Contracting office · Defense Contract Management Agency

DCMA VERTICAL LIFT STRATFORD

DCMA VERTICAL LIFT STRATFORD obligated $45.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 94 contract actions (+642% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION ($47.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$45.1M
Actions
94
New awards: 20
Sole-source
100.0%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 96.8MFY2017
  2. 66.5MFY2018
  3. 65.3MFY2019
  4. 71.6MFY2020
  5. 39.9MFY2021
  6. 20.1MFY2022
  7. 14.8MFY2023
  8. 73.8MFY2024
  9. 6.1MFY2025
  10. 45.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION$47.3M100%
  2. ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC$1,2050.0%
  3. AROCEP FEDERAL, LLC$6390.0%
  4. SITA BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC.$3810.0%
  5. MORNING STAR INDUSTRIES INC$3380.0%
  6. OWYHEE GROUP COMPANIES$3250.0%
  7. DOWNEAST LOGISTICS LLC$2550.0%
  8. M&A GLOBAL CARTRIDGES LLC$2410.0%
  9. COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS INC.$2300.0%
  10. BAHFED CORP$1210.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Equipment maintenance$48.3M99%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$336.7K0.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. 72$48.3M100%
  2. Florida$1,7980.0%
  3. Illinois$7060.0%
  4. Virginia$3810.0%
  5. Idaho$3250.0%
  6. California$2410.0%
  7. Michigan$2300.0%
  8. Oregon$1210.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition100.0%
    US 39% · $45.1M
  • Sole-source awards100.0%
    US 30% · $45.1M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. VH SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FFP$52M
    SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Equipment maintenance· Dec 15, 2025 – May 14, 2026· N0001926F0038
  2. SPARES$32.2M
    SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 24, 2017 – Jan 28, 2026· N0001917F0150
  3. IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE INTEG ANALYSIS$19M
    SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Dec 1, 2016 – May 4, 2026· 0002
  4. ACCUMULATOR$14.8M
    SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 13, 2024 – Jun 1, 2026· N0038324FX937
  5. NAVAL AVIATION$13.7M
    SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Nov 4, 2016 – May 29, 2026· 3871
  6. ALE SUPPORT$9.8M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Dec 21, 2021 – Feb 27, 2026· N0001922F1203
  7. SEATTS UPTURNED EXHAUST SYSTEM (UES) II$8.4M
    SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Dec 3, 2018 – Apr 24, 2026· W911W619F402A
  8. HANDLING QUALITIES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (HQIP)$6.8M
    SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Dec 7, 2016 – May 6, 2026· 0001

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.