Recompete radar · NAICS 541715 · Illinois
R&D in Physical, Engineering & Life Sciences contracts expiring in Illinois
48 federal contracts coded NAICS 541715 (R&D in Physical, Engineering & Life Sciences) with place of performance in Illinois reach the end of their period of performance by 2028-02 — $130M of incumbent work that is likely to be recompeted. The largest incumbent is Steel Founders Society Of America ($37M expiring); the biggest buyer is Department of Defense ($85M).
Source: official USAspending.gov award data · data as of 2026-08-22, refreshed regularly · amounts are total contract value to date.
48 contractsexpiring in Illinois by 2028-02
$130Mtotal incumbent contract value
5 in 6 monthsperiod of performance ends soonest
33 in 12 monthsrecompete planning window
The list
Top 25 expiring contracts by value
Sorted by total contract value. Every row links to the official award record on
USAspending.gov. For all 48 contracts — plus SAM.gov recompete-notice matching and
daily monitoring — run the actor with naics: ["541715"].
| Incumbent | Agency | Value | PoP end | State | Description / award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Founders Society Of America | Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency | $37M | 2027-02-14 | IL | TASK ORDER SP4701-22-F-0025 UNDER IDIQ SP4701-22-D-0120 SP470122F0025 ↗ |
| Department Of Public Health Illinois | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | $11M | 2027-04-30 | IL | SEER CORE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT 75N91021F00001 ↗ |
| Immunartes, LLC | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | $5.4M | 2027-04-30 | IL | ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF A VACCINE CANDIDATE FOR STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION AND COLONIZATION. 75N93022C00057 ↗ |
| University Of Illinois | Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $5.2M | 2027-03-09 | IL | EO14042 NOVEL ORBITAL AND MOON MANUFACTURING, MATERIALS, AND MASS-EFFICIENT DESIGN (NOM4D) HR001122C0057 ↗ |
| University Of Illinois | Department of Defense Department of the Army | $4.8M | 2027-09-30 | IL | BAA #21-064 "FEASIBILITY STUDY ON LARGE-AREA NANOSTRUCTURED FUNCTIONAL COATINGS BASED ON FLOW-LIMITED FIELD-INJECTION ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYIN… W9132T22C0024 ↗ |
| Impossible Objects, INC. | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | $4.6M | 2027-10-15 | IL | OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH-SPEED POST-PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TACTICAL FUNDING INCREASE FA239424CB042 ↗ |
| Iridescent Sensors INC | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | $4.0M | 2027-07-08 | IL | PHASE II RESEARCH FOR TOPIC, "AN OPTOELECTRONIC NOSE FOR TOXIC GAS DETECTION BY FIRST RESPONDERS" 49100425C0007 ↗ |
| Iit Research Institute | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | $3.5M | 2027-03-31 | IL | PRECLINICAL TOXICOLOGY OF LARGE MOLECULE DRUGS DEVELOPED FOR CANCER AND OTHER INDICATIONS 75N91022C00010 ↗ |
| Iit Research Institute | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | $3.4M | 2027-12-25 | IL | TASK ORDER AWARD- SSL GLP AND NON-GLP TOXICOLOGY STUDIES 75N98026F00001 ↗ |
| Starfire Industries LLC | Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations | $2.8M | 2027-02-09 | IL | NEW CONTRACT FOR NEXT GENERATION HV ECR NGEN. 70RWMD24C00000003 ↗ |
| Northwestern University | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | $2.8M | 2027-06-30 | IL | CORONARY ARTERY RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS (CARDIA) STUDY - CHICAGO FIELD CENTER 75N92023F00001 ↗ |
| Cu Aerospace L.L.C. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2.2M | 2028-01-31 | IL | TIPPING POINT - TOPIC 3. EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE PROPULSION SYSTEMS. DUAL PROPULSION EXPERIMENT CUBE SATELLITE 80ARC020C0001 ↗ |
| Starfire Industries LLC | Department of Defense Department of the Army | $2.1M | 2027-06-15 | IL | STARFIRE INDUTSTRIES ER21-3524 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT W912HQ23C0045 ↗ |
| Biomass Energy Systems INC | Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency | $2.0M | 2027-09-30 | IL | SBIR PHASE II AWARD TO BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS INC. PROPOSAL: CRITICAL MATERIALS RECOVERY FROM MILITARY END OF LIFE ASSETS, PROPOSAL # L2S-0… SP470126C0052 ↗ |
| American Energy Technologies Company | Department of Defense Department of the Army | $2.0M | 2027-05-07 | IL | TOPIC A244-P063 - BATTERY FOCUSED OPEN TOPIC (DIRECT TO PHASE II) W5170125CA048 ↗ |
| Qdir, INC. | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | $2.0M | 2027-09-30 | IL | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT N6833525C0327 ↗ |
| Enduvo INC | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | $2.0M | 2027-06-14 | IL | ENDUVO TACFI - RAISE: RAPID AI-IMMERSIVE SCALABLE EDUCATION FA302025C0006 ↗ |
| Iris Light Technologies INC | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | $1.8M | 2027-06-01 | IL | LOW SIZE WEIGHT AND POWER FREQUENCY COMBS FOR RF PHOTONIC CHIPS AND PORTABLE ATOMIC CLOCKS ENABLED BY BLACK PHOSPHORUS ACTIVITIES. FA864925P0492 ↗ |
| Sivananthan Laboratories, INC. | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | $1.8M | 2027-08-16 | IL | METASURFACE-COUPLED MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE ALLOYS FOR NONRECIPROCAL OPTICAL LIMITING FA865125CB045 ↗ |
| Digital Optics Technologies INC | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | $1.6M | 2027-09-20 | IL | STTR II AF22D-T006 F2-17762 O-DOLS: ON DEMAND OPTICALLY LEVITATED SENSORS FA945325CX040 ↗ |
| Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, INC. | Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration | $1.5M | 2028-01-18 | IL | TO AWARD A NEW TASK ORDER UNDER THE HRDI THE LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE (LTIP) TEAM - LONG-TERM BRIDGE PERFORMANCE (LTBP) PROGRAM… 693JJ323F00197N ↗ |
| Microlink Devices INC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.5M | 2027-08-11 | IL | PY25 SBIR/STTR CCRPP - FLEXIBLE SOLAR MODULES WITH PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING, LOW-COST PRISMATIC ENCAPSULATION 80NSSC25C0431 ↗ |
| Sivananthan Laboratories, INC. | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | $1.5M | 2027-03-04 | IL | SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D - MULTISCALE MODELING OF RADIATION EVENTS IN INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS HQ086024C7102 ↗ |
| Epir, INC. | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | $1.5M | 2027-09-23 | IL | STTR PHASE II - RADIATION HARDENED INFRARED FPA HQ086025CE050 ↗ |
| Institute Of Gas Technology | Department of Defense Department of the Army | $1.5M | 2027-03-01 | IL | ESTCP EW21-5056 MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER AT DOD FACILITIES W912HQ22C0026 ↗ |
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