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NAICS 5417 Contractors

Scientific Research and Development Services

Industry group· 42 departments buy it· Contractor lists by primary code: 541713 (184); 541714 (922); 541715 (4,141); 541720 (578)

Overview

Prime obligationsObligation: money the government has legally committed to a contract. It is not the same as money paid. Example: $6M obligated of a $10M ceiling. Glossary, FY2021–FY2025

$338B

paid to 12,597 contractors

New awards, FY2021–FY2025

49,086

counted in the year they started

Open opportunities

243

in this industry today

Prime obligations by buyer, NAICS 5417, US$, FY2021–FY2025

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DoD $181B · 54%Department of the Air…$76.1B · 23%Department of t…$34.5B · 10%Department of…$31B · 9.2%Missile Defense …$22.6B · 6.7%Energy $64.1B · 19%Department of Energy$64.1B · 19%NASA · 15%National Aeronauti…$49.2B · 15%HHS $27B · 8.0%Office of As…$12.6B · 3.7%National I…$11.2B · 3…GSADHS
DoD sub-agenciesOther departments

Insight DoD 54%, Energy 19%

Prime obligations by state of performance, NAICS 5417, share, FY2021–FY2025

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AK<0.1%ME<0.1%VT<0.1%NH0.3%WA3.3%ID<0.1%MT<0.1%ND<0.1%MN0.2%IL3.2%WI<0.1%MI0.4%NY2.7%RI0.1%MA4.7%OR0.2%NV0.1%WY<0.1%SD<0.1%IA0.2%IN0.5%OH2.8%PA6.6%NJ2.1%CT0.4%CA23%UT0.5%CO6.0%NE<0.1%MO0.2%KY<0.1%WV0.3%VA9.7%MD9.5%DE<0.1%AZ1.9%NM0.8%KS<0.1%AR<0.1%TN0.2%NC1.1%SC1.6%DC2.2%OK0.1%LA0.2%MS0.1%AL8.0%GA1.0%HI0.3%TX2.4%FL2.0%PR<0.1%under 0.5%0.5–1%1–2.5%2.5–5%5% and more

Insight 23% was performed in California. See the California page (opens another page)

Prime obligations by fiscal year, NAICS 5417, US$, FY2001–FY2026

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FY01FY03FY05FY07FY09FY11FY13FY15FY17FY19FY21FY23$73.3BFY26FY26 so far: $57B

Insight 8,210 new awards in FY2025

Prime obligations per week, NAICS 5417

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Buyers
Department of the Air Force placed 23%; 120 sub-agencies buy it
Contractors
1 of the 25 largest is an SBA-listed small business
Opportunities
243 open notices use a code in this group today