PREFABRICATED METAL BUILDING AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$117,8511
51561730LANDSCAPING SERVICES$107,5541
52561492COURT REPORTING AND STENOTYPE SERVICES$104,7821
53561990ALL OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES$81,7171
54562211HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL$55,3171
55517311WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$51,0321
56238220PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS$48,6761
57813910BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS$43,0501
58326191PLASTICS PLUMBING FIXTURE MANUFACTURING$41,8731
59334519OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$40,7851
60562112HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION$30,1221
61811219OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$29,5132
62423490OTHER PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$28,9541
63321219RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING$14,4251
64339113SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING$12,3951
65541191TITLE ABSTRACT AND SETTLEMENT OFFICES$11,1151
66532420OFFICE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING$10,5681
67337215SHOWCASE, PARTITION, SHELVING, AND LOCKER MANUFACTURING$7,0851

Source: USAspending.gov. Last updated from ingested federal spending data: May 7, 2026.