NAICS 541715: expiring federal contracts in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), Iowa

What NAICS 541715 covers, and the national list →

NAICS 541715, performed in Iowa. 24 prime contracts reach the end of their current period of performance within 365 days, 2 of them within 30. The national list for this code covers every state, and every industry in Iowa is on one page.

Data as of October 21, 2026, from USAspending.

Expiring: 24; within 365 days in Iowa
In the next 30 days: 2; 7 within 90 days
Current holders: 9; across 5 agencies
Obligated to date: $66.1M; median $400.0K

The 10 soonest to end

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

The 10 contracts under NAICS 541715 in Iowa that end soonest
Current holder	Agency	Ends	Value	Renewal score
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FA865022C7212 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	Oct 28, 2026	$3,024,357	45some signals One option has been exercised Limited competition (NOT COMPETED), 1 offer received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
CONTOUR CIRCUITS, LLC 80NSSC25C0175 — open this award on USAspending	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Oct 28, 2026	$149,999	25some signals Set-aside applies (SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA W912HQ23C0006 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Army	Nov 30, 2026	$1,217,735	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 36C26326C0011 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs	Nov 30, 2026	$48,142	15few signals Limited competition (NOT COMPETED UNDER SAP), 1 offer received
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA W912HQ22C0002 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Army	Dec 14, 2026	$1,799,375	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
QUANTCAD LLC 80NSSC24CA146 — open this award on USAspending	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Dec 15, 2026	$899,999	25some signals Set-aside applies (SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
FACEX, LLC FA238426PB005 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	Dec 31, 2026	$139,996	40some signals 1 offer received Set-aside applies (SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
ATHENA GTX INC N0001425C2407 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	Feb 16, 2027	$2,900,021	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. HR001125C0026 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	Feb 28, 2027	$4,477,114	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY W912HQ24P0011 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Army	Mar 4, 2027	$300,000	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)

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Who buys in Iowa

Department of Defense11 expiring
Department of Veterans Affairs8 expiring
National Aeronautics and Space Administration3 expiring
Department of Health and Human Services1 expiring
Department of Transportation1 expiring

NAICS 541715 in Iowa: questions vendors ask

How many federal contracts under NAICS 541715 in Iowa are expiring?

24 prime contracts in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715) in Iowa reach the end of their current period of performance within 12 months: 2 within 30 days and 7 within 90. They are held by 9 different vendors and were bought by 5 agencies. The figures are counted from USAspending, the government’s own record of prime contract awards, and rebuilt nightly.

When does the next NAICS 541715 contract in Iowa end?

The soonest ends on Oct 28, 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 nanotechnology and biotechnology) in Iowa?

The agencies with the most expiring work here are Department of Defense (11 contracts), Department of Veterans Affairs (8 contracts), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3 contracts). In total 5 agencies have work under Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715) in Iowa 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 24 of the 24 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.