Industry · NAICS 541715
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) contracts and bids
236 open bids right now and $42.4 billion in federal contract obligations over the last 12 months. Who's buying, what's set aside, and what's due next.
What the data says
7% of the open bids in this industry are set aside for small or certified businesses (17 of 236).
Open bids come from 31 different buying offices; the busiest is DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.
District of Columbia has the most open bids by place of performance (23).
Over the last 12 months, federal agencies obligated $42.4 billion on contracts in this industry. Department of Defense accounted for 67%.
Open bids, soonest deadline first
Each links to the official notice.
Set-asides
Busiest buyers
Places of performance
Who buys this federally
Contract obligations by awarding agency, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30.
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Sources: open bids from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities (public domain), NYC City Record and Los Angeles RAMP, as indexed by Aeonis Bids right now. Federal contract obligations and award counts from USAspending.gov (public domain) for 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30: obligations are transaction amounts in the period; counts are awards with activity in the period. NAICS titles: U.S. Census Bureau. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SAM.gov, GSA, USAspending.gov or any agency. Always confirm details in the official notice.
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