THE BOEING COMPANY

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1B82%
   3 awards
2. Missile Defense Agency$217.7M18%
   7 awards
3. Department of the Army$2.5M0.2%
   2 awards
4. Defense Logistics Agency$658.3K0.1%
   3 awards
5. Internal Revenue Service$422K0.0%
   1 awards

1. PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL HARDWARE AND TEST ARTICLES, AND MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLE ARES I UPPER STAGES. THE UPPER STAGE (US) ELEMENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE AND PROVIDES THE SECOND STAGE OF FLIGHT. THE US ELEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROLL CONTROL DURING THE FIRST STAGE BURN AND SEPARATION; AND WILL PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION, COMMAND AND DATA HANDLING, AND OTHER AVIONICS FUNCTIONS FOR THE ARES I DURING ALL PHASES OF THE ASCENT FLIGHT. THE US ELEMENT IS A NEW DESIGN THAT EMPHASIZES SAFETY, OPERABILITY, AND MINIMUM LIFE CYCLE COST. THE OVERALL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION (DDT&E), PRODUCTION, AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING EFFORTS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THREE ORGANIZATIONS; THE NASA DESIGN TEAM (NDT), THE UPPER STAGE PRODUCTION CONTRACTOR (USPC) AND THE INSTRUMENT UNIT PRODUCTION CONTRACTOR (IUPC). FOR CLARITY, THE USPC WILL BE REFERRED TO AS THE CONTRACTOR THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE PRIMARY ELEMENTS OF THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE INCLUDING: THE FIRST STAGE, US INCLUDING INSTRUMENT UNIT (IU), AND US ENGINE; AND WILL ALSO INTEGRATE THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE AT THE LAUNCH SITE. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DDT&E, INCLUDING TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC INTEGRATION OF THE US SUBSYSTEMS AND GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY. NASA WILL LEAD THE EFFORT TO DEVELOP THE REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE US ELEMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS, AND ALL DESIGN DOCUMENTATION, INITIAL MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS PLANNING, LOGISTICS PLANNING, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT PLANNING. DEVELOPMENT, QUALIFICATION, AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY NASA AND THE CONTRACTOR TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS AND FOR RISK MITIGATION. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL UPPER STAGE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PROCESS AND WILL REQUIRE SUPPORT FROM THE CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF THE UPPER STAGE TEST FLIGHT AND OPERATIONAL UPPER STAGE UNITS INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF UPPER STAGE INSTRUMENT UNIT, THE GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED US ENGINE, BOOSTER SEPARATION MOTORS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE NASA MANAGED AND PERFORMED EFFORTS IS CONTAINED IN THE US WORK PACKAGES AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NDT, IUPC, AND CONTRACTOR DURING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATION OF THE US ELEMENT. THE US CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DESCRIBED IN THE USO-CLV-SE-25704 US DESIGN DEFINITION DOCUMENT (DDD) IS THE BASELINE DESIGN FOR THIS CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTORS EARLY ROLE WILL BE TO PROVIDE PRODUCIBILITY ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO NASA VIA THE ESTABLISHED US OFFICE STRUCTURE AND TO PROVIDE INPUTS INTO THE FINAL DESIGN CONFIGURATION, SPECIFICATIONS, AND STANDARDS. NASA WILL TRANSITION THE MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY, LOGISTICS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AND THE SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS TO THE CONTRACTOR AT THE KEY POINTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY PLANNED TO OCCUR NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING MAJOR MILESTONES: MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY US PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW (PDR) LOGISTICS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE US PDR CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT US CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW CDR) SUSTAINING ENGINEERING US DESIGN CERTIFICATION REVIEW (DCR) AFTER THE COMPLETION OF AN ORDERLY TRANSITION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CONTRACTOR, NASA WILL ASSUME AN INSIGHT ROLE INTO THE CONTRACTORS PRODUCTION, SUSTAINING ENGINEERING, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT OF THE ARES I US TEST PROGRAM AND FLIGHT HARDWARE. AFTER DCR, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUSTAINING ENGINEERING PER SOW SECTION 4.7, AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE US CONFIGURATION AND FOR PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT.$10.5B
   National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Oct 5, 2016 – Sep 3, 2026· NNM07AB03C
2. THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA), GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE (GMD) DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT (DSC) THE GMD DSC WORK INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: 1) FUTURE DEVELOPMENT; 2) FIELDING; 3) TEST; 4) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INTEGRATION AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; 5) EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING AND REFURBISHMENT; 6) TRAINING; AND 7) OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FOR THE GMD WEAPON SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SUPPORT FACILITIES.$6.5B
   Missile Defense Agency· Madison County, AL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 4, 2016 – Nov 13, 2025· HQ014712C0004
3. GBI/AUR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SYSTEMS ENG$4.4B
   Missile Defense Agency· Madison County, AL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 18, 2019 – May 11, 2026· HQ014719C0004
4. SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM (SLS) STAGES PRODUCTION AND EVOLUTION CONTRACT (SPEC)$2.7B
   National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Oct 16, 2019 – Sep 11, 2026· 80MSFC20C0052
5. INTERIM CRYOGENIC PROPULSION STAGE FOR SLS$1.3B
   National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Madison County, AL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 26, 2016 – Aug 20, 2026· NNM12AA82C
6. ELEMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING$383.7M
   Missile Defense Agency· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Aug 30, 2022 – Jun 4, 2026· HQ085622F0005
7. GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE READINESS$237.1M
   Missile Defense Agency· Madison County, AL· Equipment maintenance· Jun 26, 2023 – May 15, 2026· HQ085623F0006
8. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION SERVICES$133.5M
   Missile Defense Agency· Madison County, AL· Research & development· May 3, 2024 – Apr 13, 2026· HQ085424C0001

Its reported sub-contracts equal 27% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

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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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Compared on 167 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

1. RAYTHEON COMPANY$84.4B−24% in FY2026
   TUCSON, AZ · 227 entities · 53% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingDefense Contract Management Agency · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingNavy · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing+10 more
2. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$171.9B−38% in FY2026
   FORT WORTH, TX · 128 entities · 72% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingDefense Contract Management Agency · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingNavy · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing+7 more
3. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$41.6B−14% in FY2026
   MELBOURNE, FL · 159 entities · 33% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingNavy · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingArmy · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing+12 more

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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 · FY2024–FY2026.

Across the company family of THE BOEING COMPANY (99 recipients).

Lobbying · 2025

$11.3M

52 reports

Lobbying · 2023–2026

$42.9M

$42.9M in its own reports

PAC giving · 2026

$1.4M

2 PACs

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.