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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| Deadline | Notice | Set-aside |
|---|---|---|
| No deadline | Advancing Systems of Systems Technologies for Rapid Adoption (astra)
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Artificial Intelligence and Next Generation Distributed Command and Control
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Advanced Cyber Effects for Strategic Operations (ACESO)
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Alternate Access for Cyber Applications: Exodus
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Broad Agency Announcement - Federal Aviation Administration Advancement of Aviation Research and Technologies
Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC Special notice |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Class Act
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense Special notice |
Open to all |
| No deadline | DAF Battle Network "Megatron" MAC IDIQ
Department of the Air Force Special notice |
Small business (partial) |
| No deadline | Department of War (DoW) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) | Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Solicitations for FY2027
Department of Defense Special notice |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Extreme Computing
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Hydrosphere, Biosphere, & Geophysics (HBG) Support Services II Intended Final RFP Posting
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD Special notice |
Small business |
| No deadline | Modeling and Simulation Vistas Core Truth Models (MSV-CTM)
Missile Defense Agency (mda), Huntsville, AL Special notice |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Multi-Domain Force Applications and Traffic Management for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (M-FAT)
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Multi-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)
Department of the Air Force, Melbourne, FL |
Open to all |
| No deadline | NextGen IACMAC Industry Day
Department of the Air Force Special notice |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Signals Intelligence (sigint) Solutions for Evolving Scenarios (sess)
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Signals Intelligence Focused Technologies for Exploitation and Reporting (SIFTER)
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Support Services for Epidemiology - NIEHS
National Institutes of Health, Silver Spring, MD Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
| No deadline | Broadband Terahertz Radio Development
Department of the Air Force Pre-solicitation |
Open to all |
NAICS 541715 by state
open today + last 12 months
Agencies that buy it
- Department of the Air Force115
- National Institutes of Health68
- Department of the Navy62
- Department of the Army55
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa)52
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration44
- Department of Energy17
- Defense Logistics Agency15
- Federal Highway Administration11
- Missile Defense Agency (mda)10
- Food and Drug Administration8
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration7
Related NAICS codes
Set-asides open today
Recent awards
142 published awards in the last 12 months. The latest:
| Date | Winner and contract | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Jacobs Engineering Group (3 awards)
- New Rights Group (3 awards)
- BCG Federal Corp. (2 awards)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg (2 awards)
- The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York 630 West 168th Street Box 49 New York (2 awards)
- Consolidated Safety Services Incorporated (2 awards)
- BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Columbus (2 awards)
- 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.