ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION’s federal procurement profile is concentrated in defense-related work, led by the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department of the Navy. The largest spending categories are guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing, research and development in physical and engineering sciences, and engineering services.
Federal Contractor
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION (CAGE 27555, UEI TZJ1G18YHW83) received 382.30 million in obligations across 508 award actions over the last 5 years.
Annual obligations were highest in 2021 and then fell sharply, with smaller totals in 2022 through 2025; the DCMA figure is negative in the source data.
CAGE Code
27555
UEI
TZJ1G18YHW83
Total Obligated
382.30 million
382,295,214.16
Award Actions
508
Average Action Value
752,549.63
About ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION recorded $382.30 million in obligated FPDS awards across 508 actions, with an average award value of $752,549.63. The profile is concentrated in defense and aerospace-related work, with the largest share of obligations tied to missile defense and space/air systems activity.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY accounts for the largest share of obligations at $225.09 million across 59 awards, followed by the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE at $81.95 million across 47 awards and the DEPT OF THE NAVY at $79.11 million across 344 awards. DCMA shows a negative obligated total of $3.85 million, which indicates net deobligations or contract adjustments rather than new funded demand.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The dominant NAICS code is 336414, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, at $159.33 million across 157 awards, closely followed by 541715 R&D in the physical, engineering, and life sciences at $147.89 million across 13 awards. Additional activity appears in air transportation, engineering services, and related R&D categories, reinforcing a technical contractor base spanning manufacturing, testing, and support services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Obligations were heavily concentrated in 2021 at $287.16 million, then fell sharply in 2022 to $83.27 million and to low single-digit millions in 2023 through 2025. Award counts remained active during the lower-obligation years, suggesting continued contract activity with materially smaller funding increments.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS award records attributed to CAGE 27555 and UEI TZJ1G18YHW83 over the last 5 years. Totals are based on obligated dollars, award counts reflect the number of recorded actions in the analysis window, and negative values are retained as reported to capture deobligations or adjustments.
Top Agencies
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GROUP BY agency_id
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 225,089,184.61 | 225.09 million | 59 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 81,949,979.00 | 81.95 million | 47 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 79,107,356.53 | 79.11 million | 344 |
| 9763 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | -3,851,305.98 | -3.85 million | 58 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION received 382.30 million across 508 awards, with obligations concentrated in a small number of defense agencies. The Missile Defense Agency accounted for 225.09 million across 59 awards, representing the clear dominant share of funding, followed by the Department of the Air Force at 81.95 million across 47 awards and the Department of the Navy at 79.11 million across 344 awards. DCMA shows a net negative obligation of 3.85 million across 58 awards, indicating downward adjustment activity in this period.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
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award_count,
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count() AS award_count
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 159,328,955.91 | 159.33 million | 157 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 147,886,932.22 | 147.89 million | 13 |
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | 30,615,322.00 | 30.62 million | 20 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 27,846,905.85 | 27.85 million | 279 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 17,006,634.32 | 17.01 million | 26 |
| 336411 | AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING | -131,432.41 | -131.43 thousand | 6 |
| 336419 | OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | -258,103.73 | -258.10 thousand | 7 |
Insight
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION’s Top NAICS activity over the last 5 years is concentrated in space and aerospace-related work. NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing) is the largest category at $159.33 million across 157 awards, followed closely by NAICS 541715 R&D in the physical, engineering, and life sciences at $147.89 million across 13 awards, together accounting for the majority of obligated dollars. Award volume is more dispersed in NAICS 541330 Engineering Services, which has 279 awards but only $27.85 million obligated, indicating a higher count of smaller actions. Minor negative obligations appear in NAICS 336411 and 336419, but these are immaterial relative to the $382.30 million total obligated.
Annual Trend
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,590,073.26 | 4.59 million | 104 |
| 2024 | 4,062,483.07 | 4.06 million | 83 |
| 2023 | 3,220,057.00 | 3.22 million | 55 |
| 2022 | 83,266,789.77 | 83.27 million | 90 |
| 2021 | 287,155,811.06 | 287.16 million | 176 |
Insight
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION (CAGE 27555) shows a highly concentrated obligation pattern over the last 5 years, with $287.16 million in FY 2021 accounting for the vast majority of the $382.30 million obligated in the period. Obligations then dropped sharply to $83.27 million in FY 2022 and declined further to a low range in FY 2023 through FY 2025, which together total about $11.87 million. Award volume also contracted from 176 awards in FY 2021 to 55 in FY 2023 before rising to 83 in FY 2024 and 104 in FY 2025, indicating more awards but materially lower obligation value in the most recent years.
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