The Federal Aviation Administration (Agency ID 6920) recorded $45.85 billion in obligated contract activity over the last 10 years, with an average action value of $269,970.48. Spending is concentrated in engineering services, telecommunications resellers, air traffic control, and computer systems design, with Harris Corporation, Raytheon Company, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, and The MITRE Corporation among the largest vendors.
Federal Agency
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal Aviation Administration procurement over the last 10 years totals $45.85 billion across 169,837 award actions.
Figures reflect the last 10 years of readable FPDS obligation data and may include varying award types, contract actions, and reporting dates.
Agency ID
6920
Total Obligated
45.85 billion
45,850,976,953.63
Award Actions
169,837
Average Action Value
269,970.48
About FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Federal Aviation Administration (Agency ID 6920) obligated $45.85 billion across 169,837 awards, for an average award value of $269,970.48. The volume of awards indicates a procurement portfolio that is both broad and operationally intensive, with spending spread across a large number of relatively small transactions and a smaller set of high-value contracts.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
FAA obligations are concentrated among a small group of major contractors, led by Harris Corporation at $4.74 billion across 1,376 awards. Raytheon Company, Leidos, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, and The MITRE Corporation also rank among the top vendors, each with roughly $1.57 billion to $1.75 billion in obligations, reflecting sustained reliance on established technology, systems, and advisory providers.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest share of FAA spending falls under NAICS 541330, Engineering Services, at $10.16 billion and 25,365 awards, making it the dominant category by both value and transaction volume. Other major categories include Telecommunications Resellers, Other Computer Related Services, Air Traffic Control, and Computer Systems Design Services, which together point to a procurement mix centered on communications infrastructure, software, engineering support, and aviation systems.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained elevated across the most recent five years shown, rising from $4.24 billion in 2021 to $6.55 billion in 2025. Award counts stayed consistently high, ranging from 16,284 to 18,347, suggesting a stable procurement cadence with a notable increase in obligated dollars in 2025.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligations data for the Federal Aviation Administration over the last 10 years and aggregates award-level transactions by vendor, NAICS code, and fiscal year. Totals reflect obligated dollars recorded in the dataset, award counts reflect the number of reported awards, and ranking is based on total obligated value within the analysis window.
Top Vendors
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
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GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS CORPORATION | 4,743,633,282.29 | 4.74 billion | 1,376 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 1,745,855,886.92 | 1.75 billion | 2,248 |
| LEIDOS, INC. | 1,689,724,828.92 | 1.69 billion | 333 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 1,667,059,816.33 | 1.67 billion | 287 |
| THE MITRE CORPORATION | 1,566,130,216.86 | 1.57 billion | 334 |
| PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 1,139,324,164.31 | 1.14 billion | 397 |
| CDW GOVERNMENT LLC | 1,124,991,654.43 | 1.12 billion | 3,271 |
| LS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 990,975,376.10 | 990.98 million | 2,510 |
| LEIDOS INNOVATIONS CORPORATION | 864,207,967.50 | 864.21 million | 353 |
| NOBLIS, INC. | 800,604,062.81 | 800.60 million | 1,278 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION obligated 45.85 billion across 169,837 awards, with an average award value of 269,970.48. Top vendor obligations are moderately concentrated: HARRIS CORPORATION leads at 4.74 billion, or about 10.3% of total obligations, while the next four vendors each range from roughly 1.57 billion to 1.75 billion. The remaining top vendors are more award-intensive than obligation-intensive, with high award counts but lower dollar totals, indicating a mix of larger program awards and broader transactional activity across the vendor base.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
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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
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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 | 10,157,218,995.77 | 10.16 billion | 25,365 |
| 517310 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESELLERS | 4,524,322,619.65 | 4.52 billion | 1,084 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 2,564,763,981.44 | 2.56 billion | 6,367 |
| 488111 | AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL | 2,383,247,200.34 | 2.38 billion | 894 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 2,369,953,403.99 | 2.37 billion | 7,486 |
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 1,743,675,827.81 | 1.74 billion | 5,505 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 1,647,219,705.86 | 1.65 billion | 2,785 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 1,459,014,871.36 | 1.46 billion | 7,245 |
| 518210 | DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES | 1,412,411,173.25 | 1.41 billion | 3,115 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 1,391,404,580.32 | 1.39 billion | 3,144 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FAA obligations were concentrated in a small set of NAICS codes, led by 541330 Engineering Services at $10.16 billion across 25,365 awards, or about 22% of total obligations. Telecommunications Resellers (517310) was the second-largest category at $4.52 billion but only 1,084 awards, indicating a smaller number of higher-value transactions. The remaining top NAICS are clustered in IT, systems, consulting, construction, and air traffic control-related services, each in the $1.39 billion to $2.56 billion range, suggesting a diversified but mission-focused procurement mix.
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 = '6920'
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 | 6,548,881,842.57 | 6.55 billion | 17,467 |
| 2024 | 5,178,754,146.86 | 5.18 billion | 18,347 |
| 2023 | 5,015,781,270.55 | 5.02 billion | 17,663 |
| 2022 | 4,668,199,014.27 | 4.67 billion | 18,178 |
| 2021 | 4,236,065,321.79 | 4.24 billion | 16,284 |
| 2020 | 3,874,832,234.58 | 3.87 billion | 16,061 |
| 2019 | 3,891,082,803.43 | 3.89 billion | 16,407 |
| 2018 | 3,783,077,493.92 | 3.78 billion | 19,273 |
| 2017 | 3,966,681,406.88 | 3.97 billion | 19,726 |
| 2016 | 4,687,621,418.78 | 4.69 billion | 10,431 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FAA obligations total $45.85 billion across 169,837 awards, with an average award value of $269,970.48. Annual obligations were relatively stable at roughly $3.78 billion to $4.69 billion from 2016 through 2021, then increased to $4.67 billion in 2022 and remained above $5.0 billion in 2023 and 2024, reaching $6.55 billion in 2025. Award counts were broadly consistent, ranging from 16,061 to 19,726 in most years, with 2025 reflecting the highest obligations in the period despite a lower award count than several prior years.
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