NAICS 541714 covers research and development in biotechnology, excluding nanobiotechnology, and this page summarizes federal obligations by agency, vendor, and year. Over the last 10 years, the largest obligations came from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, the Missile Defense Agency, and the National Institutes of Health.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 541714 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS procurement data for NAICS 541714 shows 19.77 billion in obligated spending across 14,413 actions over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect readable FPDS obligations for the last 10 years and may not sum perfectly across rounded values.
NAICS Code
541714
Industry
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)
Total Obligated
19.77 billion
19,772,440,214.74
Award Actions
14,413
Average Action Value
1,371,847.65
About NAICS 541714 federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541714 recorded $19.77 billion in obligated awards across 14,413 awards, with an average award value of $1.37 million. This category covers research and development in biotechnology excluding nanobiotechnology, and the volume of obligations indicates sustained federal demand for biotechnology R&D services and related deliverables.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
Obligations are concentrated in a small set of agencies, led by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at $10.62 billion across 1,625 awards. The Missile Defense Agency follows at $4.45 billion, while the National Institutes of Health contributes $2.05 billion across 4,200 awards, showing a split between a few high-dollar defense and preparedness buyers and a broader health research base.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
The vendor profile is led by Boeing Company, The at $4.44 billion, followed by Advanced Technology International at $3.34 billion. Other major recipients include Amgen USA Inc., SIGA Technologies, Inc., and ICON Government and Public Health Solutions, Inc., indicating participation by both large systems contractors and specialized biotech and public health firms.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent years show a pronounced peak in 2023 at $5.21 billion, followed by $3.73 billion in 2024 and $1.39 billion in 2025 to date. Award counts also remain elevated, with 2,450 awards in 2024 and 2,194 in 2025, suggesting continued transaction volume even as annual obligation totals moderate from the 2023 high.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS award activity for NAICS 541714 over the last 10 years using obligated dollars and award counts. Annual figures reflect obligations recorded by fiscal year in the selected window, and agency and vendor rankings are based on total obligated value within the same dataset.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '541714'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7505 | ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 10,621,561,854.19 | 10.62 billion | 1,625 |
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 4,448,762,016.42 | 4.45 billion | 280 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 2,047,070,834.96 | 2.05 billion | 4,200 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 638,923,163.43 | 638.92 million | 1,073 |
| 97AE | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | 349,158,702.86 | 349.16 million | 589 |
| 97DH | DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) | 322,611,618.64 | 322.61 million | 667 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 311,548,204.65 | 311.55 million | 999 |
| 7524 | FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION | 275,170,197.50 | 275.17 million | 625 |
| 9761 | DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) | 143,771,873.38 | 143.77 million | 425 |
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 125,688,878.65 | 125.69 million | 149 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 541714 obligations are highly concentrated in two agencies: the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response accounts for $10.62 billion, and the Missile Defense Agency for $4.45 billion, together representing about 76% of the $19.77 billion total. National Institutes of Health is the third-largest agency at $2.05 billion, but with 4,200 awards it has a much higher award count than the top two agencies, indicating a more distributed contracting pattern. The remaining agencies each obligate less than $0.70 billion, with Navy, DARPA, DHA, Army, FDA, DTRA, and FAS comprising a long tail of comparatively smaller activity.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '541714'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 3A768 | 4,438,727,467.75 | 4.44 billion | 258 |
| ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL | 1G3V8 | 3,342,325,375.44 | 3.34 billion | 29 |
| AMGEN USA INC. | 5YNZ4 | 713,890,168.42 | 713.89 million | 7 |
| SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1V4X4 | 624,438,549.00 | 624.44 million | 20 |
| ICON GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1FBW5 | 393,886,496.47 | 393.89 million | 66 |
| PHARM-OLAM, LLC | 8NX54 | 381,101,834.03 | 381.10 million | 33 |
| TECHNICAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 8X508 | 370,101,762.72 | 370.10 million | 45 |
| MAPP BIOPHARMACEUTICAL, INC. | 417U0 | 316,730,439.46 | 316.73 million | 64 |
| ALBERT B. SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE, INC. (THE) | 5MPW2 | 305,872,489.65 | 305.87 million | 37 |
| PARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 80ES6 | 247,844,976.00 | 247.84 million | 12 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations in NAICS 541714 totaled $19.77 billion across 14,413 awards, with a relatively high average award value of $1.37 million. Top vendor obligations are concentrated at the upper end: BOEING COMPANY, THE received $4.44 billion and ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL received $3.34 billion, together accounting for about 39% of total obligations. The remaining top vendors each received less than $714 million, indicating a steep drop-off after the two largest recipients and a broader long tail of smaller obligated amounts across the sector.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '541714'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,390,091,915.47 | 1.39 billion | 2,194 |
| 2024 | 3,732,614,397.56 | 3.73 billion | 2,450 |
| 2023 | 5,208,757,741.48 | 5.21 billion | 2,141 |
| 2022 | 2,828,752,278.66 | 2.83 billion | 1,919 |
| 2021 | 2,431,955,451.98 | 2.43 billion | 1,929 |
| 2020 | 2,129,781,161.89 | 2.13 billion | 1,689 |
| 2019 | 1,728,434,856.29 | 1.73 billion | 1,266 |
| 2018 | 311,991,295.51 | 311.99 million | 766 |
| 2017 | 10,061,115.90 | 10.06 million | 59 |
Insight
Obligations under NAICS 541714 totaled $19.77 billion across 14,413 awards over the last 10 years, with activity highly concentrated in the most recent years. Annual obligations were minimal in 2017 ($10.06 million) and 2018 ($311.99 million), then increased materially from 2019 onward, reaching more than $2.0 billion in each year from 2019 through 2024. The period peaked in 2023 at $5.21 billion, with a lower but still elevated level in 2024 ($3.73 billion) and 2025 to date at $1.39 billion.
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