NAICS 561320: Temporary Help Services
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying workers to clients' businesses for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of the client. The individuals provided are employees of the temporary help services establishment. However, these establishments do not provide direct supervision of their employees at the clients' work sites. Illustrative Examples: Help supply services Model supply services Labor (except farm) contractors (i.e., personnel suppliers) Temporary employment or temporary staffing services Manpower pools Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--Show more
NAICS 561320 – Temporary Help Services encompasses the provision of temporary staffing solutions to meet fluctuating workforce demands across federal, state, and local government operations. This sector includes the recruitment, screening, and placement of personnel in roles such as administrative support, clerical services, healthcare support, IT contract labor, and specialized technical roles on a temporary or project-based basis.
Industry Spending Overview
Federal obligations, top contractors and agencies, and related industry codes for NAICS 561320.
AI Industry Description
NAICS 561320 – Temporary Help Services encompasses the provision of temporary staffing solutions to meet fluctuating workforce demands across federal, state, and local government operations. This sector includes the recruitment, screening, and placement of personnel in roles such as administrative s...
NAICS 561320 – Temporary Help Services encompasses the provision of temporary staffing solutions to meet fluctuating workforce demands across federal, state, and local government operations. This sector includes the recruitment, screening, and placement of personnel in roles such as administrative support, clerical services, healthcare support, IT contract labor, and specialized technical roles on a temporary or project-based basis. These services enable agencies to maintain operational continuity during peak workloads, employee absences, or mission-critical surges without the long-term commitment of direct hires. In government contracting, temporary help services serve as a flexible workforce enabler, supporting mission readiness across diverse programs—from Veterans Affairs clinical support to Defense Department logistics and HHS public health initiatives. Top contractors in this space include A-Team Solutions LLC, DAX Safety & Staffing Solutions, LLC, PM Consulting Group LLC, and Innovation at Work Inc., among others. Many are small businesses or service-disabled veteran-owned firms specializing in niche staffing verticals, reflecting a competitive landscape dominated by agile, responsive providers with deep compliance expertise in federal hiring protocols and labor regulations. Primary buyers include the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, and the General Services Administration, which rely on temporary staffing to sustain front-line operations, manage claims processing, support medical facilities, and fill gaps in IT and administrative functions. Agencies like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Ingalls Shipbuilding also leverage these services for project-based labor needs, particularly in construction and engineering support roles. The market is characterized by high opportunity density in administrative and technical support roles, with recurring procurement through GSA Schedules and agency-specific contracts. Contractors with expertise in federal compliance, security clearances, and workforce scalability have a distinct advantage in securing sustained engagements across mission-critical agencies.
Small Business Size Standard
The SBA threshold that decides who can bid NAICS 561320 work as a small business.
The SBA cap for this NAICS (13 CFR 121.201). A business at or under it can self-certify as small for work in this code, which is what makes it eligible for a small-business set-aside. The cap is set per NAICS, so the same company can be small in one code and not in another.
13 CFR 121.201, effective January 1, 2026. The SBA revises the table roughly once a year.
Top Contractors
Companies with the highest total award value under NAICS 561320, ranked by dollars won.
| Company | Total Awards | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| LOYAL SOURCE GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC | $88.0M | 2 |
| TITAN-AUXO, LLC | $60.1M | 53 |
| MILLBROOK SUPPORT SERVICES INC | $50.0M | 27 |
| ANSIBLE GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LL | $32.2M | 28 |
| PRIME PHYSICIANS TRI PROVIDERS LLC | $24.2M | 28 |
| COHO TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC | $21.9M | 41 |
| PROMETHEUS FEDERAL SERVICES LLC | $20.1M | 24 |
| ARROW ARC LLC | $18.0M | 16 |
| GHOST RX, INC. | $17.5M | 25 |
| BAY AREA ANESTHESIA INC. | $14.3M | 21 |
Top Agencies
Federal agencies directing the most contract spending toward NAICS 561320.
Competition
How many companies historically bid on federal awards in NAICS 561320, from bidder counts reported on USAspending.
Median under 3 bidders per reported award. · 80,667 reported awards
Median Bidders
2
Per reported award, all-time
Single-Bid Awards
45%
Share of reported awards with one bidder
10+ Bidder Awards
18%
Share of reported awards with 10+ bidders
Reported Awards
80,667
80% of 100,553 total awards
Share of reported awards in each bidder-count bracket per federal fiscal year.
How this code compares up the NAICS hierarchy. Parent cohorts pool every code under their prefix, so they are the steadier baseline when a 6-digit sample is thin.
| Industry Family | Competition | Median Bidders | Single-Bid | Bidder Mix | Reported Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
561320This Code Temporary Help Services | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 45% | 80,66780% of 100,553 | |
56132NAICS Industry | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 45% | 80,66780% of 100,553 | |
5613Industry Group Employment Services | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 46% | 84,65980% of 106,029 | |
561Subsector | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 48% | 847,72079% of 1,066,351 | |
56Sector Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Fewer Bidders | 2 | 45% | 1,121,39177% of 1,461,546 |
Bidder counts reported on past federal awards in this NAICS (USAspending). An open opportunity has no bidders yet, so this is the historical norm for similar work, not a fact about this solicitation. Not all awards report bidder counts, and fewer bidders often means incumbent-held work rather than an easier win. Federal reporting of bidder counts fell from ~96% of awards (FY2016) to ~30% (FY2018 onward); the chart shows shares of reported awards, and washed-out stretches mark years with fewer than 30 of them.
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