NAICS 541715 sources sought notices
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Right now there are 17 open sources sought notices on SAM.gov for NAICS 541715. Agencies posted 242 sources sought notices for this code in the last 12 months, and 315 solicitations. 6 close for responses within 7 days.
A sources sought notice is market research: the agency asks who can do the work before it writes the solicitation. Answering costs little, puts you on the contracting officer's list and can decide whether the contract is set aside for small businesses. How to respond to a sources sought notice.
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- Open notices today
- 17
- Closing within 7 days
- 6
- Set aside for small or certified businesses
- 1
- Solicitations posted, last 12 months
- 315
- Published awards, last 12 months
- 140 (median $1.4M)
- Busiest buyer, last 12 months
- National Institutes of Health
- Source and update
- SAM.gov public data, updated October 24, 2026
Open now
| Deadline | Notice | Set-aside |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 4 days left |
Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) Operations, Maintenance, and Technical Support
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Suitland, MD Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Oct 30 6 days left |
Strong Heart Study (SHS) - Legacy Cohort FC
National Institutes of Health Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Oct 30 6 days left |
Strong Heart Study (SHS) Renewal - Coordinating Center (CC)
National Institutes of Health Sources sought |
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 |
| Oct 30 6 days left |
Strong Heart Study (SHS) – New Cohort of Young Native American (NA) Adults
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Nov 9 16 days left |
Timed Emitters Transmitting Highly Energized Radiation (TETHER)
Department of the Navy, Washington, DC Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Nov 10 17 days left |
Request for Information – Pacific Greenfield Initiative (advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Resilience Opportunity on Oahu, Hi)
Department of the Navy, Jbphh, HI Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Nov 15 22 days left |
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Request for Information (RFI) - Device Assisted Security Features - FY26
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Nov 23 30 days left |
Solid-State Energy Conversion from Heat to Electricity Request for Information (RFI)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa) Sources sought |
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 31 68 days left |
Sources Sought Special Notice 2026
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Mar 31, 2027 158 days left |
Bolstering Underutilized Industry by Leveraging Technology Transfer (BUILTT) for DOE
Department of Energy Sources sought |
Small business |
| Apr 7, 2027 165 days left |
Veteran Decedent Memorial Data/Information Analysis & Visualization
Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Jul 30, 2027 279 days left |
Next Generation Identification and Awareness Initiative
Department of the Army Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Aug 30, 2028 676 days left |
Mentor Protégé Program Broad Agency Announcement
Missile Defense Agency (mda), Redstone Arsenal, AL Sources sought |
Open to all |
| Jul 1, 2031 1711 days left |
Next Generation Undersea Security Initiative (NG-USI)
Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, DC Sources sought |
Open to all |
Where the work is
open sources sought today
Agencies asking
open sources sought today
- National Institutes of Health3
- Department of the Air Force3
- Department of the Navy3
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration1
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing1
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa)1
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration1
- Department of Energy1
- Department of Veterans Affairs1
- Department of the Army1
- Missile Defense Agency (mda)1
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Questions
How many NAICS 541715 sources sought notices are open?
On October 24, 2026 there were 17 open sources sought notices for NAICS 541715 on SAM.gov, and 242 in the last 12 months. BidFox updates this page every morning.
What is a sources sought notice?
It is a request for information: the agency wants to know which companies can do the work, and whether enough small businesses exist to set the contract aside. It is not a solicitation, so there is no award from it directly.
Should I answer a sources sought notice?
Usually yes, if the work fits you. A short capability statement that answers the questions asked is enough. If two or more capable small businesses respond, the contracting officer often has to set the solicitation aside for small businesses.
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Source: public SAM.gov contract opportunity notices, updated October 24, 2026. Award amounts are as published in award notices.