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Industry · NAICS 511120 · sector 51 Information
Periodical Publishers
Federal contract obligations classified under NAICS 511120, the organisations that win them and the agencies that award them.
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $23M in contracts classified under NAICS 511120, Periodical Publishers, in FY2026, and $169M over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the industry ranks 383 of 526 on this site.
Obligations were down 40% on FY2025 ($38M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were West Publishing Corporation ($18M), Ebsco Industries Inc ($15M) and Relx Inc. ($9.3M).
By place of performance, the most money went to NH and WV.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest industry FY2026
| Measure | This industry | Aircraft Manufacturing | All contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract obligations, FY2026 | $23M | $45B | $716B |
| Five-year total | $169M | $211B | $3.0T |
| Share of all contract obligations, five years | 0% | 7.1% | 100% |
Top contractors $1.0M+ award value since FY2023
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Publishing Corporation | 3 | $18M |
| 2 | Ebsco Industries Inc | 3 | $15M |
| 3 | Relx Inc. | 5 | $9.3M |
| 4 | Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. | 3 | $7.4M |
| 5 | Prenax Inc | 2 | $7.1M |
| 6 | John Wiley & Sons Inc | 6 | $6.6M |
| 7 | Teledyne Controls, LLC | 2 | $3.9M |
Buying agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the work is performed
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Publishing Corporation | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractDelivery Order | $7.1M | 2 Oct 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Ebsco Industries Inc | Department of Health and Human ServicesFood and Drug Administration | ContractBpa Call | $6.8M | 7 Feb 2024 | AL | USAspending |
| Ebsco Industries Inc | Department of Health and Human ServicesFood and Drug Administration | ContractBpa Call | $6.3M | 14 Feb 2023 | AL | USAspending |
| West Publishing Corporation | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractDelivery Order | $5.6M | 2 Oct 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| West Publishing Corporation | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractDelivery Order | $5.4M | 1 Oct 2022 | WV | USAspending |
| Prenax Inc | Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $4.7M | 31 Dec 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractDelivery Order | $3.2M | 2 Oct 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Relx Inc. | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | ContractDelivery Order | $3.0M | 27 Jul 2023 | OH | USAspending |
| Teledyne Controls, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $2.6M | 20 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Relx Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $2.5M | 29 Nov 2023 | DC | USAspending |
Other industries in sector 51: Information
- 511210 Software Publishers $23B
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services $13B
- 517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers $8.6B
- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications $5.1B
- 513210 Software Publishers $5.0B
- 517919 All Other Telecommunications $3.0B
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers $1.6B
- 511199 All Other Publishers $1.4B
- 517312 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) $1.1B
- 517810 All Other Telecommunications $1.1B
- 517311 Wired Telecommunications Carriers $1.0B
- 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) $828M
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services $818M
- 517911 Telecommunications Resellers $718M
- 519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals $578M
- 519190 All Other Information Services $434M
- 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production $245M
- 511130 Book Publishers $183M
- 513120 Periodical Publishers $179M
- 517121 Telecommunications Resellers $160M
- 519120 Libraries and Archives $147M
- 519210 Libraries and Archives $124M
- 513130 Book Publishers $89M
- 513199 All Other Publishers $86M
Questions and answers
How much does the federal government spend on NAICS 511120?
$23M in contract obligations classified under Periodical Publishers in FY2026, $169M over the five fiscal years since FY2023. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who are the top contractors in Periodical Publishers?
West Publishing Corporation ($18M), Ebsco Industries Inc ($15M), Relx Inc. ($9.3M), Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. ($7.4M), Prenax Inc ($7.1M), by the value of $1M-plus awards since FY2023.
Which agencies buy in this industry?
By the value of $1.0M-plus contracts since FY2023: Department of the Treasury ($26M), Department of Health and Human Services ($23M), Department of Defense ($14M), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ($3.0M), Department of State ($1.6M).
What is a NAICS code?
In USAspending's words: "NAICS stands for the North American Industrial Classification System. This 6-digit code tells you what industry the work falls into. Each contract record has a NAICS code." Assistance awards (grants, loans, direct payments) carry no NAICS code and are not counted here.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (NAICS) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 NAICS list, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.