V
Value
Applied to NAICS 541715
R&D evaluators score scientific merit and commercialization plausibility. VETR's win-themes library covers Phase III commercialization framings that SBIR Phase II proposals score on.
All NAICS playbooks
NAICS Playbook · Research & Development
541715
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
NAICS 541715 covers basic and applied research across physical, engineering, and life sciences. Heaviest spend at NIH, NSF, DoE national labs, DARPA, ONR, AFRL, NASA — small businesses participate via SBIR/STTR + subcontracts.
Federal contracting in NAICS 541715 at a glance
SBA size standard
1,500 employees (1,000 for some sub-NAICS)
Top buying agencies
DoD (DARPA, ONR, AFRL)
HHS (NIH)
NSF
DoE
NASA
Common contract types
- SBIR Phase I/II/III
- STTR
- Cooperative Agreements
- BAA-driven contracts
Common vehicles
- SBIR.gov solicitations
- Agency BAAs
- Lab IDIQs
The VETR Framework
How VETR applies to NAICS 541715 pursuits
Four pillars, calibrated to how R&D — Physical/Engineering/Life Sciences contracting officers actually evaluate proposals.
E
Experience
Applied to NAICS 541715
Past performance for R&D weighs publications, patents, and PI credentials. VETR's past-performance records support those fields alongside conventional contract data.
T
Teaming
Applied to NAICS 541715
STTR mandates a research-institution partner (university or FFRDC). VETR's teaming CRM supports academic partner records with PI + IRB info.
R
Responsiveness
Applied to NAICS 541715
SBIR Phase II proposals have hard page limits and rigid section structure. VETR's compliance matrix maps every shall-statement to the right section.
Agencies that buy heavily in NAICS 541715
Agency-specific playbooks for the top buyers in this code
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