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
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ATAC
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All Unique Contracts in NAICS 541712
Showing 632 unique contracts (one entry per PIID, deduped from modifications) sorted by total dollars obligated.
THE MITRE CORPORATION
INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SECURE FLIGHT AUTOMATED VETTING SYSTEM.
EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC
REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (ROE) MANAGEMENT SUPPORT CONTRACT
ENGIN-IC INC
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SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS, INC.
TASK ORDER 25 - INCREMENTAL FUNDING BASE PERIOD
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
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SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS, INC.
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BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
HSPD-12
TWINLEAF LLC
UNDER TOPIC N102-134, TWINLEAF WILL DELIVER A HIGHLY RELIABLE, EASY TO USE MAGNETOMETER FOR USE ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.
TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC.
PROVIDE UNBIASED SPACE SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL A AND AS SERVICES SUPPORT TO AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB SPACE VEHICLES DIRECTORATE.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
GWAS - MULTI-ETHNIC GLOBAL ARRAY (MEGA) (KHARGHAN) NCI FY 2018 CAN 8423346
ADVANCED BIOSCIENCE LABORATORIES, INC.
ESSENTIAL CORE ACTIVITIES III
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
IGF::CL::IGF LUNAH-MAP MISSION 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: JPLS 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 NASAS 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.
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
DATA COLLECTION, REDUCTION, AND ANALYSIS FOR SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS (DCRA-STE)
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GENERATION R METABOLOMICS STUDY
TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC.
CALL ORDER AWARD AGAINST DHS SPECIALIZED COST SERVICES II MULTIPLE AWARD BPA.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
R&D- MEDICAL: BIOMEDICAL (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)
QED SYSTEMS, LLC
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THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
HIGH THROUGHPUT GENOTYPING AND DNA SEQUENCING FOR STUDYING THE GENETIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE: WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING (30X) - SALIVA DNA SOURCE FOR NIDCR (BUTALI)
BLUEHALO, LLC
SBIR PHASE II
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IGF::OT::IGF SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D
ENGIN-IC INC
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PACMAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
PACMAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE AFT LIFTING BODY (ALB) SYSTEM FOR 11M NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE (NSW) RIGID INFLATABLE BOAT (RIB).