Contracting office · Department of the Air Force

FA8818 SSC/AAK-KT

FA8818 SSC/AAK-KT obligated $72.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 77 contract actions (−54% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION ($58.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$72.1M
Actions
77
New awards: 4
Sole-source
6.7%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 100.2MFY2017
  2. 198.8MFY2018
  3. 72.7MFY2019
  4. 111.5MFY2020
  5. 139.5MFY2021
  6. 147.3MFY2022
  7. 186.3MFY2023
  8. 195.3MFY2024
  9. 155.5MFY2025
  10. 72.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$58.9M82%
  2. ASRC FEDERAL SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LLC$9.1M13%
  3. ATK LAUNCH SYSTEMS LLC$4.9M6.7%
  4. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.-$275.4K0.0%
  5. AEVUM INC-$466.6K0.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$69.5M96%
  2. Professional services$1.4M2.0%
  3. Transportation & logistics$1.1M1.6%

Where the work was performed

  1. Arizona$58.9M82%
  2. Maryland$8M11%
  3. Utah$4.9M6.7%
  4. New Mexico$1.1M1.6%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition75%
    US 39% · $54.4M
  • Sole-source awards6.7%
    US 30% · $4.9M
  • Single-offer competitions69%
    US 8.8% · $49.6M
  • 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. RED RUBY$171.9M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· Nov 17, 2020 – Apr 14, 2026· FA881821F0001
  2. GREEN WAVE MISSION TASK ORDER$142.7M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· Mar 1, 2023 – Jun 5, 2026· FA881823F0003
  3. LSMA FINAL BRIDGE$41.4M
    ENGILITY SERVICES, LLC· Essex County, MA· Research & development· Jan 13, 2017 – Apr 29, 2026· FA881813C0001
  4. SOUNDING ROCKET PROGRAM-4 (SRP-4) CONTRACT DEMONSTRATION LAUNCH OF THE ICBM DEM VAL EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT TEST (EFT-2) TASK ORDER$40.7M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· Oct 10, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026· FA881825FB001
  5. 24 MONTH CERT$39.2M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· Apr 26, 2019 – May 27, 2026· FA881819F0006
  6. STP-S29A MISSION TASK ORDER$38.7M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Maricopa County, AZ· Transportation & logistics· Sep 30, 2022 – Feb 26, 2026· FA881822F0001
  7. VCSFA SPACEPORT ENHANCEMENTS$27M
    VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL SPACE FLIGHT AUTHORITY· Norfolk city, VA· Research & development· Nov 2, 2023 – May 7, 2026· FA881824CB001
  8. AAC$27M
    ALASKA AEROSPACE CORP· Anchorage Municipality, AK· Research & development· Dec 5, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026· FA881824CB002

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 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.