Recompete radar · NAICS 541715
R&D in Physical, Engineering & Life Sciences: contracts expiring in the next 18 months
4,133 federal contracts coded NAICS 541715 (R&D in Physical, Engineering & Life Sciences), worth $44.4B combined, reach the end of their period of performance by 2028-03. Each one is a recompete a challenger can bid on — if they see it coming early enough. Largest incumbent: Space Exploration Technologies CORP. ($3.42B expiring). Biggest buyer: Department of Defense ($26.2B).
Source: official USAspending.gov award data · data as of 2026-09-21, refreshed regularly · amounts are total contract value to date.
The list
Top 25 expiring NAICS 541715 contracts by value
Sorted by total contract value. Every row links to the official award record on
USAspending.gov. The actor returns the full set — all 4,133 contracts — with
days_until_expiry buckets and SAM.gov recompete-notice matching.
| Incumbent | Agency | Value | PoP end | State | Description / award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies CORP. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $3.21B | 2027-12-06 | CA | WORK REQUIRED FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE, TEST, LAUNCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (H… 80MSFC20C0034 ↗ |
| Lockheed Martin CORP | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | $2.55B | 2027-09-30 | CO | RESERVED N0003022C1025 ↗ |
| Amentum Technology, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2.00B | 2027-05-31 | AL | ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SCIENCE CAPABILITY AUGMENTATION (ESSCA) 80MSFC18C0011 ↗ |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | $1.88B | 2027-03-31 | TX | F-35 DEVELOPMENTAL FOUNDATION CONTRACT 3 - THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES A FOUNDATION, IN SUPPORT OF F-35 DEVELOPMENTAL FLIGHT TEST AT EDWARDS AIR… N0001922C0041 ↗ |
| California Institute Of Technology | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $887M | 2027-10-31 | CA | NEAR EARTH OBJECT SURVEYOR (NEO SURVEYOR) PROJECT (71-107722) 80NM0020F0054 ↗ |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Department of Defense Department of the Army | $688M | 2027-09-13 | NY | CRUISE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS SENTINEL A4 RADAR DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENT W31P4Q19C0058 ↗ |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | $560M | 2027-09-30 | AL | GWS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (GFC, IDT, GSS, HQ085622F0001 ↗ |
| Parsons Government Services INC. | General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service | $532M | 2027-04-26 | VA | BOLD VENTURE 47QFCA23F0024 ↗ |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service | $493M | 2027-07-14 | DC | THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE LABOR, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND THE SIZE AND CAPABILITY OF THE MARITIME SUBMARINE… 47QFCA24C0003 ↗ |
| Leidos Biomedical Research INC | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | $485M | 2027-08-30 | MD | NCI OPERATIONAL TASK ORDER, FY26-FY27 75N91025F00016 ↗ |
| Science Systems And Applications, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $485M | 2027-03-31 | MD | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ACQUIRE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SERVICES THAT CONCEIVES, DEVELOPS AND APPLIES SPACE, FIELD-DEPLOYED (I.E. AI… 80GSFC20C0044 ↗ |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | $482M | 2027-09-19 | AZ | TYPE 4 SUBSCALE TARGETS HQ014719C0005 ↗ |
| CACI, INC. - Federal | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | $482M | 2027-05-04 | MD | DIGITAL ENGINEERING AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NAVY DIGITAL INTEGRATION SUPPORT CELL AND NAVAL… FA807522F0030 ↗ |
| Aerodyne-Sgt Engineering Services, LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $424M | 2027-09-13 | MD | THE MIST II CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING TASK ORDERS FOR THE FORMULATION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INTEGRAT… 80GSFC21CA007 ↗ |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $400M | 2028-01-31 | MD | INTERSTELLAR MAPPING AND ACCELERATION PROBE (IMAP) PHASE CD 80MSFC21F0224 ↗ |
| The Boeing Company | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | $366M | 2027-08-31 | AL | ELEMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING HQ085622F0005 ↗ |
| Kratos S2, INC | General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service | $363M | 2027-06-10 | CO | COSMIC AES SBIR III CONTRACT 47QFCA20C0019. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS. 47QFCA20C0019 ↗ |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | $323M | 2027-09-30 | AL | GWS DEVELOPMENT (PHASED ARRAY IDT ANTENN HQ085622F0003 ↗ |
| Mitchell Vantage Systems LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $270M | 2027-08-31 | MD | UNDER THIS SES III CONTRACT, THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DIVISION (SED) OF THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE (ETD) PROVIDES QUALITY S… 80GSFC22CA056 ↗ |
| Rsi-Quantitech JV LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $268M | 2027-12-31 | AL | MARSHALL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADES SUPPORT (METTS III) COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADE SKILLS TO PERFORM… 80MSFC23CA004 ↗ |
| Torch Technologies INC | Department of Defense Department of the Army | $226M | 2027-06-14 | AL | TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT W31P4Q24FC001 ↗ |
| The Boeing Company | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | $223M | 2027-10-31 | AL | GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE READINESS HQ085623F0006 ↗ |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $220M | 2027-07-01 | CA | MULTI-SLIT SOLAR EXPLORER (MUSE) MISSION PHASE A 80GSFC21C0011 ↗ |
| Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $205M | 2027-09-30 | MD | THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) SCIENC… 80GSFC19C0054 ↗ |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Department of Defense Department of the Army | $191M | 2027-07-31 | TX | TASK ORDER AWARDED TO LOCKHEED MARTIN MISSILES & FIRE CONTROL FOR THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) ENTITLED, "PRSM INCREMENT 2 DEVELOPM… W31P4Q22F0106 ↗ |
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NAICS 541715 recompetes by place of performance
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