Federal Contractor

UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)

UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC (CAGE 43HC6, UEI XHAMULHCL9N3) recorded 90 award actions and $627.95 million in obligations in the last full year.

The vendor’s activity was concentrated in Department of the Air Force awards, with 81 actions totaling $640.18 million, alongside smaller NASA obligations and DCMA deobligations. By NAICS, most obligated dollars were tied to nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation, with limited activity in guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing.

Generated at 03/21/2026

Analysis period: Last full year

Totals reflect the last full year and include both positive obligations and negative adjustments, so agency and NAICS subtotals may not match the overall total exactly.

CAGE Code
43HC6
UEI
XHAMULHCL9N3
Total Obligated
627.95 million
627,949,986.60
Award Actions
90
Average Action Value
6,977,222.07

About UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC federal contract activity

UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC recorded $627.95 million in obligated value across 90 awards during the last full year, for an average award size of $6.98 million. The profile reflects a concentrated high-dollar vendor relationship rather than a broad transaction base. CAGE 43HC6 and UEI XHAMULHCL9N3 identify the entity used in the FPDS pull.

Agency mix and customer concentration

The Department of the Air Force accounted for essentially all observed obligated value at $640.18 million across 81 awards, indicating the vendor’s work is heavily tied to that customer. NASA contributed a small amount of additional activity, while DCMA shows negative obligated value, which can reflect deobligations or funding adjustments rather than new demand. Overall, the agency mix is highly concentrated and operationally driven.

Industry profile based on NAICS activity

Activity is dominated by NAICS 481212, Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, with $629.29 million across 88 awards. A much smaller offset appears under NAICS 336414, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, with negative obligated value. This mix indicates the vendor’s recorded obligations are primarily associated with launch and air transport services, with limited classification spillover into aerospace manufacturing.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

The annual trend shows $627.95 million obligated in 2025 across 90 awards, which matches the full analysis window provided. With only one year of data in scope, there is no multi-year growth pattern to infer. The available record supports a stable, highly concentrated award profile for the period reviewed.

How to interpret this page

This summary is based on FPDS award records tied to CAGE code 43HC6 and UEI XHAMULHCL9N3 for the last full year. Obligated values are presented as reported in FPDS, including negative amounts where deobligations or adjustments appear. Agency and NAICS summaries reflect the provided aggregates and are not normalized for overlap across instrument lines or accounting actions.

Top Agencies

SELECT
    agency_id,
    agency_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    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 = '43HC6'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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 640,182,293.11 640.18 million 81
8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 241,190.00 241.19 thousand 2
9763 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) -12,473,496.51 -12.47 million 7

Insight

United Launch Services, LLC’s obligations in the last full year were highly concentrated in the Department of the Air Force, which accounted for 81 awards and $640.18 million, exceeding the vendor’s reported total obligated amount of $627.95 million for the period. NASA represented a negligible share at $241.19 thousand across 2 awards, while DCMA recorded $12.47 million in de-obligations across 7 awards, indicating some contract-level downward adjustment within the portfolio. Overall, the vendor’s federal activity in this window was dominated by Air Force demand with limited diversification across agencies.

Top NAICS

SELECT
    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 = '43HC6'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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
481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION 629,288,601.54 629.29 million 88
336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING -1,338,614.94 -1.34 million 2

Insight

UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC’s obligations are highly concentrated in NAICS 481212, NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION, which accounts for 88 of 90 awards and $629.29 million in obligated value over the last full year. This concentration indicates that nearly all recorded activity falls within a single primary service line. NAICS 336414, GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING, appears only twice and carries a net negative obligation of $1.34 million, making its contribution immaterial relative to the dominant category.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    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 = '43HC6'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 627,949,986.60 627.95 million 90

Insight

Over the last full year, UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC (CAGE 43HC6) received 90 awards totaling $627.95 million, with an average award value of about $6.98 million. Obligations are concentrated entirely in 2025 within the 1-year window provided, indicating a single-year funding profile rather than a multi-year trend. This level of obligation spread across 90 awards suggests a mix of contract actions with moderate average award size.

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