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541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology): federal contract awards

Federal agencies obligated $2.1 billion on contracts coded 541714 from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. They made 356 new awards with a median of $154,017. Small businesses received 36% of the money.

Contract obligations
$2.1 billionJul 2025 to Jun 2026
New awards
356signed in the window
Median new award
$154,017obligated to date
Small-business share
36%$760.8 million

Which federal offices buy 541714 work

The five awarding offices with the largest obligations under 541714, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Awarding officeDepartmentObligationsShare of 541714
Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and ResponseHHS$1.3 billion62%
National Institutes of HealthHHS$232.2 million11%
Department of the NavyDOD$208.1 million10%
Defense Health AgencyDOD$135.8 million7%
Missile Defense AgencyDOD$41.2 million2%

Which companies received 541714 awards

The five recipients with the largest obligations under 541714, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, as named in USAspending
RecipientObligationsShare of 541714
ALBERT B. SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)$268.3 million13%
AMGEN USA INC$150.0 million7%
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$122.9 million6%
SHIONOGI INC$119.2 million6%
START2 GROUP, INC.$106.9 million5%

How the 541714 money was set aside

Share of obligations by the set-aside type recorded on each contract action. Orders under larger contract vehicles often record none.

Small business set-aside3.4%$71.5 million
Service-disabled veteran-owned<0.1%$165,188
8(a)2.0%$42.1 million
Women-owned (WOSB, EDWOSB)0.2%$4.6 million
No set-aside used78%$1.6 billion
No set-aside type recorded17%$347.5 million

Open for bids on SAM.gov on September 29, 2026

The SAM.gov extract of September 29, 2026 listed 86 open notices coded 541714 whose response deadline had not passed: 72 solicitations, 7 presolicitations, 4 sources sought notices, 3 combined synopsis/solicitations.

  • Open notices86
  • Solicitations and combined synopses75
  • Sources sought and presolicitations11
  • Posted in the 30 days before the extract22
  • Naming a place of performance13%
  • Median days from posting to response deadline21

Set-asides on these notices: Set-aside not stated: 66; No set-aside: 13; 8(a) set-aside: 6; Total small business set-aside: 1.

Posting agencies with the most open notices: OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE (56), NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (15), DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) (6), DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) (5), NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (3).

Most common places of performance: District of Columbia (7), Texas (3), Virginia (1).

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Award figures: USAspending.gov, contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders, definitive contracts), action dates July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, retrieved September 29, 2026. Open notices: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities public extract of September 29, 2026. How each figure is defined.