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

Federal agencies obligated $52.5 billion on contracts coded 541715 from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. They made 8,358 new awards with a median of $174,220. Small businesses received 22% of the money.

Contract obligations: $52.5 billionJul 2025 to Jun 2026
New awards: 8,358signed in the window
Median new award: $174,220obligated to date
Small-business share: 22%$11.6 billion

Which federal offices buy 541715 work

The five awarding offices with the largest obligations under 541715, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Awarding office	Department	Obligations	Share of 541715
Department of the Air Force	DOD	$14.2 billion	27%
Department of the Navy	DOD	$9.0 billion	17%
Missile Defense Agency	DOD	$7.8 billion	15%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	NASA	$6.3 billion	12%
Department of the Army	DOD	$4.9 billion	9%

Which companies received 541715 awards

The five recipients with the largest obligations under 541715, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, as named in USAspending
Recipient	Obligations	Share of 541715
FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC	$4.4 billion	8%
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	$2.5 billion	5%
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	$2.1 billion	4%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	$2.0 billion	4%
RAYTHEON COMPANY	$1.7 billion	3%

How the 541715 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-aside8.6%$4.5 billion

Service-disabled veteran-owned0.1%$57.5 million

8(a)0.4%$233.7 million

Women-owned (WOSB, EDWOSB)<0.1%$40.9 million

No set-aside used44%$23.1 billion

No set-aside type recorded47%$24.6 billion

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

The SAM.gov extract of September 29, 2026 listed 936 open notices coded 541715 whose response deadline had not passed: 432 solicitations, 316 presolicitations, 153 combined synopsis/solicitations, 35 sources sought notices.

Open notices936
Solicitations and combined synopses585
Sources sought and presolicitations351
Posted in the 30 days before the extract106
Naming a place of performance29%
Median days from posting to response deadline44

Set-asides on these notices: Set-aside not stated: 801; No set-aside: 116; Total small business set-aside: 17; WOSB set-aside: 2.

Posting agencies with the most open notices: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE (539), DEPT OF THE ARMY (122), DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (53), NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (50), DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) (42).

Most common places of performance: Ohio (39), District of Columbia (34), Colorado (27), Maryland (27), Virginia (24).

This is a snapshot. The live list is on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, where you can filter by NAICS code.

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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.