Industry · NAICS 541720

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities contracts and bids

5 open bids right now and $781.5 million in federal contract obligations over the last 12 months. Who's buying, what's set aside, and what's due next.

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5open bids right now

0%of open bids are set-asides

$781.5 millionfederal obligations, last 12 months

1,243federal contracts with activity, last 12 months

Health and Human Serviceslargest federal buyer

What the data says

None of the 5 open bids here are set aside right now: they're open competitions.

Open bids come from 5 different buying offices; the busiest is NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

District of Columbia has the most open bids by place of performance (1).

Over the last 12 months, federal agencies obligated $781.5 million on contracts in this industry. Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 48%.

Open bids, soonest deadline first

Each links to the official notice.

Countermeasures That Work (CMTW) UpdatesNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION · DC · due 2026-11-05 A Study on Vessel Design ChallengeMARITIME ADMINISTRATION · due 2027-01-10 Research and Studies for the Office of Net AssessmentWASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) · due 2028-06-13 DLA-SM Broad Agency AnnouncementDEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY · VA · due 2029-01-30 A-- NAWCTSD R&D Broad Agency AnnouncementDEPT OF THE NAVY · FL · due 2031-01-25

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Set-asides

No set-aside (open competition)100% · 5

Busiest buyers

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION20% · 1

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION20% · 1

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS)20% · 1

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY20% · 1

DEPT OF THE NAVY20% · 1

Places of performance

District of Columbia20% · 1

Virginia20% · 1

Florida20% · 1

Who buys this federally

Contract obligations by awarding agency, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30.

Department of Health and Human Services$376.4 million · 48%

Department of Education$163.2 million · 21%

Department of Defense$102.2 million · 13%

General Services Administration$37.4 million · 5%

Department of Commerce$37.2 million · 5%

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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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