Contracting office · Department of the Air Force

FA8819 SDA AND COMBAT POWER SZK-LA

FA8819 SDA AND COMBAT POWER SZK-LA obligated $340.8M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 183 contract actions (+11% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC ($76.1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$340.8M
Actions
183
New awards: 27
Sole-source
36%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 40MFY2017
  2. 58.9MFY2018
  3. 191.1MFY2019
  4. 219MFY2020
  5. 237.9MFY2021
  6. 317.5MFY2022
  7. 358.8MFY2023
  8. 217.7MFY2024
  9. 306.9MFY2025
  10. 340.8MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$76.1M22%
  2. GEOST, LLC$65.9M19%
  3. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$57.3M17%
  4. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$44.1M13%
  5. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$19.1M5.6%
  6. COLSA CORP$14.2M4.2%
  7. TYTO GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC$13.8M4.0%
  8. BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC$11.8M3.5%
  9. EXOANALYTIC SOLUTIONS INC$8.4M2.5%
  10. SPACE MICRO INC$8.4M2.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$186.7M55%
  2. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$86.4M25%
  3. Equipment maintenance$44.1M13%
  4. Professional services$23.1M6.8%
  5. Transportation & logistics$404.9K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$101.5M30%
  2. Maryland$71.8M21%
  3. Arizona$66.4M19%
  4. Colorado$58.3M17%
  5. Virginia$36.8M11%
  6. Hawaii$3.2M0.9%
  7. Florida$1.4M0.4%
  8. Nevada$1.3M0.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition69%
    US 39% · $234.3M
  • Sole-source awards36%
    US 30% · $121M
  • Single-offer competitions33%
    US 8.7% · $113.3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts18%
    US 5.0% · $60.4M
  • 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. COMBAT MISSION SYSTEMS SUPPORT$471.5M
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.· El Paso County, CO· Equipment maintenance· Jan 24, 2019 – Jun 8, 2026· FA881919C0002
  2. COUNTER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MEADOWLAND PRODUCTION$206.1M
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.· Brevard County, FL· Professional services· Oct 22, 2021 – May 20, 2026· FA881922C0001
  3. CONTRACT AWARD FROM THE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUCNEMENT FOR HOSTED PAYLOAD$150M
    GEOST, LLC· Pima County, AZ· Research & development· Nov 3, 2020 – May 15, 2026· FA881921C1001
  4. DEVELOPMENT OF A CAPABILITY THAT LEVERAGES PHYSICS-BASED MODELING, SIMULATION, AND ANALYSIS$89.9M
    THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC· Howard County, MD· Research & development· May 11, 2020 – Feb 11, 2026· FA881920F1005
  5. RAPID ON-ORBIT SPACE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION RING$78.8M
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Loudoun County, VA· Research & development· Jul 6, 2022 – Jun 12, 2026· FA881422C0004
  6. LINK-182 DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATION$57.3M
    SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.· Los Angeles County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Apr 14, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026· FA881926CB002
  7. PROVIDE SPECIALIZED STUDIES AND ANALYIS FOR THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE$53.1M
    EXOANALYTIC SOLUTIONS INC· Orange County, CA· Research & development· Sep 10, 2020 – May 11, 2026· FA881920C1009
  8. JHU/APL SHALL PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO ACCOMPLISH TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO ASSIST THE SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS CENTER AND ITS MISSION AREAS.$43.4M
    THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC· Howard County, MD· Research & development· Apr 15, 2025 – Jun 11, 2026· FA881925FB019

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.