This PSC page summarizes federal procurement activity for AC13, showing how experimental development work is distributed across defense agencies and vendors. The largest obligations in the last 10 years came from the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
PSC Code
PSC AC13 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
AC13 covers National Defense R&D Services for Department of Defense military experimental development, with $38.44 billion obligated across 26,741 actions over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect readable obligations of $38.44 billion and an exact total of $38,440,877,730.48 for the last 10 years.
PSC Code
AC13
PSC Description
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
Total Obligated
38.44 billion
38,440,877,730.48
Award Actions
26,741
Average Action Value
1,437,525.81
About PSC AC13 federal contract activity
PSC AC13 covers National Defense R&D Services for Department of Defense military experimental development. Over the last 10 years, obligations totaled 38.44 billion across 26,741 awards, with an average award value of 1.44 million, indicating a broad portfolio of development-stage R&D activity.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
Obligations are concentrated among defense R&D and missile-related organizations. The Missile Defense Agency leads with 11.88 billion and 5,927 awards, followed by the Department of the Navy at 9.41 billion, the Department of the Air Force at 7.69 billion, the Department of the Army at 3.55 billion, and the Defense Microelectronics Activity at 3.21 billion.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Award activity is dominated by a small set of large defense contractors, with multiple entries for Lockheed Martin reflecting different CAGE codes. Lockheed Martin Corporation leads across its listed entities with 4.58 billion, 2.98 billion, and 1.48 billion in obligations, while Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and Raytheon Company also rank among the top vendors at 2.47 billion and 2.18 billion, respectively.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the visible recent years show sustained high spending, rising from 3.41 billion in 2021 to 6.16 billion in 2022 and 9.58 billion in 2023. Funding remained elevated in 2024 at 8.51 billion and 2025 at 8.71 billion, while award counts increased sharply in 2025 to 8,308, suggesting a large volume of active procurement even as obligation totals remain concentrated in a few major years.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations for PSC AC13 over the last 10 years using the provided totals, award counts, agency rankings, vendor rankings, and annual trend data. Vendor results are reported as supplied, including separate CAGE-coded entities where the source data lists the same vendor name more than once.
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 = 'AC13'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 11,878,667,203.43 | 11.88 billion | 5,927 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 9,408,752,302.66 | 9.41 billion | 6,510 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 7,690,388,682.34 | 7.69 billion | 8,589 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 3,550,396,984.76 | 3.55 billion | 2,250 |
| 9771 | DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) | 3,207,806,519.07 | 3.21 billion | 734 |
| 97AE | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | 2,483,753,691.02 | 2.48 billion | 1,623 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 61,552,795.25 | 61.55 million | 176 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 60,318,946.09 | 60.32 million | 25 |
| 97AD | IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE | 47,667,398.27 | 47.67 million | 71 |
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 41,907,527.65 | 41.91 million | 22 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, AC13 obligations totaled $38.44 billion across 26,741 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of defense agencies. The Missile Defense Agency led with $11.88 billion, followed by the Department of the Navy ($9.41 billion) and Department of the Air Force ($7.69 billion), together accounting for the majority of obligated dollars. The Department of the Army, Defense Microelectronics Activity, and DARPA each contributed additional multi-billion-dollar obligations, while all remaining top agencies were below $100 million and represented a much smaller share of total activity.
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 = 'AC13'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 5D177 | 4,575,059,193.45 | 4.58 billion | 100 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 81755 | 2,979,929,794.98 | 2.98 billion | 231 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 8LM16 | 2,470,258,699.29 | 2.47 billion | 87 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 4C2N0 | 2,181,481,425.89 | 2.18 billion | 300 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 02769 | 1,483,686,251.10 | 1.48 billion | 80 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 64059 | 1,073,753,664.77 | 1.07 billion | 212 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 76301 | 847,571,523.02 | 847.57 million | 271 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 15090 | 846,568,743.61 | 846.57 million | 581 |
| JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC. | 7EBK3 | 662,496,265.67 | 662.50 million | 413 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 70974 | 659,459,797.96 | 659.46 million | 49 |
Insight
AC13 obligations over the last 10 years total $38.44 billion across 26,741 awards, with an average award value of $1.44 million. The vendor base is highly concentrated among a small set of large defense contractors, led by multiple LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION entries totaling more than $10 billion across four CAGE codes, followed by NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION and RAYTHEON COMPANY. Award counts are more dispersed than dollars, with several vendors receiving high volumes of smaller awards, including RAYTHEON COMPANY (15090) with 581 awards and JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC. with 413 awards.
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 = 'AC13'
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 | 8,709,311,120.65 | 8.71 billion | 8,308 |
| 2024 | 8,505,753,313.84 | 8.51 billion | 5,969 |
| 2023 | 9,578,311,898.65 | 9.58 billion | 4,684 |
| 2022 | 6,161,444,853.52 | 6.16 billion | 3,700 |
| 2021 | 3,408,173,037.26 | 3.41 billion | 1,896 |
| 2020 | 581,430,536.28 | 581.43 million | 458 |
| 2019 | 424,148,840.00 | 424.15 million | 385 |
| 2018 | 361,715,072.57 | 361.72 million | 427 |
| 2017 | 313,601,802.18 | 313.60 million | 463 |
| 2016 | 396,987,255.53 | 396.99 million | 451 |
Insight
AC13 obligated dollars are highly concentrated in the most recent five years, with $34.66 billion of the $38.44 billion total obligated from FY 2021-FY 2025. Annual obligations increased sharply from sub-$600 million levels in FY 2016-FY 2020 to multi-billion-dollar levels beginning in FY 2021, peaking at $9.58 billion in FY 2023 before remaining elevated at $8.51 billion in FY 2024 and $8.71 billion in FY 2025. Award volume also expanded materially, rising from 458 awards in FY 2020 to 8,308 in FY 2025, indicating both higher funding intensity and broader contract activity in the period.
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