The Space Development Agency recorded $162.77 million in obligated spending across 51 award actions, with an average action value of $3.19 million. Most obligations were concentrated in research and development, led by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., L3Harris Technologies, Inc., and Perspecta Engineering Inc.
Federal Agency
SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SDA) Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS summary for the Space Development Agency (97SD) covering obligated awards over the last 10 years.
Annual data shown here includes 2020, 2021, and 2022, which account for most of the recorded obligation in this window.
Agency ID
97SD
Total Obligated
162.77 million
162,770,024.21
Award Actions
51
Average Action Value
3,191,569.10
About SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SDA) federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Space Development Agency (SDA) recorded 51 awards totaling $162.77 million, with an average award value of about $3.19 million. Obligations are highly concentrated, with a small number of awards accounting for most spending.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. is the leading recipient at $99.68 million across 7 awards, followed by L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. at $26.14 million across 3 awards. The remaining top recipients include PERSPECTA ENGINEERING INC., LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, and NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, indicating a vendor base dominated by large aerospace and defense contractors.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, accounts for $151.80 million across 40 awards and represents the core of SDA procurement activity. Secondary obligations are concentrated in engineering and support services, with smaller amounts in air transport, consulting, and office furniture manufacturing.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations are uneven across the observed years, peaking in 2021 at $106.69 million across 27 awards and remaining substantial in 2020 at $51.39 million across 15 awards. Obligations fell sharply in 2022 to $4.68 million across 9 awards, indicating a marked shift in procurement pace or contract timing.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS award records for Agency ID 97SD over the last 10 years and aggregates obligations, award counts, vendors, NAICS codes, and annual totals. Vendor, NAICS, and trend rankings reflect total obligated dollars within the stated analysis window.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 99,678,656.00 | 99.68 million | 7 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 26,136,001.00 | 26.14 million | 3 |
| PERSPECTA ENGINEERING INC. | 16,359,498.81 | 16.36 million | 5 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 9,377,123.00 | 9.38 million | 3 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 9,275,385.00 | 9.28 million | 6 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS | 5,489,584.00 | 5.49 million | 3 |
| E3 FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC | 4,763,952.73 | 4.76 million | 6 |
| AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC | 1,080,281.55 | 1.08 million | 2 |
| OFFICEWORKS PENNSYLVANIA, INC | 584,621.76 | 584.62 thousand | 1 |
| EXOANALYTIC SOLUTIONS, INC. | 417,162.00 | 417.16 thousand | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, SDA obligated $162.77 million across 51 awards, averaging $3.19 million per award. Obligations are highly concentrated: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. accounts for $99.68 million across 7 awards, or a majority of total obligated dollars, followed by L3Harris Technologies, Inc. at $26.14 million and Perspecta Engineering Inc. at $16.36 million. The remaining vendors each received less than $10 million, indicating a steep drop-off after the top three and a relatively narrow vendor base for the agency’s obligations.
Top NAICS
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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) | 151,801,177.17 | 151.80 million | 40 |
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | 4,206,500.00 | 4.21 million | 1 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 4,022,151.28 | 4.02 million | 5 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 1,822,083.00 | 1.82 million | 3 |
| 337211 | WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING | 584,621.76 | 584.62 thousand | 1 |
| 541690 | OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 333,491.00 | 333.49 thousand | 1 |
Insight
SDA’s obligations over the last 10 years are highly concentrated in NAICS 541715, which accounts for $151.80 million of $162.77 million total obligated across 40 of 51 awards. The remaining obligations are distributed across a small number of other NAICS codes, led by 481212 at $4.21 million and 541330 at $4.02 million, with each of the other listed categories representing less than $2 million. This pattern indicates a procurement profile dominated by research and development activity, with limited spend in transportation, engineering, consulting, and other support categories.
Annual Trend
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count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,683,282.84 | 4.68 million | 9 |
| 2021 | 106,692,952.37 | 106.69 million | 27 |
| 2020 | 51,393,789.00 | 51.39 million | 15 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, SDA recorded $162.77 million in obligations across 51 awards, with an average award value of $3.19 million. Obligations were highly concentrated in 2021, which accounted for $106.69 million and 27 awards, or the majority of both dollars and transactions in the period provided. Activity was lower in 2020 at $51.39 million across 15 awards and declined further in 2022 to $4.68 million across 9 awards, indicating a sharp year-to-year contraction after the 2021 peak.
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