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Research & development government contracts
314 open right now. Every federal award for research & development since fiscal year 2024: what gets bought, who buys, who wins and what it pays.
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314
federal, DLA and state/local
Contracts awarded
24,889
$202.3B to 6,673 companies
Typical award
$786K
half are bigger, half smaller
One-bid contracts
25%
3,474 of 13,749 competed
Set aside
40%
reserved for small businesses or programs
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Closing soonest first · 15 of 314. Open any of them free for the price history, who usually bids and what to bid.
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
Software Licensing Opportunity: Correlateiq - Correlation-Based System Intelligence
SAM.gov · closes Oct 31
Available For Licensing - Electrochemical Rare Earth Recovery From Coal Fly Ash: Turn Waste Stockpiles Into Critical Materials Revenue
SAM.gov · closes Nov 1
High Power Microwave Engineering Services
SAM.gov · closes Nov 1 · est. $835K–$2.2M
Available For Licensing: Dimethyl Ether-Driven Rejuvenation Technology For Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Reuse
SAM.gov · closes Nov 1
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source For The Development Of A Handheld Device For Rapid Assessment Of Burn Sepsis Risk
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2
Darpa Surgical Competition (Dsc) Second Industry Day
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2
Pipeline Safety Research And Development (R&D) - Research Announcement 12
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2
Pipeline Safety Research And Development (R&D) - Research Announcement 12
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2
Supermicro 1u Rack-Mount Server Assemblies
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
System Vicarious Calibration (Svc) Of The NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (Pace) Ocean Color Instrument (Oci) Using Hypernav
SAM.gov · closes Nov 2
Rfi Space Systems And Supporting Infrastructure
SAM.gov · closes Nov 3
Supply Chain Rfi
SAM.gov · closes Nov 3
What gets bought
National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research
PSC AC32 · 4,313 awards · $27.3B · 10% one bid
National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
PSC AC12 · 3,591 awards · $18.6B · 21% one bid
National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development
PSC AC13 · 2,862 awards · $67.7B · 49% one bid
General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
PSC AJ11 · 1,797 awards · $4.6B · 32% one bid
National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Basic Research
PSC AC11 · 1,723 awards · $7.9B · 11% one bid
General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
PSC AJ12 · 1,217 awards · $5.5B · 46% one bid
General Science & Technology R&D Svcs; General Science & Technology; R&D Administrative Expenses
PSC AJ14 · 1,193 awards · $1.1B · 4% one bid
National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Experimental Development
PSC AC33 · 1,082 awards · $13.0B · 73% one bid
R&D- Medical: Biomedical (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)
PSC AN12 · 732 awards · $5.7B · 22% one bid
Community And Regional Development R&D Services; Community Development; Basic Research
PSC AB11 · 695 awards · $131M · 71% one bid
Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Basic Research
PSC AN11 · 623 awards · $3.9B · 30% one bid
Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied Research
PSC AR12 · 451 awards · $1.7B · 37% one bid
Who buys
NASA Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics And Space Administration · 1,819 awards · $846M
Fa8649 Usaf Sbir Sttr Cntrctng Afrl
Dept Of The Air Force · 1,807 awards · $1.0B
Navsea HQ
Dept Of The Navy · 1,563 awards · $5.4B
Navair Warfare Ctr Aircraft Div
Dept Of The Navy · 1,222 awards · $1.7B
Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · 931 awards · $6.7B
W27p USA Acq Spt Ctr
Dept Of The Army · 849 awards · $935M
Usda Forest Service
Forest Service · 665 awards · $100M
Rpo East (36c24e)
Veterans Affairs, Department Of · 443 awards · $96M
Who wins
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC
842 wins · $5.2B
Management & Engineering Technologies International INC
664 wins · $100M
Advanced Technology International
418 wins · $9.0B
The Pennsylvania State University
239 wins · $1.4B
University Of Texas At Austin
184 wins · $453M
California Institute Of Technology
179 wins · $1.1B
Physical Sciences INC.
175 wins · $167M
The Mitre Corporation
166 wins · $2.4B
Industry codes for this work
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) · 541715Engineering Services · 541330Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) · 541714Research and Development in Nanotechnology · 541713Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities · 541720All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · 541990Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · 611310Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences · 541712
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
Abrams Engineering Program Is A Modification To The Existing Abrams Fleet.
General Dynamics Land Systems INC. · W6qk Acc- Dta · ends Jul 2027 · $548M · won with 1 bid
Prototype Project Under 10 United States Code (Usc) Section 4022 For The Minnesota Aerospace Complex (Mac) Prototype Project In Support Of The DOD Test Resources Management Center (Trmc).
Advanced Technology International · W6qk Acc-Apg-Orlando · ends Sep 2027 · $497M
Expansion Of Production Capacity Of Man-Made Fabric For Manufacturing Disposable Medical Gowns
Advanced Technology International · Industrial Based Manufacturing And Supply Chain (Ibmsc) · ends Sep 2027 · $309M
Lccm Requirement
One Nation Innovation · W6qk Acc-Ri · ends Apr 2027 · $263M
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (Clps) Contract Task Order Cx-2a
Blue Origin, LLC · NASA Johnson Space Center · ends Aug 2027 · $234M · won with 1 bid
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (Clps) Contract Task Order Cx-2b
Blue Origin, LLC · NASA Johnson Space Center · ends Aug 2027 · $234M · won with 1 bid
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