SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION recorded 768 award actions and $5.74 billion in obligated federal spending over the last 10 years, with an average action value of $7.47 million. Most of the activity came from the Department of the Air Force, followed by U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, while the largest NAICS shares were aircraft manufacturing and professional, scientific, and technical services.
Federal Contractor
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement profile for SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION (CAGE 4EXW5, UEI N1PWVLN6F4U1) covering obligations, agencies, NAICS, and annual award trends over the last 10 years.
All figures reflect the last 10 years of readable FPDS data and may include obligations across multiple agencies, contract actions, and NAICS classifications.
CAGE Code
4EXW5
UEI
N1PWVLN6F4U1
Total Obligated
5.74 billion
5,738,278,056.12
Award Actions
768
Average Action Value
7,471,716.21
About SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION federal contract activity
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION (CAGE 4EXW5, UEI N1PWVLN6F4U1) recorded $5.74 billion in FPDS-observed obligations across 768 awards over the last 10 years, for an average award value of $7.47 million. The profile indicates a heavily defense-oriented vendor with sustained federal demand concentrated in aerospace and mission systems work.
Agency mix and customer concentration
Obligations are dominated by the Department of the Air Force, which accounts for $5.15 billion across 658 awards and represents the core of the vendor’s federal business. The next largest customer is U.S. Special Operations Command at $485.80 million, followed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of the Navy; DCMA appears in the award count but with no obligated value recorded in this window.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The NAICS profile is led by Aircraft Manufacturing (336411) at $2.70 billion and All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990) at $2.38 billion, together capturing the bulk of the obligated value. A secondary concentration appears in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511) at $485.80 million, with smaller activity in communications and telecommunications-related categories.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations accelerated sharply in the most recent years, rising from $262.30 million in 2021 to $466.52 million in 2022 and $754.78 million in 2023. The upward trend continued in 2024 at $1.65 billion and peaked in 2025 at $2.49 billion, alongside award volume that remained high at 220 in 2025 and 219 in 2024.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS award records associated with SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION using the supplied CAGE code and UEI over the last 10 years. Obligated amounts, award counts, agency mix, NAICS mix, and annual trends reflect the provided FPDS-derived aggregates and are not adjusted beyond the source totals.
Top Agencies
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agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '4EXW5'
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 | 5,153,625,585.88 | 5.15 billion | 658 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 485,802,681.76 | 485.80 million | 54 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 70,279,285.48 | 70.28 million | 13 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 28,570,503.00 | 28.57 million | 41 |
| 9763 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION’s obligations are highly concentrated in the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, which accounts for $5.15 billion across 658 awards, or the vast majority of the vendor’s $5.74 billion total. USSOCOM is a distant second with $485.80 million and 54 awards, while CBP and the Dept of the Navy represent much smaller portions at $70.28 million and $28.57 million, respectively. DCMA records 2 awards with $0 obligated, indicating administrative activity without recorded funding obligation in this period.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '4EXW5'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336411 | AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING | 2,696,080,610.43 | 2.70 billion | 55 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 2,381,306,167.27 | 2.38 billion | 540 |
| 334511 | SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 485,802,681.76 | 485.80 million | 55 |
| 334290 | OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 91,888,118.00 | 91.89 million | 2 |
| 517810 | ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 27,754,332.16 | 27.75 million | 11 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 26,873,643.50 | 26.87 million | 58 |
| 336419 | OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 14,977,757.00 | 14.98 million | 1 |
| 336413 | OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 12,911,374.00 | 12.91 million | 26 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 611,000.00 | 611.00 thousand | 10 |
| 333999 | ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING | 71,372.00 | 71.37 thousand | 7 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations for SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION are concentrated in a small set of NAICS codes, with AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING (336411) and ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (541990) accounting for the majority of the $5.74 billion obligated. 336411 represents $2.70 billion across 55 awards, while 541990 represents $2.38 billion across 540 awards, indicating a split between fewer high-value manufacturing awards and a larger volume of services awards. The next largest NAICS, 334511, adds $485.80 million across 55 awards, and all remaining codes are comparatively minor, showing a pronounced concentration in aerospace-related manufacturing and technical services.
Annual Trend
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '4EXW5'
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 | 2,488,681,741.04 | 2.49 billion | 220 |
| 2024 | 1,649,042,874.22 | 1.65 billion | 219 |
| 2023 | 754,784,043.28 | 754.78 million | 143 |
| 2022 | 466,516,401.57 | 466.52 million | 117 |
| 2021 | 262,300,048.08 | 262.30 million | 40 |
| 2020 | 99,506,450.93 | 99.51 million | 16 |
| 2019 | 7,409,821.00 | 7.41 million | 9 |
| 2018 | 10,036,676.00 | 10.04 million | 4 |
Insight
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION shows a pronounced upward trend in obligations over the last 10 years, with total obligated value rising from single-digit millions in 2018–2019 to 2.49 billion in 2025. Award activity is also concentrated in the most recent years, with 220 awards in 2025 and 219 in 2024, compared with 4–40 awards annually from 2018 through 2021. Of the 5.74 billion obligated over the period, the majority is concentrated in 2024–2025, indicating a sharp recent expansion in both award volume and dollar value.
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