PSC AJ11 — General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research: federal contracts

$825.6Mobligated in FY2025

-16.1%change FY2024→FY2025

37open solicitations

701new awards, last 12 months

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BEYOND Phase 2FAA · NAICS 5417 · No Set aside used · Due 30 October 2026
Chain Reaction Innovations - Energy Technology InnovationDOE · NAICS 54171 · No Set aside used · Due 30 October 2026
Request for Information (RFI): Identifying the Next Generation of NSF X-Labs TopicsNSF · NAICS 541715 · No Set aside used · Due 30 October 2026
Available for Licensing - Electrochemical Rare Earth Recovery from Coal Fly Ash: Turn Waste Stockpiles into Critical Materials RevenueDOE · NAICS 21229 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 01 November 2026
Supply Chain RFIAir Force · NAICS 5417 · No Set aside used · Due 03 November 2026
HYDROSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, & GEOPHYSICS (HBG) SUPPORT SERVICES II - FINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (FRFP)NASA · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 04 December 2026
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: SurfGraphProDOE · NAICS 541715 · No Set aside used · Due 05 December 2026
TIDAL: Target-Induced Droplet Assembly of LigandsDOE · NAICS 541714 · No Set aside used · Due 08 December 2026
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Bacterial Lipid Nanodiscs PlatformDOE · NAICS 541715 · No Set aside used · Due 15 December 2026
NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied ResearchNavy · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 30 December 2026
2026 ERDC Broad Agency AnnouncementArmy · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 01 January 2027
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Selective SeparationDOE · NAICS 541715 · No Set aside used · Due 24 April 2027
LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC)Army · NAICS 54171 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 30 April 2027
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Innovation Ventures Office (IVO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)FBI · NAICS 541330 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 16 May 2027
DEVCOM-SC BOTAA 22-01Army · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 08 June 2027
Command Wide Broad Agency Announcement for Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) Research, Development, Testing, and…Navy · NAICS 5417 · No Set aside used · Due 14 June 2027
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Open Topics Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)Army · NAICS 541715 · No Set aside used · Due 20 August 2027
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Energy and Environmental Technology Demonstrations Open Topics BAAArmy · NAICS 541715 · No Set aside used · Due 20 August 2027
One-Step Open BAA, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Indo-Pacific Fundamental Research Collaboration OpportunitiesAir Force · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 30 August 2027
NASA SBIR/STTR FY 2026-2027 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)NASA · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 30 September 2027
W56KGU-22-R-0ESI BAA Amendment 0009Army · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESIArmy · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESIArmy · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESIArmy · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESIArmy · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESIArmy · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
W56KGU-22-R-0ESI BAA Amendment 08Army · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 31 October 2027
Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESIArmy · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESIArmy · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR ESIArmy · NAICS 541715 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Due 31 October 2027
DEVCOM ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCHArmy · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 20 November 2027
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)- Research and Development (R&D) for Air Force Airbase SystemsAir Force · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 02 January 2028
2024 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) 24-01Office of Procurement Operations · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 31 May 2029
RTP Division Fair Opportunity UpdatesArmy · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 30 September 2029
Aviation Research BAA 2025FAA · NAICS 5417 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 02 December 2029
Broad Agency Announcement for Basic and Applied Research at the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Soldier CenterArmy · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Due 27 February 2030
Research and Development (R&D) for Next Generation Aircraft Protection TechnologiesAir Force · NAICS 541715 · No Set aside used · Due 23 November 2030

What PSC AJ11 covers

Official definition: GSA PSC Manual (PSC April 2025.xlsx), acquisition.gov/psc-manual. Category: Research and Development.

FY2022$741.2M

FY2023$1.0B

FY2024$984.4M

FY2025$825.6M

FY2026*$920.3M

FY2027*$38.7M

USASpending.gov contract obligations by federal fiscal year of the action. * A year that ended under 120 days ago is still filling in.

Who is winning new PSC AJ11 work

Contractors ranked by obligations on awards that started FY2024–FY2027 to date.

Contractor	Obligations	Awards
GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP	$241.4M	13
THE MITRE CORPORATION	$224.7M	58
L3HARRIS NEXGEN COMMUNICATIONS LLC	$119.6M	3
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	$90.0M	21
BATTELLE NATIONAL BIODEFENSE INSTITUTE, LLC	$32.6M	14
L3HARRIS LINCHPIN LABS, INC.	$28.9M	1
SIMVENTIONS INC	$23.5M	1
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	$20.9M	1
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC	$20.4M	3
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY	$17.8M	11

How competitive is PSC AJ11?

52.8% of obligations on these awards were competed.
32.0% of competed awards that report offers drew a single offer (n=988).
29.2% went to small businesses.
The five largest contractors hold 40.0% across 944 contractors.

NAICS codes used on PSC AJ11 awards

NAICS	Industry	Share
541715	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	78.1%
541720	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	5.6%
541714	Research and Development in Biotechnology (Except Nanobiotechnology)	2.8%
541713	Research and Development in Nanotechnology	2.0%
541511	Custom Computer Programming Services	1.8%
541711	Research and Development in Biotechnology	1.8%
541618	Other Management Consulting Services	1.4%
611310	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	1.1%

Related PSC codes

R499 Other Professional Services · AC13 National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development · AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research · AJ12 General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Applied Research · R425 Engineering and Technical Services · AC11 National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Basic Research · AC32 National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research · AJ13 General Science & Technology R&D Svcs; General Science & Technology; Experimental Development

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