NAICS 541712: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) — Federal Contracts

What NAICS 541712 covers

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard the federal government uses to classify the industry of every contractor and every procurement. NAICS 541712 identifies businesses primarily engaged in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except biotechnology). When a contracting officer publishes a solicitation on SAM.gov, they tag it with the NAICS code that best matches the work — which is why getting your NAICS portfolio right inside SAM is the single most important step for showing up in agency searches.

Who buys NAICS 541712?

The federal agencies awarding the most contract value to vendors in this NAICS, based on 38 contractors tracked in the Mindy contractor database:

1. 1Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
2. 2Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
3. 3Administration For Strategic Preparedness And Response
4. 4Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
5. 5Bureau Of The Fiscal Service

Source: aggregated from the Mindy contractor database (prime contractor disclosures via SBA + agency directories).

Top contractors in NAICS 541712

The largest prime contractors associated with NAICS 541712, ranked by total reported federal contract value. These are your most likely incumbents — and your most likely teaming partners on recompetes:

1. 1
   Booz Allen Hamilton INC

   $10.7B total reported value
2. 2
   Lockheed Martin CORP

   $3.4B total reported value
3. 3
   Johns Hopkins University

   $2.8B total reported value
4. 4
   Peraton INC.

   $1.1B total reported value
5. 5
   Westat INC.

   $992.1M total reported value
6. 6
   Jacobs Technology INC.

   $975.6M total reported value
7. 7
   Brookhaven Science Associates LLC

   $805.8M total reported value
8. 8
   Leidos INC

   $753.8M total reported value

Values reflect each contractor's aggregate reported federal contract value (across all of their NAICS codes, not just 541712). Use as a ranking signal, not as a per-NAICS award total.