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Top New Contractors (First Appearance)

Top New Contractors (First Appearance) shows which federal contractors rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY leads this ranking at 12.92B. The top 10 account for 55.09% of the value in this result set, indicating a moderate concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top Contractors Vendor Ranking All Time Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
12.92B
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
55.09%
Moderate concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top Contractors

Analysis

UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY leads this ranking at 12.92B. The top 10 account for 55.09% of the value in this result set, indicating a moderate concentration pattern.

Why it matters: Use this page to identify leaders, compare major participants, and understand how activity is distributed across this segment of the federal market.

Methodology: The query groups FPDS records by the ranked entity, calculates the main metric, and orders results from highest to lowest. Supporting columns add context to the leaderboard.

Key Findings

  • UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 55.09% of the value in this result set.
  • BOEING AEROSPACE OPERATIONS INCORPORATED (0674) appears in the second position.

Limitations

  • Interpretation depends on the SQL scope and selected filters.
  • This page reflects only the returned query result set.

Query Used

-- Top New Contractors (First Appearance)
SELECT
    f.vendor_name AS vendor_name,
    f.first_appearance_date AS first_appearance_date,
    sum(t.content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS first_appearance_obligated,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(t.content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount)) AS first_appearance_obligated_readable,
    count() AS first_appearance_award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(count()) AS first_appearance_award_count_readable
FROM fpds.data AS t
INNER JOIN
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__contractorName AS vendor_name,
        min(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) AS first_appearance_date
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__vendor__contractorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__contractorName != ''
        AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate != ''
    GROUP BY content__award__vendor__contractorName
) AS f
    ON t.content__award__vendor__contractorName = f.vendor_name
   AND t.content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate = f.first_appearance_date
WHERE
    t.contract_type = 1
    AND t.content__award__vendor__contractorName IS NOT NULL
    AND t.content__award__vendor__contractorName != ''
GROUP BY
    f.vendor_name,
    f.first_appearance_date
ORDER BY first_appearance_obligated DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

This table ranks results by Primary Metric from highest to lowest.

# Vendor Name First Appearance Date First Appearance Obligated First Appearance Obligated Readable First Appearance Award Count First Appearance Award Count Readable
1 UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1996-09-26 00:00:00 12,918,843,253.00
12.92 billion
 12.92 billion 1 1.00
2 BOEING AEROSPACE OPERATIONS INCORPORATED (0674) 1993-11-15 00:00:00 11,110,073,497.02
11.11 billion
 11.11 billion 1 1.00
3 OBAYASHI CORPORATION (0000) 2006-09-28 00:00:00 5,670,000,000.00
5.67 billion
 5.67 billion 1 1.00
4 STEWART AND STEVENSON TACTICAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2003-04-17 00:00:00 3,405,319,851.81
3.41 billion
 3.41 billion 1 1.00
5 NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBLDG&DRYDOC 1994-12-15 00:00:00 2,967,320,000.00
2.97 billion
 2.97 billion 2 2.00
6 CHICAGO UNIVERSITY OF 1978-12-20 00:00:00 2,778,744,588.00
2.78 billion
 2.78 billion 2 2.00
7 UNDISCLOSED DOMESTIC CONTRACTO 1996-10-01 00:00:00 2,538,525,899.00
2.54 billion
 2.54 billion 15 15.00
8 DISABLED VETERANS BUS ASSOC 2002-02-15 00:00:00 2,377,000,000.00
2.38 billion
 2.38 billion 1 1.00
9 THE BOEING COMPANY (5694) 1988-01-15 00:00:00 2,306,836,389.00
2.31 billion
 2.31 billion 1 1.00
10 ADNOC Distribution 2010-01-01 00:00:00 1,895,207,544.00
1.90 billion
 1.90 billion 1 1.00
11 OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORP 1976-01-01 00:00:00 1,667,654,979.00
1.67 billion
 1.67 billion 1 1.00
12 SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL INCORPORATED 1987-09-15 00:00:00 1,040,136,127.00
1.04 billion
 1.04 billion 1 1.00
13 INTERNATIONAL OIL TRADING COMPANY, LLC 2009-07-10 00:00:00 1,011,173,965.17
1.01 billion
 1.01 billion 1 1.00
14 THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELEC CO 1997-06-15 00:00:00 1,000,000,000.00
1.00 billion
 1.00 billion 1 1.00
15 SUTTON LUMBER COMPANY 1996-07-15 00:00:00 1,000,000,000.00
1.00 billion
 1.00 billion 1 1.00
16 LEAR SIEGLER LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED 2006-09-08 00:00:00 977,900,301.10
977.90 million
 977.90 million 39 39.00
17 ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY FOR DISTRIBUTION 2007-10-03 00:00:00 918,256,500.00
918.26 million
 918.26 million 1 1.00
18 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 1978-10-15 00:00:00 783,102,000.00
783.10 million
 783.10 million 72 72.00
19 BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LTD 2008-12-03 00:00:00 728,771,112.70
728.77 million
 728.77 million 1 1.00
20 UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP 1999-12-15 00:00:00 725,000,000.00
725.00 million
 725.00 million 1 1.00
21 KUWAIT PETROLEUM CORPORATION KSCC 2009-06-16 00:00:00 670,333,243.78
670.33 million
 670.33 million 2 2.00
22 GM GDLS DEFENSE GROUP, L.L.C. 2000-11-16 00:00:00 640,219,024.00
640.22 million
 640.22 million 2 2.00
23 SK ENERGY CO., LTD. 2008-12-09 00:00:00 631,146,118.54
631.15 million
 631.15 million 1 1.00
24 NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBLD & DRY DOC 1978-10-15 00:00:00 608,265,000.00
608.26 million
 608.26 million 49 49.00
25 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM 1991-10-15 00:00:00 568,375,000.00
568.38 million
 568.38 million 2 2.00
26 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1978-10-12 00:00:00 566,743,556.00
566.74 million
 566.74 million 1 1.00
27 Russia Space Agency 1993-12-16 00:00:00 546,860,121.00
546.86 million
 546.86 million 1 1.00
28 LOCKHEED MARTIN SERVICES, INC 1984-04-30 00:00:00 546,822,066.00
546.82 million
 546.82 million 1 1.00
29 PETROMAX REFINING COMPANY LLC 2009-03-24 00:00:00 538,622,438.93
538.62 million
 538.62 million 1 1.00
30 B P WEST COAST PRODUCTS L. L. C. 2009-08-13 00:00:00 516,830,010.38
516.83 million
 516.83 million 1 1.00
31 EQUILON ENTERPRISES L L C 2005-03-18 00:00:00 508,894,364.00
508.89 million
 508.89 million 2 2.00
32 BALFOUR BEATTY/MCCARTHY A JOINT VENTURE 2010-09-10 00:00:00 503,832,293.00
503.83 million
 503.83 million 2 2.00
33 FRANKLIN COAL SALES CO 1990-10-15 00:00:00 486,090,000.00
486.09 million
 486.09 million 1 1.00
34 S-OIL CORPORATION 2008-12-05 00:00:00 481,968,023.04
481.97 million
 481.97 million 1 1.00
35 BALFOUR BEATTY/DPR/BIG-D, A JOINT VENTURE 2010-09-24 00:00:00 479,000,000.00
479.00 million
 479.00 million 1 1.00
36 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO 1978-10-01 00:00:00 478,634,401.05
478.63 million
 478.63 million 2 2.00
37 AT & T CORP 1976-01-01 00:00:00 466,281,302.00
466.28 million
 466.28 million 1 1.00
38 ENERGY, UNITED STATES DEPT OF 1996-11-04 00:00:00 465,102,376.00
465.10 million
 465.10 million 4 4.00
39 INTERNATIONAL OIL TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2007-05-03 00:00:00 456,802,652.89
456.80 million
 456.80 million 1 1.00
40 SHELL AVIATION LIMITED (0000) 2007-06-14 00:00:00 454,151,521.81
454.15 million
 454.15 million 1 1.00
41 SANDIA CORPORATION 1979-11-15 00:00:00 451,459,000.00
451.46 million
 451.46 million 2 2.00
42 EMERGENT BIODEFENSE 2007-09-25 00:00:00 447,650,001.00
447.65 million
 447.65 million 2 2.00
43 LITTON SYSTEMS INC 1978-10-15 00:00:00 439,661,000.00
439.66 million
 439.66 million 35 35.00
44 BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD 1999-08-15 00:00:00 438,000,000.00
438.00 million
 438.00 million 1 1.00
45 PHOENIX MARINE CO., INC. 2002-08-15 00:00:00 420,000,000.00
420.00 million
 420.00 million 1 1.00
46 BOEING LAUNCH SERVICES INCORPORATED 2006-09-30 00:00:00 405,188,330.00
405.19 million
 405.19 million 1 1.00
47 CLARK/MCCARTHY, A JOINT VENTURE 2010-09-01 00:00:00 393,883,000.00
393.88 million
 393.88 million 1 1.00
48 DOMESTIC UTILITY SUPPLIERS 1979-09-15 00:00:00 393,784,000.00
393.78 million
 393.78 million 6 6.00
49 THE BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANY B.S.C. (CLOSED) 2005-12-08 00:00:00 391,156,699.92
391.16 million
 391.16 million 1 1.00
50 STONE & WEBSTER CONST CO INC 1996-05-15 00:00:00 389,800,000.00
389.80 million
 389.80 million 2 2.00
51 NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1989-05-13 00:00:00 387,162,021.00
387.16 million
 387.16 million 2 2.00
52 Oasis International Water, Inc 2005-05-24 00:00:00 386,225,000.00
386.23 million
 386.23 million 1 1.00
53 EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC/SHELL 2001-03-13 00:00:00 382,946,757.00
382.95 million
 382.95 million 1 1.00
54 EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC. 2008-10-01 00:00:00 378,131,307.58
378.13 million
 378.13 million 24 24.00
55 BOEING SPACE OPERATIONS COMPANY 1986-01-06 00:00:00 372,727,952.95
372.73 million
 372.73 million 1 1.00
56 CLARK/HUNT, A JOINT VENTURE-NEVADA 2008-09-23 00:00:00 364,942,000.00
364.94 million
 364.94 million 1 1.00
57 THE BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANY BSC (CLOSED) 2006-12-20 00:00:00 359,968,733.72
359.97 million
 359.97 million 1 1.00
58 CETROM ENGINEERING, INC. 2002-01-15 00:00:00 355,769,000.00
355.77 million
 355.77 million 2 2.00
59 MINA CORPORATION LIMITED 2007-06-25 00:00:00 354,025,588.00
354.03 million
 354.03 million 1 1.00
60 AMERICAN OVERSEAS MARINE CORPORATION 1983-01-15 00:00:00 348,910,000.00
348.91 million
 348.91 million 1 1.00
61 MANHATTAN TORCON A JOINT VENTURE 2009-03-27 00:00:00 333,000,000.00
333.00 million
 333.00 million 1 1.00
62 UBS PROVEDORES PTY LIMITED 2006-09-21 00:00:00 327,746,924.00
327.75 million
 327.75 million 1 1.00
63 OCEAN SHIPHOLDINGS, INC. 1995-07-15 00:00:00 323,810,000.00
323.81 million
 323.81 million 5 5.00
64 SHELL OIL PRODUCTS US 2003-03-05 00:00:00 323,163,700.00
323.16 million
 323.16 million 1 1.00
65 Other than small consolidated 2005-10-01 00:00:00 320,472,142.00
320.47 million
 320.47 million 1 1.00
66 AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO INC 1995-10-15 00:00:00 319,163,000.00
319.16 million
 319.16 million 3 3.00
67 GENERAL DYNMICS/FORT WORTH DIV 1983-04-15 00:00:00 298,794,000.00
298.79 million
 298.79 million 3 3.00
68 LINPRO NY REALTY INC. 1991-03-15 00:00:00 297,472,000.00
297.47 million
 297.47 million 1 1.00
69 NEW ENERGY VENTURES, INC 1998-05-12 00:00:00 297,074,505.00
297.07 million
 297.07 million 1 1.00
70 SANOFI PASTEUR BIOLOGICS CO. 2002-03-05 00:00:00 296,050,000.00
296.05 million
 296.05 million 1 1.00
71 KONGSBERG DEFENCE&AEROSPACE AS 2007-08-21 00:00:00 293,939,558.72
293.94 million
 293.94 million 1 1.00
72 AEI RESOURCES INC 1999-01-15 00:00:00 292,000,000.00
292.00 million
 292.00 million 2 2.00
73 CIRCLE B ENTERPRISES INC 2005-09-10 00:00:00 287,515,000.00
287.51 million
 287.51 million 1 1.00
74 ALENIA NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2008-09-29 00:00:00 287,000,000.00
287.00 million
 287.00 million 1 1.00
75 BECHTEL PLANT MACHINERY, INC. 2007-10-16 00:00:00 282,347,840.00
282.35 million
 282.35 million 1 1.00
76 ZACHRY-CADDELL JOINT VENTURE 2003-09-15 00:00:00 273,942,585.00
273.94 million
 273.94 million 1 1.00
77 ZACHRY CADDELL JOINT VENTURE 2003-09-30 00:00:00 273,389,838.00
273.39 million
 273.39 million 1 1.00
78 KAPL INC 1991-10-15 00:00:00 272,040,000.00
272.04 million
 272.04 million 1 1.00
79 GUBMK CONSTRUCTORS 1996-07-15 00:00:00 266,000,000.00
266.00 million
 266.00 million 2 2.00
80 EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES INCORPORATED 2006-10-01 00:00:00 264,658,569.39
264.66 million
 264.66 million 22 22.00
81 COMMONWEALTH COAL SALES INC 1995-01-15 00:00:00 262,540,000.00
262.54 million
 262.54 million 2 2.00
82 BPT PROPERTIES L.P. 1991-03-15 00:00:00 259,191,000.00
259.19 million
 259.19 million 1 1.00
83 ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC 1978-09-30 00:00:00 255,748,917.00
255.75 million
 255.75 million 1 1.00
84 SSANGYONG (U S A) INCORPORATED 2007-12-13 00:00:00 254,149,949.59
254.15 million
 254.15 million 1 1.00
85 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION 1992-01-15 00:00:00 252,033,000.00
252.03 million
 252.03 million 1 1.00
86 GULF STREAM COACH INC 2005-09-02 00:00:00 250,440,000.00
250.44 million
 250.44 million 1 1.00
87 MC DONNELL DGLS GEN DYNAMCS JV 1988-10-15 00:00:00 250,000,000.00
250.00 million
 250.00 million 1 1.00
88 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY INC 1997-09-04 00:00:00 247,424,442.00
247.42 million
 247.42 million 1 1.00
89 CLARK/CADDELL, A JOINT VENTURE 2007-09-28 00:00:00 243,915,000.00
243.91 million
 243.91 million 1 1.00
90 MARINA FANNING, EXECUTIVE VICE 2003-03-15 00:00:00 240,000,000.00
240.00 million
 240.00 million 2 2.00
91 COMPUTER ASSOC. INTERNATIONAL, 1999-11-15 00:00:00 239,790,000.00
239.79 million
 239.79 million 1 1.00
92 BELL/HEERY A JOINT VENTURE 2007-05-02 00:00:00 238,175,000.00
238.18 million
 238.18 million 1 1.00
93 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP 1978-10-15 00:00:00 237,306,000.00
237.31 million
 237.31 million 139 139.00
94 GSC CONSTRUCTION INC 2006-12-08 00:00:00 236,712,312.00
236.71 million
 236.71 million 9 9.00
95 CARNIVAL CORPORATION 2005-09-02 00:00:00 235,999,000.00
236.00 million
 236.00 million 3 3.00
96 TOM COAL COMPANY INC 1989-11-15 00:00:00 233,450,000.00
233.45 million
 233.45 million 1 1.00
97 BATESON-DAILEY JOINT VENTURE 1991-12-15 00:00:00 229,337,000.00
229.34 million
 229.34 million 1 1.00
98 AUSTRALIA COMMONWEALTH 1980-06-17 00:00:00 227,443,774.00
227.44 million
 227.44 million 1 1.00
99 MERLIN PETROLEUM CO INC 2005-04-12 00:00:00 225,764,501.00
225.76 million
 225.76 million 1 1.00
100 ADDINGTON INCORPORATED 1989-05-15 00:00:00 225,254,000.00
225.25 million
 225.25 million 1 1.00

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top New Contractors (First Appearance)" using aggregated procurement data.

Query structure

  • Results are sorted from highest to lowest by the main ranking metric.
  • Grouping is used to combine FPDS records into comparable entity-level results.

Included fields

  • vendor_name — Defines the ranked vendor or contractor.
  • first_appearance_obligated — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • first_appearance_award_count — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • first_appearance_award_count_readable — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.

How to use this ranking

  • Supports fast market review.
  • Helps compare leaders and close competitors.
  • Adds context beyond a raw transaction list.

Computed Metrics

Top 3 Share
34.11%
Top 5 Share
41.43%
Mean
870,704,834.68
Median
388,481,010.50
Max
12,918,843,253.00
Min
225,254,000.00
Concentration
Moderate
Fragmentation
Moderate

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 12.92B
2 BOEING AEROSPACE OPERATIONS INCORPORATED (0674) 11.11B
3 OBAYASHI CORPORATION (0000) 5.67B
4 STEWART AND STEVENSON TACTICAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3.41B
5 NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBLDG&DRYDOC 2.97B
6 CHICAGO UNIVERSITY OF 2.78B
7 UNDISCLOSED DOMESTIC CONTRACTO 2.54B
8 DISABLED VETERANS BUS ASSOC 2.38B
9 THE BOEING COMPANY (5694) 2.31B
10 ADNOC Distribution 1.9B

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