In the last full year, federal obligations under NAICS 481212 totaled $3.80 billion across 3,409 award actions, for an average action value of $1.11 million. The Department of the Air Force was the largest obligating agency, while Space Exploration Technologies Corp. was the top vendor by obligated amount.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 481212 Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
FPDS procurement overview for NAICS 481212, Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, showing last full year obligations, awards, agencies, and vendors.
Figures reflect the last full year and are limited to the provided FPDS summary fields for obligations, award counts, agencies, and vendors.
NAICS Code
481212
Industry
NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION
Total Obligated
3.80 billion
3,797,339,685.67
Award Actions
3,409
Average Action Value
1,113,916.01
About NAICS 481212 federal contract activity
NAICS 481212 covers nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation. In the last full year, FPDS records show $3.80 billion obligated across 3,409 awards, for an average award value of $1.11 million.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Air Force was the largest obligating agency in this sector at $2.16 billion across 229 awards, accounting for most of the annual spend. The Forest Service followed with $940.89 million across 2,336 awards, while USTRANSCOM obligated $460.44 million across 571 awards. NASA and the Department of the Navy rounded out the top five by dollars obligated.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. led vendors with $1.40 billion across 117 awards, followed by United Launch Services, LLC with $629.29 million across 88 awards. Kalitta Air LLC recorded the highest award count among the top vendors at 354 awards, while Blue Origin, LLC and Air Transport International Inc. also ranked among the leading recipients by obligated dollars.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual activity for the analysis period is concentrated in 2025, when FPDS records show the full-year total of $3.80 billion and 3,409 awards. With only one year shown in the trend window, this view supports a point-in-time assessment rather than a multi-year growth analysis.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligation data filtered to NAICS 481212 for the last full year. Agency, vendor, and trend figures are based on total obligated dollars and award counts recorded in the dataset; averages are calculated from total obligations divided by award count.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '481212'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 2,155,850,088.52 | 2.16 billion | 229 |
| 12C2 | FOREST SERVICE | 940,893,314.91 | 940.89 million | 2,336 |
| 9776 | USTRANSCOM | 460,442,261.69 | 460.44 million | 571 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 187,965,952.52 | 187.97 million | 168 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 42,765,025.02 | 42.77 million | 28 |
| 1406 | DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES | 19,368,257.36 | 19.37 million | 43 |
| 12K3 | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE | 626,623.00 | 626.62 thousand | 13 |
| 7505 | ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 510,000.00 | 510.00 thousand | 1 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 45,000.00 | 45.00 thousand | 3 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 15,991.96 | 15.99 thousand | 5 |
Insight
Obligations under NAICS 481212 totaled $3.80 billion across 3,409 awards in the last full year, with activity highly concentrated in a small set of agencies. The Department of the Air Force accounted for $2.16 billion, or more than half of total obligations, followed by the Forest Service at $940.89 million and USTRANSCOM at $460.44 million. Award volume was more dispersed than dollars, led by the Forest Service with 2,336 awards, indicating many smaller obligations relative to the Air Force’s fewer but much larger awards.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '481212'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 3BVL8 | 1,400,642,802.15 | 1.40 billion | 117 |
| UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC | 43HC6 | 629,288,601.54 | 629.29 million | 88 |
| KALITTA AIR LLC | 1VL55 | 205,231,107.56 | 205.23 million | 354 |
| BLUE ORIGIN, LLC | 89ZW9 | 151,065,157.00 | 151.07 million | 14 |
| AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL INC | 1KHM4 | 144,032,361.16 | 144.03 million | 40 |
| HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC | 52DP8 | 107,569,711.08 | 107.57 million | 155 |
| WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES INC | 7CV15 | 84,675,333.09 | 84.68 million | 113 |
| BRIDGER AIR TANKER, LLC | 86QG7 | 79,029,811.95 | 79.03 million | 74 |
| AERO FLITE INC | 3J0M6 | 77,246,875.13 | 77.25 million | 128 |
| FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | 7AMV1 | 76,746,954.39 | 76.75 million | 27 |
Insight
Over the last full year, NAICS 481212 obligated $3.80 billion across 3,409 awards, with an average award value of $1.11 million. Spending is highly concentrated at the top: SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. accounts for $1.40 billion, or about 37 percent of total obligated dollars, and UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC adds $629.29 million, bringing the top two vendors to roughly 53 percent of total obligations. Award volume is more broadly distributed than dollars, with KALITTA AIR LLC, HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC, WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES INC, and AERO FLITE INC each receiving 100+ awards but substantially lower obligated amounts than the largest vendors.
Annual Trend
SELECT
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__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '481212'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,797,339,685.67 | 3.80 billion | 3,409 |
Insight
For the last full year, NAICS 481212 recorded $3.80 billion in obligated funding across 3,409 awards, with an average award value of $1.11 million. Because the window contains a single annual data point, no year-over-year trend can be assessed from this view. The volume of awards relative to total obligated dollars indicates a distributed award pattern with moderate average transaction size.
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