NAICS Code 561421: Telephone Answering Services
NAICS code 561421 is the industry for telephone answering services in the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector. Agencies tag every federal contract with a NAICS code, so this is the code to list in your SAM.gov registration and to search for bids.
Government contracts under NAICS 561421
Federal agencies obligated $690M on contracts under NAICS 561421 from FY2024 to FY2026, including $162M in FY2026. The biggest buyers were the Department of State, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense. The largest contractors were Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc., National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., Innovation at Work Inc.
See the full breakdown: government telephone answering services contracts, who wins and who buys.
Open government bids for NAICS 561421
No open bids under NAICS 561421 right now. Check the open bids page, which is updated daily from SAM.gov.
Small business size standard for NAICS 561421
To bid on small business set-aside contracts under NAICS 561421, your business must be small under the SBA size standard for this code, measured either by average annual receipts or by number of employees. The values are updated periodically, so check the current SBA table of size standards before you bid.
Other NAICS codes in 5614
- NAICS 561410: Document Preparation Services
- NAICS 561422: Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers
- NAICS 561431: Private Mail Centers
- NAICS 561439: Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)
- NAICS 561440: Collection Agencies
- NAICS 561450: Credit Bureaus
- NAICS 561491: Repossession Services
- NAICS 561492: Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
- NAICS 561499: All Other Business Support Services
How to choose the right NAICS code
Pick the 6-digit code that best describes what you sell. List it as your primary code in SAM.gov, and add other codes for related work. Agencies choose one NAICS code for each contract, so check the codes on past awards for the kind of work you do. Search all codes in the NAICS code lookup.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is NAICS code 561421?
- NAICS 561421 is the industry "Telephone Answering Services" in the North American Industry Classification System, part of the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector (56).
- What is the size standard for NAICS 561421?
- The SBA sets a small business size standard for each NAICS code, either average annual receipts or number of employees. Check the current value for 561421 in the SBA table of size standards on sba.gov; it changes from time to time.
- Are there government contracts for NAICS 561421?
- Yes. Federal agencies obligated $690M on contracts under NAICS 561421 from FY2024 to FY2026.