PEO Aviation

The Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Aviation, a major defense procurement office within Army Materiel Command, is the Army's principal contracting authority for helicopter systems, unmanned aircraft platforms, and related aviation technologies. The office awards contracts across rotary-wing production, modernization, sustainment, and experimental aviation programs serving Army operational and training needs worldwide.

The office has awarded 5,749 federal contracts totaling $109.2 billion in combined potential value since 2000, with $123.56 billion obligated across the portfolio. Recent activity has moderated: the office recorded 292 awards in 2022, 298 in 2023, 300 in 2024, 250 in 2025, and 165 awards so far in 2026. The most recent recorded award dates to September 2026.

Contract competition remains fragmented among major primes. Over the last five years, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation leads by award count with 142 awards worth $5.01 billion in combined potential value, followed by Defense Systems And Solutions with 81 awards and $1.05 billion, and The Boeing Company with 40 awards totaling $4.18 billion. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. holds the largest single value position at $6.56 billion across 37 awards, primarily reflecting high-value unmanned-systems development. The top five primes by award count account for 25 percent of recent awards; by potential value, the top five cover 16 percent of combined recent value. A long tail of 730 distinct prime contractors awarded since 2000 indicates that while flagship platforms and modernization efforts concentrate among established defense primes, the office sustains a broad supply base across sustainment, components, and specialized aviation technologies.

Set-aside activity remains minimal. Eighty-eight percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides (all categories) total 7 percent of awards, with Competitive 8(a) representing the largest small-business share at 3 percent. Remaining designated set-asides—SDVOSB, WOSB, and HUBZone—comprise less than 1 percent of the portfolio.

The office transacts heavily through multiple acquisition vehicles, with many awards representing modifications, option exercises, or task orders against standing IDIQs or BPAs rather than new solicitations. Prospective contractors should expect competitive dialogue on major helicopter-development and production programs; track indefinite-delivery contracting schedules and BPA call opportunities; and monitor Army Aviation Branch requirements for sustainment, modernization, and emerging unmanned-system capabilities that feed the office's ongoing procurement flow.