SLED Industry Analysis: Selling Professional & Financial Services Through 2023

Published: October 18, 2022

FeaturedSLED Market AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentContracting TrendsCoronavirus (COVID-19) PandemicForecasts and SpendingProfessional Services

State, local and education (SLED) governments are seeking professional & financial services solutions to help manage and improve their operations. This exclusive report provides a strategic overview of these industries to help contractors gain insights and fine-tune their public sector sales plan.

State, local and education (SLED) governments are seeking professional & financial services solutions to help manage and improve their operations. This exclusive report provides a strategic overview of these industries to help contractors gain insights and fine-tune their public sector sales plan.

What's Inside:

Leveraging data from GovWin IQ’s industry-leading government contracting market intelligence database, this report provides a unique lens into industry purchasing trends, market sizing, opportunity growth rates, level of government breakouts, average contract values and examples of upcoming contract opportunities. You will also be provided with profiles of three major industry segments within the broader SLED professional & financial services market: strategic consulting, business management and financial services.

Major SLED Professional & Financial Services Segments: 

Strategic Consulting
The SLED market is buying from providers of services such as policy planning and development, organizational reviews and strategic initiatives.


Business Management
State and local governments are issuing contract opportunities relevant for providers of services like performance monitoring and reporting.


Financial Services
SLED governments are looking for help from providers of financial services such as retirement, financial auditing and payroll processing.

26K+ Over 26,000 competitive bids & RFPs are published each year relevant to the professional & financial services industries within the broader $1.5 trillion U.S. state, local and education (SLED) government contracting market.

“I always start my market research with GovWin IQ. GovWin offers easy searchability across multiple domains (Federal, state, local); lots of detailed information on contracts and opportunities. I also love that I have a person I can call for help” - Gretchen Schreiber, Business Development and Program Manager, ALEX – Alternative Experts

  • Introduction 03
  • Types of Analysis Featured 04
  • Overview of the Broader Industry Groups
    • Combined Bids & RFPs 05
    • Industry Bid Trends 06
    • Breakout by Level of Government 07
  • High Level Descriptions of the Three Segments 08
  • Segment 1: Strategic Consulting
    • Industry Trends 10
    • Bids & RFPs Issued 11
    • Contract/Purchase Size 12
    • Examples of Future Procurements 13
  • Segment 2: Business Management
    • Industry Trends 15
    • Bids & RFPs Issued 16
    • Contract/Purchase Size 17
    • Examples of Future Procurements 18
  • Segment 3: Financial Services
    • Industry Trends 20
    • Bids & RFPs Issued 21
    • Contract/Purchase Size 22
    • Examples of Future Procurements 23
  • Summary of the Three Segments Combined - Opportunity Growth Rates 24
  • Key Takeaways for Vendors 25