Air Force
Washington, DC
Agency facts
- Full name
- Department of the Air Force
- Acronym
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- USAF
- Sub-tier code
- 5700
- Organization
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Parent
DOD
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USAF
- ACC
- AETC
- USAFE
- AMC
- ANG
- AFCENT
- AFGSC
- HAF
- AFMC
- PACAF
- AFRC
- AFSPC
- AFSOC
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USAF
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Parent
DOD
- Contract obligations
- $114,447,044,931 In FY2025
- Website
- af.mil
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $89,905,648 |
| FY2026 | $105,525,735,242 |
| FY2025 | $114,447,044,931 |
| FY2024 | $115,920,926,654 |
| FY2023 | $105,061,820,565 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $6,495,220,680 | |
| 2 | The Boeing Company | $5,042,397,877 | |
| 3 | The Boeing Company | $4,088,386,798 | |
| 4 | Raytheon Company | $3,785,268,978 | |
| 5 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corp | $3,576,959,016 | |
| 6 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2,697,658,816 | |
| 7 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2,442,231,146 | |
| 8 | The Boeing Company | $2,179,720,447 | |
| 9 | Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | $2,098,150,027 | |
| 10 | RTX Corporation | $1,984,517,913 |
See the full FY2025 ranking of Department of the Air Force contractors, by parent company.
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $3,005,028,033 | |
| 2 | One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services - Small Business (OASIS SB) | $2,648,926,813 | |
| 3 | National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 (NSSL P3 L1) | $2,563,812,662 | |
| 4 | Alliant II | $2,351,516,957 | |
| 5 | One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) | $1,599,122,304 | |
| 6 | International Charter Airlift Services in support of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet | $1,499,211,313 | |
| 7 | Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC) | $986,776,879 | |
| 8 | Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) | $776,372,909 | |
| 9 | ASTRO | $771,196,485 | |
| 10 | Air Force Contract Augmentation Program V (AFCAP V) | $432,886,845 |
10 of 354 vehicles listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract opportunities
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Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly Licence | 653 |
| 2 | Sheridan Robison | 402 |
| 3 | Jessica Briggs | 279 |
| 4 | Cameron White | 277 |
| 5 | Jacqueline C. Aranda | 259 |
| 6 | Taborah Paz | 237 |
| 7 | Anthony Dollard | 221 |
| 8 | Valerie Evans | 206 |
| 9 | Kristen Colyer | 190 |
| 10 | Jerry Sauder | 180 |
| 11 | Patricia Murray | 179 |
| 12 | Margaret Young | 177 |
| 13 | Frantz Loiseau | 175 |
| 14 | Micky Hallman | 174 |
| 15 | Teresa Duval | 162 |
| 16 | Jason Shirazi | 156 |
| 17 | Tran Tran | 147 |
| 18 | Michael Orchowski | 146 |
| 19 | Jessica M. Vetter | 145 |
| 20 | Jennifer Azbill | 143 |
About this agency
The Department of the Air Force, the defense-acquisition arm of the federal military branch responsible for aircraft, space systems, and air warfare capabilities, administers over 3 million federal contract awards totaling $2.206 trillion in combined potential value since 1978, alongside $16.47 billion in federal grant funding obligated across approximately 17,000 awards. Contract activity has decelerated sharply: 44,725 awards in 2023, 42,903 in 2024, 36,848 in 2025, 17,827 in 2026, and 31 year-to-date in 2027, reflecting a transition in contracting cadence. Combined dollars obligated ($2.557 trillion) exceed combined potential value by 16 percent, indicating heavy exercise of contract options and modifications.
Among recent prime contractors, competitive concentration is highly fragmented by award count—the top five primes (HPI Federal LLC, New TECH Solutions Inc., Transource Services Corp., Patriot Team, and National Air Cargo Group Inc.) hold only 5 percent of awards over the last five years. By potential value, concentration is highly concentrated at 2 percent—Lockheed Martin Corporation leads with $16.69 billion across 816 awards, followed by RTX Corporation ($10.9 billion across 1,072 awards) and The Boeing Company ($2.82 billion across 1,086 awards). The by-count fragmentation reflects the agency's reliance on Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and below-threshold purchases; the portfolio notes "Recent awards (last 5 years) with no reported potential value," indicating many awards lack reported dollar fields. Eighty-six percent of awards carry no set-aside; small-business set-asides (all categories combined) account for 10 percent of awards, with 8(a) sole-source awards comprising 2 percent and competitive 8(a) 1 percent. Remaining designations (HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, ESB) each fall below 1 percent.
On the grant side, the Air Force obligated $16.47 billion across 16,959 awards (first awarded 1995, most recent 2026-10-01). Grant activity shows a softer downward trend: 906 awards in 2022, 1,118 in 2023, 761 in 2024, 681 in 2025, and 271 year-to-date in 2026. By award count, concentration is highly fragmented at 8 percent coverage—University of Illinois leads with 63 awards ($43.5 million), followed by Purdue University (58 awards, $49.4 million) and MIT (56 awards, $59.4 million). By federal dollars, concentration is highly fragmented at 3 percent coverage—Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin leads with 34 awards ($114.7 million), followed by California Military Department (32 awards, $102.8 million) and Military & Vet Affairs Dept (32 awards, $102.3 million). Grants are predominantly Project Grants (81 percent of awards) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (18 percent).
Recent contract opportunities span infrastructure, sustainment, and acquisition work. The Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB issued a Pre-Solicitation RFI on 2026-10-21 (due 2026-11-24) for Turnkey Industrial Plant Systems & Support (TIPSS) engineering services and DIPE systems integration, with NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) contemplated as a small-business set-aside. Joint Base San Antonio Lackland issued a Small Business set-aside Solicitation (FA301627Q0008, due 2026-11-10) for up to six commercial off-base lodging BPAs. Robins Air Force Base issued a Special Notice (FA8501-27-RAPID-PAVE-OTA, due 2026-10-30) for an Other Transaction Agreement on airfield pavement restoration and infrastructure modernization under 10 U.S.C. 2808a. Additional opportunities include cathodic-protection survey and assessment services (Pre-Solicitation, due 2026-11-23), F-16 UCADC repair (Pre-Solicitation, due 2026-11-20), and various smaller-dollar equipment procurements and facility maintenance tasks set aside for small business.
Recent grant opportunities target university researchers and basic science. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research posted the FY 2027 Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) on 2026-09-21 (due 2027-04-09) for multidisciplinary research teams at U.S. institutions of higher education; ineligible organizations (industry, DoD laboratories, FFRDCs) may collaborate but cannot receive MURI funds directly. The FY 2027 Young Investigator Program (YIP, posted 2026-09-08, due 2026-12-04) supports early-career scientists and engineers with Ph.D. degrees awarded on or after 2019-04-01, funding individual awards up to $150,000 per year for three years ($450,000 total). Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) opportunities—Capacity Building (posted 2026-08-10, due 2027-04-05) and Research Collaboration (posted 2026-08-10, due 2027-04-05)—target institutions of higher education in designated underrepresented States/Territories with up to $1.5 million and $600,000 (total cost) respectively. The FY 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP, posted 2026-07-29, due 2026-11-06) funds research-equipment acquisition at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education.
Description
The Air Force defends the United States in the air and space.
Quick answers
What is Air Force?
Air Force (USAF) is part of Department of Defense. Its full name is Department of the Air Force.
What offices are part of Air Force?
Air Force has 14 sub-agencies and offices with their own GovTribe pages, including Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command and Air Forces Europe and Africa.
How much does Air Force spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Air Force and its offices obligated $114,447,044,931 in fiscal year 2025 and $441,045,433,040 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Air Force's largest contractors?
The contractors Air Force and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ($6,495,220,680), The Boeing Company ($5,042,397,877) and The Boeing Company ($4,088,386,798).
Which contract vehicles does Air Force use most?
The contract vehicles Air Force and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($3,005,028,033), One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services - Small Business (OASIS SB) ($2,648,926,813) and National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 (NSSL P3 L1) ($2,563,812,662). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $25,072,983,380 in those years, 24% of its contract obligations.
What is Air Force's latest contract opportunity?
The latest contract opportunity from Air Force is Occupational Medicine and Audiology Services, solicitation, posted by Air Force Sustainment Center (AFMC) on November 6, 2026.
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