PrimeRFP SCOUT · Agency Intelligence · DoD

Department of Defense (DoD)

Federal contracts · top awardee Lockheed Martin Corporation

Department of Defense obligated $417.6B across 3,392,071 contracts in the trailing 12 months (≥$100K floor) — by far the largest federal buying organization.

Department of Defense (DoD) shows $406.7B in SCOUT transaction volume across 161,690 award actions (trailing 12 months, Aug 2025 – Aug 2026, ≥$100K floor), with an average action value of $2.5M. The agency focuses on national defense acquisition, sustainment, and modernization across army, navy, air force, space force, and defense-wide agencies.. SCOUT aggregates all USASpending transaction records including modifications — differs from published FY2025 annual totals. See methodology note below. Data: PrimeRFP SCOUT · FPDS.

$406.7B

SCOUT Transaction Vol.

161,690

Total Awards

$2.5M

Avg. Award Value

2026-08-20

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Top DoD Contractors by Obligation — Trailing 12 Months

Rank	Contractor	Awards	Total Obligation
#1	Lockheed Martin Corporationfamily	6,021	$66.6B
#2	RTX	6,123	$31.0B
#3	The Boeing Companyfamily	4,173	$25.8B
#4	General Dynamics Corporationfamily	1,659	$14.6B
#5	Northrop Grumman Corporationfamily	3,657	$11.5B
#6	Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.family	1,130	$7.9B
#7	Bohemia Interactive Simulations KSS.family	2,875	$6.1B
#8	Humana Government Business	13	$6.1B
#9	Triwest Healthcare Alliance	10	$5.2B
#10	Ads Tactical	3,401	$5.0B

Top 10 awardees by obligation · PrimeRFP SCOUT · Federal procurement records ≥$100K cumulative · 2025-08-25 – 2026-08-20

SCOUT Analysis — DoD Market Intelligence

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Department of Defense obligated $417.6B across 3,392,071 contracts in the trailing 12 months (≥$100K floor) — by far the largest federal buying organization.

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Lockheed Martin Corporation ($27.1B), Raytheon Company ($11.3B), and Electric Boat Corporation ($9.5B) lead the awardee table — weapons, aircraft, and C4ISR programs dominate top-tier dollars.

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Primary NAICS for capture framing include 541330, 541511, and 541512 — engineering and IT services sit beside platform production codes.

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Recompete density is highest in IT services, professional services, and facility support — SCOUT's recompete pipeline is the practical next step after this market snapshot.

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Beyond the historical award data above, PrimeRFP SCOUT surfaces active Department of Defense solicitations — RFPs, RFQs, and sources-sought notices — updated from SAM.gov and related sources.

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DoD Recompete Pipeline

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Frequently Asked Questions — Department of Defense Contracting

What are Department of War contract awards?

“Department of War” is the working name many teams use for the Department of Defense — the same buyer USASpending, FPDS, and SAM.gov still record as DoD. Awards span the military departments (Army, Navy, Air Force) and defense agencies (DLA, DISA, MDA, DTRA, DHA). SCOUT tracks DoD obligations and the recompete wall under that agency record.

How much does the Department of Defense spend on contracts each year?

The Department of Defense obligated $417.6B across 3,392,071 contracts in the trailing 12 months ending August 2026 (≥$100K floor), making it the largest federal contracting agency by total obligation value. Source: PrimeRFP SCOUT via USASpending.

Who are the top defense contractors by award value?

The top DoD contractors by total obligation (2025-08-16 → 2026-08-04) are Lockheed Martin Corporation ($27.1B), Lockheed Martin Corporation ($17.0B, second legal entity), Raytheon Company ($11.3B), and Electric Boat Corporation ($9.5B). Source: PrimeRFP SCOUT.

What NAICS codes does the DoD buy most?

The DoD actively buys across engineering services (541330), IT/software development (541511/541512), aircraft manufacturing (336411/336413), and ammunition/weapons systems (332994), among hundreds of additional NAICS codes.

What contract vehicles should I be on to win DoD work?

Key DoD-accessible vehicles include OASIS+ (professional services), Alliant 3 (large IT), SEWP VI (IT products), STARS III (small business IT), and CIO-SP4 (healthcare IT). On-contract position is required for task order competition.

What counts toward DoD obligated dollars on this page?

Obligation transactions at or above $100,000, excluding IDIQ/IDV base vehicles, trailing twelve months.

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About Department of Defense

The Department of Defense is the largest buyer in the federal marketplace, obligation dollars spanning weapons systems, IT modernization, logistics, and research across the military departments and defense agencies.

Mission focus: National defense acquisition, sustainment, and modernization across Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and defense-wide agencies.

Key vehicles: OASIS+, SEWP V, Alliant 2

Primary NAICS: 541512, 541330, 336411

Data Coverage

PrimeRFP SCOUT · Federal procurement records
Awards ≥$100K cumulative total (PIID-keyed)
Coverage: 2025-08-25 – 2026-08-20
Last refreshed: 2026-08-20

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August 2026

One VA health contract was 35% of civilian federal obligations in July.

Meanwhile VA's service-disabled veteran-owned contract actions fell 41.8%. The same agency, the same month, the large-vendor lane expanding while the small-business lane contracted. Figures are civilian-agency obligations through 2026-07-31; DoD FPDS for this window is labeled incomplete.

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Data & Methodology

Federal contract and award data sourced from government procurement systems — including FPDS-NG, SAM.gov, and related federal data repositories. PrimeRFP SCOUT ingests, normalizes, and continuously updates records as agencies publish them. Reporting timelines vary by agency; some components (particularly DoD) carry a 60–90 day lag relative to award execution.

Dataset coverage — ≥ $100K floor

All intelligence on this page and within SCOUT is filtered to federal contract awards whose current total award value is $100K or more. PrimeRFP applies this floor at the award level (on current_total_value_award), not per-transaction, so large awards split across many mid-size obligation lines are retained in full. PrimeRFP's own empirical sampling against the raw USASpending dataset shows this threshold captures 98%+ of total federal contract dollars while excluding a long tail of micro-purchases, small modifications, and administrative actions — the trade-off that makes market intelligence tractable without distorting the dollar picture. Coverage: 560,000+ active contract awards and 2.5M+ unique awardees, including small-business set-asides, task orders, and mid-market opportunities.

Award identification: Each record is keyed by federal Award ID (PIID). Task orders recorded as independent awards appear as separate rows. IDIQs and their task orders are tracked distinctly.

Why SCOUT dollar figures differ from published annual totals: Per-agency dollar figures on SCOUT intelligence pages aggregate all USASpending transaction records — including base contract awards, task orders, delivery orders, and modifications to existing contracts. Annual federal contract obligation figures cited in industry reports (e.g., FY2025: $833.8B per Bloomberg Government) count only new prime award actions in the fiscal year, excluding mods. An IDIQ vehicle (like OASIS+) carries no obligation at award — only task orders issued against it are counted. SCOUT's transaction-level aggregates are larger because they capture the full activity picture across a contract's lifecycle, making them useful for competitive analysis and pipeline sizing rather than year-over-year spending comparison.

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