This page summarizes federal procurement activity for PSC AC24 over the last 10 years, including obligations, award volume, annual trends, and the leading agencies and vendors. The Department of the Air Force accounts for the largest share of spending, while Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and multiple Lockheed Martin entities are the top vendors by obligated amount.
PSC Code
PSC AC24 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
PSC AC24 covers defense system R&D for missile and space systems engineering development, with $31.16 billion obligated across 6,648 actions in the last 10 years.
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PSC Code
AC24
PSC Description
R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: MISSILE/SPACE SYSTEMS (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT)
Total Obligated
31.16 billion
31,158,925,191.16
Award Actions
6,648
Average Action Value
4,686,962.27
About PSC AC24 federal contract activity
PSC AC24 covers R&D for defense missile and space systems in engineering development. Over the last 10 years, obligations totaled 31.16 billion across 6,648 awards, with an average award value of 4.69 million, indicating a program mix of both large development actions and a broader base of smaller contract obligations.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Air Force is the dominant buying agency for AC24, accounting for 21.52 billion and 918 awards, or roughly two-thirds of total obligations. The Missile Defense Agency is the second-largest agency by spend at 4.61 billion and leads in award volume among the listed agencies with 2,205 awards, followed by the Department of the Army at 3.17 billion and the Department of the Navy at 1.35 billion. NASA appears as a smaller but material participant at 474.34 million.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor concentration is high at the top end of the market. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation leads by obligations with 11.72 billion on 62 awards, while multiple Lockheed Martin Corporation entities appear separately in FPDS data and together represent a substantial share of AC24 obligations, including 8.32 billion, 1.73 billion, 1.47 billion, and 1.23 billion across the listed CAGE codes.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent five years remained elevated and broadly stable, ranging from 4.18 billion in 2021 to a high of 5.62 billion in 2023. Award counts increased from 459 in 2025 to 753 in 2022, with 2023 showing the highest obligations in the period shown, suggesting a peak in funding intensity rather than award volume.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligations data for PSC AC24 over the last 10 years, as provided in the analysis window. Agency and vendor references reflect ranked totals from the dataset, and annual trend values are based on obligated dollars and award counts reported for each year. No extrapolation beyond the supplied metrics was used.
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 = 'AC24'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 21,519,654,744.22 | 21.52 billion | 918 |
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 4,605,961,541.98 | 4.61 billion | 2,205 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 3,171,087,707.38 | 3.17 billion | 1,780 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 1,350,905,605.03 | 1.35 billion | 879 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 474,336,331.38 | 474.34 million | 391 |
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 19,612,417.12 | 19.61 million | 88 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 9,896,786.00 | 9.90 million | 15 |
| 97F5 | WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) | 5,853,801.37 | 5.85 million | 18 |
| 9771 | DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) | 4,700,000.00 | 4.70 million | 1 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 1,148,255.92 | 1.15 million | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, PSC AC24 obligations total $31.16 billion across 6,648 awards, with spending highly concentrated in a few defense agencies. The Department of the Air Force accounts for $21.52 billion, or roughly 69 percent of total obligations, with 918 awards, while MDA and the Department of the Army add another $7.78 billion combined. The Department of the Navy is a smaller but still material participant at $1.35 billion, and all non-DoD agencies listed together account for less than $0.51 billion, indicating a strongly defense-centric award profile.
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 = 'AC24'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 8MQW5 | 11,719,559,923.19 | 11.72 billion | 62 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 06887 | 8,316,143,490.41 | 8.32 billion | 684 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 02769 | 1,731,106,380.20 | 1.73 billion | 252 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 79272 | 1,470,445,003.85 | 1.47 billion | 94 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 3VQB0 | 1,234,430,287.76 | 1.23 billion | 675 |
| TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC | 3CBV3 | 838,115,723.70 | 838.12 million | 471 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 6XWA8 | 827,112,457.23 | 827.11 million | 321 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 15090 | 617,584,106.61 | 617.58 million | 422 |
| ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC | 3EFM9 | 581,891,129.74 | 581.89 million | 120 |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | 94117 | 493,283,902.68 | 493.28 million | 104 |
Insight
AC24 obligations over the last 10 years total $31.16 billion across 6,648 awards, with an average award value of $4.69 million, indicating a mix of large development obligations and a high volume of smaller awards. The vendor base is concentrated: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION accounts for $11.72 billion, and the LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION entries together represent a substantial share of total obligations across multiple CAGE codes. Beyond the two dominant primes, obligated dollars drop to the sub-$1 billion range, with TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, RAYTHEON COMPANY, ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC, and BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. forming a secondary tier of significantly smaller but still material activity.
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 = 'AC24'
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 | 4,277,768,860.38 | 4.28 billion | 459 |
| 2024 | 4,810,865,699.23 | 4.81 billion | 578 |
| 2023 | 5,617,741,655.14 | 5.62 billion | 650 |
| 2022 | 4,378,532,753.52 | 4.38 billion | 753 |
| 2021 | 4,176,120,881.85 | 4.18 billion | 675 |
| 2020 | 2,744,190,544.27 | 2.74 billion | 738 |
| 2019 | 1,792,103,335.39 | 1.79 billion | 802 |
| 2018 | 1,572,730,363.96 | 1.57 billion | 799 |
| 2017 | 1,023,111,984.94 | 1.02 billion | 636 |
| 2016 | 765,759,112.48 | 765.76 million | 558 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, AC24 obligations totaled $31.16 billion across 6,648 awards, with an average award value of $4.69 million. Spending increased markedly over the period, rising from $765.76 million in 2016 to a peak of $5.62 billion in 2023, before easing to $4.81 billion in 2024 and $4.28 billion in 2025. Award counts were highest in 2019–2022, peaking at 802 in 2019, indicating a broad base of activity even as obligated dollars grew.
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