Federal award data, Pennsylvania
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) contracts in Pennsylvania (NAICS 541715)
How many federal research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) contracts are there in Pennsylvania?
Federal agencies signed 2,517 new NAICS 541715 awards of $25,000 or more performed in Pennsylvania in FY2016-FY2026, worth $35B. 60% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 13 offers; 22% got a single offer. That is more offers than the national median for this code (11 offers).
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 2,517
- Obligated
- $35B
- Median award
- $498,901
- Median offers
- 13
- Agencies signed about 239 new NAICS 541715 awards in Pennsylvania a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 260 of them in FY2025.
- Pennsylvania accounts for 4% of all NAICS 541715 awards nationwide.
- The median award was $498,901; 393 different companies won at least one award.
- 74% of awards that report a set-aside were set aside for small businesses or a socioeconomic program, most often small business set-asides.
- 226 of these awards reach their potential end date (all options exercised) in the next 12 months, so most of that work comes up for re-bid.
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Awards per fiscal year
New NAICS 541715 awards in Pennsylvania of $25,000 or more by the fiscal year they were signed (October to September), with the amount obligated on them to date.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2017 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2018 | 227 | $30.5B |
| FY2019 | 296 | $324M |
| FY2020 | 346 | $850M |
| FY2021 | 331 | $552M |
| FY2022 | 338 | $632M |
| FY2023 | 328 | $784M |
| FY2024 | 262 | $477M |
| FY2025 | 260 | $532M |
| FY2026* | 129 | $314M |
* FY2026 is still filling in: the Department of Defense reports its awards 90 days late. Full years run to FY2025.
How competitive are these contracts?
60% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 13 offers, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 22% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 295 (22%) |
| 2 | 74 (6%) |
| 3-4 | 101 (8%) |
| 5-9 | 144 (11%) |
| 10+ | 730 (54%) |
1,344 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 995 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
74% of the 1,543 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| Small business | 1,145 (74%) |
| No set-aside | 394 (26%) |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) | 2 (0%) |
| 8(a) | 1 (0%) |
| Women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) | 1 (0%) |
Orders placed under an existing contract vehicle often leave the set-aside blank (it is recorded on the vehicle), so they are left out here.
How big are the awards?
The median award was $498,901. 13% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 333 (13%) |
| $100K-$1M | 1,321 (52%) |
| $1M-$10M | 792 (31%) |
| $10M+ | 71 (3%) |
Which agencies buy it in Pennsylvania?
The agency components with the most new NAICS 541715 awards performed in Pennsylvania.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Navy | 1,127 | $17.6B |
| Department of the Air Force | 391 | $828M |
| Department of the Army | 276 | $447M |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 229 | $161M |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 117 | $39.8M |
| Missile Defense Agency | 60 | $46.4M |
| Defense Contract Management Agency | 46 | $73.4M |
| Defense Logistics Agency | 41 | $45.8M |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- Management and operation of the naval nuclear laboratory and naval nuclear propulsion program supportDepartment of Energy, FY2018$15.1B
- Naval nuclear laboratoryDepartment of the Navy, FY2018$15B
- Mk21a reentry vehicle technology maturation and risk reduction research and developmentDepartment of the Air Force, FY2020$271M
- System design and integration agent fy18-fy21Department of the Navy, FY2018$116M
- Mk 48 mod 9 proof of design developmentDepartment of the Navy, FY2023$108M
Coming up for re-bid
226 of these awards reach their potential end date (every option exercised) in the 12 months after November 5, 2026. Agencies usually post the follow-on solicitation, or a sources-sought notice, months before that.
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How many bids do NAICS 541715 contracts in Pennsylvania get?
Competed awards drew a median of 13 offers (FY2016-FY2026, 1,344 awards with an offer count). 22% got a single offer and 65% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
Which agencies award the most NAICS 541715 contracts in Pennsylvania?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: Department of the Navy (45%), Department of the Air Force (16%), Department of the Army (11%). Agencies that buy often are the ones to watch for recompetes and sources-sought notices.
How many NAICS 541715 contracts in Pennsylvania are set aside for small business?
74% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 74%, Service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) 0%, 8(a) 0%. Orders under existing contract vehicles often leave the field blank, so those are not counted.
Where the numbers come from
Every new federal contract award of $25,000 or more signed from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2026 (FY2016 to FY2026), as reported to USAspending.gov from the Federal Procurement Data System: definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and BPA calls. Amounts are what has been obligated on each award to date, options and modifications included. Place is the place of performance.
Offer counts are FPDS's “number of offers received” on competed awards. Award recipients are counted but not named here. Pages with fewer than 150 awards (500 for one code in one state) are left out of search engines, because a handful of awards can swing the numbers.
Compiled by Falkview US from public data, updated November 5, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to the page.
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