Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology): federal contracts
Federal agencies obligated $42.1B in net prime contract dollars under NAICS 541715 in the 12 months ending Oct 5, 2026, down 9.1% from $46.3B in the preceding 12 months.
Obligations by fiscal year
Net prime contract obligations across all agencies.
Agency markets for this NAICS
Open an agency to see its top contractors, funding offices, and potential recompetes.
DoD
$30.0BNASA
$5.8BDOE
$3.6BHHS
$1.8BDHS
$321.6MCommerce
$162.2MDOT
$137.1MEPA
$48.9MUSDA
$47.8MDOJ
$40.8MTreasury
$36.9MVA
$33.6MNSF
$14.0MInterior
$8.1MTop contractors
All agencies, ranked by net obligations in the latest 12 months.
| # | Contractor | Latest 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC | $4.3B |
| 2 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $3.5B |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $2.2B |
| 4 | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $1.8B |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin Corp | $1.8B |
| 6 | Raytheon Company | $1.7B |
| 7 | The Aerospace Corporation | $1.1B |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $959.3M |
| 9 | The MITRE Corporation | $923.8M |
| 10 | Leidos Biomedical Research Inc | $776.3M |
Recent awards
New prime contract awards of $100K or more under this NAICS code, most recent first.
| Award | Contractor | Obligated | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89243326CFE000107 | Asrc Consulting & Environmental Services, LLC Department of Energy | $18.5M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 80GRC026C0017 | Modulate Space Corporation National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $13.0M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 47QFLA26F0041 | Black Cape, Inc. Department of Homeland Security | $11.6M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 70T04026C7573N004 | Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. Department of Homeland Security | $11.3M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 47QFCA26F0037 | IST Research, LLC Department of Defense | $9.5M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 75F40126F80209 | The MITRE Corporation Department of Health and Human Services | $6.0M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 47QFCA26F0038 | Nooks LLC Department of Defense | $5.1M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 70RSAT26C00000028 | Texas A&M University System, the Department of Homeland Security | $3.0M | Sep 30, 2026 |
Prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending.gov, grouped by the NAICS code the agency assigned to each award. An award's NAICS code describes how the agency classified that purchase; it does not set eligibility for a future solicitation.
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