NAICS 541715 contract opportunities

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

231 open federal contract opportunities in NAICS 541715 right now, soonest deadline first: solicitations, presolicitations and sources-sought notices still taking responses. Each one links to the notice on SAM.gov.

Open solicitations

Oct 14, 12:00 PM UTC-4due today

Drone Killer Cartridge Training Device

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE ARMY · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13

Special NoticeOrlando, KY

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation TREX-II-26-09 · Posted Sep 16, 2026

Oct 14, 2:00 PM UTC-5in 1 day

Measurement of Core Temperature and Thermoregulatory Responses during and after Spaceflight in Astronauts

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NAICS 541715 · PSC AN22

Sources SoughtHouston, TX

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation 80JSC027CTTR · Posted Sep 30, 2026

Oct 14, 3:00 PM UTC-4due today

NASA FFRDC at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Competitive Procurement Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice (SSN)

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ12

Special NoticePasadena, CA

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation FFRDC-26-RFI-SSN · Posted Sep 29, 2026

Oct 15, 2:00 PM UTC-4in 1 day

Notice of Intent to Sole Source: NOAA- Satellite Ocean Color System Vicarious Calibration – Marine Optical BuoY (MOBY) Operations and Maintenance

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF > NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION · NAICS 541715 · PSC R425

No Set aside usedSpecial NoticeHonolulu, HI

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation Requirements-26-5023 · Posted Oct 6, 2026

Oct 15, 1:00 PM UTC-5in 2 days

QuickSink Notice of Contract Action ( NOCA)

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13

No Set aside usedPresolicitationSaint Louis, MO

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation QSK1 · Posted Sep 30, 2026

Oct 15, 2:00 PM UTC-6in 2 days

United States Space Force (USSF) Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication and Space Intelligence (BMC3I) Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) Program Office (PMO) Commercial…

DEPT OF DEFENSE > MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) · NAICS 541715 · PSC 5985

No Set aside usedSpecial NoticeKirtland AFB, NM

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation HQ0860-26-S-C008 · Posted Oct 6, 2026

Oct 15, 5:00 PM UTC-4in 1 day

Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator (LEIA) -Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix A - Final Solicitation

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12

No Set aside usedSolicitationOH · office location

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation 80GRC026R0008 · Posted Oct 9, 2026

Oct 15, 2:00 PM UTC-7in 2 days

R--AREMP AND WATER SAMPLE ANALYSIS

INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE > BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT · NAICS 541715 · PSC R499

Small Business Set Aside - TotalSolicitationOR · office location

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation 140L4326Q0124 · Posted Sep 24, 2026

Oct 15, 5:00 PM UTC-4in 1 day

Area of Interest under PHO ISO: ASCENT-IBO

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF > NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · NAICS 541715 · PSC AN13

Special NoticeDC · office location

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation ARPA-H-SN-26-158 · Posted Aug 5, 2026

Oct 15, 5:00 PM UTC-6in 2 days

Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project

ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ12

No Set aside usedPresolicitationCO

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation PSN-2026031003 · Posted Sep 15, 2026

Oct 15, 10:00 PM UTC-4in 1 day

AI-Enabled Incident Response System with sUAS and Human Copilots (AIRS-COP)

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF > FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION · NAICS 541715 · PSC AS13

No Set aside usedSources SoughtMcLean, VA

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation 693JJ3-26-SN-0010 · Posted Sep 30, 2026

Oct 15, 11:59 PM UTC-4in 1 day

AOI 27-A001 Resilient Airborne Free-Space Optical Communications Turret

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13

No Set aside usedSolicitationSC

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation 27-A001 · Posted Oct 7, 2026

Oct 16, 6:00 PM UTC-4in 2 days

Optoelectronics, Power Electronics and Radiation Effects

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC11

No Set aside usedSolicitationWashington, DC

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation N0017326R0008 · Posted Sep 16, 2026

Oct 17, 12:00 PM UTC-4in 3 days

USSOCOM RFI TE 26-1 TE: Multi-Domain Joint SOF Operations (MDO)

DEPT OF DEFENSE > US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13

Special NoticeHurlburt Field, FL

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation RFI_TE_26_1_MDO · Posted Sep 17, 2025

Oct 18, 5:00 PM UTC-4in 4 days

Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and Agency (SPECTRA)

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF > NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · NAICS 541715 · PSC AN13

SolicitationDC · office location

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation ARPA-H-SOL-26-163 · Posted Sep 17, 2026

Oct 18, 11:59 PM UTC+0in 4 days

2026 MXO Spark Tank Special Notice

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC12

Special NoticeVA · office location

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation DARPA-SN-26-73 · Posted Jun 3, 2026

Oct 19, 4:00 PM UTC+0in 5 days

Resilient

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC12

SolicitationVA · office location

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation DARPA-PA-25-07-04 · Posted Sep 28, 2026

Oct 19, 12:00 PM UTC-4in 5 days

Amendment #10: Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · NAICS 541715 · PSC 5821

No Set aside usedSolicitationHanscom AFB, MA

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation FA8735-26-R-B001 · Posted Sep 3, 2026

Oct 19, 1:00 PM UTC-4in 5 days

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA): Cost Estimating Modeling Data, Analytics Research (CEMDAR)

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ12

Small Business Set Aside - TotalSolicitationMD · office location

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation FA701426SCS02 · Posted Oct 5, 2026

Oct 19, 12:00 PM UTC-7in 6 days

Rendezvous, Proximity Operations (RPO) Threat Response (RTR) VICTUS Responsive Launch Space Vehicle (SV)

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · NAICS 541715 · PSC 1555

No Set aside usedSources SoughtCA

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation SYD89-26-RPO-RLSV · Posted Oct 1, 2026

Oct 19, 1:00 PM UTC-7in 6 days

Intelligence Exploitation and Targeting Systems (IETS)

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13

SolicitationCA · office location

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation N6893626R5010 · Posted Sep 29, 2026

Oct 19, 11:59 PM UTC-4in 5 days

FTA Broad Agency Announcement (FY26) -- “Research Initiatives in Support of Safety, Accessibility, and Mobility in Public Transportation

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF > FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION · NAICS 541715 · PSC AS12

No Set aside usedCombined Synopsis/SolicitationWashington, DC

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation 693195-26-BAA-0001 · Posted Sep 4, 2026

Oct 21, 5:00 PM UTC-4in 7 days

Call 03 M-DASH - Joint All Domain Persistent Adaptive Collaborative Technologies II (JADPACT II)

DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC11

SolicitationLas Vegas, NV

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation FA238426SB007 · Posted Oct 8, 2026

Oct 21, 5:00 PM UTC-4in 7 days

SCO Offensive Fires - Solicitation

DEPT OF DEFENSE > IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC12

Combined Synopsis/SolicitationChantilly, VA

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation SCO-PS-26-11(12) · Posted Sep 29, 2026

Oct 22, 12:00 PM UTC-4in 8 days

USSOCOM Open Call for Technical Experimentation 27-1: Special Operations Forces (SOF) Combat Diving (Diver Communications, Diver Propulsion, Underwater Interfaces) and Maritime Domain Situational Awa…

DEPT OF DEFENSE > US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13

Special NoticeKey West, FL

View on SAM.gov → · Solicitation USSOCOM_Open_Call_for_Technical_Experimentation_27_1_SOF · Posted Oct 6, 2026

Showing the 25 with the soonest deadlines. See all 231 in the open solicitations feed. Deadlines are shown in the notice's own time zone.

Recent awards

255 contract awards in NAICS 541715 signed in the last 90 days, worth $1,394.1M in total. See who won them.

From USAspending.gov and SAM.gov award notices. USAspending publishes Defense awards about 90 days after signing.

What NAICS 541715 covers

Research in physics, engineering, chemistry, biology and related sciences. Official title: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). It is part of the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector.

Every federal solicitation names one NAICS code for the work. The code's small-business size standard decides who counts as small for that bid, and your SAM.gov registration lists the codes your company works in.

Open bids by state

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Texas 5 open
Florida 4 open
North Carolina 4 open
Illinois 3 open
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Hawaii 2 open
Georgia 1 open
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Missouri 1 open
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South Carolina 1 open
Tennessee 1 open
West Virginia 1 open

By place of performance; notices that name none count under the contracting office's state.