NAICS 541611 · Tier 1 Pillar

SDVOSB Program Management Support Services for Federal Agencies

Program management, operational consulting, and strategic support for federal program offices needing outside operating capacity without adding headcount.

  • FAR Part 16 (IDIQ)
  • FAR Part 12 (Commercial Items)
  • DFARS 252.219 (DoD set-asides)
  • VAAR Part 819 (VA SDVOSB)
  • DoD EVMSD (when applicable)
Federal program management support services capability diagram. NAICS 541611, USCG, VA, DLA, PMSS workflow
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What is Program Management Support Services (PMSS) under federal procurement?

Program Management Support Services (PMSS) is the federal procurement category for outside contractors providing program management, operational support, and strategic capacity to a federal program office. The work covers planning, scheduling, financial management, performance monitoring, stakeholder coordination, and reporting, the operational discipline that lets program offices execute on mission without growing internal headcount. NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) is the primary code; SBA size standard is $24.5M.

A small business competing here needs SAM registration under 541611, the right set-aside posture, and a capability statement that frames real operational and program-management experience for a federal program office. JTJRE Corp helps small businesses translate that experience into evaluator-ready positioning and assemble PMSS bid packages.

PMSS engagements are common across DoD program offices (acquisition support, milestone planning, contract administration support), USCG specialty programs (the CG-721 CWMD/CBRN PMSS RFI is a canonical example), VA medical center administration, and civilian agency modernization programs.

Which federal buyers issue PMSS contracts under NAICS 541611?

Three buyer classes dominate NAICS 541611 PMSS procurement: DoD program offices (PEO-level acquisition program management support, JPMO support), USCG specialty program offices (CG-7 family of acquisition and capability development offices), and VA medical center and VISN administration. GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) task orders provide a fourth common vehicle for management consulting services across all federal agencies.

BuyerUse caseTypical contract typeSet-aside fit
DoD PEO / JPMOAcquisition program management supportFAR Part 16 IDIQ task orderMultiple awardees
USCG specialty program officesCapability development + acquisition supportFAR Part 12 commercial itemSDVOSB common
VA medical administrationOperational and strategic consultingVA Schedule + FAR Part 13VAAR SDVOSB
GSA MAS task ordersCross-agency management consultingMAS task orderPool of awardees

What is the USCG CG-721 PMSS RFI pattern?

The USCG CG-721 CWMD/CBRN Program Management Support Services RFI (solicitation 70z023267210RFI) is the archetypal NAICS 541611 specialty-program PMSS opportunity. CG-721 is the Coast Guard Office of Specialized Capabilities, handling CWMD (Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction) and CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) program development. The RFI sought market research on small-business capability to provide PMSS for the program, a Sources Sought test of the Rule of Two for set-aside determination.

The pattern is highly relevant for any small business entering PMSS: specialty federal program offices regularly issue RFIs to identify capable small businesses before structuring a competitive set-aside. The winning PMSS positioning is as SDVOSB prime teaming with cleared subject-matter specialists when the underlying work involves classified or specialty-technical content (CBRN, cyber, intelligence-adjacent). JTJRE helps clients respond to these RFIs correctly.

How does JTJRE structure PMSS engagements?

PMSS engagements are structured around five capability areas matching federal program management standard practice: program planning and roadmapping, schedule management (typically using MS Project, Primavera, or agency-standard tools), financial management and budget execution support, stakeholder coordination and communications, and performance monitoring with executive reporting. Engagement structure varies by contract: full-time embedded support for IDIQ task orders, periodic deliverable-based support for simplified acquisitions.

  • Program planning, develop and maintain integrated master schedule, work breakdown structure, milestone tracking
  • Schedule management, owner of IMS / IMP per agency standard, weekly schedule risk review with PM
  • Financial management, budget execution tracking, obligation and outlay reporting, funding posture analysis
  • Stakeholder coordination, sponsor briefings, working group facilitation, action item tracking, decision memos
  • Performance monitoring, earned value management support (if EVM applicable), monthly status reports, executive dashboards
FAQ

Common questions from contracting officers

Does JTJRE provide cleared PMSS support?+
JTJRE does not currently hold a Facility Security Clearance (FCL) and is not pursuing FCL in the near term. For PMSS work requiring cleared personnel, JTJRE teams with a cleared specialty subcontractor under a documented joint venture or subcontract structure. JTJRE retains prime contractor responsibility on the unclassified portion; the cleared sub handles the classified portion.
What program-management capability does a PMSS bid need to show?+
A PMSS bid needs documented experience in program planning, schedule management, budget execution support, stakeholder coordination, and performance reporting, framed against the federal program office's standard practice. JTJRE helps small businesses translate real operational and management experience into the capability framing a CO evaluates.
Does JTJRE use PMP-credentialed staff?+
PMP credentialing is matched to contract requirements. When a PMSS solicitation requires PMP credentials on key personnel, JTJRE either staffs the role with a credentialed contractor or teams with a credentialed subcontractor. Standing PMP-credentialed staff is part of ongoing capacity build-out as PMSS engagement volume grows.
What scheduling tools does JTJRE support?+
JTJRE supports the schedule management tools commonly used in federal program offices: Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, and agency-specific tools when the contract requires them. EVM tools (wInsight, ProjStream, or open-source equivalents) are matched to contract EVM applicability per DoD Earned Value Management System Description (EVMSD) requirements.
Can JTJRE handle PMSS for a multi-year IDIQ?+
Multi-year IDIQ PMSS work is in scope. The structural pattern is the small business as prime awardee on the IDIQ, with task-order-specific staffing assembled per scope, and subcontractor relationships pre-positioned for common task-order patterns (cybersecurity SME support, acquisition specialty support, technical writing). JTJRE helps clients structure that IDIQ posture.
What is the typical PMSS task order size JTJRE pursues?+
JTJRE's near-term sweet spot is PMSS task orders in the $250K to $2M range, large enough to merit dedicated key personnel but small enough that a focused SDVOSB prime can execute without complex subcontracting overhead. Larger task orders ($2M+) are pursued via teaming with mid-tier prime contractors when JTJRE is positioned as the SDVOSB participation sub.
When should a small business pursue a GSA Schedule for PMSS?+
A GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS Professional Services) is best pursued once initial federal past performance is established. Before MAS-holder status, PMSS work runs via direct solicitations and as subcontractor under prime MAS holders. JTJRE helps clients sequence the schedule submission correctly.
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