Contracting office · Department of the Air Force

FA2401 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SDA

FA2401 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SDA obligated $417.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 100 contract actions (−29% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. ($246M).

Obligations · FY2026
$417.4M
Actions
100
New awards: 17
Sole-source
10%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 33MFY2020
  2. 194.7MFY2021
  3. 634.8MFY2022
  4. 254.3MFY2023
  5. 379.5MFY2024
  6. 586.9MFY2025
  7. 417.4MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$246M59%
  2. AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC$74M18%
  3. KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC.$27.1M6.5%
  4. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$14M3.3%
  5. PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.$13.1M3.1%
  6. STEPHENSON STELLAR CORPORATION$10.4M2.5%
  7. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP$6.6M1.6%
  8. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$6.5M1.6%
  9. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$3.1M0.7%
  10. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$2.2M0.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$322.9M77%
  2. Professional services$87.8M21%
  3. IT & telecom$4.9M1.2%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$1.8M0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Arizona$246M59%
  2. Virginia$87M21%
  3. Colorado$30.7M7.4%
  4. California$22.8M5.5%
  5. Maryland$14M3.3%
  6. Louisiana$10.4M2.5%
  7. Florida$3.1M0.7%
  8. Iowa$1.8M0.4%
  9. Washington$1.1M0.3%
  10. Alabama$500K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition11%
    US 39% · $44.3M
  • Sole-source awards10%
    US 30% · $42.2M
  • Single-offer competitions0.5%
    US 8.8% · $2.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.3%
    US 5.0% · $1.3M
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.5%
    US 4.2% · $2.2M

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

Largest awards

  1. SDA TRANCHE 1 OPERATIONS AND INTEGRATION$1.1B
    GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· May 26, 2022 – Jun 1, 2026· HQ085022C0007
  2. SDA TRACKING LAYER TRANCHE 0, WIDE FIELD OF VIEW (WFOV) PROGRAM$221.1M
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.· Brevard County, FL· Research & development· Oct 2, 2020 – Apr 10, 2026· HQ085021C0002
  3. SPACE TRANSPORT LAYER TRANCHE 0 (QTY 10 SPACE VEHICLES)$211.2M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP· Douglas County, CO· Research & development· Aug 31, 2020 – Feb 27, 2026· HQ085020C0009
  4. SDA SETA ENTERPRISE SERVICES$207.8M
    AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Aug 31, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026· FA240123F0002
  5. SDA TRACKING LAYER TRANCHE 0, WIDE FIELD OF VIEW (WFOV) PROGRAM$155.5M
    SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· Oct 2, 2020 – Feb 27, 2026· HQ085021C0001
  6. SPACE TRANSPORT LAYER TRANCHE 0 (QTY. 10 SPACE VEHICLES)$125.1M
    YORK SPACE SYSTEMS LLC· Adams County, CO· Research & development· Aug 31, 2020 – Feb 24, 2026· HQ085020C0008
  7. ADVANCED FIRE CONTROL GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE (AFCGI)$71.2M
    KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC.· El Paso County, CO· Research & development· Nov 8, 2024 – May 11, 2026· FA240125C0004
  8. SSC SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND EMERGING CAPABILITIES (STEC) SUPPORT$49.5M
    STEPHENSON STELLAR CORPORATION· Caddo Parish, LA· Research & development· Jun 12, 2023 – Jun 12, 2026· FA240123C0010

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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.