NAICS 541715 contracts in California
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Right now there are 7 open federal NAICS 541715 notices in California, 3 of them open for bids. Over the last 12 months agencies posted 15 NAICS 541715 solicitations in California and published 11 awards with a median value of $1.3M. The busiest buyer was the Department of the Navy, with 7 solicitations.
- Open notices today
- 7 (3 open for bids)
- Closing within 7 days
- 0
- Set aside for small or certified businesses
- 0
- Solicitations posted, last 12 months
- 15
- Published awards, last 12 months
- 11 (median $1.3M)
- Busiest buyer, last 12 months
- Department of the Navy
- Source and update
- SAM.gov public data, updated October 21, 2026
Open now
| Deadline | Notice | Set-aside |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 9 days left |
CY28 FFP Services
Department of the Air Force, Santa Barbara, CA Special notice |
Open to all |
| Nov 16 27 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 |
| Dec 1 42 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 31 72 days left |
Sources Sought Special Notice 2026
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Mar 18, 2027 148 days left |
AFRL Rocket Lab Hermes BAA
Department of the Air Force, Edwards, CA |
Open to all |
| Sep 14, 2030 1424 days left |
Space-to-Space (S2S) Communication Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Department of the Air Force, El Segundo, CA |
Open to all |
| Sep 29, 2030 1439 days left |
AFRL Rocket Lab ARA
Department of the Air Force, Edwards, CA |
Open to all |
Agencies buying
NAICS 541715 in other states
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Recent awards
11 published awards in the last 12 months. The latest:
| Date | Winner and contract | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 | University Of California, San Diego La Jolla Advancing Nanosponges for Marine Toxin Neutralization Defense Threat Reduction Agency (dtra), CA |
$3.6M |
| Aug 17 | Sancorp Consulting, LLC Marine Corps Installations West Regional Defense Operation Center Support Services Department of the Navy, CA |
$4.3M |
| 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 |
| Apr 30 | Spatial Informatics Group Enhancing Department of Defense (DoD) Resilience by Forecasting 1- to 10-Year Fire Weather Extremes, Wildfire Hazards, and Prescribed Burn Opportunities Department of the Army, CA |
$785K |
| Mar 5 | SRI INTERNATIONAL Menlo Park Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA) National Geospatial-intelligence Agency (nga), CA |
$5.3M |
| Feb 26 | The San Diego Society Of Natural History San Diego Advancing The Field of Plant-Pollinator Ecology Using Emerging Technologies: Edna Metabarcoding, Custom Camera Traps, and AI Classification Models Department of the Army, CA |
$721K |
| Feb 19 | Innoflight, LLC Tranche 2 KI-492 National Security Agency (NSA) Certification Services Department of the Air Force, CA |
$422K |
| Jan 6 | University Of California Irvine Irvine Fast, Interactive Flood Modeling for Response Planning Department of the Army, CA |
$1.3M |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Georgia Tech Research Corp. Instantaneous and Reconfigurable Apertures for Future-G Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Department of the Navy, CA |
$869K |
| Oct 30, 2025 | University Of California, San Diego La Jolla Next-Generation Fire and Smoke Modeling for Air Quality Optimization Department of the Army, CA |
$600K |
Who wins the most
- University Of California, San Diego La Jolla (2 awards)
- Tecolote Research, Inc. (2 awards)
- Sancorp Consulting, LLC (1 award)
- Spatial Informatics Group (1 award)
- SRI INTERNATIONAL Menlo Park (1 award)
- The San Diego Society Of Natural History San Diego (1 award)
- Innoflight, LLC (1 award)
- University Of California Irvine Irvine (1 award)
Questions
How many federal NAICS 541715 contracts are open in California?
On October 21, 2026 there were 7 open notices on SAM.gov. BidFox updates this page every morning from the official SAM.gov data.
Which agencies buy the most NAICS 541715 in California?
Counting solicitations from the last 12 months: Department of the Navy (7 solicitations); Department of the Air Force (3 solicitations); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2 solicitations).
How much are federal NAICS 541715 contracts in California worth?
The median published award over the last 12 months was $1.3M, across 11 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 in California?
Yes. 20% of the NAICS 541715 solicitations in California 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 21, 2026. Award amounts are as published in award notices.