Animal and Fisheries Studies Government Contracts

PSC B516 Service code

Code facts

Spend category
Professional Services Management Advisory Services
Contract obligations
$26,648,760 In FY2025

PSC codes and definitions come from the GSA PSC Manual and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Market summary

Open opportunities
0 22 notices posted in the last 90 days
Contract awards
109 In the last 12 months
Obligated
$16,573,982 In the last 12 months, net of deobligations

Top buying agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of Commerce $8,876,409
2 Department of the Army Department of Defense $4,168,794
3 Department of the Interior $2,953,776
4 Department of Agriculture $408,473
5 Environmental Protection Agency $146,531

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission $5,365,854
2 California Department Of Fish & Wildlife $3,322,854
3 Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission $1,064,277
4 Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission $574,117
5 S.P. Cramer & Associates, Inc. $516,215
6 Float Partners II LLC $378,200
7 Center For Aquaculture Technologies, Inc. $329,001
8 Burleson Research Technologies, Inc. $300,000
9 Tdi-Brooks International Inc. $277,858
10 Exail Inc. $250,000

See the full FY2025 ranking of PSC B516 contractors, by parent company.

Contract opportunities

No notices under PSC B516 are open now. These are the newest.

Notice Posted Due
Analysis of PBT samples Award Notice —
Metagenomics & transcriptomic services Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
Hplc - validation services Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) · 140G0226Q0113 —
DNA Sequencing of Commercially Important Groundfis Award Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration —
SC-waccamaw NWR-woodpecker analysis Award Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service —
In - indiana ES field office - BAT genomic assessm Award Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service · 140FS226Q0141 —
Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model Award Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1305M326Q0368 —
Hplc - validation services Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) · 140G0226Q0113
Sources sought RNA sequencing Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
PR gathering essential life history information Solicitation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DNA and RNA Sequencing in Fish and Crab Species Solicitation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Study Fleet Admin Support Award Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration —
26-462 Scientific AK Marine Mammal Services Solicitation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ihnv genotyping program upgrade Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
Dry fork blackfoot edna sampling Award Notice · Bureau of Land Management · 140L3626Q0043 —
WV-esfo-bumble BEE study Award Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service · 140FS326P0228 —
USDA-NCCCWA RNA Extraction and Sequencing Library of Rainbow Trout Award Notice · Agricultural Research Service · 1232SA26P0539 —
Or-ARD-mgrt birds & ST prgms-SRA PH 2 Limited / Sole Source Justification · Fish and Wildlife Service —
Isotope Analysis of Atmospheric Trace Gases Award Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration —
In - indiana ES - indiana BAT stable isotope analy Award Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service · 140FS226Q0142 —
FD26-389 Generation sequencing services Solicitation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
WV-esfo-bumble BEE study Special Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service · DOIFFBO260162
USDA-NCCCWA RNA Extraction and Sequencing Library of Rainbow Trout Solicitation · Agricultural Research Service · 1232SA26Q1291
Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model Solicitation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1305M326Q0368
Student contract - ella mcneece Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
Student contract - ROY melluish Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
Edna metabarcoding analysis Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
Whole Genome Sequencing from Rainbow Trout blood samples Solicitation · Agricultural Research Service
NM-southwestern native ARC- GT sequence panel gila Award Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service —
RBM10 Analysis of Klamath Dam Removal Effects Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) · 140G0326Q0176
RBM10 Analysis of Klamath Dam Removal Effects Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) · 140G0326Q0175
Update river basin model (RBM10) Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
USDA-NEA Development of Atlantic Salmon Genomic Breeding Values Award Notice · Agricultural Research Service · 1232SA26D0019 —
Dry fork blackfoot edna sampling Solicitation · Bureau of Land Management · 140L3626Q0043
USDA-NEA Development of Atlantic Salmon Genomic Breeding Values Solicitation · Agricultural Research Service · 1232SA26Q0936
Student contract - nicolas dial Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
In - indiana ES - indiana BAT stable isotope analy Solicitation · Fish and Wildlife Service · 140FS226Q0142
In - indiana ES field office - BAT genomic assessm Solicitation · Fish and Wildlife Service · 140FS226Q0141
Study Fleet Administration Support for the NEFSC Solicitation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sources sought update river basin model (RBM10) Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS)
Rio Grande NF Macroinvertebrate Analysis Award Notice · Forest Service —
Student contract - aster kabat Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
AFSC Ovary Histological Services Pre-Solicitation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Student contract - hannah duke Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
Student contract - caleb geister Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
Student contract - kassidy frame Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
DNA Genotyping Services of Loggerhead and Green Tu Award Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration —
Student contract - drake spina Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
Special Notice for Analytical Service for Halogenated Organic Compounds in Marine Mammal Tissues Special Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Umesc loon study a Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
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Latest 50 of 525 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Recent contract awards

Award Awarded Obligated
EO 14398- student services contractor madison rhodes 140GG027P0011 · Madison Rhodes · Departmental Offices $24,994
Analysis of PBT samples 140GG027P0013 · Idaho Department Of Fish Game · Departmental Offices $5,835
EO 14398 new SSC eliza fuhs - animal husbandry 140G0326P0260 · Eliza Fuhs · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) $30,401
Non personal-services for senior C++ programmer to modify the compass model for fish ecological predictions. 1305M326P0344 · Valinor Labs, LLC · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $28,665
Long term whale monitoring in southeast alaska services 26-475 1333MF26P0141 · Alaska Whale Foundation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $111,900
Professional services to conduct stranded AK stranded marine mammal stomach and diet analyses. 26-462 1333MF26P0134 · Alaska Department Of Fish & Game · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $51,900
Services to process fish ovaries for histological analysis to inform research on fish reproduction and maturity in… 1305M326P0281 · Histology Consultation Services, Inc. · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $16,150
DNA sequencing of commercially important groundfish for the national marine fisheries service (NMFS) alaska fisheries… 1305M326P0412 · Seqmatic, LLC · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $16,140
Gathering essential life history information in cooperation with local fishing communities in puerto rico to enhance… 1333MF26P0164 · Hector J Ruiz Torres · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $39,980
Sole source: gray whale survey, photo ID & UAS monitoring 1305M326P0417 · CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $24,996

Latest 10 of 109 awarded in the last 12 months listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date -$13,267
FY2026 $16,567,250
FY2025 $26,648,760
FY2024 $26,802,260
FY2023 $38,090,543
Rank NAICS code Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $12,016,283
2 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services $1,200,830
3 541620 Environmental Consulting Services $1,018,956
4 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) $683,184
5 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services $574,117
6 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services $279,892
7 921190 Other General Government Support $151,896
8 562910 Remediation Services $99,964
9 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services $96,437
10 114210 Hunting and Trapping $87,560

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 Massachusetts $5,428,544
2 California $4,478,673
3 Washington $1,430,678
4 Michigan $1,001,248
5 Florida $627,239
6 Oregon $613,219
7 Alaska $426,187
8 Texas $372,583
9 North Carolina $300,000
10 Maryland $287,698
11 Ohio $278,097
12 Illinois $153,328
13 Indiana $148,118
14 New York $132,634
15 Hawaii $128,942
16 Montana $120,720
17 Colorado $110,925
18 Wisconsin $106,762
19 Pennsylvania $90,000
20 West Virginia $61,265
21 Puerto Rico $39,980
22 Maine $26,569
23 Minnesota $26,136
24 Arizona $25,589
25 New Mexico $22,700
26 Connecticut $21,401
27 Vermont $15,000
28 South Carolina $13,584
29 Iowa $8,160
30 Idaho $4,395
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Shares are of everything obligated under PSC B516 in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.

Quick answers

What is PSC B516?

PSC B516 is Animal and Fisheries Studies, a service code in PSC B, Special Studies/Analysis, Not R&D.

How many government contracts for animal and fisheries studies are there?

22 notices under PSC B516 were posted in the last 90 days, and none are open now. Federal agencies awarded 109 contracts under PSC B516 in the last 12 months, obligating $16,573,982.

How much do federal agencies spend under PSC B516?

Federal contracts under PSC B516 obligated $26,648,760 in fiscal year 2025 and $108,095,545 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under PSC B516?

The contractors with the most obligated under PSC B516 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission ($5,365,854), California Department Of Fish & Wildlife ($3,322,854) and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission ($1,064,277).

Which agencies buy the most under PSC B516?

The agencies that obligated the most under PSC B516 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Department of Commerce ($8,876,409), Department of the Army ($4,168,794) and Department of the Interior ($2,953,776).

Which NAICS codes are used with PSC B516?

The NAICS codes with the most obligated under PSC B516 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services; and 541620 Environmental Consulting Services.

Where is the work under PSC B516 performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under PSC B516 over the last 12 months are Massachusetts ($5,428,544), California ($4,478,673) and Washington ($1,430,678).

What is the latest contract opportunity under PSC B516?

The latest contract opportunity under PSC B516 is Analysis of PBT samples, award notice, posted October 20, 2026.

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