The FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (Agency ID 6920) obligated $25,647,681,596.04 across 87,939 award actions in the last 5 years, for an average action value of $291,653.09. Annual obligations rose from $4.24 billion in 2021 to $6.55 billion in 2025, with engineering services, telecommunications resellers, and air traffic control among the largest NAICS categories.
Federal Agency
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal Aviation Administration procurement data for the last 5 years covers 87,939 award actions and $25.65 billion in obligations.
Totals reflect readable and exact obligated amounts, award counts, top vendors, top NAICS codes, and annual trends reported for the analysis window.
Agency ID
6920
Total Obligated
25.65 billion
25,647,681,596.04
Award Actions
87,939
Average Action Value
291,653.09
About FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the Federal Aviation Administration obligated 25.65 billion across 87,939 awards, for an average award value of 291,653.09. The procurement profile is large-scale and operationally diverse, consistent with an agency that supports air traffic infrastructure, communications, systems engineering, and ongoing technical services.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Spending is concentrated among a small set of major suppliers, led by HARRIS CORPORATION at 2.87 billion across 651 awards and LEIDOS, INC. at 1.46 billion across 302 awards. RAYTHEON COMPANY, THE MITRE CORPORATION, and CDW GOVERNMENT LLC also rank among the top recipients, indicating a vendor base weighted toward telecommunications, technical integration, research support, and IT resellers rather than a broad spread of small-dollar obligations.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS category is 541330 Engineering Services at 5.70 billion and 15,427 awards, making engineering the dominant spend area by both value and volume. Telecommunications resellers (517310) and air traffic control services (488111) account for substantial obligations, while computer systems design and other computer-related services round out a procurement mix centered on communications, systems support, and mission-critical technical work.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations show an upward pattern over the analysis window, increasing from 4.24 billion in 2021 to 6.55 billion in 2025. Award counts remain consistently high, ranging from 16,284 to 18,347 per year, which suggests sustained procurement activity rather than isolated spikes in spending.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS-observed obligations and award counts for the Federal Aviation Administration over the last 5 years. Vendor and NAICS rankings reflect cumulative obligated dollars within the selected period, and annual trend figures aggregate obligations and awards by fiscal year without adjustment for inflation or scope changes.
Top Vendors
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
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AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS CORPORATION | 2,872,910,616.56 | 2.87 billion | 651 |
| LEIDOS, INC. | 1,459,360,194.87 | 1.46 billion | 302 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 911,045,742.28 | 911.05 million | 1,174 |
| THE MITRE CORPORATION | 802,464,475.38 | 802.46 million | 216 |
| CDW GOVERNMENT LLC | 786,869,802.70 | 786.87 million | 2,080 |
| LS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 580,765,355.31 | 580.77 million | 1,595 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 558,035,402.26 | 558.04 million | 2,501 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP | 524,046,149.55 | 524.05 million | 1,441 |
| NOBLIS, INC. | 424,689,853.09 | 424.69 million | 636 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 397,992,975.08 | 397.99 million | 2,012 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, FAA obligated $25.65 billion across 87,939 awards, with the top 10 vendors accounting for a substantial share of spend and indicating meaningful vendor concentration. HARRIS CORPORATION led with $2.87 billion, followed by LEIDOS, INC. at $1.46 billion; the remaining top vendors each received under $1 billion, suggesting a long tail beyond the leading suppliers. Award volume is more distributed than dollars, with CDW GOVERNMENT LLC, GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC., and SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION among the highest award counts, indicating many smaller obligations across multiple vendors.
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 = '6920'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 | 5,701,004,175.26 | 5.70 billion | 15,427 |
| 517310 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESELLERS | 2,814,505,509.14 | 2.81 billion | 595 |
| 488111 | AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL | 1,433,898,103.89 | 1.43 billion | 573 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 1,376,084,035.20 | 1.38 billion | 4,685 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 1,249,091,893.49 | 1.25 billion | 3,287 |
| 518210 | COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, DATA PROCESSING, WEB HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES | 1,248,500,212.64 | 1.25 billion | 2,338 |
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 1,050,703,712.20 | 1.05 billion | 2,896 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 921,902,296.98 | 921.90 million | 1,722 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 840,118,099.33 | 840.12 million | 3,960 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 683,528,054.13 | 683.53 million | 3,221 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, FAA obligated $25.65 billion across 87,939 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of NAICS codes. Engineering Services (541330) is the largest category at $5.70 billion and 15,427 awards, followed by Telecommunications Resellers (517310) at $2.81 billion, while the remaining top codes each account for roughly $0.68 billion to $1.43 billion. The mix indicates a portfolio weighted toward engineering, IT, telecommunications, and air traffic control-related services, with a notable share of obligations spread across multiple mid-tier categories rather than a single dominant NAICS beyond 541330.
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 5 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 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the Federal Aviation Administration obligated $25.65 billion across 87,939 awards, with an average award value of $291,653. Obligations increased each year from $4.24 billion in 2021 to $6.55 billion in 2025, indicating a sustained upward funding trend. Award counts remained relatively stable in a narrow range of 16,284 to 18,347 annually, suggesting growth in obligated dollars was driven more by larger award values than by a higher volume of awards.
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