NAICS · market snapshot as of September 22nd, 2026
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
1,122 notices are open under NAICS 541715 right now — 4% of the whole open federal market, with 28 of them closing inside a week. Open means still listed and still biddable: notices whose response deadline has passed are excluded, even where SAM.gov still flags them active.
54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services › 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services › 5417 Scientific Research and Development Services › 54171 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences › 541715
See all 1,122 open notices, every NAICS code explained, or the whole market.
1,122
open opportunities
28
closing within 7 days
2% of this slice
4.5
% of the open market
of 25,084 open notices
157
state a set-aside
the rest state none
Who is buying
The agencies with the most open work under this code.
Notice types
What stage this slice of the market is at.
Set-asides
Of the 157 open notices here that state a set-aside — 14% of the slice. The rest state none.
Where the work is
Of the 336 that state a place of performance — 30%. Free-text locations are excluded rather than guessed at.
Other codes with open work
- Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing — 1,138 open
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction — 926 open
- Engineering Services — 486 open
Counted on September 22nd, 2026 from the public SAM.gov Contract Opportunities extract, which we refresh daily and which can lag SAM.gov. Always verify a notice and its deadline at the source. See the FAQ for what the notice types and set-asides mean.