NAICS 541715 contracts at the Department of the Air Force
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Right now there are 73 open federal NAICS 541715 notices from Department of the Air Force, 37 of them open for bids. 4 close within the next 7 days. 1 is set aside for small or certified businesses, so fewer companies can compete. Over the last 12 months agencies posted 41 NAICS 541715 solicitations from Department of the Air Force and published 9 awards with a median value of $3.8M. The busiest buyer was the Department of the Air Force, with 41 solicitations.
What the Department of the Air Force buys under NAICS 541715 (research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)): notices open today on SAM.gov and the award notices it published in the last 12 months. See all NAICS 541715 contracts or everything Department of the Air Force buys.
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- Open notices today
- 73 (37 open for bids)
- Closing within 7 days
- 4
- Set aside for small or certified businesses
- 1
- Solicitations posted, last 12 months
- 41
- Published awards, last 12 months
- 9 (median $3.8M)
- Busiest buyer, last 12 months
- Department of the Air Force
- Source and update
- SAM.gov public data, updated October 24, 2026
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| Deadline | Notice | Set-aside |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 6 days left |
CY28 FFP Services
Department of the Air Force, Santa Barbara, CA Special notice |
Open to all |
| Oct 30 6 days left |
Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal Increment 2, Block 2 (GASNTi2b2) Industry Day - Initial Notice
Department of the Air Force, Hanscom AFB, MA Special notice |
Open to all |
| Oct 30 6 days left |
Performance Enhanced Real-time Ground Environment (PEREGRINE) Sentry
Department of the Air Force Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Oct 30 6 days left |
Seek Eagle Modeling, Analysis, and Tools Support (semats) 4
Department of the Air Force, Eglin AFB, FL Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Nov 4 11 days left |
Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Post-delivery support of developed?space and ground hardware and software
Department of the Air Force, Dayton, OH Special notice |
Open to all |
| Nov 9 16 days left |
Aircraft Defensive Electro-optical Protection Technologies (ADEPT)
Department of the Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH |
Open to all |
| Nov 13 20 days left |
FISH CALL 017 - Secure By Design
Department of the Air Force, Kirtland AFB, NM |
Open to all |
| Nov 13 20 days left |
Space Environment Technologies and Science (SETS) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Call 004
Department of the Air Force, Albuquerque, NM |
Open to all |
| Nov 16 23 days left |
HERMES BAA CALL: Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine-Combined Cycle (RDRE-CC) Flight Demonstration
Department of the Air Force, Edwards, CA Special notice |
Open to all |
| Nov 23 30 days left |
Request for Proposal (RFP) - Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (RMWT) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Entry Points (GEPs)
Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC |
Open to all |
| Dec 1 38 days left |
System Delta 84 (syd 84/MT) Medium Earth Orbit Missile Warning / Missile Tracking Epoch 3 and Epoch 4, Request for Information (rfi)
Department of the Air Force, El Segundo, CA Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Dec 4 41 days left |
Tracking Layer Tranche 4 On-orbit Demonstrations and Operations Request for Information
Department of the Air Force Special notice |
Open to all |
| Dec 21 57 days left |
High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM) Modeling and Effects BAA
Department of the Air Force |
Open to all |
| Dec 31 68 days left |
Broad Agency Announcement for Advanced Battle Management Systems (ABMS)
Department of the Air Force Special notice |
Open to all |
| Jan 20, 2027 88 days left |
Multi-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)
Department of the Air Force |
Open to all |
| Jan 23, 2027 91 days left |
Space Propulsion Research and Innovation for Neutralizing Satellite Threats (sprint) Broad Agency Announcement (baa)
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| Feb 14, 2027 113 days left |
Experiments, Prototypes, Research, and Evaluation Supporting Systems (EXPRESS)
Department of the Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH |
Open to all |
| Mar 3, 2027 129 days left |
SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) - Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities (STEC) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Department of the Air Force, VA |
Open to all |
| Mar 18, 2027 144 days left |
AFRL Rocket Lab Hermes BAA
Department of the Air Force, Edwards, CA |
Open to all |
| Mar 26, 2027 153 days left |
LYNX Software Technologies
Department of the Air Force, Warner Robins, GA |
Open to all |
| Mar 31, 2027 158 days left |
Air Combat Command Headquarters (acc HQ) Acquisition Management Integration Center (amic) Commercial Solutions Opening (cso)
Department of the Air Force, Langley AFB, VA |
Open to all |
| Mar 31, 2027 158 days left |
Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) System Technologies (TEMPEST)
Department of the Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| May 12, 2027 200 days left |
Kaiju
Department of the Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| Jul 13, 2027 262 days left |
Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA)
Department of the Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| Sep 20, 2027 331 days left |
Structural Materials Open BAA
Department of the Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| Sep 30, 2027 341 days left |
CHEERS MAA Open Period 1 - All Technical Areas, 10 U.S.C. 4001 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Department of the Air Force |
Open to all |
| Sep 30, 2027 341 days left |
CHEERS MAA Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas, 10 U.S.C. 4023 - Procurement for Experimental Purposes (ARA)
Department of the Air Force |
Open to all |
| Sep 30, 2027 341 days left |
Finding Agile Solutions for Test (FAST) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
Department of the Air Force |
Open to all |
| Oct 1, 2027 341 days left |
Neutron Strategic Technology Advanced Research (Neutron-STAR) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA)
Department of the Air Force |
Open to all |
| Nov 16, 2027 388 days left |
Request for Information: Multi-Source PNT UE
Department of the Air Force, Kirtland AFB, NM Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
Where the work is
open today + last 12 months
Set-asides open today
Other agencies buying NAICS 541715
- National Science Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Geospatial-intelligence Agency (nga)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa)
- Department of the Army
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Department of Energy
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Aviation Administration
- US Geological Survey
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Office of Procurement Operations
- Department of the Navy
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Missile Defense Agency (mda)
- Federal Highway Administration
Other NAICS codes bought by Department of the Air Force
- 334310 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
- 561720 Janitorial Services
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- 333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 332510 Hardware Manufacturing
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 238290 Other Building Equipment Contractors
- 315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- 562910 Remediation Services
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- 325920 Explosives Manufacturing
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- 333922 Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing
- 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
- 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- 337214 Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- 561210 Facilities Support Services
- 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
Sources sought
Recent awards
9 published awards in the last 12 months. The latest:
| Date | Winner and contract | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | Invisible Pack Inc. 316 SFS Ghoul Attachable Tool Department of the Air Force, MD |
$225K |
| Jul 15 | Riverside Research Institute Fairfax COSMOS Bridge Department of the Air Force, OH |
$3.8M |
| Jun 30 | Tecolote Research, Inc. GPS SAFS-2 Department of the Air Force, CA |
$20.3M |
| Jun 30 | Tecolote Research, Inc. GPS SAFS-2 Department of the Air Force, CA |
$20.3M |
| Jun 9 | Geneva Technologies, Inc. Rocket Cargo Department of the Air Force, CO |
$4.3M |
| Feb 23 | Sigmatech, Inc. SETA Support Bridge II Department of the Air Force, DC |
$10.1M |
| Feb 19 | Innoflight, LLC Tranche 2 KI-492 National Security Agency (NSA) Certification Services Department of the Air Force, CA |
$422K |
| Jan 29 | Caelight, Inc. Turbulance-resistant Free-space Optical Links for Optical Communication and Quantum Networking (troln) Department of the Air Force |
$1.0M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Lockheed Martin Corp. Cuckoo Wasp Department of the Air Force |
$556K |
Who wins the most
- Tecolote Research, Inc. (2 awards)
- Invisible Pack Inc. (1 award)
- Riverside Research Institute Fairfax (1 award)
- Geneva Technologies, Inc. (1 award)
- Sigmatech, Inc. (1 award)
- Innoflight, LLC (1 award)
- Caelight, Inc. (1 award)
- Lockheed Martin Corp. (1 award)
Questions
How many federal NAICS 541715 contracts are open from Department of the Air Force?
On October 24, 2026 there were 73 open notices on SAM.gov, 4 of them closing within a week. BidFox updates this page every morning from the official SAM.gov data.
Which agencies buy the most NAICS 541715 from Department of the Air Force?
Counting solicitations from the last 12 months: Department of the Air Force (41 solicitations).
How much are federal NAICS 541715 contracts from Department of the Air Force worth?
The median published award over the last 12 months was $3.8M, across 9 award notices. Many awards are much smaller or larger, and some contracts are awarded without a public award notice.
Can small businesses bid on NAICS 541715 contracts from Department of the Air Force?
Yes. 7% of the NAICS 541715 solicitations from Department of the Air Force in the last 12 months were set aside for small businesses or for certified firms (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB). Open-competition notices accept any registered business.
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Source: public SAM.gov contract opportunity notices, updated October 24, 2026. Award amounts are as published in award notices.