NAICS 541715Census 2022 taxonomy

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

3,975 active federal contract vehicles awarded under NAICS 541715 — GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and FSS Schedules held by 3,091 vendors.

Active vehicles: 3,975
Total ceiling: $7223.8B
Holders: 3,091
Agencies: 14

Commercial wage benchmark

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — national private-sector average for NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)), Q1 2024.

bls.gov/cew ↗

Avg weekly wage

$3,497

commercial private sector

Annualized (52w)

$181.8K

YoY wage change

+7.4%

Workforce

542K

26,660 establishments

By ownership type

Federal$2,567/wk· 5,476 employed
State government$1,857/wk· 9,762 employed
Local government$0/wk· 0 employed
Private$3,497/wk· 542,498 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 Open3,049

Small Business516

SDVOSB137

8(a) Set-Aside94

WOSB94

Open / Full and Open45

HZC22

SBP12

Top vendors with NAICS 541715 vehicles

Vendor	Vehicles
DCS CORPORATION	9
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	8
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC	7
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE	7
BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY, LLC	6
SRI INTERNATIONAL	6
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	6
BIGELOW FAMILY HOLDINGS LLC	6
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE	6

Top agencies awarding NAICS 541715

Agency	Vehicles
Department of Defense	2739
General Services Administration	906
Department of Health and Human Services	100
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	88
Department of Veterans Affairs	47
Department of Transportation	33
Department of Commerce	23
Environmental Protection Agency	16
Department of Agriculture	8
Department of the Treasury	5

Active contract vehicles

Showing top 25 of 3,975 active vehicles by ceiling amount.

Type	Holder	Agency	Ceiling
Single-Award IDC	BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC	General Services Administration	$1000000.0M
Single-Award IDC	PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.	General Services Administration	$1000000.0M
Single-Award IDC	HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP	Department of Defense	$48000.0M
Single-Award IDC	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Department of Defense	$26329.6M

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