Federal contractor · ARLINGTON, VA

AXIENT LLC

AXIENT LLC received $64.9M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 7 awards (−29% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $1.3B. Its largest customer was Federal Acquisition Service ($52.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$64.9M
New awards
7
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
62%
UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 152MFY2017
  2. 154.8MFY2018
  3. 154.9MFY2019
  4. 190.9MFY2020
  5. 134.2MFY2021
  6. 100.3MFY2022
  7. 119.6MFY2023
  8. 107.9MFY2024
  9. 91.5MFY2025
  10. 64.9MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Federal Acquisition Service$52.7M81%
    3 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$10.2M16%
    1 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.9M3.0%
    3 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$65.3M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Los Angeles County, CA$52.7M81%
  2. Madison County, AL$10.2M16%
  3. Prince George's County, MD$2.4M3.6%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition62%
    US 39% · $40.1M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions62%
    US 8.8% · $40.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. DEVELOPMENT CORPS STS3$206M
    Federal Acquisition Service· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Mar 22, 2021 – Aug 3, 2026· 47QFPA21F0018
  2. SMAS II PROVIDES SUPPORT TO GSFC PROJECTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE INDEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE, AUDIT, REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND MISSION OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES ON-SITE AND AT SUPPLIER FACILITIES. THIS INCLUDES MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL RISK RELATED TO PROJECT OPERATIONS.$170.9M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Jul 28, 2017 – Dec 23, 2025· 80GSFC17C0015
  3. ORS RAPID RESPONSE BRANCH. COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE RRSW IDIQ CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, TRAVEL, OTHER DIRECT COSTS, AND FEES NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED TASK ORDER.$133.3M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Arlington County, VA· Research & development· Nov 16, 2016 – Jul 27, 2026· NNA13AA01T
  4. VULCAN NEXT GENERATION LAUNCHER SYSTEMS NEW ENTRANT CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INTEGRATION SERVICES$75.5M
    Department of the Air Force· Madison County, AL· Professional services· Feb 22, 2018 – May 27, 2026· FA881118F4001
  5. SMC PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT$63M
    Federal Acquisition Service· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Mar 26, 2021 – Jul 31, 2026· 47QFPA21F0022
  6. OPEN MANUFACTURING TASK ORDER THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, TRAVEL, OTHER DIRECT COSTS, AND FEES NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK. SEE NEXT PAGE.$43.5M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Bernalillo County, NM· Research & development· Feb 24, 2017 – Jul 27, 2026· NNA14AB86T
  7. ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM STS3$19.1M
    Federal Acquisition Service· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Mar 26, 2021 – Jun 23, 2026· 47QFPA21F0024

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.4M (9 subawards)

9 sub-recipients

  1. TANIST TECHNOLOGIES LLC$356.8K25%
    FALCON, CO · 1 subaward
  2. JAMES A. USSERY$243.7K17%
    MERIDIANVILLE, AL · 1 subaward
  3. ARK GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC.$243K17%
    TORRANCE, CA · 1 subaward
  4. SEAN PALLAS$217.5K15%
    LITTLETON, CO · 1 subaward
  5. JOHN SCHERRER$100K7.1%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 1 subaward
  6. MASCELLI LTL$79.5K5.6%
    HAWTHORNE, CA · 1 subaward
  7. MICHAEL ROACH$66.5K4.7%
    HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA · 1 subaward
  8. MARK PETERSON$60.2K4.3%
    TORRANCE, CA · 1 subaward
  9. MARK MCCULLICK$44.9K3.2%
    REDONDO BEACH, CA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $51K (1 subaward)

1 prime

  1. VALKYRIE ENTERPRISES, LLC$51K100%
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 2.2% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $103M paid out · $133.8M received
  • FY2022: $32.5M paid out · $1.8M received
  • FY2023: $18.2M paid out · $1.2M received
  • FY2024: $6.8M paid out · -$88K received
  • FY2025: $19.1M paid out · $58M received
  • FY2026: $1.4M paid out · $51K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

80 companies · $181M reported

  1. KBR SERVICES, LLC$71.6M
    HOUSTON, TX · 5 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$28.7M
    RESTON, VA · 3 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. A2 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INC.$14.5M
    EL SEGUNDO, CA · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

11 companies · $194.7M reported

  1. MANTECH SRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$111.3M
    FAIRFAX, VA · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
  2. PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.$58M
    CENTREVILLE, VA · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$12.9M
    MELBOURNE, FL · 6 subawards · Computer systems design and related services

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 3 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. KRATOS S2, INC$329.4M−55% in FY2026
    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 9 entities · 83% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  2. FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY INC$246.9M−49% in FY2026
    BEAVERCREEK, OH · 67% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  3. IST RESEARCH, LLC$167.8M+26% in FY2026
    FREDERICKSBURG, VA · 51% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

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 · FY2024–FY2026.

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.