NAICS 541712: expiring federal contracts in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)

393 prime contracts under NAICS 541712 reach the end of their current period of performance within 365 days — the window in which a recompete is prepared, not announced. 31 of them end within 30 days.

Data as of October 21, 2026, from USAspending.

Expiring: 393; within 365 days
In the next 30 days: 31; 121 within 90 days
Current holders: 102; across 10 agencies
Obligated to date: $16.0B; median $3.5M

What NAICS 541712 covers

This U.S. Industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in conducting research and experimental development (except biotechnology research and experimental development) in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, such as agriculture, electronics, environmental, biology, botany, computers, chemistry, food, fisheries, forests, geology, health, mathematics, medicine, oceanography, pharmacy, physics, veterinary and other allied subjects.

Definition: 2012 NAICS, U.S. Census Bureau. The 2017 revision retired this code; the contracts on this page still carry it in their award records.

The 10 soonest to end

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

The 10 contracts under NAICS 541712 that end soonest
Current holder	Agency	State	Ends	Value	Renewal score
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON FA865022F5657 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	OH	Oct 21, 2026	$9,166,114	25some signals Limited competition (NOT COMPETED) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
LEIDOS, INC. N6264521F0119 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	MD	Oct 23, 2026	$15,535,771	30some signals 5 options have been exercised No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON FA865020F5655 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	OH	Oct 26, 2026	$9,632,378	25some signals Limited competition (NOT COMPETED) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
ASTRIX TECHNOLOGY LLC 75N98025F00002 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	MD	Oct 26, 2026	$204,709	20few signals 2 options have been exercised
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION FA865019F2513 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	TX	Oct 30, 2026	$9,176,902	45some signals 4 options have been exercised 1 offer received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION HR001116C0110 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	CA	Oct 31, 2026	$240,688,116	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC. FA880719F0008 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	CA	Oct 31, 2026	$155,244,416	35some signals 10 options have been exercised 2 offers received
TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC. FA880620F0001 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	CA	Oct 31, 2026	$103,744,526	45some signals 3 options have been exercised 2 offers received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
UNIFIED BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 140P2026F0038 — open this award on USAspending	Department of the Interior National Park Service	CA	Nov 1, 2026	$469,734	25some signals 1 offer received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN N0002425F8524 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	TX	Nov 1, 2026	$200,000	25some signals Limited competition (NOT COMPETED) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)

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Who buys in this industry

Department of Defense209 expiring
Department of Health and Human Services102 expiring
National Aeronautics and Space Administration29 expiring
General Services Administration26 expiring
Department of Commerce8 expiring

NAICS 541712 contracts: questions vendors ask

What is NAICS code 541712?

NAICS 541712 is Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), a code retired in the 2017 NAICS revision. This U.S. Industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in conducting research and experimental development (except biotechnology research and experimental development) in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, such as agriculture, electronics, environmental, biology, botany, computers, chemistry, food, fisheries, forests, geology, health, mathematics, medicine, oceanography, pharmacy, physics, veterinary and other allied subjects. 393 federal contracts under this code end within 12 months.

How many federal contracts under NAICS 541712 are expiring?

393 prime contracts in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) (NAICS 541712) reach the end of their current period of performance within 12 months: 31 within 30 days and 121 within 90. They are held by 102 different vendors and were bought by 10 agencies. The figures are counted from USAspending, the government’s own record of prime contract awards, and rebuilt nightly.

When does the next NAICS 541712 contract end?

The soonest ends on Oct 21, 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 (except biotechnology)?

The agencies with the most expiring work here are Department of Defense (209 contracts), Department of Health and Human Services (102 contracts), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (29 contracts). In total 10 agencies have work under Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) (NAICS 541712) 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 393 of the 393 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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