NAICS 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Size Standard
1,000 employees
CMMC Level
Level 2–3 (varies by program)
Key Agencies
DARPA, DoD, Army Research Lab, Naval Research Lab
Overview
Establishments primarily engaged in conducting research and experimental development in 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.
Common Contract Types
Recent Contract Awards
Total Awards
40,338
Last 30 Days
27
30-Day Value
$2.4B
Avg Amount
$87.9M
All-Time Value
$20.0B
FPDS
| Contract | Awardee | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Windstorm Resilience for DoD Locations | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | $2.3M |
| B--Student Service Contract - Shannon Duffy | Shannon Duffy | $38K |
| Multiple Award Schedule | QUANTUM IMPROVEMENTS CONSULTING LLC | $19.0M |
| Bat Surveying and Mist-Netting, Camp Grayling, MI | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | $24K |
| Mist-netting and radio telemetry of imperiled bats on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $42K |
| Ice Wind Tunnel Evaluations of Inlet Components with Durable Icephobic Coatings | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | $500K |
| R--NEW SSC JAMIE WOOLET | Jamie N Woolet | $44K |
| Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Nautilus for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) | ECS Federal, LLC | $115.5M |
| Multiple Award Schedule | LRTS Solutions, LLC | $45.0M |
| Multiple Award Schedule | Atomic Research LLC | $1.0M |
| HX5 LLC | $52K | |
| MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC | $331K | |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $2.0M | |
| EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC | $170K | |
| HX5 LLC | $108K | |
| THE BRAIN DONOR PROJECT, INC | $83K | |
| LOVELACE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE | $55K | |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $1.0M | |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $24K | |
| HX5 LLC | $185K |
Top Awardees
Top Contractors (FPDS)
| Contractor | Total Obligation |
|---|---|
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC | $965.2M |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $701.9M |
| LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INC | $329.1M |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | $288.9M |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | $281.1M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What CMMC level is required for NAICS 541715?
CMMC Level 2 is the baseline for most R&D contracts involving CUI. Programs with ITAR-controlled research or sensitive prototype data may require Level 3. Basic research contracts funded through broad agency announcements may only require Level 1.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 541715?
The size standard is 1,000 employees, making it one of the few professional services codes measured by employee count rather than revenue.
What defense R&D programs use NAICS 541715?
This code is used for DARPA programs, Service Research Lab contracts, SBIR/STTR awards, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements for prototype development, and basic research grants across all science and engineering disciplines.
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