NAICS 541690
NAICS 541690 - Other Scientific & Technical Consulting Services
NAICS 541690 covers scientific and technical consulting that doesn't fall under environmental, agricultural, biological, or physical-science codes - including security, AI governance, and cross-disciplinary technical advisory. Cijara Group supports federal primes under 541690 with Responsible AI assessments, cybersecurity governance reviews, and SME-led technical opinions.
- Code
- 541690
- SBA size standard
- $19.0M average annual receipts (SBA small business)
Capabilities under NAICS 541690
- Responsible AI governance assessments aligned to NIST AI RMF and OMB M-24-10
- Cybersecurity governance, NIST 800-53 control mapping, and POA&M support
- Privacy impact assessments and PII-handling advisory
- Cross-disciplinary technical due-diligence and SME opinion deliverables
- Standards interpretation and federal-policy crosswalks
Responsible AI under 541690
Under 541690 Cijara Group leads Responsible AI assessments that translate the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and OMB's M-24-10 / M-24-18 guidance into concrete agency artifacts: use-case impact assessments, model documentation packages, human-oversight runbooks, and pre-deployment evaluation plans. The deliverables are calibrated to whether the use case is rights-impacting, safety-impacting, or neither, so the agency carries only the obligations that apply - and can defend that calibration to OMB on review.
Cybersecurity governance without the assessor conflict
Because Cijara Group is not a Third-Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) and does not perform paid penetration testing, we can advise on cybersecurity governance - control-mapping, POA&M prioritization, FISMA reporting cadence - without the conflict that arises when an advisor also issues the assessment. That makes 541690 a clean home for governance work that an agency wants independent of its operational security stack.
Agencies and missions served
- Department of Defense (DoD) - CDAO and service AI offices
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - CISA, Privacy Office
- General Services Administration (GSA) - AI Center of Excellence
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ecosystem primes
- Civilian Chief AI Officer organizations
Contract vehicles & teaming
- Subcontract teaming on AI / data / cyber IDIQs
- GSA MAS Professional Services teaming
- Direct task-order awards on agency advisory BPAs
Frequently asked questions
What is NAICS code 541690?
NAICS 541690 is Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services - firms providing scientific and technical advice not classified under codes for environmental, agricultural, biological, or physical-science consulting.
What is the SBA size standard for 541690?
$19.0 million in average annual receipts. Cijara Group qualifies as a small business under this standard.
When is 541690 a better fit than 541618?
Pick 541690 when the work is anchored in a scientific or technical domain - AI governance, cybersecurity, privacy - rather than management consulting. If the task is operational or governance-oriented without a technical anchor, 541618 is usually the better fit.