This PSC page summarizes federal procurement activity for combat ships and landing vessels in the last 10 years. The Department of the Navy accounts for nearly all obligations, with Electric Boat Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, and Bath Iron Works Corporation among the leading vendors.
PSC Code
PSC 1905 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
PSC 1905 covers combat ships and landing vessels, with $198.22 billion obligated across 29,236 award actions over the last 10 years.
Totals are based on readable obligation data for the stated 10-year analysis window and may differ slightly from exact summed values due to rounding.
About PSC 1905 federal contract activity
PSC 1905, COMBAT SHIPS AND LANDING VESSELS, accounts for 198.22 billion in obligations across 29,236 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of 6.78 million. The category is highly concentrated, reflecting large shipbuilding, modernization, and support efforts tied to naval and maritime platforms.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Navy dominates PSC 1905 spending with 193.04 billion across 27,776 awards, making it the primary obligating agency by a wide margin. The U.S. Coast Guard is a distant second at 4.93 billion, while the Department of the Army contributes a much smaller 261.38 million; the National Park Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection appear only marginally in the data.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are led by Electric Boat Corporation at 79.97 billion, followed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated at 28.03 billion and 27.66 billion under two CAGE codes, indicating multiple reporting entities or locations within the same corporate name. Bath Iron Works Corporation is the next largest vendor at 14.80 billion, and Electric Boat also appears under a separate record with 7.88 billion, underscoring procurement concentration among a small set of shipbuilders.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent years remain elevated, with 2025 at 30.29 billion, above 2024 at 26.76 billion and 2023 at 25.96 billion. Earlier years in the window are lower, including 17.51 billion in 2022 and 16.94 billion in 2021, indicating a step-up in spending over time rather than a flat distribution.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations classified under PSC 1905 over the last 10 years using reported obligated dollars and award counts. Agency and vendor rankings are based on total obligated amount, and annual trend figures reflect obligations recorded by fiscal year within the selected analysis window.
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 = '1905'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 193,037,934,200.08 | 193.04 billion | 27,776 |
| 7008 | U.S. COAST GUARD | 4,926,518,888.12 | 4.93 billion | 333 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 261,383,974.40 | 261.38 million | 1,011 |
| 1443 | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | 3,213,530.00 | 3.21 million | 20 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 2,401,084.35 | 2.40 million | 1 |
| 1448 | U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE | 705,822.00 | 705.82 thousand | 11 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 272,045.00 | 272.05 thousand | 8 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 243,277.60 | 243.28 thousand | 2 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 71,257.50 | 71.26 thousand | 3 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 45,792.74 | 45.79 thousand | 10 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, PSC 1905 obligations are highly concentrated in the Department of the Navy, which accounts for $193.04 billion of the $198.22 billion total and 27,776 of 29,236 awards. The U.S. Coast Guard is a distant second at $4.93 billion, while all other agencies each obligated less than $300 million, indicating a steeply skewed distribution. This pattern suggests procurement activity for combat ships and landing vessels is overwhelmingly Navy-led, with only limited participation from other agencies.
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 = '1905'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION | 96169 | 79,966,847,180.86 | 79.97 billion | 4,482 |
| HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED | 34293 | 28,028,876,362.50 | 28.03 billion | 4,890 |
| HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED | 43689 | 27,658,762,344.10 | 27.66 billion | 6,984 |
| BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION | 70876 | 14,802,456,679.42 | 14.80 billion | 2,689 |
| ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION | 7,883,891,308.50 | 7.88 billion | 536 | |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 38597 | 5,753,558,461.87 | 5.75 billion | 1,152 |
| BECHTEL PLANT MACHINERY, INC. | 4SVU7 | 4,948,564,954.00 | 4.95 billion | 16 |
| AUSTAL USA, LLC | 1T3Z4 | 4,633,906,690.58 | 4.63 billion | 626 |
| HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED | 3,760,123,614.69 | 3.76 billion | 1,248 | |
| MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION | 98042 | 2,692,139,829.49 | 2.69 billion | 121 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, PSC 1905 obligations totaled $198.22 billion across 29,236 awards, with spending highly concentrated among a small set of vendors. ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION leads by a wide margin at $79.97 billion, and the top 10 vendor entries together account for a large share of total obligations, with multiple entries reflecting the same firms under different CAGE codes. HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED appears three times in the top 10, and the vendor mix also includes BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION, LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, AUSTAL USA, LLC, and MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION, indicating a relatively narrow industrial base for combat ship and landing vessel procurement.
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 = '1905'
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 | 30,290,188,132.42 | 30.29 billion | 2,854 |
| 2024 | 26,758,037,234.97 | 26.76 billion | 2,769 |
| 2023 | 25,962,559,574.49 | 25.96 billion | 2,784 |
| 2022 | 17,510,949,396.54 | 17.51 billion | 3,355 |
| 2021 | 16,939,752,521.41 | 16.94 billion | 3,627 |
| 2020 | 19,617,444,984.72 | 19.62 billion | 2,880 |
| 2019 | 17,421,039,847.83 | 17.42 billion | 2,804 |
| 2018 | 18,886,300,671.35 | 18.89 billion | 2,958 |
| 2017 | 13,358,534,912.81 | 13.36 billion | 2,660 |
| 2016 | 11,479,227,368.57 | 11.48 billion | 2,545 |
Insight
PSC 1905 obligations total $198.22 billion across 29,236 awards over the last 10 years, averaging about $6.78 million per award. Annual obligations were highest in 2025 at $30.29 billion, after rising from $11.48 billion in 2016 to the mid-to-high $20 billion range in 2023–2024, indicating a clear upward shift in recent years. Award volume was comparatively steady, ranging from 2,545 to 3,627 per year, with the highest counts in 2021–2022 and 2025, suggesting growth in obligated dollars has outpaced changes in award frequency.
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