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FA8524 AFSC PZAAA

FA8524 AFSC PZAAA obligated $13.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 103 contract actions (−51% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ABLE AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC. ($5.6M).

Obligations · FY2026
$13.4M
Actions
103
New awards: 27
Sole-source
54%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 19.3MFY2017
  2. 14.1MFY2018
  3. 15.4MFY2019
  4. 13.7MFY2020
  5. 11.2MFY2021
  6. 17MFY2022
  7. 17.4MFY2023
  8. 22MFY2024
  9. 27.4MFY2025
  10. 13.4MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ABLE AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC.$5.6M42%
  2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP$3.3M24%
  3. HORNET ACQUISITIONCO, LLC$1.6M12%
  4. ASTRONAUTICS CORPORATION OF AMERICA$862.3K6.4%
  5. MALMROSE HELI SERVICES INC$626.6K4.7%
  6. CUBIC DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, INC.$617.8K4.6%
  7. CHELTON AVIONICS, INC$310.4K2.3%
  8. GLOBAL AVIATION HELICOPTER DIVISION, LLC$162.4K1.2%
  9. ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC.$151.8K1.1%
  10. FREEFLIGHT ACQUISITION CORPORATION$133.7K1.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Equipment maintenance$13.5M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Arizona$5.9M44%
  2. Georgia$3.6M27%
  3. California$2.3M17%
  4. Wisconsin$862.3K6.4%
  5. Utah$626.6K4.7%
  6. Texas$311.3K2.3%
  7. Iowa$61.5K0.5%
  8. Ohio$55.8K0.4%
  9. Florida$22.6K0.2%
  10. Nebraska$12.7K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition54%
    US 39% · $7.2M
  • Sole-source awards54%
    US 30% · $7.2M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.8% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · $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. REPAIRS ALQ-161$8.2M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP· Houston County, GA· Equipment maintenance· Jan 8, 2025 – Oct 6, 2025· FA852425F0005
  2. OVERHAUL OF THE DYNAMIC COMPONENTS APPLICABLE TO THE TH-1H HELICOPTERS$4.9M
    ABLE AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC.· Maricopa County, AZ· Equipment maintenance· May 13, 2026 – May 13, 2026· FA852426F0028
  3. REPAIRS FOR AN/ALQ 161$4.7M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP· Houston County, GA· Equipment maintenance· Sep 5, 2024 – May 18, 2026· FA852424F0073
  4. OVERHAUL/REPAIR OF THE MAIN ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLIES APPLICABLE TO THE UH-1N HELICOPTER.$4.5M
    ABLE AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC.· Maricopa County, AZ· Equipment maintenance· Jun 11, 2025 – May 27, 2026· FA852425F0023
  5. REPAIR/OVERHAUL OF THE DYNAMIC COMPONENTS ON THE TH-1H HELICOPTERS$3.8M
    ABLE AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC.· Maricopa County, AZ· Equipment maintenance· Apr 30, 2025 – Apr 22, 2026· FA852425F0019
  6. REPAIRS AND SPARES FOR ALQ-155$3.6M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP· Houston County, GA· Equipment maintenance· Sep 3, 2025 – Mar 25, 2026· FA852425F0032
  7. APPLICABLE TO AN/ALQ 155, 161A, AND 184 SYSTEMS.$2.6M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP· Houston County, GA· Equipment maintenance· Sep 7, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026· FA852423F0078
  8. OVERHAUL/REPAIR OF THE MOUNTED WINCH, DRUM WINCH AND INTERNAL RESUE HOIST APPLICABLE TO THE HH-60G AND UH-1N HELICOPTERS.$2.3M
    HORNET ACQUISITIONCO, LLC· Orange County, CA· Equipment maintenance· Sep 28, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026· FA852424F0076

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 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.