Contracting office · Department of the Air Force

FA8809 SDA AND CMBT PWR SSC/SZK-IK

FA8809 SDA AND CMBT PWR SSC/SZK-IK obligated $104.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 166 contract actions (−45% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ($30.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$104.4M
Actions
166
New awards: 4
Sole-source
14%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 56MFY2017
  2. 84.7MFY2018
  3. 141.3MFY2019
  4. 180.7MFY2020
  5. 103.1MFY2021
  6. 136.3MFY2022
  7. 92.8MFY2023
  8. 86.8MFY2024
  9. 190MFY2025
  10. 104.4MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$30.7M29%
  2. TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC.$14.4M14%
  3. AI SOLUTIONS INC$13.2M13%
  4. K2 SPACE CORPORATION$10.9M10%
  5. TURION SPACE CORP$8.1M7.7%
  6. AEGIS AEROSPACE INC$7.1M6.8%
  7. GRAVITICS, INC.$6.6M6.3%
  8. OPTIMUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC$5.1M4.9%
  9. IMPULSE SPACE, INC.$4M3.9%
  10. THINKORBITAL INC.$2.7M2.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$86.3M83%
  2. Professional services$13.2M13%
  3. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$4M3.9%
  4. Transportation & logistics$805.3K0.8%
  5. IT & telecom$67.9K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$32.3M31%
  2. Virginia$27.9M27%
  3. New Mexico$18.8M18%
  4. Maryland$9.1M8.7%
  5. Texas$7.1M6.8%
  6. Washington$6.6M6.3%
  7. Colorado$2.7M2.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition50%
    US 39% · $52.6M
  • Sole-source awards14%
    US 30% · $14.5M
  • Single-offer competitions37%
    US 8.7% · $38.2M
  • 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. HOSTED PAYLOAD SOLUTION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S TROPOSPHERIC EMISSIONS: MONITORING OF POLLUTION PAYLOAD$72.8M
    LANTERIS SPACE LLC· Santa Clara County, CA· Transportation & logistics· Jun 26, 2019 – May 29, 2026· FA881419F0001
  2. EDIS TO 102 ENTERPRISE GROUND SYSTEM$72.4M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Aug 27, 2020 – Jun 4, 2026· FA881820F0102
  3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN-RATED PAYLOAD SUPPORT TASK ORDER (DHSTO)$70.9M
    AEGIS AEROSPACE INC· Harris County, TX· Research & development· Sep 6, 2018 – May 5, 2026· FA881818F0006
  4. ENGINEERING, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, SUSTAINMENT, (EDIS) POST-LEO LAUNCH TO$49.7M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Jul 7, 2020 – Jan 6, 2026· FA881820F0106
  5. IMPULSE SPACE SBIR PHASE III$48.1M
    IMPULSE SPACE, INC.· Los Angeles County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 4, 2024 – May 11, 2026· FA880925CB001
  6. ENGINEERING, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND SUSTAINMENT SERVICES$47.8M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Jul 17, 2020 – May 26, 2026· FA881820F0103
  7. SAFS II A&AS$35.2M
    TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC.· Santa Barbara County, CA· Professional services· Jun 27, 2018 – Apr 13, 2026· FA881818F0008
  8. SPACE SYSTEMS COMMAND ACQUISITION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT SERVICE$27.5M
    TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC.· Bernalillo County, NM· Research & development· Aug 31, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026· FA880923FB002

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.