NAICS 541710: expiring federal contracts in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

15 prime contracts under NAICS 541710 reach the end of their current period of performance within 365 days — the window in which a recompete is prepared, not announced. 0 of them end within 30 days.

Data as of October 21, 2026, from USAspending.

Expiring: 15; within 365 days
In the next 30 days: 0; 2 within 90 days
Current holders: 11; across 3 agencies
Obligated to date: $66.8B; median $182.8M

The 10 soonest to end

Ordered by end date. Every identifier links to the award on USAspending.

The 10 contracts under NAICS 541710 that end soonest
Current holder	Agency	State	Ends	Value	Renewal score
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEAC0207CH11358 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Energy Department of Energy	IA	Dec 31, 2026	$1,151,375,068	25some signals 1 offer received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
MTA INC W31P4Q21FC003 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Army	AL	Dec 31, 2026	$50,329,907	45some signals 64 options have been exercised 2 offers received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION NNM07AA01C — open this award on USAspending	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	CA	Feb 28, 2027	$64,938,947	35some signals One option has been exercised 1 offer received
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NNM07AB07C — open this award on USAspending	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	MA	Feb 28, 2027	$47,629,836	20few signals 4 options have been exercised
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY GSFC0200005DNAS500147 — open this award on USAspending	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	CA	Mar 1, 2027	$132,265,636	30some signals One option has been exercised No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP NNJ06TA25C — open this award on USAspending	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	CO	Apr 15, 2027	$15,578,682,243	25some signals 2 offers received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. NAS503127 — open this award on USAspending	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	MD	Jun 25, 2027	$1,616,643,261	25some signals Limited competition (NOT COMPETED), 1 offer received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY GSFC0200004DNAS500136 — open this award on USAspending	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	PA	Aug 31, 2027	$81,572,062	0few signals
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE DEAC0576RL01830 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Energy Department of Energy	WA	Sep 30, 2027	$30,912,550,571	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY DEAC0276SF00515 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Energy Department of Energy	CA	Sep 30, 2027	$14,950,328,527	25some signals Limited competition (NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITION) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration11 expiring
Department of Energy3 expiring
Department of Defense1 expiring

NAICS 541710 contracts: questions vendors ask

How many federal contracts under NAICS 541710 are expiring?

15 prime contracts in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (NAICS 541710) reach the end of their current period of performance within 12 months: 0 within 30 days and 2 within 90. They are held by 11 different vendors and were bought by 3 agencies. The figures are counted from USAspending, the government’s own record of prime contract awards, and rebuilt nightly.

When does the next NAICS 541710 contract end?

The soonest ends on Dec 31, 2026. The table on this page lists the 10 soonest to end, in order, with the incumbent, the awarding agency, the end date and the amount obligated so far. An end date is the date in the award record, not a forecast.

Which agencies buy research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences?

The agencies with the most expiring work here are National Aeronautics and Space Administration (11 contracts), Department of Energy (3 contracts), Department of Defense (1 contracts). In total 3 agencies have work under Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (NAICS 541710) ending within 12 months.

Does an expiring contract mean a recompete is coming?

Not on its own. A period of performance that ends is work somebody has to win again, but agencies also extend, consolidate, insource or cancel, and the award record does not say which in advance. Findingbase shows the dates and a renewal score built from five fixed rules, with the reasons each one fired; it does not predict the outcome and does not publish solicitations. The solicitation, when there is one, appears on SAM.gov.

How this page is built

Every contract here comes from USAspending, the federal government’s own record of prime contract awards. A contract appears when its current period of performance ends within 365 days. The table lists the 10 soonest to end — not the largest, and not the highest scoring — so it is a sample of what is really coming rather than a showcase. Award identifiers link back to the source. This page was last rebuilt for Oct 21, 2026.

10 of the 10 contracts in the table above carry a renewal score, and 15 of the 15 in the whole list do. A contract with no score has not been through scoring yet: that is not a low score, it is no score. Scoring works through the soonest expiry dates first.

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