Industry codes · NAICS 541715
Government contracts for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
250 open right now. Every federal award under NAICS 541715 since fiscal year 2024: who buys, who wins, how big the awards are and how much competition they draw.
Open right now
250
federal, DLA and state/local
Contracts awarded
19,028
$215.3B to 5,264 companies
Typical award
$579K
usually $169K to $1.9M
One-bid contracts
24%
2831 of 12023 competed awards
Set aside
47%
reserved for small businesses or programs
Open right now
Closing soonest first · 12 of 250. Open any of them free for the price history, who usually bids and what to bid.
Disruptioneering Program Announcement
SAM.gov · closes Oct 30
Disruptioneering Program Announcement
SAM.gov · closes Oct 30
Request For Information (Rfi): Identifying The Next Generation Of Nsf X-Labs Topics
SAM.gov · closes Oct 30
Devx Autonomy
SAM.gov · closes Oct 31 · est. $612K–$2.2M
Integration And Flight Support For Exoplanet Climate Infrared Telescope (Excite) Balloon Mission Gondola System Science Flight.
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2
Federal Aviation Administration (Faa) Research And Commercial Solutions Opening (Rcso) Area Of Interest (Aoi) - Complexity Of Systems And Op
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2
Evaluations, Assessments, And Support Services (Eass)
SAM.gov · closes Nov 3 · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Cattle Run Proposers Day Announcement
SAM.gov · closes Nov 4
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source - Post-Delivery Support Of Developed Space And Ground Hardware And Software
SAM.gov · closes Nov 4 · est. $15K–$60K
Cbm+ Software And Analytics Development (Cbm+)
SAM.gov · closes Nov 4
120mm Mortar Training Sytem
SAM.gov · closes Nov 5
A--Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (Rural) H
SAM.gov · closes Nov 5
Awards by fiscal year
FY2018
4 · $6.9M
FY2019
5 · $4.6M
FY2020
13 · $21M
FY2021
5 · $4.7M
FY2022
4 · $179M
FY2023
5 · $1.2B
FY2024
7,976 · $46.4B
FY2025
6,728 · $134.0B
FY2026
4,282 · $33.5B
FY2027
6 · $5.4M
Who buys
Fa8649 Usaf Sbir Sttr Cntrctng Afrl
Dept Of The Air Force · 1797 awards · $1.0B · 0% one bid
NASA Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics And Space Administration · 1448 awards · $714M · 5% one bid
Navair Warfare Ctr Aircraft Div
Dept Of The Navy · 1222 awards · $1.9B · 14% one bid
Navsea HQ
Dept Of The Navy · 921 awards · $5.4B · 15% one bid
W27p USA Acq Spt Ctr
Dept Of The Army · 849 awards · $935M · 9% one bid
Usda Forest Service
Forest Service · 675 awards · $101M
Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · 317 awards · $2.3B · 8% one bid
Office Of Naval Research
Dept Of The Navy · 316 awards · $2.2B · 16% one bid
Who wins
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC
852 wins · $5.4B
Management & Engineering Technologies International INC
675 wins · $101M
The Pennsylvania State University
271 wins · $1.5B
California Institute Of Technology
179 wins · $1.1B
The Mitre Corporation
171 wins · $2.5B
The Aerospace Corporation
156 wins · $419M
Physical Sciences INC.
154 wins · $117M
Intellisense Systems INC
100 wins · $87M
What gets bought
National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research · 3347National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research · 2870National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Basic Research · 1383National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development · 1324General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research · 1293General Science & Technology R&D Svcs; General Science & Technology; R&D Administrative Expenses · 1044General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research · 759Community And Regional Development R&D Services; Community Development; Basic Research · 673
Ending in the next 12 months
These will likely be re-bid. The incumbent and the price are public now.
Nci Operational Task Order, Fy26-Fy27
Leidos Biomedical Research, INC. · Nih Nci · ends Aug 2027 · $776M
Darpa Research Project
Lockheed Martin Corporation · Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy · ends Jan 2027 · $580M · won with 1 bid
Design And Deploy 24/7 Game-Changing Cyber Defense Capabilities That Allow Organizations To Defend Better, React Faster, Coordinate Rapidly, Prioritize Efforts, And Respond Smarter To Security Events, Increased Risks, And/Or Operational Directives.
Leidos, INC. · W6qk Acc-Apg · ends Jul 2027 · $301M · won with 1 bid
Complete Design, Build And Delivery Of A Specified Number Of Prototypes That Integrate Into Existing Systems And Components As Well As New Innovations In Accordance With The Statement Of Work.
Raytheon Company · Director Sco · ends Feb 2027 · $148M · won with 1 bid
The Special Projects Branch Requires Technical Support In Order To Perform Its Research And Development Mission Understanding Energy Field Effects
Leidos, INC. · W6qk Acc-Apg Durham · ends May 2027 · $144M · won with 1 bid
Niaid Dcr Fy26-27 Operational Task Order
Leidos Biomedical Research, INC. · Nih Nci · ends Aug 2027 · $140M
Advana Software License And Cloud Compute Services
Metrostar Systems, LLC · Fa8003 771 Enterprise Sourcing Sq · ends Feb 2027 · $138M · won with 1 bid
Redstone Test And Engineering Services - Task Order Year 3.
Joint Technical Solutions, LLC · W6qk Acc-Apg · ends Feb 2027 · $135M
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