DMEA’s contract activity is concentrated in engineering services and semiconductor-related manufacturing, with NAICS 541330 and 334413 accounting for most obligated dollars. The largest vendors are Raytheon Company, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, and GlobalFoundries US 2 LLC, while annual obligations in the most recent years have stayed near or above 950 million.
Federal Agency
DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA), agency ID 9771, shows 11.98 billion in obligations across 6,673 award actions over the last 10 years.
Figures reflect FPDS award actions in the last 10 years and are based on the provided obligated totals, award counts, and vendor and NAICS rollups.
Agency ID
9771
Total Obligated
11.98 billion
11,976,664,341.47
Award Actions
6,673
Average Action Value
1,794,794.59
About DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) obligated $11.98 billion across 6,673 awards, for an average award value of $1.79 million. The obligation profile indicates a concentrated portfolio with a relatively high volume of awards supporting microelectronics-related acquisition and technical work.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
DMEA’s spending is highly concentrated among a small set of contractors, led by Raytheon Company at $5.05 billion across 1,562 awards and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation at $3.11 billion across 1,468 awards. GlobalFoundries US 2 LLC is a third major recipient at $1.02 billion, while Lockheed Martin Corporation and BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. round out the top five with materially smaller but still significant obligations.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 541330, Engineering Services, dominates the profile at $10.23 billion across 4,724 awards, accounting for the vast majority of recorded obligations. The next largest category is 334413, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, at $1.24 billion, followed by much smaller obligations in research and development, management consulting, and other computer-related services, indicating a workload centered on engineering and semiconductor support.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations over the most recent five years remained in the roughly $950 million to $1.37 billion range, peaking in 2023 at $1.37 billion and staying elevated in 2024 and 2025. Award counts also remained consistently high, with 528 to 721 awards per year, suggesting sustained procurement activity rather than a single-year spike.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations associated with agency ID 9771 for the last 10 years. Totals reflect obligated dollars and award counts recorded in the analysis window; vendor, NAICS, and annual trend sections are derived from the same filtered dataset.
Top Vendors
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
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WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '9771'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 5,054,827,697.50 | 5.05 billion | 1,562 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 3,107,700,098.79 | 3.11 billion | 1,468 |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES US 2 LLC | 1,023,677,238.74 | 1.02 billion | 155 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 780,981,836.35 | 780.98 million | 404 |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | 399,003,034.38 | 399.00 million | 271 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 307,700,116.31 | 307.70 million | 165 |
| RAYTHEON CORPORATE | 271,055,469.00 | 271.06 million | 409 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. | 205,566,197.00 | 205.57 million | 155 |
| MARVELL GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC | 172,644,474.00 | 172.64 million | 30 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 80,793,330.30 | 80.79 million | 68 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DMEA obligated $11.98 billion across 6,673 awards, with a relatively concentrated vendor profile. RAYTHEON COMPANY and NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION alone accounted for about $8.16 billion combined, or roughly 68% of total obligations, indicating heavy reliance on two prime vendors. The remaining top vendors are materially smaller, with GLOBALFOUNDRIES US 2 LLC at $1.02 billion and all other listed vendors below $781 million each, suggesting a long tail beyond the top two.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
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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 = '9771'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 10,226,317,464.74 | 10.23 billion | 4,724 |
| 334413 | SEMICONDUCTOR AND RELATED DEVICE MANUFACTURING | 1,244,318,923.39 | 1.24 billion | 226 |
| 541710 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | 117,313,112.00 | 117.31 million | 92 |
| 541618 | OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 72,046,634.35 | 72.05 million | 46 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 52,509,824.07 | 52.51 million | 155 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 44,721,514.75 | 44.72 million | 81 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 32,594,061.93 | 32.59 million | 176 |
| 541513 | COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES | 31,254,698.15 | 31.25 million | 66 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 30,423,297.29 | 30.42 million | 123 |
| 541713 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY | 15,781,847.73 | 15.78 million | 55 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DMEA’s obligations are highly concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), which accounts for 10.23 billion of 11.98 billion total obligated and 4,724 of 6,673 awards. NAICS 334413 (Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing) is a distant second at 1.24 billion across 226 awards, while the remaining top NAICS codes each represent relatively small shares, generally below 120 million. This pattern indicates a procurement profile dominated by engineering support and semiconductor-related acquisitions, with limited spending spread across R&D, IT, consulting, and facilities support categories.
Annual Trend
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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 = '9771'
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 | 1,232,206,660.73 | 1.23 billion | 528 |
| 2024 | 1,322,810,889.22 | 1.32 billion | 610 |
| 2023 | 1,369,868,012.63 | 1.37 billion | 604 |
| 2022 | 950,385,387.90 | 950.39 million | 611 |
| 2021 | 1,068,665,831.77 | 1.07 billion | 721 |
| 2020 | 1,120,585,802.89 | 1.12 billion | 728 |
| 2019 | 1,703,901,242.67 | 1.70 billion | 777 |
| 2018 | 1,665,511,234.14 | 1.67 billion | 762 |
| 2017 | 897,357,739.83 | 897.36 million | 641 |
| 2016 | 645,371,539.69 | 645.37 million | 691 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, DMEA obligated $11.98 billion across 6,673 awards, averaging $1.79 million per award. Obligations were concentrated in the most recent years, with 2023 through 2025 each exceeding $1.23 billion and peaking at $1.37 billion in 2023, after a lower period in 2016 through 2017 below $900 million. Award volume was highest in 2018 through 2020 at 728 to 777 awards per year, then declined to 528 awards in 2025, indicating recent growth in obligation value with fewer awards.
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