NAICS 541720: expiring federal contracts in Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, California

What NAICS 541720 covers, and the national list →

NAICS 541720, performed in California. 46 prime contracts reach the end of their current period of performance within 365 days, 4 of them within 30. The national list for this code covers every state, and every industry in California is on one page.

Data as of October 21, 2026, from USAspending.

Expiring: 46; within 365 days in California
In the next 30 days: 4; 14 within 90 days
Current holders: 19; across 6 agencies
Obligated to date: $96.4M; median $492.5K

The 10 soonest to end

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

The 10 contracts under NAICS 541720 in California that end soonest
Current holder	Agency	Ends	Value	Renewal score
FAR WESTERN ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH GROUP, INC. N6247324F5263 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	Oct 25, 2026	$830,151	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
STATISTICAL RESEARCH INC N6247324F4216 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	Nov 9, 2026	$999,547	25some signals 1 offer received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
PERATON INC. 47QFPA25F0031 — open this award on USAspending	General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service	Nov 11, 2026	$4,793,019	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
THE RAND CORPORATION FA701426F0095 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	Nov 12, 2026	$500,000	25some signals Limited competition (NOT COMPETED) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
FAR WESTERN ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH GROUP, INC. N6247325F4023 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	Dec 4, 2026	$212,373	25some signals 1 offer received No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
THE RAND CORPORATION FA701426F0090 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	Dec 9, 2026	$598,365	25some signals Limited competition (NOT COMPETED) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
THE RAND CORPORATION FA701426F0013 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	Dec 15, 2026	$1,000,000	25some signals Limited competition (NOT COMPETED) No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
STATISTICAL RESEARCH INC N6247324F4125 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	Dec 20, 2026	$183,127	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
PALEOWEST LLC N6247323F4670 — open this award on USAspending	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	Dec 21, 2026	$242,589	10few signals No option periods left (current end date is the potential end date)
MAPP BIOPHARMACEUTICAL, INC. HHSO100201600021C — open this award on USAspending	Department of Health and Human Services Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	Dec 31, 2026	$28,870,288	15few signals 1 offer received

36 more expiring contracts in this list

This page shows the 10 soonest of 46 contracts under NAICS 541720 in California that end within 365 days. A subscription opens the rest, with filters, renewal scores and a weekly email when something new enters your window.

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Who buys in California

Department of Defense27 expiring
Department of Education5 expiring
Department of Health and Human Services5 expiring
Department of Homeland Security4 expiring
Department of Veterans Affairs4 expiring

NAICS 541720 in California: questions vendors ask

How many federal contracts under NAICS 541720 in California are expiring?

46 prime contracts in Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (NAICS 541720) in California reach the end of their current period of performance within 12 months: 4 within 30 days and 14 within 90. They are held by 19 different vendors and were bought by 6 agencies. The figures are counted from USAspending, the government’s own record of prime contract awards, and rebuilt nightly.

When does the next NAICS 541720 contract in California end?

The soonest ends on Oct 25, 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 social sciences and humanities in California?

The agencies with the most expiring work here are Department of Defense (27 contracts), Department of Education (5 contracts), Department of Health and Human Services (5 contracts). In total 6 agencies have work under Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (NAICS 541720) in California 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 46 of the 46 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.