Federal sub-agency · Department of Defense

Defense Contract Management Agency

Defense Contract Management Agency obligated $8.7B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 7,297 contract actions (−71% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was THE BOEING COMPANY ($3.5B).

Obligations · FY2026
$8.7B
Actions
7,297
New awards: 654
Sole-source
84%
Small business
0.0%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 59.5BFY2017
  2. 48.2BFY2018
  3. 35.3BFY2019
  4. 33.9BFY2020
  5. 25.8BFY2021
  6. 23.8BFY2022
  7. 32.6BFY2023
  8. 12.1BFY2024
  9. 29.8BFY2025
  10. 8.7BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. THE BOEING COMPANY$3.5B40%
  2. RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.5B17%
  3. RAYTHEON COMPANY$640.5M7.4%
  4. RTX CORPORATION$489.8M5.6%
  5. BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE$480.7M5.5%
  6. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$349.8M4.0%
  7. V2X AEROSPACE LLC$321.8M3.7%
  8. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$223M2.6%
  9. AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.$179.3M2.1%
  10. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$142.6M1.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$6.8B77%
  2. Equipment maintenance$1.4B16%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$524.7M6.0%
  4. Professional services$47M0.5%
  5. Research & development$24.2M0.3%
  6. Facilities & utilities$1.2M0.0%
  7. Education & social services$678.9K0.0%
  8. Fuel$60.6K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Washington$3.5B40%
  2. Arizona$1.6B18%
  3. Texas$1.5B17%
  4. Maryland$602M6.9%
  5. Connecticut$486.8M5.6%
  6. Ohio$242.7M2.8%
  7. Virginia$182.6M2.1%
  8. Iowa$123.7M1.4%
  9. Florida$123.3M1.4%
  10. New Jersey$81.2M0.9%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition89%
    US 39% · $7.7B
  • Sole-source awards84%
    US 30% · $7.3B
  • Single-offer competitions4.8%
    US 8.7% · $417.5M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · -$1.7M
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.1% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts19%
    US 5.0% · $1.7B
  • Time-and-materials pricing3.7%
    US 4.2% · $321M

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

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. DCMA FIXED WING PUGET SOUND$3.5B100%
  2. DCMA MISSILES$1.5B100.0%
  3. DCMA SPECIAL PROGRAMS SOUTH$640.6M100%
  4. DCMA VERTICAL LIFT PHILADELPHIA$547.7M100.0%
  5. DCMA APO PRATT AND WHITNEY EH$489.9M100%

Awards to excluded parties

New awards, options exercised and added work this agency signed while the recipient was listed in SAM.gov as debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or excluded (exact identifier matches).

In FY2026
$0
0 awards · 0 recipients
All loaded years
$38.3K
3 awards · 2 recipients

None in FY2026.

SAM.gov lists what agencies report, and only exclusions in effect: those that ended are known from twice-yearly snapshots, so an end date is approximate. Agencies may award to an excluded party with a documented compelling reason. An exclusion is an administrative measure, not a conviction.

Source: Exclusions (debarred, suspended and otherwise excluded parties) (U.S. General Services Administration, SAM.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Exclusions as listed on Oct 9, 2026, history from Apr 28, 2022.

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO AWARD F-35A LRIP 15 USAF AIRCRAFT* LONG LEAD FUNDING$30.2B
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Tarrant County, TX· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Nov 26, 2019 – Jun 9, 2026· N0001920C0009
  2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO AWARD LONG LEAD FUNDING FOR F-35A, F-35B, AND F-35C AIRCRAFT FOR U.S. SERVICES, NON-DOD PARTNERS, AND FMS CUSTOMERS$24.6B
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Tarrant County, TX· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Dec 23, 2022 – May 14, 2026· N0001923C0003
  3. USN P-8A FRP II LONG LEAD MATERIAL$18.1B
    THE BOEING COMPANY· King County, WA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 5, 2016 – Jun 12, 2026· N0001914C0067
  4. LRIP 11 AAC$12.3B
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Tarrant County, TX· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 7, 2016 – Feb 4, 2026· N0001916C0033
  5. MV-22 AIRCRAFT - FY08 (LOT 12)*$11B
    BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE· Potter County, TX· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Apr 26, 2017 – Jun 1, 2026· N0001907C0001
  6. 200506!000026!5700!FA8214!OO-ALC/PKME/LMKE !F4261098C0001 !A!N! !Y! !P01502!20041213!20050701!001563738!004179453!016435559!N!NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MISSI!888 S 2000 E !CLEARFIELD !UT!84015!13850!011!49!CLEARFIELD !DAVIS !UTAH !-000001960000!N!N!000000000000!L014!TECH REP SVCS/GUIDED MISSILES !A2 !MISSILE AND SPACE SYSTEMS !302 !MINUTEMAN III GRP !541330!E! !3! ! !C! ! !20200930!B! ! !A! !A!N!L!2!002!B! !Z!Y!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !$10B
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Weber County, UT· Professional services· Nov 28, 2016 – Apr 9, 2026· F4261098C0001
  7. 200207!000021!5700!CZ62 !SMC/PKJ LOS ANGELES AFB !F0470102C0002 !A!N! !N! !20011116!20070630!872978978!196596688!834951691!N!LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION !1111 LOCKHEED MARTIN WAY !SUNNYVALE !CA!94089!77000!085!06!SUNNYVALE !SANTA CLARA !CALIFORNIA!+000012250000!N!N!000000000000!AR92!RDTE/SPACE - OTHER - APPLIED RESEARCH !A2 !MISSILE AND SPACE SYSTEMS !3GFK!MILSTAR !541710!E! !1! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !B! !D!N!J!2!001!N!2A!Z!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001!$8.9B
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Oct 3, 2016 – Mar 11, 2026· F0470102C0002
  8. DEOBLIGATION OF EXCESS FUNDS FROM CLINS 0012&0020$7.4B
    LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT COMPANY· Tarrant County, TX· Research & development· Apr 4, 2017 – Oct 21, 2025· F3365791C0006

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Defense Contract Management Agency obligated -$755.5K in federal assistance in FY2026, on 129 actions (0 new awards). Its largest program was 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research (-$33.97).

Assistance · FY2026
-$755.5K
New awards
0
Actions
129
Since FY2021
$151.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 12.9MFY2021
  2. 113.8MFY2022
  3. 28.4MFY2023
  4. -404.6KFY2024
  5. -2MFY2025
  6. -755.5KFY2026

By type

  1. Grants-$755.5K0.0%

Top programs

  1. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research-$33.970.0%
  2. 12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program-$8970.0%
  3. 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research-$3,8600.0%
  4. 12.777 · Defense Production Act Title Iii (Dpa Title III)-$24.9K0.0%
  5. 12.219 · Ease 3.0-$48.3K0.0%
  6. 12.630 · Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering-$112K0.0%
  7. 12.910 · Research and Technology Development-$133.1K0.0%
  8. 12.620 · Troops to Teachers Grant Program-$164.9K0.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP$00.0%
    ATLANTA, GA
  2. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$00.0%
    GAINESVILLE, FL
  3. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$00.0%
    NASHVILLE, TN
  4. FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL$00.0%
    DURHAM, NC
  5. BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS NORFOLK INC.$00.0%
    NORFOLK, VA
  6. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY$00.0%
    BLACKSBURG, VA
  7. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$00.0%
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC
  8. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY -TEXARKANA$00.0%
    TEXARKANA, TX

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $550.5M (922 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $300K (2 subawards)

451 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. INTERSTATE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION$102.2M19%
    ANAHEIM, CA · 1 subaward
  2. GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED$34.4M6.3%
    WOLVERHAMPTON, GBR · 6 subawards
  3. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$23.2M4.2%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 4 subawards
  4. FRONTGRADE TECHNOLOGIES INC.$22.7M4.1%
    EXETER, NH · 1 subaward
  5. AVNET INC$16.7M3.0%
    PHOENIX, AZ · 22 subawards
  6. APPLIED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, INC.$14.6M2.7%
    BREA, CA · 4 subawards
  7. HOWMET CORPORATION$14.3M2.6%
    WHITEHALL, MI · 4 subawards
  8. HELIGEAR ACQUISITION CO.$12.1M2.2%
    CHICAGO, IL · 23 subawards
  9. HITCHCOCK INDUSTRIES, INC.$11.3M2.1%
    BLOOMINGTON, MN · 1 subaward
  10. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC$8.4M1.5%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

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.

…

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.