Who wins federal Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences contracts
Federal agencies obligated $8.6 billion on contracts under NAICS 541710 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) in fiscal year 2025. The largest contractor listed was Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC ($3.6 billion).
Who wins
| Contractor | FY2025 obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | $3.6 billion | 42.3% |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | $1.6 billion | 19.2% |
| The Regents of the University of California | $1.3 billion | 14.9% |
| Uchicago Argonne, LLC | $1.3 billion | 14.7% |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | $719.1 million | 8.4% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $341.2 million | 4.0% |
| Jefferson Science Associates, LLC | $213.6 million | 2.5% |
| Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. | $153.2 million | 1.8% |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $117.5 million | 1.4% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $65.5 million | 0.8% |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $29.2 million | 0.3% |
| University of Arizona | $26.5 million | 0.3% |
| Regents of the University of California, the | $24.1 million | 0.3% |
| Southwest Research Institute | $14.4 million | 0.2% |
| Mta INC | $9.2 million | 0.1% |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | $5.2 million | 0.1% |
| The MITRE Corporation | $3.9 million | 0.0% |
| The Pennsylvania State University | $2.9 million | 0.0% |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | $1.5 million | 0.0% |
| Hampton University | $498,205 | 0.0% |
| General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. | $138,897 | 0.0% |
| Leidos, Inc. | $77,857 | 0.0% |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | $21,205 | 0.0% |
| L-3 Applied Technologies, Inc. | $15,170 | 0.0% |
| Virginia Institute of Marine S | $0 | 0.0% |
Who buys
| Agency | FY2025 obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | $7.9 billion | 92.7% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $646.4 million | 7.5% |
| Department of Defense | $7.9 million | 0.1% |
| Department of the Treasury | $3.9 million | 0.0% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $-30.0 million | -0.3% |
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Source and coverage
Source: USAspending.gov, the U.S. Treasury's public record of federal spending, retrieved 2026-11-01. Figures are contract obligations (award types A, B, C and D) for federal fiscal year 2025, October 2024 to September 2025. Covers the 100 largest NAICS codes by federal spending. This is federal money only. State, city and town contracts are not included. Obligations can be negative when earlier amounts are withdrawn, some classified work is not reported, and contractors that may be individuals are left out of the name lists, so a list is not a complete ranking of everyone paid. Pushbuild is not affiliated with any agency or company listed.