FPDS records show UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC receiving most of its federal obligations from the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, with smaller activity at NASA and negative obligated adjustments under DCMA. The vendor's awards are concentrated in NAICS 481212, NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION, with a limited amount tied to guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing.
Federal Contractor
UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC (CAGE 43HC6, UEI XHAMULHCL9N3) shows 509 award actions and 4.90 billion in obligated value over the last 5 years.
Totals reflect the last 5 years of readable FPDS obligations and may include deobligations or other negative adjustments.
CAGE Code
43HC6
UEI
XHAMULHCL9N3
Total Obligated
4.90 billion
4,897,061,107.97
Award Actions
509
Average Action Value
9,620,945.20
About UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC federal contract activity
UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC (CAGE 43HC6, UEI XHAMULHCL9N3) recorded 509 awards and $4.90 billion in obligated value over the last 5 years, with an average award value of about $9.62 million. The profile is heavily concentrated in a single federal customer, indicating a specialized contracting footprint rather than broad multi-agency diversification.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE accounts for virtually all obligated value at $4.93 billion across 467 awards, making it the dominant buying agency by a wide margin. NASA appears only marginally in the record with 7 awards and $346.19 thousand obligated, while DCMA shows a negative obligated total of $34.54 million across 35 awards, which may reflect contract adjustments, deobligations, or closeout activity.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Contract activity is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 481212, NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION, with $4.90 billion across 501 awards. NAICS 336414, GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING, represents a small secondary slice of activity and is net negative at $1.52 million across 8 awards.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Obligations increased from $709.83 million in 2021 to $1.06 billion in 2022 and $1.26 billion in 2023, then remained elevated at $1.24 billion in 2024. Through 2025, obligations are $627.95 million across 90 awards, but the lower year-to-date total should be interpreted cautiously because the period may be incomplete.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS-observed awards for the last 5 years and aggregates obligation amounts, award counts, and category distributions by agency and NAICS. Negative obligation values are retained as reported and may indicate modifications, deobligations, or other contract actions rather than new spending.
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 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 | 4,931,256,860.20 | 4.93 billion | 467 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 346,190.00 | 346.19 thousand | 7 |
| 9763 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | -34,541,942.23 | -34.54 million | 35 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC’s obligations are overwhelmingly concentrated in the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, which accounts for $4.93 billion across 467 awards. NASA is a negligible secondary customer at $346.19 thousand across 7 awards. DCMA shows a negative obligated total of $34.54 million across 35 awards, indicating downward adjustments or deobligations within the 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 = '43HC6'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | 4,898,576,871.19 | 4.90 billion | 501 |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | -1,515,763.22 | -1.52 million | 8 |
Insight
UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC’s award activity over the last 5 years is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 481212, Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, which accounts for 501 of 509 awards and $4.90 billion in obligations. By comparison, NAICS 336414, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, represents only 8 awards and a net negative obligation of $1.52 million. This indicates a highly concentrated procurement profile with limited distribution across NAICS categories.
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 5 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 |
| 2024 | 1,239,096,027.08 | 1.24 billion | 133 |
| 2023 | 1,257,951,296.09 | 1.26 billion | 109 |
| 2022 | 1,062,232,131.92 | 1.06 billion | 93 |
| 2021 | 709,831,666.28 | 709.83 million | 84 |
Insight
UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC obligated $4.90 billion across 509 awards over the last 5 years, averaging $9.62 million per award. Obligations are concentrated in 2023 and 2024, which together account for about $2.50 billion, or roughly 51% of the 5-year total. Annual obligations increased from $709.83 million in 2021 to a peak of $1.26 billion in 2023, remained elevated in 2024 at $1.24 billion, and declined to $627.95 million in 2025 to date. Award volume generally tracked obligation growth, rising from 84 awards in 2021 to 133 in 2024 before falling to 90 in 2025.
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