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NAICS 541715: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Right now there are 229 open federal NAICS 541715 notices, 114 of them open for bids. 11 close within the next 7 days. 12 are set aside for small or certified businesses, so fewer companies can compete. Over the last 12 months agencies posted 317 NAICS 541715 solicitations and published 142 awards with a median value of $1.5M. The busiest buyer was the National Institutes of Health, with 51 solicitations.

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Open notices today
229 (114 open for bids)
Closing within 7 days
11
Set aside for small or certified businesses
12
Solicitations posted, last 12 months
317
Published awards, last 12 months
142 (median $1.5M)
Busiest buyer, last 12 months
National Institutes of Health
Source and update
SAM.gov public data, updated October 21, 2026

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DeadlineNoticeSet-aside
Sep 20, 2027
334 days left		 Structural Materials Open BAA
Department of the Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH Pre-solicitation
 Open to all
Sep 30, 2027
343 days left		 Propulsion and Power of Naval Air Vehicles (FY27 BAA)
Department of the Navy
 Open to all
Sep 30, 2027
344 days left		 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Naval Warfare and Weapons at NAWCWD, China Lake, CA.
Department of the Navy Special notice
 Open to all
Sep 30, 2027
344 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
344 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
344 days left		 FY 26 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) - Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC Special notice
 Open to all
Sep 30, 2027
344 days left		 Finding Agile Solutions for Test (FAST) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
Department of the Air Force
 Open to all
Sep 30, 2027
344 days left		 NASA SBIR/STTR FY 2026-2027 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Pre-solicitation
 Small business
Oct 1, 2027
344 days left		 Neutron Strategic Technology Advanced Research (Neutron-STAR) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA)
Department of the Air Force
 Open to all
Oct 2, 2027
346 days left		 OUSD(R&E) Seeks Advanced Manufacturing, Prototypes and Materials (AMPAM)
Washington Headquarters Services (whs), Washington, DC Special notice
 Open to all
Oct 31, 2027
375 days left		 Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESI
Department of the Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Special notice
 Small business
Oct 31, 2027
375 days left		 Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESI
Department of the Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Special notice
 Small business
Oct 31, 2027
375 days left		 Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR RTI Amendment 007
Department of the Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Pre-solicitation
 Open to all
Oct 31, 2027
375 days left		 W56KGU-22-R-0ESI BAA Amendment 0009
Department of the Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Pre-solicitation
 Small business
Oct 31, 2027
375 days left		 W56KGU-22-R-0ESI BAA Amendment 08
Department of the Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Pre-solicitation
 Open to all
Nov 16, 2027
391 days left		 Request for Information: Multi-Source PNT UE
Department of the Air Force, Kirtland AFB, NM Pre-solicitation
 Open to all
Nov 20, 2027
395 days left		 Devcom Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research
Department of the Army, Durham, NC
 Open to all
Dec 15, 2027
420 days left		 Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation
 Open to all
Dec 31, 2027
436 days left		 Government Requirement for Advanced Power and Energy (GRAPE)
Department of the Air Force, Dayton, OH Pre-solicitation
 Open to all
Jan 2, 2028
438 days left		 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)- Research and Development (R&D) for Air Force Airbase Systems
Department of the Air Force, Tyndall AFB, FL
 Open to all
Jan 4, 2028
440 days left		 Devcom Analysis Center Broad Agency Announcement for Applied Research
Department of the Army
 Open to all
Feb 7, 2028
474 days left		 Strategic Distribution and Disposition SDD
Defense Logistics Agency
 Open to all
Feb 19, 2028
486 days left		 Endless Forge
Department of the Air Force
 Open to all
Feb 23, 2028
490 days left		 AFWERX Challenge Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
Department of the Air Force, Minneapolis, MN
 Open to all
Feb 26, 2028
493 days left		 Airlift Efficiency Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
Department of the Air Force, Scott AFB, IL
 Open to all
Apr 19, 2028
546 days left		 Resilient Open & Agile Avionics System & Technology Development (ROAASTD)
Department of the Air Force
 Open to all
Apr 30, 2028
557 days left		 United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ari) Broad Agency Announcement for Basic, Applied, and Advanced Scientific Research
Department of the Army
 Open to all
May 14, 2028
571 days left		 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) X-Labs Initiative
National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA
 Open to all
May 29, 2028
586 days left		 DLA Research and Development; Acquisition Modernization Technology Research (AMTR) SP4701-23-B-0001
Defense Logistics Agency
 Open to all
Aug 30, 2028
679 days left		 Mentor Protégé Program Broad Agency Announcement
Missile Defense Agency (mda), Redstone Arsenal, AL Sources sought
 Open to all

Recent awards

142 published awards in the last 12 months. The latest:

DateWinner and contractAmount
Oct 1 Unified Industries Inc.
2027 Strategic Systems Programs Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Life Cycle Support Services
Department of the Navy, VA
 $33.2M
Sep 30 Advanced Bioscience Laboratories, Inc.
Vaccine (and Other Biologic) Manufacturing Services for Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health, MD
 $48.0M
Sep 30 American Type Culture Collection Manassas
Vaccine (and Other Biologic) Manufacturing Services for Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health, VA
 $48.0M
Sep 30 BCG Federal Corp.
Vaccine (and Other Biologic) Manufacturing Services for Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health, DC
 $48.0M
Sep 29 Icf Incorporated
Lead Hazard Analyses Task Order
Environmental Protection Agency
 $353K
Sep 29 Jacobs Engineering Group
ESTCP Thermal Energy Network Feasibility Studies
Department of the Army, VA
 $1.1M
Sep 28 Invisible Pack Inc.
316 SFS Ghoul Attachable Tool
Department of the Air Force, MD
 $225K
Sep 28 Emory University 1599 Clifton Road Ne 4TH Floor Mailstop 1599-001-1ba Atlanta
Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study
National Institutes of Health
 $7.4M
Sep 28 Versiti Blood Health, Inc.
Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study
National Institutes of Health
 $7.4M
Sep 28 INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY Des Plaines
Digital Tools-assisted Holistic Envelope Retrofits
Department of the Army, IL
 $2.0M
Sep 28 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg
Process-Based Models for Multi-Species Management: Incorporating Demography, Connectivity, and Species Interactions
Department of the Army, VA
 $2.0M
Sep 25 The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York 630 West 168th Street Box 49 New York
Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study
National Institutes of Health
 $17.1M
Sep 25 Westat, Inc.
REDS-V-Data Coordinating Center
National Institutes of Health
 $21.4M
Sep 25 The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York 630 West 168th Street Box 49 New York
Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study
National Institutes of Health
 $7.4M
Sep 25 VITALANT 9305 E VIA DE VENTURA Scottsdale
The Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation St
National Institutes of Health
 $7.4M

Who wins the most

  1. Jacobs Engineering Group (3 awards)
  2. New Rights Group (3 awards)
  3. BCG Federal Corp. (2 awards)
  4. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg (2 awards)
  5. The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York 630 West 168th Street Box 49 New York (2 awards)
  6. Consolidated Safety Services Incorporated (2 awards)
  7. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Columbus (2 awards)
  8. White River Technologies, Inc. (2 awards)

Questions

How many federal NAICS 541715 contracts are open?

On October 21, 2026 there were 229 open notices on SAM.gov, 11 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?

Counting solicitations from the last 12 months: National Institutes of Health (51 solicitations); Department of the Navy (46 solicitations); Department of the Air Force (41 solicitations).

How much are federal NAICS 541715 contracts worth?

The median published award over the last 12 months was $1.5M, across 142 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?

Yes. 17% of the NAICS 541715 solicitations 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.