Sub-agency · Code 97AD
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense signed $1.38B in prime contracts with 9 covered companies since FY2008.
- Part ofU.S. Department of War
Prime Contracts Awarded$1.38B obligated · FY2020–FY2026
- Obligated
- $1.38B
- FY2020–FY2026
- Contract actions
- 301
- 42 awards
- Peak year
- FY2022
- $541M
- Top contractor
- General Dynamics
- 24% of obligations
’20’22’24’26
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $439M | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | $39.9M | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | $20.1M | 0 | — |
| FY2023 | $131M | 0 | — |
| FY2022 | $541M | 0 | — |
| FY2021 | $158M | 0 | — |
| FY2020 | $48.2M | 0 | — |
Contractors
- General Dynamics$325M 24%
- SpaceX$313M 23%
- L3Harris Technologies$221M 16%
- Lockheed Martin$211M 15%
- Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory$106M 7.7%
- Northrop Grumman$103M 7.5%
- Rtx$77.7M 5.6%
- General Atomics$19.1M 1.4%
- Draper$252K 0.0%
Covered companies, including subsidiaries.
What it buys (PSC)
- National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Experimental Development$613M 44%
- National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Experimental Development$334M 24%
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research$216M 16%
- Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Space Transportation/Launch$158M 11%
- Support- Administrative: Other$31.9M 2.3%
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Basic Research$17.7M 1.3%
- Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$4.3M 0.3%
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development$2.6M 0.2%
Largest awards10
- Sda Tranche 1 Operations and IntegrationGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems (General Dynamics) · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$325MMay 26, 2022
- Sda Tracking Layer Tranche 0, Wide Field of View (Wfov) ProgramL3Harris Technologies · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$221MOct 2, 2020
- Space Transport Layer Tranche 0 (Qty 10 Space Vehicles)Lockheed Martin · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$211MAug 31, 2020
- Sda Tranche 0 Launch ServiceSpaceX · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$158MDec 31, 2020
- Sda Tracking Layer Tranche 0, Wide Field of View (Wfov) ProgramSpaceX · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$155MOct 2, 2020
- Dark Tide IINorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Northrop Grumman) · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$83.6MJun 24, 2026
- Complete Design, Build and Delivery of A Specified Number of Prototypes That Integrate Into Existing Systems and Components As Well As New Innovations in Accordance with the Statement of Work.RTX · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$69.8MNov 20, 2025
- Prototype Infared Payload (Pirpl) BaseNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Northrop Grumman) · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$15.2MJun 11, 2020
- Sme Support LaborJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$14.6MAug 12, 2022
- Basic Award Under HQ085021S0002 for the Demonstration of Laser Interconnectivity and Networking Communications System (Lincs) Air-to-space Laser Communication Terminal (Lct).General Atomics · Agency not linked · USAspending ↗$14.5MJun 1, 2021
Obligations Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense signed on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) with the covered companies, from USAspending, FY2008 through Jul 9, 2026. Awards to other contractors are not included. Obligations include de-obligations.
Contracting Offices2
| Name | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Space Development Agency | 19 | $1.15B |
| Director Sco | 23 | $228M |
Obligations to the covered companies since FY2008, largest first.