NAICS 541712 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Federal contract awards classified under NAICS code 541712 (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)) cover 632 unique federal contracts (746 total action records) from USASpending.gov. The top contractors, awarding agencies, and geographic concentration below are aggregated from the highest-value awards in this market — the right view for sizing competition and identifying incumbents.
Top Contractors in NAICS 541712
Largest recipients of federal contract dollars in this NAICS code (ranked by total obligated value). These are the incumbent competitors to know if you sell into this market.
| Contractor | Awards | Total Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 4 | $8.9B |
| BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC | 1 | $7.8B |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 17 | $7.5B |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 4 | $6.6B |
| AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC | 1 | $3.2B |
| KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC | 4 | $2.6B |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 5 | $2.4B |
| TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC | 7 | $1.8B |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 3 | $1.6B |
| HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 3 | $993.8M |
Top Awarding Agencies
Federal agencies that obligate the most spending in NAICS 541712. Click any agency to see its full contract portfolio, top contractors, and sub-agencies.
| Agency | Awards | Total Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 246 | $32.7B |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 50 | $10.6B |
| Department of Energy | 5 | $7.8B |
| General Services Administration | 81 | $4.9B |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 112 | $328.3M |
| Department of Commerce | 7 | $135.4M |
| Department of Transportation | 12 | $37.7M |
| Department of Homeland Security | 9 | $25.5M |
| Department of Agriculture | 99 | $14.1M |
| Department of the Interior | 6 | $5.1M |
Geographic Concentration
States where NAICS 541712 contract work is performed, ranked by total obligated value. Useful for sizing the local market and identifying state-level competitors.
| State | Awards | Total Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| AL | 30 | $10.4B |
| MA | 27 | $8.4B |
| NY | 5 | $7.8B |
| VA | 54 | $5.9B |
| CA | 48 | $5.7B |
| AZ | 9 | $5.3B |
| CO | 19 | $4.9B |
| FL | 15 | $1.3B |
| TX | 30 | $1.2B |
| MD | 89 | $1.1B |
Most Recent Awards
SPECTRUM SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY INC
NAVIGATION TEST & EVALUATION (T&E) SUPPORT
MICRO SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS, INC.
EFAST PA 23-020-CS AIRPORTS ENGINEERING SUPPORT
CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS, INC.
IGF::OT::IGF TASK ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR "TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES RELATED TO CONGESTION, DELAY, AND FREIGHT PERFORMANCE" UNDER TPM TASK ORDER CONTRACTS DTFH61-13-D-00002/3/4/5
CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS, INC.
IGF::OT::IGF TASK ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR "TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES RELATED TO CONGESTION, DELAY, AND FREIGHT PERFORMANCE" UNDER TPM TASK ORDER CONTRACTS DTFH61-13-D-00002/3/4/5
ATAC
"TORP 5016 SE-2025 TORP NAME: SYSTEM WIDE ANALYSIS CAPABILITY (SWAC) DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION: REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS, SOFTWARE BUNDLES, AND VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION DOCUMENTS FOR ADDING NEW CAPAB" IGF::OT::IGF
All Unique Contracts in NAICS 541712
Showing 632 unique contracts (one entry per PIID, deduped from modifications) sorted by total dollars obligated.
MICRO SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS, INC.
EFAST PA 23-020-CS AIRPORTS ENGINEERING SUPPORT
DATA SYSTEMS ANALYSTS INC
THIS TASK ORDER PROVIDES ENGINEERING SUPPORT AND TEST SERVICES BY AUGMENTING THE CTSFS CORE GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.
AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.
THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO NAVAIR PEO U/W.
KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC
R&D LABOR
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
IGF::OT::IGF INTEGRATED DIRECTED ENERGY ENGINEERING&DEVELOPMENT (INDEED)
REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
IGF::OT::IGF MULTI-PURPOSE VARIABLE-GRAVITY PLATFORM THE MVP IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR LIFE AND MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES RESEARCH ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS). IT ACCOMMODATES MULTIPLE EXPERIMENT MODULES WHICH PROVIDES 2-LEVELS OF CONTAINMENT WITH STANDARDIZED MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INTERFACES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED ON ORBIT OR CONTROLLED REMOTELY OR VIA A PRE-PROGRAMMED TIMELINE. THE POTENTIAL USES OF THE MVP ARE NUMEROUS SUCH AS CELL CULTURE, DROSOPHILA, AQUATICS, PLANTS, ALGAE, INVERTEBRATE ORGANISMS AND PROTEIN CRYSTAL GROWTH. THE MVP OFFERS TWO INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED CENTRIFUGES AS WELL AS HEATING, COOLING, HUMIDITY CONTROL, CO2 SCRUB, ETHYLENE SCRUB AND VIDEO OBSERVATION. THE MVP FACILITY WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO ISS IN A COMMON LAUNCH CARRIER, SUCH AS THE SPACEX DRAGON VEHICLE. THE FACILITY WILL BE SOFT STOWED IN FOAM LINED CARGO TRANSFER BAG FOR LAUNCH. THE MVP FACILITY WILL BE OPERATED FROM AN EXPRESS RACK LOCATION. FOR EXPERIMENT OPERATIONS, THE UNIQUE SPECIMEN CONTAINERS WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO ISS FOR EACH SPECIFIC RESEARCH INVESTIGATION. AFTER THE SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE COMPLETE, THE UNIQUE SPECIMEN CONTAINERS WILL THEN BE TRANSPORTED BACK TO EARTH WHILE THE MVP FACILITY REMAINS ON ORBIT. MODULES WILL BE TRANSPORTED BACK PER STANDARD RETURN VEHICLE PROCESSES. TECHSHOT SHALL PROVIDE A SERVICE FOR THE INVESTIGATOR FOR EXPERIMENT SAMPLES LOADING AND UNLOADING PRE/POST FLIGHT.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
SPECIAL WARFARE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION
LEIDOS, INC.
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INTEGRATION CONTRACT (SEIC) II FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) TASK ORDER 16
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
MID-RANGE CAPABILITY VTWIN EQUIPMENT SETS, SPARE KITS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ATAC
"TORP 5016 SE-2025 TORP NAME: SYSTEM WIDE ANALYSIS CAPABILITY (SWAC) DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION: REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS, SOFTWARE BUNDLES, AND VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION DOCUMENTS FOR ADDING NEW CAPAB" IGF::OT::IGF
PEDIASTENT LLC
IGF::OT::IGF THE DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF A BIORESORBABLE STENTS (BRS) FOR THE TREATMENT OF COARCTATION OF THE AORTA (COA) IN NEONATES.
BLUEHALO, LLC
IGF::OT::IGF DIRECTED ENERGY AEROMEDICAL APPLICATION DISCOVERY
BOEING AEROSPACE OPERATIONS, INC.
PROVIDE TESTING IN THE BOEING LCAT ARC-JET FACILITY IN SUPPORT OF NASA HYPERSONIC MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT
CEPEDA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE ANALYSIS, INC.
SEE SECTION J, ATTACHMENT A, STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
IGF::CL::IGF SPACE INTERNETWORKING THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CONTRACTOR), A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE (NMO) CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA SPONSORED WORK: JPL S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1) SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2) FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3) SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4) DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5) PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: (I) AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, (II) EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND/OR (III) GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6) BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7) JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASA S DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8) JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
PREMIER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
DESIGN, FABRICATE AND DELIVER TEST ARTICLES TO THE COMBATTING TERRORISM DIVISION OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
AEGIS SYSTEM EQUIPPED VESSELS (ASEV) AEGIS CONVERSION EQUIPMENT GROUP INPUT OUTPUT (ACEGIO) AND ADVANCED STORAGE AREA NETWORK (ASAN) TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND EQUIPMENT SETS
EXCET, LLC
MULTISPECTRAL AEROSOLS AND TARGET TECHNOLOGIES MATT PROVIDE ASYMMETRIC CAPABILITIES NECESSARY TO PROVIDE WARFIGHTER ASYMMETRY THROUGH THE INTENTIONAL DEGRADATION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND ENEMY READINESS.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
TO PROVIDE SEQUENCING SERVICES USING WHOLE EXOME SEQUENCING, 90% AT 10X FOR NCI (HAIMAN 2)
QED SYSTEMS, LLC
THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES PRODUCTION AND POST DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT TO INCLUDE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY.
PACMAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
HIGH SEA STATE AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL OF TOWED BODIES IGF::CL::IGF
HDR ENVIRONMENTAL, OPERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.
RODEO TASK 9-FIELD OBS MET TOWER INSTALL
EXCET, LLC
ORDER 08 - CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND EXPLOSIVE (CBRNE) SENSORS AND DETECTION
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
CIDR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR PERIOD 8: JUNE 1, 2023 - AUGUST 31, 2023
REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
IGF::OT::IGFTECHSHOT BIOFABRICATION FACILITY (BFF) TASK ORDER