Large federal prime contractors must adopt a small-business subcontracting plan on contracts above $900,000 ($2 million for construction) under FAR 19.702, with goals for small, women-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. SBA's directory lists 10 primes with such plans on 86 contracts in NAICS 541810 (FY2023 and FY2024), 2 of them still active, with $2,089,016,165 in total contract value. These are the companies to approach about subcontracting work in this industry.
| Prime contractor | Location | Contracts (active) | Contract value | Main agencies | Latest end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| True North Communications Inc. | New York, New York | 2 (2) | $172,860,488 | Food and Drug Administration | Jan 11, 2028 |
| DDB Chicago Inc. | Chicago, Illinois | 20 (0) | $765,461,667 | Dept of the Army | Sep 24, 2025 |
| GSD&M LLC | Austin, Texas | 15 (0) | $403,424,214 | Dept of the Air Force | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Porter Novelli Public Services Inc. | Washington, District of Columbia | 5 (0) | $219,629,650 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Young & Rubicam LLC | New York, New York | 31 (0) | $218,885,915 | Dept of the Navy | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Ketchum Incorporated | Washington, District of Columbia | 3 (0) | $165,622,175 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Mullenlowe U.S., Inc. | Boston, Massachusetts | 5 (0) | $77,483,118 | Defense Human Resources Activity | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Ipg Dxtra, Inc. | New York, New York | 2 (0) | $46,999,931 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Chickasaw Management Services, LLC | Norman, Oklahoma | 2 (0) | $11,775,068 | Department of Energy | Oct 20, 2025 |
| J. Walter Thompson U.S.a., LLC | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 (0) | $6,873,939 | Dept of the Navy | Dec 19, 2024 |
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