DCMA’s procurement profile shows 176,741 award actions and 83.28 million in readable obligated value over the last 10 years, with an average action value of 471.17. The largest vendor obligations are concentrated in aerospace and defense support firms, while the leading NAICS code is 488190, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation.
Federal Agency
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS Query summary for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Agency ID 9763, covering awards in the last 10 years.
Annual values for 2024 and 2025 are negative in the provided data and are shown as recorded.
Agency ID
9763
Total Obligated
83.28 million
83,276,762.33
Award Actions
176,741
Average Action Value
471.17
About DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) shows 176,741 awards with total obligated dollars of 83.28 million and an average award value of 471.17. The unusually low average value and the presence of both positive and negative obligations indicate a high-volume record centered on contract management activity, adjustments, and administrative actions rather than large standalone procurements.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are concentrated among a small group of aerospace and defense support firms. Vertex Aerospace LLC leads with 2.06 billion across 475 awards, followed by L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC at 1.45 billion across 3,759 awards and DynCorp International LLC at 1.13 billion across 928 awards, indicating sustained reliance on a limited set of mission support contractors.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
DCMA’s obligations are heavily concentrated in NAICS 488190, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, at 5.39 billion across 14,042 awards, far exceeding all other categories. The next largest NAICS groups are computer systems design services, software publishers, electronic computer manufacturing, and other computer related services, showing secondary spending tied to IT, software, and electronic systems support.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations were negative in 2024 and 2025, at -43.55 million and -142.58 million respectively, after positive obligations in prior years. The strongest positive year in the provided period was 2023 at 197.49 million, with 2021 and 2022 also remaining positive, suggesting recent downward revisions or deobligations after a period of higher activity.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query data for DCMA (Agency ID 9763) over the last 10 years. Vendor, NAICS, and annual trend figures are ordered by obligated dollars and reflect the values provided in the analysis window; negative totals should be interpreted as deobligations or net adjustments in the underlying FPDS records.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '9763'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC | 2,060,831,881.30 | 2.06 billion | 475 |
| L-3 COMMUNICATIONS VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC | 1,449,597,280.35 | 1.45 billion | 3,759 |
| DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC | 1,132,901,913.88 | 1.13 billion | 928 |
| AMENTUM SERVICES, INC. | 452,268,944.74 | 452.27 million | 246 |
| L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | 185,357,731.68 | 185.36 million | 1,845 |
| NIPPI CORPORATION | 116,193,259.41 | 116.19 million | 3,919 |
| KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD. | 97,530,097.56 | 97.53 million | 1,447 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 85,927,357.47 | 85.93 million | 616 |
| THALES-RAYTHEON SYSTEMS COMPANY LLC | 61,952,865.06 | 61.95 million | 22 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | 53,630,971.40 | 53.63 million | 874 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DCMA obligated 83.28 million across 176,741 awards, with an average award value of 471.17, indicating a very high volume of small-dollar actions. Top vendor obligations are highly concentrated among a few contractors, led by VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC at 2.06 billion, followed by L-3 COMMUNICATIONS VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC at 1.45 billion and DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC at 1.13 billion. The remaining top vendors each account for materially less obligation, while award counts vary widely, including several vendors with high transaction counts but comparatively lower obligated amounts.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '9763'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488190 | OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION | 5,391,335,880.51 | 5.39 billion | 14,042 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 69,764,590.09 | 69.76 million | 1,334 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 62,355,417.24 | 62.36 million | 424 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 44,985,671.13 | 44.99 million | 473 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 34,272,105.04 | 34.27 million | 896 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 33,065,507.30 | 33.07 million | 859 |
| 336611 | SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING | 15,973,410.42 | 15.97 million | 1,885 |
| 541219 | OTHER ACCOUNTING SERVICES | 14,703,160.70 | 14.70 million | 54 |
| 333611 | TURBINE AND TURBINE GENERATOR SET UNITS MANUFACTURING | 10,735,918.13 | 10.74 million | 346 |
| 561110 | OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES | 6,541,253.99 | 6.54 million | 181 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DCMA obligations are highly concentrated in NAICS 488190, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, which accounts for $5.39 billion and dominates the agency’s top NAICS profile. The remaining NAICS codes are much smaller by obligation, with the next largest categories—541512, 511210, 334111, and 541519—each in the roughly $34 million to $70 million range. Award volume is more dispersed across the top NAICS codes, indicating a wide distribution of low-dollar actions alongside a dominant funding concentration in air transportation support.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '9763'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -142,582,427.55 | -142.58 million | 10,734 |
| 2024 | -43,545,991.56 | -43.55 million | 27,817 |
| 2023 | 197,490,871.66 | 197.49 million | 13,233 |
| 2022 | 67,367,028.47 | 67.37 million | 14,442 |
| 2021 | 40,978,079.02 | 40.98 million | 13,402 |
| 2020 | -312,747,054.35 | -312.75 million | 18,410 |
| 2019 | -37,461,853.19 | -37.46 million | 22,044 |
| 2018 | 128,875,148.84 | 128.88 million | 18,380 |
| 2017 | 308,898,671.94 | 308.90 million | 18,750 |
| 2016 | -123,995,710.95 | -124.00 million | 19,529 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DCMA’s obligations were highly volatile, with annual totals ranging from -$312.75 million in 2020 to $308.90 million in 2017, while award volume remained relatively stable at roughly 10,734 to 27,817 awards per year. The five highest-obligation years were 2017, 2023, 2018, 2022, and 2021, indicating that obligation dollars were concentrated in a few years rather than distributed evenly across the period. The recent years 2024 and 2025 were both negative, and 2025 recorded the lowest award count in the period, suggesting a marked year-over-year contraction in both activity and net obligations.
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