This page summarizes 385 award actions totaling $1,029,919,414.56 in obligated funds for the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense (97AD) over the last 10 years. The activity is concentrated in research and development, engineering, and related technical services, with the largest annual obligations occurring in 2022 and 2021.
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IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement data for the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense (97AD) over the last 10 years, showing obligations, award activity, vendors, NAICS codes, and annual trends.
Totals reflect the analysis window provided and may differ from other FPDS views because of rounding, timing, or filter settings.
Agency ID
97AD
Total Obligated
1.03 billion
1,029,919,414.56
Award Actions
385
Average Action Value
2,675,115.36
About IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense recorded 385 awards totaling $1.03 billion, with an average award value of $2.68 million. Obligations were concentrated in a relatively small number of awards, indicating a portfolio that mixes larger strategic actions with multiple smaller transactions.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Top obligations were led by SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. ($196.36 million across 19 awards), LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION ($189.09 million across 18 awards), and L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($158.38 million across 11 awards). YORK SPACE SYSTEMS LLC and GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. also ranked among the leading vendors, reinforcing a vendor base centered on major defense and space contractors.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The portfolio is heavily dominated by NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, which accounts for $742.43 million across 270 awards. Secondary activity appears in nonscheduled charter freight air transportation, engineering services, custom computer programming, and scientific and technical consulting, showing a strong emphasis on technical development, support, and specialized logistics.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations were highly uneven over the period shown, with a sharp peak in 2022 at $515.37 million across 133 awards and another elevated year in 2021 at $248.17 million across 94 awards. Activity remained substantial in 2023 at $83.85 million, then dropped sharply in 2024 to $5.48 million before rebounding to $72.59 million in 2025.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligation data for agency ID 97AD over the last 10 years and reflects totals, award counts, vendor concentration, NAICS distribution, and annual trends from the provided dataset. Values are reported as obligated dollars and should be interpreted as procurement activity recorded in FPDS for the specified analysis window.
Top Vendors
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vendor_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
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 = '97AD'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
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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 vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 196,363,503.08 | 196.36 million | 19 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 189,090,456.00 | 189.09 million | 18 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 158,375,271.40 | 158.38 million | 11 |
| YORK SPACE SYSTEMS LLC | 115,920,203.08 | 115.92 million | 25 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC | 92,791,324.02 | 92.79 million | 12 |
| AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC | 72,573,153.61 | 72.57 million | 32 |
| E3 FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC | 21,978,832.81 | 21.98 million | 17 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE | 17,584,393.72 | 17.58 million | 17 |
| GOODRICH CORPORATION | 17,528,774.00 | 17.53 million | 5 |
| SECURIGENCE LLC | 17,222,054.91 | 17.22 million | 9 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE obligated 1.03 billion across 385 awards, with an average award value of 2.68 million. Obligations are concentrated among a small set of vendors: the top 10 vendors account for a material share of total obligations, led by SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (196.36 million, 19 awards), LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION (189.09 million, 18 awards), and L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (158.38 million, 11 awards). Award counts are more dispersed than dollar value, with vendors such as AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC (72.57 million across 32 awards) and YORK SPACE SYSTEMS LLC (115.92 million across 25 awards) indicating a mix of higher-volume, lower-value activity and fewer large-dollar awards.
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 = '97AD'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 742,432,651.94 | 742.43 million | 270 |
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | 152,973,357.08 | 152.97 million | 10 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 93,926,726.82 | 93.93 million | 46 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 17,222,054.91 | 17.22 million | 9 |
| 541690 | OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 13,550,637.72 | 13.55 million | 13 |
| 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) | 2,408,814.00 | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 2,129,106.47 | 2.13 million | 8 |
| 337211 | WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING | 1,898,690.64 | 1.90 million | 3 |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 1,210,777.00 | 1.21 million | 4 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 756,525.95 | 756.53 thousand | 5 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations for the IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE were highly concentrated in NAICS 541715, which accounted for $742.43 million of the $1.03 billion total and 270 of 385 awards. The next largest category, NAICS 481212, represented $152.97 million across 10 awards, followed by NAICS 541330 at $93.93 million across 46 awards. The remaining top NAICS codes each received less than $20 million, indicating a sharp drop-off after the three largest categories and a portfolio centered on research and technical services.
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 = '97AD'
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 | 72,593,333.85 | 72.59 million | 71 |
| 2024 | 5,480,516.91 | 5.48 million | 20 |
| 2023 | 83,849,334.46 | 83.85 million | 37 |
| 2022 | 515,370,722.41 | 515.37 million | 133 |
| 2021 | 248,167,414.64 | 248.17 million | 94 |
| 2020 | 104,458,092.29 | 104.46 million | 30 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense obligated $1.03 billion across 385 awards, averaging $2.68 million per award. Obligations are highly concentrated in 2022, which accounts for $515.37 million and 133 awards, followed by 2021 at $248.17 million and 94 awards. Activity drops sharply in 2024 to $5.48 million across 20 awards, with 2025 rebounding to $72.59 million and 71 awards; the remaining years in the period are materially lower than the 2021–2022 peak.
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