THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION recorded 4,670 award actions and $10.34 billion in obligated funding over the last 10 years, with an average action value of $2.21 million. Most obligations came from the Department of the Air Force, while NASA accounted for the largest share of award actions.
Federal Contractor
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement profile for THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (CAGE 12782, UEI YA8LJBJCND19) showing obligations, awards, agencies, NAICS codes, and annual trend data for the last 10 years.
Agency, NAICS, and annual totals reflect the provided analysis window and may differ by rounding between readable and exact dollar values.
CAGE Code
12782
UEI
YA8LJBJCND19
Total Obligated
10.34 billion
10,339,512,328.28
Award Actions
4,670
Average Action Value
2,214,028.33
About THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION federal contract activity
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION has obligated $10.34 billion across 4,670 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $2.21 million. The profile is highly concentrated in a small number of large obligations, led by the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, while NASA accounts for most of the award count. The vendor’s activity is consistent with a large-scale R&D and engineering support contractor focused on aerospace and technical services.
Agency mix and customer concentration
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE is the dominant customer, accounting for $9.27 billion across 226 awards, or the vast majority of obligated dollars. NASA is the second-largest agency by both award count and dollars, with 3,915 awards totaling $731.93 million, indicating a much more fragmented, lower-dollar transaction pattern. ENERGY, NOAA, and USGS appear as secondary customers with materially smaller obligation totals.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The award mix is led by NAICS 541715, which totals $8.62 billion and 2,676 awards, followed by 541712 at $1.68 billion and 1,315 awards. Together, those two R&D codes account for nearly all obligated dollars, reinforcing that the vendor’s core work is in physical, engineering, and life sciences research and development. Smaller amounts appear in engineering, scientific consulting, and guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing, but these are not material compared with the primary R&D categories.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remain above $1.1 billion in each of the five most recent years shown, ranging from $1.11 billion in 2025 to $1.44 billion in 2024. Award counts are relatively stable year to year, staying in the 467 to 546 range, which suggests a steady contract flow rather than a single surge of awards. The 2024 peak followed by a moderate 2025 decline indicates continued but somewhat lower spending intensity in the current period.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS award records associated with CAGE code 12782 and UEI YA8LJBJCND19 for the last 10 years. Obligations, award counts, agency shares, NAICS distribution, and annual trends are aggregated from the provided analysis window and reflect recorded federal contract activity only. Agency, NAICS, and trend narratives are limited to the values shown and do not infer performance, subcontracting, or non-FPDS revenue.
Top Agencies
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agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
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count() AS award_count
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contract_type = 1
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 9,269,753,142.23 | 9.27 billion | 226 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 731,925,333.32 | 731.93 million | 3,915 |
| 8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | 179,348,336.62 | 179.35 million | 62 |
| 1330 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | 130,462,113.97 | 130.46 million | 298 |
| 1434 | US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | 23,689,341.39 | 23.69 million | 67 |
| 6920 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | 2,562,228.33 | 2.56 million | 31 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 1,775,919.52 | 1.78 million | 18 |
| 1501 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | 112,445.00 | 112.44 thousand | 2 |
| 1100 | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT | 78,848.68 | 78.85 thousand | 2 |
| 1448 | U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE | 67,102.80 | 67.10 thousand | 4 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION’s obligations are heavily concentrated at the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, which accounts for $9.27 billion of the $10.34 billion total across 226 awards. NASA is the second-largest funding source by obligated value at $731.93 million, but with 3,915 awards it represents the highest award volume and indicates a much smaller average award size than Air Force obligations. All other agencies are comparatively minor, with each below $180 million in obligated value and no other agency exceeding 298 awards, indicating a highly concentrated agency profile.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
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WHERE
contract_type = 1
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 8,620,225,037.14 | 8.62 billion | 2,676 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 1,680,720,996.89 | 1.68 billion | 1,315 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 11,322,795.23 | 11.32 million | 295 |
| 541690 | OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 5,866,414.56 | 5.87 million | 101 |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 1,986,108.00 | 1.99 million | 6 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 499,050.00 | 499.05 thousand | 5 |
| 812990 | ALL OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES | 326,524.95 | 326.52 thousand | 4 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 216,494.94 | 216.49 thousand | 8 |
| 541199 | ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES | 112,445.00 | 112.44 thousand | 2 |
| 541710 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | -145,261.61 | -145.26 thousand | 33 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION’s obligations are highly concentrated in NAICS 541715, which accounts for $8.62 billion across 2,676 awards, or most of the vendor’s $10.34 billion total. NAICS 541712 is the only other major category, with $1.68 billion and 1,315 awards; together, these two R&D codes represent the vast majority of obligated dollars and award volume. All remaining NAICS codes are materially smaller, with engineering and consulting services contributing only low millions, indicating a procurement profile dominated by physical, engineering, and life sciences R&D.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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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 = '12782'
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 | 1,111,541,178.17 | 1.11 billion | 546 |
| 2024 | 1,440,884,018.62 | 1.44 billion | 523 |
| 2023 | 1,294,581,714.60 | 1.29 billion | 467 |
| 2022 | 1,162,804,198.11 | 1.16 billion | 500 |
| 2021 | 1,163,224,003.98 | 1.16 billion | 483 |
| 2020 | 1,125,900,887.25 | 1.13 billion | 519 |
| 2019 | 1,002,398,297.11 | 1.00 billion | 657 |
| 2018 | 1,125,179,271.03 | 1.13 billion | 480 |
| 2017 | 911,070,152.43 | 911.07 million | 464 |
| 2016 | 1,928,606.98 | 1.93 million | 31 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION received $10.34 billion across 4,670 awards, averaging $2.21 million per award. Obligations were heavily concentrated in 2017-2025, with annual funding generally holding near or above $1.0 billion and peaking in 2024 at $1.44 billion; 2016 was a clear outlier at only $1.93 million across 31 awards. Award activity was relatively steady over the recent period, ranging from 467 to 657 awards annually, with the highest count in 2019.
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