Open Federal Contracts for NAICS 541715: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

There are 101 open notices on SAM.gov under NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology): 64 special notices, 26 solicitations, 5 presolicitation notices, 5 combined synopsis/solicitations and 1 other notice. 13 of them close within the next 14 days. The busiest buyers are Department of the Army (25), Department of the Air Force (13) and Department of Energy (9). 3 of the 101 are set aside for a small-business program.

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Open notices under NAICS 541715, soonest deadline first
OpportunityAgencyTypeSet-asideDue
ARGOS Camera Development80NSSC26942731QNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpecial NoticeNone statedtoday
Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children12319826Q5011Department of Agriculture · Food and Nutrition ServiceSpecial NoticeNone statedtomorrow
PROTOTYPING FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER80NSSC26942603QNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpecial NoticeNone statedtomorrow
SOLE SOURCE – Procurement of Neuron, Linear Accelerator (LINAC) and Combined Environmental Testing ServicesN0016426SNC03Department of Defense · Department of the NavySpecial NoticeNone statedtomorrow
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children12319826Q5011Department of Agriculture · Food and Nutrition ServiceSpecial NoticeNone statedtomorrow
TTO Office-Wide Solicitation Proposers DayDARPA-SN-26-105Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Special NoticeNone statedtomorrow
ACC-APG, Orlando Division FY26 Fair OpportunityDepartment of Defense · Department of the ArmySpecial NoticeNone statedin 2 days
ERIS Shopping Notice - Thermal ManagementDARPA-SN-26-103Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Special NoticeNone statedin 2 days
Industry Collaboration for the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP)NIDDK-NCT04334707Department of Health and Human Services · Office of Assistant Secretary for Public AffairsSpecial NoticeNone statedin 3 days
Broad Other Transaction Authority Announcement (BOTAA) for Military Engineering and Engineered Resilient SystemsW912HZ25BOTAADepartment of Defense · Department of the ArmySpecial NoticeNone statedin 4 days
Low-Cost Kill VehiclesHQ0860-26-S-C009Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Special NoticeNone statedin 4 days
RFI for Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise MissilesDARPA-SN-26-93Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Special NoticeNone statedin 8 days
NSWC-PHD MATAC OTA Request for Prototype Proposals: Router Chassis Design & ProductionDIG-27-02-001Department of Defense · Department of the NavySpecial NoticeNone statedin 10 days
Technical ServicesSIM-26-09-001Department of Defense · Department of the ArmySpecial NoticeNone statedin 15 days
Drone Killer Cartridge Training DeviceTREX-II-26-09Department of Defense · Department of the ArmySpecial NoticeNone statedin 16 days
Area of Interest under PHO ISO: ASCENT-IBOARPA-H-SN-26-158Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of HealthSpecial NoticeNone statedin 17 days
United States Space Force (USSF) Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication and Space Intelligence (BMC3I) Satellite Communication Augmentation…HQ0860-26-S-C008Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Special NoticeNone statedin 17 days
USSOCOM RFI TE 26-1 TE: Multi-Domain Joint SOF Operations (MDO)RFI_TE_26_1_MDODepartment of Defense · US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)Special NoticeNone statedin 19 days
2026 MXO Spark Tank Special NoticeDARPA-SN-26-73Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Special NoticeNone statedin 20 days
Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal Increment 2, Block 2 (GASNTi2b2) Industry Day - Initial NoticeGASNTi2b2_IND_DAY_INT_NOTICE_541715Department of Defense · Department of the Air ForceSpecial NoticeNone statedin 23 days
AFRL/RX Functional Materials Open BAAFA8650-22-S-5002Department of Defense · Department of the Air ForceSolicitationNone statedin 28 days
NSWC-PHD MATAC OTA Request for Prototype Proposals: Prototypes and Experiments Rapid Fielding Sites (PERFS)MEA-27-01-001Department of Defense · Department of the NavySpecial NoticeNone statedin 30 days
MTEC Solicitation Summary: Fiscal Year 2026 Multi-Topic Request for Project ProposalsMTEC-26-04-MultiTopicDepartment of Defense · Defense Health Agency (DHA)Special NoticeNone statedin 32 days
Request for Information (RFI): Identifying the Next Generation of NSF X-Labs TopicsNSF-XLABS-RFI-SEP2026National Science FoundationSpecial NoticeNone statedin 32 days
Collaboration Opportunity: Efficient Adsorptive Recovery of HREEs and Critical Minerals from Coal DerivativesNETL-22N-08Department of EnergySpecial NoticeNone statedin 43 days
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Request for Information (RFI) - R&D Hidden Machine-Readable Security Features - FY262031ZA26N00005Department of the Treasury · Bureau of Engraving and PrintingSpecial NoticeNone statedin 48 days
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Request for Information (RFI) - R&D Overt Security Features - FY262031ZA26N00006Department of the Treasury · Bureau of Engraving and PrintingSpecial NoticeNone statedin 48 days
Resilient Ultra Short Pulsed Laser Sources - RFIDARPA-SN-26-124Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Special NoticeNone statedin 53 days
Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-WideHR001126S0001Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)SolicitationNone statedin 63 days
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: PBI High-Temperature Hollow Fiber MembranesS-133262Department of EnergySpecial NoticeNone statedin 67 days
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: SurfGraphProS-196061Department of EnergySpecial NoticeNone statedin 68 days
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Bacterial Lipid Nanodiscs PlatformS-191192Department of EnergySpecial NoticeNone statedin 78 days
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Heat Pipe Reactor Fire Mitigation and Suppression SystemS-133663Department of EnergySpecial NoticeNone statedin 82 days
Broad Agency Announcement for Advanced Battle Management Systems (ABMS)BAA-AFLCMC_CAIO-2020-001Department of Defense · Department of the Air ForceSpecial NoticeNone statedin 94 days
**UPDATE **Special Notice "Opportunity for Small Business Participation in COMET" Defense Intelligence Agency Missile and Space Intelligence Center Industry…HHM40225RCOMETDepartment of Defense · Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)PresolicitationNone statedin 96 days
**UPDATE **Special Notice "Response to RFI and Summary of Key Changes" Defense Intelligence Agency Missile and Space Intelligence Center Industry Engagement…HHM40225RCOMETDepartment of Defense · Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)PresolicitationNone statedin 96 days
ISOF Range 2027SOFRange2027Department of Defense · US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)Special NoticeNone statedin 123 days
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC CraneN0016424SNB35Department of Defense · Department of the NavySpecial NoticeNone statedin 126 days
Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS) - Proposers' DayARPA-H-SN-26-153Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of HealthSpecial NoticeNone statedin 131 days
Simulator Collection for Atomic to Continuum Scales (SCACS)S-196281Department of EnergySpecial NoticeNone statedin 140 days
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: AmineBind MLS-196258Department of EnergySpecial NoticeNone statedin 154 days
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Selective SeparationS-167732Department of EnergySpecial NoticeNone statedin 208 days
Open Broad Agency Announcement - Screening at Speed Program70RSAT22RB00000001Department of Homeland Security · Office of Procurement OperationsSpecial NoticeNone statedin 223 days
DEVCOM-SC BOTAA 22-01DEVCOMBOTAA22-01Department of Defense · Department of the ArmySpecial NoticeNone statedin 253 days
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE JOINT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR…CBRND-BAA-22-01Department of Defense · Department of the ArmySolicitationNone statedin 256 days
Aviation and Missile R&D BAAW911W625R0006Department of Defense · Department of the ArmyPresolicitationNone statedin 278 days
ERIS Shopping Notice: Distributed Decentralized Control & EstimationDARPA-SN-26-101Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Special NoticeNone statedin 306 days
IARPA Solutions MarketplaceIARPA-OT-26-001Office of the Director of National Intelligence · Intelligence Advanced Research Projects ActivitySpecial NoticeNone statedin 306 days
Long Range BAA for the Undersea Security ProgramN00030-23-S-7002Department of Defense · Department of the NavySpecial NoticeNone statedin 316 days
FY 26 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) - Federal Railroad Administration693JJ626R000001Department of Transportation · Federal Railroad AdministrationSpecial NoticeNone statedin 367 days

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