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Smithsonian Institution contracts under NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology): $4.2 million to 17 recipients (FY2024 to FY2027)

Updated October 6, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov.

Smithsonian Institution obligated $4.2 million under NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), across 47 contract awards to 17 named recipients in fiscal years 2024 to 2027. The largest recipients are HIGH PRECISION DEVICES, INC ($1.2 million), EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES INC ($825,911), THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY ($396,284). 173 opportunities under this code are open on SAM.gov now.

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Agency
Smithsonian Institution
NAICS code
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Contract awards
47
Obligated
$4.2 million
Named recipients
17
Small business share of obligations
50%
Full and open competition share
0%
Set aside share
2%
Latest action
2026-09-29

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Incumbents at this agency

Ranked by dollars obligated in fiscal years 2024 to 2027.

RecipientBusiness sizeAwardsObligatedShare
HIGH PRECISION DEVICES, INCSmall Business1$1.2 million28.0%
EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES INCOther Than Small Business1$825,91119.8%
THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORYOther Than Small Business2$396,2849.5%
INSTITUT PENYELIDIKAN PERHUTANAN MALAYSIAOther Than Small Business1$121,0002.9%
KASETSART UNIVERSITYOther Than Small Business1$116,8062.8%
T.M POOLE & V.Z RADICESmall Business1$75,0001.8%
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYOther Than Small Business1$67,4901.6%
CQUESTER ANALYTICS, LLCSmall Business1$56,0001.3%
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINOther Than Small Business1$41,1001.0%
AUBURN UNIVERSITYOther Than Small Business1$38,1470.9%
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYOther Than Small Business1$31,1170.7%
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.Other Than Small Business1$30,0000.7%
AZENTA US INCOther Than Small Business2$29,2180.7%
GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA INCOther Than Small Business1$25,0000.6%
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICOOther Than Small Business1$15,0000.4%
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLANDOther Than Small Business1$6,1300.1%
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPHOther Than Small Business1$-713-0.0%

Offices buying

Sub agencyAwardsObligated
Smithsonian Institution47$4.2 million

Obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal yearObligated
FY2024$2.1 million
FY2025$605,734
FY2026$1.5 million

Products and services bought

CodeProduct or serviceAwardsObligated
AJ12General Science and Technology R&d Services; General Science and Technology; Applied Research2$1.2 million
7G20IT and Telecom - Network: Analog Voice Products (hardware and Perpetual License Software)1$825,911
R425Support- Professional: Engineering/technical16$562,565
B504Special Studies/analysis- Chemical/biological5$508,718
R499Support- Professional: Other7$322,808
AJ11General Science and Technology R&d Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research4$147,785
R702Support- Management: Data Collection1$127,275
R616Support - Administrative: Physical Records Management Services1$121,000

Largest contract awards

Award IDRecipientAgencyTypeNAICSWhat it buysObligated in windowAward valueStartsEndsPlace of performanceSource
33131224C00424002HIGH PRECISION DEVICES, INCSmithsonian InstitutionDefinitive Contract541715DESIGN AND BUILD THE WSMA CRYOSTATS ALONG WITH 2 PRODUCTION UNITS$1,168,000$1,168,000May 21, 2024May 29, 2025Boulder, COusaspending.gov
33312726P00538882EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES INCSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715EVOLV SCREENING SYSTEM RENEWAL AND SLIPPAGE ALIGNMENT$825,911$825,911July 29, 2026October 31, 2026Washington, DCusaspending.gov
33315225P00523599THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORYSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE$198,700$198,700May 2, 2025February 15, 2029Woods Hole, MAusaspending.gov
33315224P00509606THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORYSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE$197,584$197,584June 4, 2024April 30, 2025Woods Hole, MAusaspending.gov
33330526P00532905INSTITUT PENYELIDIKAN PERHUTANAN MALAYSIASmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715FORESTGEO RESEARCH AT PASOH PLOT, MALAYSIA$121,000$121,000August 14, 2026December 31, 2026Malaysiausaspending.gov
33330526P00531278KASETSART UNIVERSITYSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715FORESTGEO & GEO-TREES WORK AT THAILAND PLOTS - CENSUS SURVEY$116,806$116,806December 30, 2025December 31, 2026Thailandusaspending.gov
33315224P00515015T.M POOLE & V.Z RADICESmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715DATA SCIENTIST CONTRACT SERVICES FOR INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY$75,000$75,000September 16, 2024November 30, 2025Australiausaspending.gov
33315224P00502012THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715UCT BIOINFORMATICS TECHNICAL WORK$67,490$67,490January 26, 2024November 29, 2025University Park, PAusaspending.gov
33314324P00506790CQUESTER ANALYTICS, LLCSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715GPS SOIL ANALYSIS FOR GLOBAL SOIL NETWORK$56,000$56,000June 5, 2024July 1, 2025Fort Collins, COusaspending.gov
33313224P00510196UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715CII ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP$41,100$41,100June 27, 2024June 30, 2024Austin, TXusaspending.gov
33315225P00520629AUBURN UNIVERSITYSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715SPECIMEN EXTRACTION, SEQUENCING, AND 3RAD DATA ANALYSIS$38,147$38,147February 26, 2025February 28, 2026Auburn University, ALusaspending.gov
33316426P00535311ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715SERVICES$31,117$31,117March 19, 2026March 19, 2026Edgewater, MDusaspending.gov
33314324P00510959WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.Smithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715CEC MOVE BON WORKSHOP COORDINATION$30,000$30,000July 15, 2024February 28, 2025Washington, DCusaspending.gov
33314324P00505888GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA INCSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715CEC GIRAFFE CONSERVATION SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM COORDINATION$25,000$25,000April 4, 2024November 30, 2024Namibiausaspending.gov
33314526P00541037AZENTA US INCSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715SOFTWARE LICENSING$18,267$18,267August 24, 2026June 23, 2027Indianapolis, INusaspending.gov
33315225P00522841UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICOSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF TUNA FOR ANTHROPOLOGY$15,000$15,000May 15, 2025August 16, 2025Washington, DCusaspending.gov
33314525P00527536AZENTA US INCSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715SOFTWARE LICENSING$10,951$10,951July 31, 2025August 2, 2026Herndon, VAusaspending.gov
33315223P00484163UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLANDSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715MOLECULAR & BIOINFORMATIC ANALYSIS FOR INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY$6,130$74,372December 14, 2022September 30, 2024Kingston, RIusaspending.gov
33315223P00483738UNIVERSITY OF GUELPHSmithsonian InstitutionPurchase Order541715DNA BARCODING SERVICES FOR ENTOMOLOGY$-713$9,787November 15, 2022November 30, 2023Canadausaspending.gov

Public U.S. federal spending data (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Obligations are the contract actions dated in fiscal years 2024 to 2027 of the USAspending.gov award archive of 2026-10-06; a contract's total value is its current value as USAspending reports it, including earlier years. Recipients are matched on their SAM.gov UEI, never on the name, and are shown as the government prints them. Sole proprietorships and opted-out entities count in the totals and are not named. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.