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NAICS 541613 · Marketing Consulting Services

Top DoD marketing consulting services contractors

In the 12 months ending Oct 5, 2026, the Department of Defense obligated $10.8M in net prime contract dollars under NAICS 541613, down 56.4% from $24.8M in the preceding 12 months. 19 prime contractors received positive obligations, and 6 of them accounted for 80% of that spend.

Prime contracts funded by the Department of Defense. Latest 12 months: Oct 6, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov.

Net obligations, latest 12 months
$10.8M
down 56.4% vs. $24.8M
Prime contractors
19
With positive obligations
Top 8 primes’ share
89.0%
Of positive obligations
Awards with activity
27
62 in the prior 12 months

DoD publishes contract data to USAspending with a 90-day delay, so the most recent months understate DoD activity.

Obligations by fiscal year

Net prime contract obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September).

FY2022
$46.3M
FY2023
$46.8M
FY2024
$35.8M
FY2025
$24.8M
FY2026
$10.8M

Top DoD contractors for NAICS 541613

Ranked by positive obligations in the latest 12 months. Share is of all positive obligations in this market.

Top contractors, DoD NAICS 541613
#ContractorLatest 12 moPrior 12 moShareRank change
1MB Solutions Inc$2.3M$7.4M21.4%—
2Tmgl LLC$1.8M$2.7M16.1%▲ 1
3Barbaricum LLC$1.7M$902K15.4%▲ 4
4Vistra Communications, LLC$1.2M$673K11.4%▲ 4
5Media Fusion, LLC$1.1M$1.2M10.1%▲ 1
6Market/Dean, LLC$802K$389K7.3%▲ 7
7Mcaleese & Associates PC$400K$400K3.7%▲ 5
8Linkitall LLC$397K$1.2M3.6%▼ 3
9Bluf Agency LLC$245K$375K2.2%▲ 5
10Red Carrot Inc$219K$591K2.0%▼ 1
11Schatz Publishing Group, LLC$136K$149K1.2%▲ 8
12Denison Consulting Inc$132K$496K1.2%▼ 1
13ECO Bright Solutions LLC$122K$203K1.1%▲ 3
14Revolve Solutions LLC$97K$5.0M0.9%▼ 12
15Niche.com, Inc.$80K$00.7%New

What changed in the last 12 months

Contractors with the largest change in reported obligations versus the preceding 12 months.

Largest gains

  • General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
    −$1.1M → $0 (+$1.1M) · no latest-period obligations
  • Barbaricum LLC
    $902K → $1.7M (+$779K) · now #3
  • Vistra Communications, LLC
    $673K → $1.2M (+$573K) · now #4

Largest declines

  • MB Solutions Inc
    $7.4M → $2.3M (−$5.1M) · now #1
  • Revolve Solutions LLC
    $5.0M → $97K (−$4.9M) · now #14
  • Exigent Services LLC
    $2.2M → $0 (−$2.2M) · no latest-period obligations

New to this market

1 contractors received their first obligations in this market (since FY2022) during the latest 12 months. The largest:

New contractors
ContractorFirst obligationLatest 12 mo
Niche.com, Inc.Jan 29, 2026$80K

Where the money comes from

Funding sub-agencies within the Department of Defense, latest 12 months. The funding organization can differ from the office that runs the requirement.

Funding sub-agencies
Funding sub-agencyLatest 12 moPrior 12 moChange
Department of the Army$6.2M$13.6MDown $7.4M (54.5%)
Department of the Air Force$3.0M$2.6MUp $441K (17.1%)
Defense Human Resources Activity$1.2M$2.8MDown $1.6M (56.0%)
Department of the Navy$233K$5.7MDown $5.5M (95.9%)
Defense Logistics Agency$140K$1.1MDown $958K (87.3%)

Potential recompetes

Large awards in this market whose current period of performance ends in the next 18 months. Treat these as research leads: options, extensions, and follow-on vehicles often change the timing.

Awards ending in the next 18 months
AwardIncumbentObligatedCurrent end
FA830725CB019
Market/Dean, LLC
MISSION INTEGRATION AND IMPACT (MI2)-EFFORT WILL PROVIDE A SERVICE DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH A STRUCTURED, STRATEGIC APPROACH TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT.
$1.2MDec 31, 2026
W91CRB24C0003
Tmgl LLC
PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE (PEO) SOLDIER STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (STRATCOM) SUPPORT SERVICES
$4.8MJan 6, 2027
H9821026FE027
Vistra Communications, LLC
FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICES
$1.2MJan 29, 2027
W91CRB23P0008
Mcaleese & Associates PC
LABOR - BASE YEAR
$1.6MMay 18, 2027
W91CRB24C0018
Tmgl LLC
COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES
$4.1MJun 30, 2027
FA700024F0002
Media Fusion, LLC
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY CREATIVE SERVICES
$4.4MAug 31, 2027

Common questions

Who are the top DoD contractors for NAICS 541613?

In the latest 12 months, MB Solutions Inc ($2.3M), Tmgl LLC ($1.8M), Barbaricum LLC ($1.7M) received the most DoD obligations for marketing consulting services.

How concentrated is this market?

The eight largest primes held 89.0% of positive obligations, and MB Solutions Inc alone held 21.4%. 1 contractors won their first obligations in this market during the latest 12 months.

Are any large DoD NAICS 541613 contracts ending soon?

6 of the largest awards in this market reach their current end date in the next 18 months. The first is FA830725CB019 (Market/Dean, LLC, $1.2M obligated), ending Dec 31, 2026. An end date is a research lead, not a confirmed recompete: options and extensions often move it.

Related markets

Figures are net obligations on prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending.gov, grouped by funding agency and the NAICS code on each award. Net obligations include deobligations and corrections, so they can differ from positive-obligation totals. See methodology.

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