RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

NAICS 541715 includes $45,690,558,170 in federal contract obligations across 427 ingested award records.

Quick answer

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) has $45,690,558,170 in ingested federal contract obligations across 427 award records in this naics profile.

NAICS Snapshot

Total obligations$45,690,558,170
Award records427
Entity code541715
Data updatedMay 7, 2026
Top relationshipFLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC
Top categoryNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Source: USAspending.gov. Last updated from ingested federal spending data: May 7, 2026.

Market Analysis

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) has $45,690,558,170 across 427 ingested award records, with the analysis below generated only from visible tables on this page.

Trend Direction

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) decreased from FY2025 to FY2026, moving from $672,351,748 to $13,337,005 in the ingested records.

  • Latest: $13,337,005
  • Previous: $672,351,748

Concentration

FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC accounts for 32.3% of RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)'s visible obligations in this slice, which is the first concentration signal to review before treating the market as broad or fragmented.

  • Top relationship: FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC
  • Top value: $14,774,555,215

Buyer And Category Mix

National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the largest visible secondary category at $21,264,329,684. Use this alongside the relationship table to separate one-off award activity from repeat market exposure.

  • Largest secondary category: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Category value: $21,264,329,684

Recent Award Signal

The latest displayed award is 89233018CNR000004 from FY2021 with $14,774,555,215 in obligations. Recent rows help identify whether the profile is still active in current procurement data.

  • Award date: Not listed
Source caveats
  • USAspending records can be revised after initial publication.
  • Negative obligations and deobligations may affect totals in narrow slices.

Spending by Fiscal Year

FY20269 awards$13,337,005
FY202559 awards$672,351,748
FY202455 awards$2,830,505,528
FY202359 awards$1,346,423,576
FY202224 awards$535,414,118
FY2021221 awards$40,292,526,195

Top Contractors

FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC1 awards$14,774,555,215
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY90 awards$12,851,553,310
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.1 awards$3,018,254,543
FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC1 awards$2,381,419,816
AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.1 awards$1,911,070,708
BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC1 awards$1,580,572,858
LEIDOS, INC.1 awards$1,006,187,796
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC17 awards$706,115,874
LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INC12 awards$690,070,086
PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.1 awards$503,531,491

Top Agencies

National Aeronautics and Space Administration220 awards$21,264,329,684
Department of Energy6 awards$19,789,224,757
General Services Administration24 awards$2,169,471,295
Department of Health and Human Services55 awards$1,676,873,462
Department of Defense63 awards$574,192,743
Department of Commerce2 awards$90,927,231
Department of Homeland Security10 awards$40,558,888
Department of Transportation17 awards$32,027,407
Environmental Protection Agency9 awards$22,550,448
Department of the Interior6 awards$19,419,827

Recent Awards

AwardRecipientFiscal yearObligationsDate
89233018CNR000004FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC2021$14,774,555,215Not available
80MSFC20C0034SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.2021$3,018,254,543Not available
80NM0018F0615CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2021$2,945,898,289Not available
89243024CSC000002FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC2024$2,381,419,816Not available
80MSFC18C0011AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.2021$1,911,070,708Not available
80NM0021F0008CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2021$1,593,516,202Not available
89303321CEM000080BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC2021$1,580,572,858Not available
80NM0018F0850CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2021$1,456,429,449Not available
80NM0018F0616CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2021$1,283,721,680Not available
89243318CFE000003LEIDOS, INC.2021$1,006,187,796Not available
Citation facts

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) has $45,690,558,170 in ingested federal contract obligations across 427 award records in this naics profile.

Source
USAspending.gov procurement award records
Data updated
May 7, 2026
Canonical URL
https://www.govspending.us/naics/541715

Federal Contract Questions

How much federal contract spending is associated with RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)?

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) has $45,690,558,170 in ingested contract obligations across 427 award records.

Which relationships matter most for RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)?

FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC is the largest listed relationship in this profile at $14,774,555,215.

Which industries or buyers are most visible?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the largest listed secondary category at $21,264,329,684.

Source: USAspending.gov. Last updated from ingested federal spending data: May 7, 2026.

Methodology