Federal procurement records show SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION (CAGE 4EXW5, UEI N1PWVLN6F4U1) with concentrated activity in defense and aviation-related work. The largest share of obligations came from the Department of the Air Force, with additional awards from USSOCOM and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Federal Contractor
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION has received 739 federal award actions totaling $5.62 billion over the last 5 years, led by obligations from the Department of the Air Force.
Values reflect the last 5 years of FPDS award actions and may include both obligated and zero-obligation records.
CAGE Code
4EXW5
UEI
N1PWVLN6F4U1
Total Obligated
5.62 billion
5,621,325,108.19
Award Actions
739
Average Action Value
7,606,664.55
About SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION federal contract activity
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION (CAGE 4EXW5, UEI N1PWVLN6F4U1) recorded $5.62 billion in FPDS-obligated dollars across 739 awards over the last 5 years, for an average award value of $7.61 million. The profile is materially concentrated, with the Department of the Air Force accounting for the overwhelming share of obligations and award volume.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The Department of the Air Force is the primary customer, representing $5.15 billion across 653 awards, or most of the vendor’s observed federal business in the period. The next largest customers are U.S. Special Operations Command at $391.36 million across 49 awards and U.S. Customs and Border Protection at $70.28 million across 13 awards, while Department of the Navy activity is much smaller at $10.91 million across 22 awards; DCMA shows two awards with no obligated dollars.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The vendor’s obligations are concentrated in aircraft manufacturing (NAICS 336411) at $2.70 billion, indicating a major hardware and platform-oriented revenue stream. A second large cluster appears under all other professional, scientific, and technical services (541990) at $2.38 billion, followed by search/detection/navigation/guidance systems manufacturing (334511) at $391.36 million, with smaller amounts in communications equipment manufacturing and telecommunications.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations increased sharply over the analysis window, rising from $262.30 million in 2021 to $2.49 billion in 2025. The largest step-up occurred in 2025, but 2024 and 2023 also remained elevated at $1.65 billion and $754.78 million, respectively, suggesting sustained growth rather than a one-year spike. Award counts moved in a similar direction, reaching 220 in 2025 after 219 in 2024.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligation data tied to CAGE 4EXW5 and UEI N1PWVLN6F4U1 over the last 5 years. Agency, NAICS, and annual views are ranked by total obligated dollars, with award counts included to show activity intensity; no other sources or inferred contract details were used.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 5,148,768,696.88 | 5.15 billion | 653 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 391,362,280.83 | 391.36 million | 49 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 70,279,285.48 | 70.28 million | 13 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 10,914,845.00 | 10.91 million | 22 |
| 9763 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION’s obligations are highly concentrated at the Department of the Air Force, which accounts for 5.15 billion of 5.62 billion total obligated and 653 of 739 awards. USSOCOM is a distant second at 391.36 million, with all remaining agencies each representing comparatively small shares of total obligations. This distribution indicates a strong reliance on Air Force-related procurement activity, with limited diversification across other agencies.
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 5 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 | 391,362,280.83 | 391.36 million | 50 |
| 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 | 22,016,754.50 | 22.02 million | 53 |
| 336419 | OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 14,977,757.00 | 14.98 million | 1 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 611,000.00 | 611.00 thousand | 10 |
| 332993 | AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING | 1,000.00 | 1.00 thousand | 3 |
| 333999 | ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION’s obligations under CAGE 4EXW5 total $5.62 billion across 739 awards, with spending concentrated in two primary NAICS codes: 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing ($2.70 billion; 55 awards) and 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ($2.38 billion; 540 awards). These two categories account for the vast majority of obligated dollars, while the remaining obligations are spread across smaller aerospace, communications, telecommunications, and engineering-related NAICS codes. The award pattern indicates a mix of high-dollar manufacturing work and a much larger number of lower-dollar professional services awards.
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 5 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 |
Insight
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION (CAGE 4EXW5) shows a pronounced upward obligation trend over the last 5 years, with total obligated value increasing from $262.30 million in 2021 to $2.49 billion in 2025. Obligations are concentrated in the most recent two years: 2024 and 2025 account for $4.14 billion of the $5.62 billion total, or about 74% of all obligations in the period. Award volume also expanded from 40 awards in 2021 to 220 in 2025, indicating both higher activity and larger dollar concentration in the latest years.
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