NAICS 541714Census 2022 taxonomy

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)

187 active federal contract vehicles awarded under NAICS 541714: GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and FSS Schedules held by 196 vendors.

Active vehicles: 187
Total ceiling: $204.5B
Holders: 196
Agencies: 11

Commercial wage benchmark

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: national private-sector average for NAICS 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)), Q1 2024.

bls.gov/cew ↗

Avg weekly wage

$5,872

commercial private sector

Annualized (52w)

$305.3K

YoY wage change

+16.0%

Workforce

290K

21,843 establishments

By ownership type

Federal$3,064/wk· 59 employed
State government$0/wk· 0 employed
Local government$0/wk· 0 employed
Private$5,872/wk· 289,647 employed

Source: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, US national aggregate. Wages reflect what employers in this NAICS industry pay across all occupations; compare to specific labor-category rates on the GSA Schedule for capture-team pricing.

Set-aside breakdown

Open / Full and Open163

Open / Full and Open12

Small Business10

8(a) Set-Aside1

8(a) Sole Source1

Top vendors with NAICS 541714 vehicles

Vendor	Vehicles
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE	4
LOVELACE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	4
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	4
SRI INTERNATIONAL	3
MRIGLOBAL	3
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE	3
EMORY UNIVERSITY	3
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.	2
THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.

Top agencies awarding NAICS 541714

Agency	Vehicles
Department of Health and Human Services	126
Department of Defense	28
Department of Veterans Affairs	15
General Services Administration	6
Department of Agriculture	4
Department of State	2
Department of Homeland Security	2
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	2
Department of the Interior	1
Environmental Protection Agency	1

Active contract vehicles

Showing top 25 of 187 active vehicles by ceiling amount.

Type	Holder	Agency	Ceiling
Single-Award IDC	APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.	Department of Defense	$10000.0M
Single-Award IDC	POTOMACWAVE, INC.	Department of Defense	$10000.0M
Single-Award IDC	ZCORE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC	Department of Defense	$10000.0M
Single-Award IDC	KNOWESIS, INC.	Department of Defense	$10000.0M

NAICS title from Census 2022 NAICS taxonomy. Vehicle data from USAspending.gov. Ceiling sums show partial coverage where source records publish award amounts.