Over the last 10 years, federal agencies obligated 56.53 billion across 10,641 award actions for PSC 1520, with an average action value of 5.31 million. The Department of the Army and Department of the Navy together account for most of the spending, while Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is the largest vendor by obligated value.
PSC Code
PSC 1520 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
PSC 1520 covers aircraft, rotary wing purchases and obligations across federal procurement over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect readable and exact obligated amounts for the stated analysis window, and vendor entries may appear under more than one name variant.
PSC Code
1520
PSC Description
AIRCRAFT, ROTARY WING
Total Obligated
56.53 billion
56,530,849,966.46
Award Actions
10,641
Average Action Value
5,312,550.50
About PSC 1520 federal contract activity
PSC 1520 covers rotary-wing aircraft and related procurement activity over the last 10 years. FPDS records show $56.53 billion in obligated obligations across 10,641 awards, with an average award value of $5.31 million, indicating a high-value, mission-critical spend category.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Army is the largest procuring agency in this PSC at $24.15 billion across 3,943 awards, followed closely by the Department of the Navy at $21.94 billion across 3,714 awards. The Department of the Air Force, USSOCOM, and the U.S. Coast Guard account for materially smaller shares, suggesting rotary-wing procurement is concentrated in the Army and Navy enterprise.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Supplier activity is led by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation at $22.52 billion across 1,699 awards, with The Boeing Company next at $8.55 billion across 1,097 awards. Lockheed Martin Corporation, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, and Defense Systems and Solutions also appear among the top recipients, reflecting a mix of original equipment, sustainment, and related support activity.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent years remained elevated, ranging from $4.99 billion in 2021 to a peak of $6.73 billion in 2023, before moderating to $6.16 billion in 2024 and $5.64 billion in 2025. Award counts over this period stayed relatively stable at roughly 1,050 to 1,215 per year, indicating sustained procurement volume rather than a single-year spike.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations associated with PSC 1520 over the last 10 years and uses the provided aggregated totals, award counts, and annual breakdowns. Agency and vendor rankings reflect total obligated dollars within the PSC, and the annual trend reflects year-by-year obligated amounts from the supplied dataset.
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__productOrServiceCode = '1520'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 24,150,034,973.71 | 24.15 billion | 3,943 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 21,941,648,059.42 | 21.94 billion | 3,714 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 6,839,792,683.26 | 6.84 billion | 612 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 2,850,789,255.01 | 2.85 billion | 117 |
| 7008 | U.S. COAST GUARD | 346,393,563.39 | 346.39 million | 46 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 233,664,082.59 | 233.66 million | 54 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 157,765,026.72 | 157.77 million | 441 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 97,286,916.37 | 97.29 million | 14 |
| 8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | 41,878,061.15 | 41.88 million | 17 |
| 1549 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | 36,260,184.76 | 36.26 million | 33 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, PSC 1520 obligations total $56.53 billion across 10,641 awards, with spending highly concentrated in DoD components. The Department of the Army leads with $24.15 billion (3,943 awards) and the Department of the Navy follows closely with $21.94 billion (3,714 awards), together accounting for the large majority of obligations in this PSC. The Department of the Air Force ($6.84 billion) and USSOCOM ($2.85 billion) add further defense demand, while civilian agencies each represent comparatively small shares.
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,
ifNull(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__productOrServiceCode = '1520'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY
vendor_name,
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | 78286 | 22,516,737,310.02 | 22.52 billion | 1,699 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 77272 | 8,554,218,068.44 | 8.55 billion | 1,097 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 03640 | 6,079,413,507.15 | 6.08 billion | 1,718 |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP | 78286 | 4,738,407,959.30 | 4.74 billion | 111 |
| DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS | 7U6S2 | 2,495,708,468.30 | 2.50 billion | 1,451 |
| BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC. | 97499 | 2,048,478,414.66 | 2.05 billion | 323 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 1,587,380,176.95 | 1.59 billion | 115 | |
| SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | 1,421,257,644.14 | 1.42 billion | 259 | |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 77272 | 882,107,390.31 | 882.11 million | 198 |
| BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC. | 834,202,824.11 | 834.20 million | 94 |
Insight
PSC 1520 obligations totaled $56.53 billion across 10,641 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $5.31 million. Spending is highly concentrated among a small set of manufacturers: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is the largest recipient at $22.52 billion, followed by The Boeing Company at $8.55 billion and Lockheed Martin Corporation at $6.08 billion. The vendor list also contains duplicate/variant vendor records for Sikorsky, Boeing, and Bell Helicopter under different naming or CAGE entries, indicating that obligations are distributed across multiple award records for the same underlying firms.
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__productOrServiceCode = '1520'
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 | 5,639,309,898.73 | 5.64 billion | 1,172 |
| 2024 | 6,155,420,499.60 | 6.16 billion | 1,215 |
| 2023 | 6,726,065,720.82 | 6.73 billion | 1,159 |
| 2022 | 5,749,378,336.82 | 5.75 billion | 1,170 |
| 2021 | 4,985,071,003.18 | 4.99 billion | 1,050 |
| 2020 | 5,668,558,106.90 | 5.67 billion | 1,080 |
| 2019 | 5,145,562,610.05 | 5.15 billion | 921 |
| 2018 | 5,185,348,310.47 | 5.19 billion | 969 |
| 2017 | 5,307,535,323.21 | 5.31 billion | 999 |
| 2016 | 5,968,600,156.68 | 5.97 billion | 906 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, PSC 1520 obligated $56.53 billion across 10,641 awards, with an average award value of $5.31 million. Annual obligations were relatively stable in a narrow band of roughly $4.99 billion to $6.73 billion, indicating sustained demand rather than extreme year-to-year volatility. Obligations peaked in 2023 at $6.73 billion and remained elevated in 2024–2025 at $6.16 billion and $5.64 billion, while award counts were highest in 2024–2025 at 1,215 and 1,172, suggesting continued high transaction volume alongside large-dollar procurement activity.
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