This PSC page summarizes federal obligations for AC13, NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT, across the last five years. Spending is led by the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon among the largest vendors.
PSC Code
PSC AC13 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
AC13 covers Department of Defense experimental development R&D services, with 36.36 billion obligated across 24,557 actions over the last five years.
Annual obligations rose from 3.41 billion in 2021 to 8.71 billion in 2025, with the highest year in the period at 9.58 billion in 2023.
PSC Code
AC13
PSC Description
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
Total Obligated
36.36 billion
36,362,994,223.92
Award Actions
24,557
Average Action Value
1,480,758.81
About PSC AC13 federal contract activity
PSC AC13 covers National Defense R&D Services for Department of Defense military experimental development. Over the last 5 years, obligations totaled $36.36 billion across 24,557 awards, with an average award value of $1.48 million.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Missle Defense Agency led AC13 spending at $11.81 billion across 5,922 awards, followed by the Department of the Navy at $8.72 billion and the Department of the Air Force at $6.90 billion. The Defense Microelectronics Activity and the Department of the Army also represented major demand centers, indicating a broad distribution of experimental development activity across defense organizations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Awarding is concentrated among a small set of large defense contractors. Multiple Lockheed Martin entries account for the largest obligations, led by CAGE 5D177 at $4.58 billion, while Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Raytheon Company, and additional Lockheed Martin entities also captured multibillion-dollar shares.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations increased sharply from $3.41 billion in 2021 to $6.16 billion in 2022 and peaked at $9.58 billion in 2023. Spending remained elevated in 2024 and 2025 at $8.51 billion and $8.71 billion respectively, while award counts rose substantially in 2025 to 8,308, the highest in the period.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations associated with PSC AC13 over the last 5 years. Agency and vendor rankings are ordered by total obligated dollars, and annual trends reflect obligations and award counts recorded for each fiscal year in the analysis window.
Top Agencies
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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 5 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) | 11,806,140,277.43 | 11.81 billion | 5,922 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 8,721,703,929.48 | 8.72 billion | 6,225 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 6,900,848,518.46 | 6.90 billion | 7,359 |
| 9771 | DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) | 3,164,133,369.07 | 3.16 billion | 714 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 3,098,165,572.57 | 3.10 billion | 1,826 |
| 97AE | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | 2,465,290,126.02 | 2.47 billion | 1,612 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 60,318,946.09 | 60.32 million | 25 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 59,751,726.25 | 59.75 million | 173 |
| 97AD | IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE | 47,667,398.27 | 47.67 million | 71 |
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 15,809,696.65 | 15.81 million | 20 |
Insight
AC13 obligations are highly concentrated among a few defense agencies over the last 5 years: the Missile Defense Agency leads with $11.81 billion across 5,922 awards, followed by the Department of the Navy at $8.72 billion and the Department of the Air Force at $6.90 billion. These three agencies account for most of the $36.36 billion obligated in this PSC, indicating a strong skew toward major military R&D portfolios. A second tier—DMEA, the Department of the Army, and DARPA—adds another $8.73 billion, while the remaining agencies each represent relatively small shares of total obligations.
Top Vendors
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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 5 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 | 2,962,930,820.98 | 2.96 billion | 187 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 8LM16 | 2,470,258,699.29 | 2.47 billion | 87 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 4C2N0 | 2,155,563,574.89 | 2.16 billion | 295 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 02769 | 1,426,089,879.10 | 1.43 billion | 75 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 64059 | 956,014,972.77 | 956.01 million | 195 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 15090 | 806,195,179.61 | 806.20 million | 562 |
| 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 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 97942 | 618,414,862.60 | 618.41 million | 298 |
Insight
Obligations under PSC AC13 total $36.36 billion across 24,557 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of $1.48 million, indicating a high-volume R&D procurement base. Top obligations are concentrated among a small set of large defense contractors, led by multiple LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION CAGEs totaling $9.92 billion across the top five entries, followed by NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION at $3.75 billion and RAYTHEON COMPANY at $2.96 billion. Award counts are more dispersed than dollar value, with some vendors receiving relatively large numbers of smaller awards, such as RAYTHEON COMPANY (15090) with 562 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 5 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 |
Insight
AC13 obligations totaled $36.36 billion across 24,557 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of about $1.48 million. Annual obligations increased from $3.41 billion in 2021 to $6.16 billion in 2022 and $9.58 billion in 2023, then remained elevated at $8.51 billion in 2024 and $8.71 billion in 2025. Award volume also accelerated sharply, rising from 1,896 awards in 2021 to 8,308 in 2025, indicating a broadening distribution of procurement activity alongside sustained funding levels.
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