Who buys NAICS 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)) work, who wins it, and what's open right now — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 29 | $47.0M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 39 | $30.4M | -35% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 37 | $473.8M | +1457% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 126 | $191.8M | -60% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALBERT B. SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE, INC. (THE) | $263.6M | 35.5% |
| 2 | SHIONOGI & COMPANY LIMITED | $156.1M | 21.0% |
| 3 | KALEO, INC. | $96.1M | 12.9% |
| 4 | VERICEL CORPORATION | $34.9M | 4.7% |
| 5 | PERSONALIS, INC. | $18.3M | 2.5% |
| 6 | THE CHENEGA CORPORATION | $9.7M | 1.3% |
| 7 | OXOS MEDICAL INC | $9.6M | 1.3% |
| 8 | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | $9.4M | 1.3% |
| 9 | ADVANCED SYSTEMS SUPPORTABILITY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS, INC | $8.9M | 1.2% |
| 10 | KAPILI SERVICES, LLC | $8.2M | 1.1% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | $639.9M | 86.1% |
| Department of Defense | $49.3M | 6.6% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $31.3M | 4.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $8.6M | 1.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $8.4M | 1.1% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $2.8M | 0.4% |
| Department of Agriculture | $2.2M | 0.3% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $499K | 0.1% |
| Department of Justice | $17K | 0.0% |
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $19.5M | 2.9% |
| 8(a) | $12.3M | 1.8% |
| SDVOSB | $1.5M | 0.2% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $644.1M | 95.1% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 91% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
Showing the 10 most recently posted of 86. Links open the notice on SAM.gov.
Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.