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NAICS 541712
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology): federal contracts
Who buys research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except biotechnology) from the federal government, who wins the work, and where. Contract obligations in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026), from USAspending.gov. Contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders and definitive contracts). Obligations can be negative when an agency takes money back. Data saved from USAspending.gov on Oct 23, 2026.
$6.76 billion$6,756,022,568 in contract obligations
1,943contract awards with money in the year
10agencies buying (top 10 shown)
15states with work
Agencies buying
- 1. Department of Defense$4.48 billion · 66.2%
- 2. Department of Energy$863.9 million · 12.8%
- 3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$824.1 million · 12.2%
- 4. General Services Administration$504.4 million · 7.5%
- 5. Department of Commerce$37.9 million · 0.6%
- 6. Department of Health and Human Services$30.6 million · 0.5%
- 7. Department of Transportation$11.2 million · 0.2%
- 8. Department of Homeland Security$8.6 million · 0.1%
- 9. Environmental Protection Agency$124,868 · 0.0%
- 10. Nuclear Regulatory Commission$13,020 · 0.0%
Top companies (recipients)
- 1. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$1.15 billion · 17.1%
- 2. BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC$862.7 million · 12.8%
- 3. TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC$441.3 million · 6.5%
- 4. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$390.8 million · 5.8%
- 5. ODYSSEY SYSTEMS CONSULTING GROUP, LTD.$359.9 million · 5.3%
- 6. AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC$335.1 million · 5.0%
- 7. AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.$279.2 million · 4.1%
- 8. MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$265.0 million · 3.9%
- 9. APPLIED RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC.$228.4 million · 3.4%
- 10. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$225.3 million · 3.3%
Where the work is (states)
- 1. Massachusetts$1.80 billion · 26.7%
- 2. Virginia$992.6 million · 14.7%
- 3. New York$862.8 million · 12.8%
- 4. California$710.5 million · 10.5%
- 5. Alabama$621.9 million · 9.2%
- 6. Colorado$511.8 million · 7.6%
- 7. Florida$305.2 million · 4.5%
- 8. Maryland$232.6 million · 3.4%
- 9. Texas$179.6 million · 2.7%
- 10. Arizona$137.8 million · 2.0%
Largest awards in NAICS 541712
| Recipient | Amount | Agency | What | Dates | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC NY | $8.65 billion $8,649,557,158 | Department of Energy | IGF::OT::IGF TAS::89 0222::TAS M&O CONTRACT FOR BNL NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Jan 5, 2015 to Jan 4, 2030 | DESC0012704 ↗ |
| THE BOEING COMPANY AL | $6.47 billion $6,466,627,868 | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA), GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE (GMD) DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT (DSC) THE GMD DSC WORK INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: 1) FUTURE DEVELOPMENT; 2) FIELDING; 3) TEST; 4) SYSTEMS NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Dec 30, 2011 to Dec 31, 2025 | HQ014712C0004 ↗ |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY CO | $4.51 billion $4,508,053,635 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | GPS ADVANCED CONTROL SEGMENT (OCX) PHASE B BLOCKS 1 AND 2 NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Feb 25, 2010 to Nov 30, 2026 | FA880710C0001 ↗ |
| AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC CA | $3.38 billion $3,384,867,722 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | IGF::CT::IGF RS-25 PRODUCTION RESTART TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CONTRACTOR IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING SIX RS-25 ENGINES MODIFIED AS NECESSARY FOR THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM, RECERTIFICATION OF P NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Nov 1, 2015 to Sep 30, 2029 | NNM16AA02C ↗ |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION NJ | $3.09 billion $3,093,078,489 | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | AEGIS BMD INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2025 | HQ027610C0001 ↗ |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY AZ | $2.76 billion $2,762,910,245 | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | SM-3 BLK IIA RDT&E GUIDED MISSILE ROUNDS NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Jul 22, 2015 to Dec 31, 2025 | HQ027615C0003 ↗ |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY AZ | $2.14 billion $2,141,151,664 | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | BLOCK IIA AUR PRELIMINARY DESIGN NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Sep 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2022 | HQ027610C0005 ↗ |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY CA | $1.80 billion $1,795,489,000 | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | IGF::OT::IGF NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ENGINEERING&MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT (EMD) PHASE NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Apr 13, 2016 to Sep 30, 2026 | N0001916C0002 ↗ |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION VA | $1.78 billion $1,780,030,031 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | IGF::OT::IGF NEXTSTEP NRA AWARD. THIS NEXTSTEP CONTRACT BUILDS UPON THE SUCCESS OF COMMERCIAL ORBITAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SPACE ACT AGREEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND AN EXISTING INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) COM NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Sep 3, 2015 to May 31, 2029 | NNH15CN76C ↗ |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MA | $1.59 billion $1,594,085,021 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | IGF::OT::IGF TRANSITION OF PROGRAMS FROM MIT LL CONTRACT FA8721-05-C-0002 TO MIT LL CONTRACT FA8702-15-D-0001 NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | Jun 3, 2016 to Feb 28, 2030 | 0007 ↗ |