Research & Development Government Contracts: May 2026 Market Report

The federal governments of Canada and the United States issue thousands of research & development contracts each year through CanadaBuys and SAM.gov. These range from small service contracts worth $10,000 to multi-year projects worth millions.

GovBid tracks all open research & development tenders and uses AI to match them to subscriber profiles. Instead of manually searching procurement portals, businesses receive a daily email digest with only theresearch & development contracts relevant to their capabilities and location.

This report updates every 6 hours with live data from both federal procurement portals. Historical trends are available in the overall insights dashboard.