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16 open government bids for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) in California

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There are 16 open notices in California: 7 taking bids now, 0 set aside for small businesses, 2 due within 7 days. The soonest deadline is Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 PM ET (NSWC-PHD MATAC OTA Request for Prototype Proposals: Prototypes and Experiments R).

In fiscal year 2026 federal agencies obligated $43.83 billion for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) nationwide, $7.50 billion of it in California, #1 among the states. The biggest buyers: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy. Who wins this work →

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NSWC-PHD MATAC OTA Request for Prototype Proposals: Prototypes and Experiments Rapid Fielding Sites (PERFS)

4 days leftDue Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
Department of the Navy · Commanding Officer
Place of work not listed · buying office in Port Hueneme, California
AnnouncementNAICS 541715

CY28 FFP Services

7 days leftDue Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA2401 Space Development Agency Sda
Santa Barbara, California
AnnouncementNAICS 541715

CBM+ SOFTWARE AND ANALYTICS DEVELOPMENT (CBM+)

12 days leftDue Nov 4, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Department of the Navy · Commanding Officer
Place of work not listed · buying office in Port Hueneme, California
AnnouncementNAICS 541715

HERMES BAA CALL: Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine-Combined Cycle (RDRE-CC) Flight Demonstration

24 days leftDue Nov 16, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA9300 Aftc Pzr
Edwards, California
AnnouncementNAICS 541715

SYSTEM DELTA 84 (SYD 84/MT) MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT MISSILE WARNING / MISSILE TRACKING EPOCH 3 and EPOCH 4, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

39 days leftDue Dec 1, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA8810 Space Sensing Ssc/snk
El Segundo, California
Market researchNAICS 541715

Sources Sought Special Notice 2026

69 days leftDue Jan 1, 2027, 2:59 AM ET
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California
Market researchNAICS 541715

SPACE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR NEUTRALIZING SATELLITE THREATS (SPRINT) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

92 days leftDue Jan 23, 2027, 5:00 PM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA9300 Aftc Pzr
Place of work not listed · buying office in Edwards Afb, California
Coming soonNAICS 541715

AFRL Rocket Lab Hermes BAA

145 days leftDue Mar 18, 2027, 3:00 AM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA9300 Aftc Pzr
Edwards, California
Taking bids nowNAICS 541715

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) C4ISR, Information Operations, Cyberspace Operations and Information Technology System Research, Cryogenics and Quantum

293 days leftDue Aug 12, 2027, 8:00 PM ET
Department of the Navy · Niwc Pacific
Place of work not listed · buying office in San Diego, California
Taking bids nowNAICS 541715

Integrated spectrum Warfare (ISW)

302 days leftDue Aug 21, 2027, 8:00 PM ET
Department of the Navy · Naval Air Warfare Center
Place of work not listed · buying office in China Lake, California
Taking bids nowNAICS 541715

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Naval Warfare and Weapons at NAWCWD, China Lake, CA.

342 days leftDue Sep 30, 2027, 8:00 PM ET
Department of the Navy · Naval Air Warfare Center
Place of work not listed · buying office in China Lake, California
AnnouncementNAICS 541715

Finding Agile Solutions for Test (FAST) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

342 days leftDue Sep 30, 2027, 7:30 PM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA9304 Aftc Pzz
Place of work not listed · buying office in Edwards Afb, California
Taking bids nowNAICS 541715

FreeSol Broad Agency Announcement

853 days leftDue Feb 22, 2029, 7:00 PM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA8819 Sda and Combat Power Szk-La
Place of work not listed · buying office in El Segundo, California
Taking bids nowNAICS 541715

Space-to-Space (S2S) Communication Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

1421 days leftDue Sep 14, 2030, 3:00 AM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA8819 Sda and Combat Power Szk-La
El Segundo, California
Taking bids nowNAICS 541715

AFRL Rocket Lab ARA

1436 days leftDue Sep 29, 2030, 3:00 AM ET
Department of the Air Force · FA9300 Aftc Pzr
Edwards, California
Taking bids nowNAICS 541715

CLASS ACT

No due date given
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense · Defense Innovation Unit
Place of work not listed · buying office in Mountain View, California
AnnouncementNAICS 541715

Open notices from SAM.gov, saved Oct 23, 8:49 PM ET. Updated twice a day. Each bid links to its official notice on SAM.gov, where the documents are. How to bid, step by step →