The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company Defense Division, operating as Boeing, is a major prime contractor delivering advanced military aircraft, precision-guided munitions, systems integration, and logistics support to the U.S. Department of Defense across full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations. Boeing competes as a large business across the defense industrial base and does not participate in socioeconomic set-aside categories.

Boeing's federal contracting footprint spans 14,127 awards (prime and sub) totaling $370.37 billion in combined potential value, with $144.38 billion obligated as of the source snapshot. Activity has remained relatively stable year-over-year — averaging 165 awards annually from 2022 through 2024, declining to 131 awards in 2025 and 43 in the first half of 2026 — reflecting the mature, delivery-oriented nature of Boeing's core defense business. The company operates as a prime contractor on 14,096 awards (100% of portfolio) with minimal sub-award activity (31 sub-awards, <1%), positioning Boeing as a primary builder rather than a supplier to other primes.

Capability portfolio centers on airframe manufacturing, component production, weapons system integration, and sustainment. Representative work includes a $6.9 billion single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Ogden Air Logistics Complex for Small Diameter Bomb Increment all-up-round production across Lots 20–29 (September 2024–September 2033); a $930.8 million single-award IDC with Naval Air Systems Command for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet sustainment, logistics, and modernization (awarded December 2025); and a $600 million single-award IDC for Joint Direct Attack Munition technical support and aircraft/weapon system integration (Ogden Air Logistics Complex, through September 2034). Recent delivery orders exemplify the work: $493.7 million (fixed-price-incentive, JDAM Lot 30 and Laser JDAM Lot 14 for USAF and USN, March 2026); $489.3 million (cost-no-fee, EA-18G Growler AN/ALQ-264(V) BEOWULF electronic warfare system non-recurring engineering, March 2026); $125.6 million (fixed-price-incentive, Massive Ordnance Penetrator tailkits and components, February 2026); and $2.805 billion (fixed-price-incentive, F-15 Korea K+ Foreign Military Sales, January 2026).

Customer concentration clusters heavily around Air Force platforms and Navy aviation. The top five customer agencies by combined potential value account for 84% of all dollars: Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Aeronautical Systems Center ($113.91 billion across 95 awards); Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Wright Patterson ($61.55 billion across 157 awards); Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Eglin ($54.37 billion across 728 awards); Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command ($49.92 billion across 2,729 awards); and Air Force Materiel Command Ogden Air Logistics Complex ($31.75 billion across 93 awards). By award count, the top customers differ: Defense Logistics Agency Aviation leads with 3,496 awards ($16.7 million combined value), followed by Naval Air Systems Command (2,729 awards, $49.92 billion), Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (1,582 awards, $11.5 million), and Naval Supply Systems Command (1,502 awards, $13.74 billion). The divergence reflects the nature of Boeing's business — high-dollar MDAP aircraft programs concentrated at ASC and Eglin, paired with high-volume but lower-value supply orders through DLA.

Parent contract vehicles anchor Boeing's federal sales pipeline. The company maintains five significant indefinite delivery vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract SP040001D9406 (Defense Logistics Agency, 2,850 task orders, $53.1 million); Indefinite Delivery Contract N0038305G003H (Naval Supply Systems Command, 1,266 task orders, $100.4 million); Indefinite Delivery Contract SPM70001D9406 (DLA, 1,044 task orders, $8.5 million); Basic Ordering Agreement N0001911G0001 (Naval Air Systems Command, 655 task orders, $1.69 billion); and Indefinite Delivery Contract FA850505G0002 (Air Force Materiel Command, 630 task orders, $10.2 million). The company also holds two specialized single-award IDCs: the $6.9 billion SDB production vehicle and the $600 million JDAM technical support contract with Ogden, plus a $930.8 million F/A-18E/F SLM contract with NAVAIR and an $18.56 million system engineering and technical services IDC with NAVAIR spanning USN and Foreign Military Sales programs across Missouri, California, and international locations.

Recompete cliff exposure stands at $23.24 billion across 218 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, representing material revenue exposure in 2026–2027 tied primarily to fighter aircraft sustainment programs (F-15, F-18, F/A-18E/F variants), precision-guided munitions platforms (JDAM, SDB, MOP), and maritime patrol sustainment (P-8A Poseidon). This concentration reflects Boeing's role as the primary contractor on several multi-billion-dollar Major Defense Acquisition Programs (F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, MDAp, Acquisition Category IC; F-15 variants; MQ-25 Stingray; EA-18G Growler, MDAP, Acquisition Category IC).

Service Contract Inventory data shows SCI-reportable invoiced revenue of $334.3 million across FY2022–FY2024 (114 prime records, zero sub-records). Activity by fiscal year: FY2022, $88.5 million across 223 FTEs; FY2023, $47 million across 211 FTEs; FY2024, $198.8 million across 429 FTEs. The FY2024 spike in FTEs and dollars reflects increased engineering and technical labor mobilization for system configuration sets and modernization initiatives. Median government-paid hourly rates run approximately $109.58/hr, with rates ranging from $103.35/hr at the 10th percentile to $287.30/hr at the 90th percentile, consistent with a mix of mid-level technical staff and specialized engineering talent. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractor hours represent 1% of total contractor hours, with one named SCI subcontractor reported, underscoring Boeing Defense's reliance on internal labor rather than sub-tier support for service-contract work captured in the inventory.

Teaming structure shows Boeing operates predominantly as a prime contractor with minimal reliance on subcontractors for federal services work (1% sub-hours share on SCI). When subcontracting, the company engages major tier-one defense suppliers: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (F/A-18E/F major structures, door/access aircraft components); Raytheon Company (CIWS production, radar systems); Lockheed Martin Corporation (CASS FOT repair support, sustainment engineering); Science Applications International Corporation (system utility analysis and combat development); and AAR Government Services, Inc. (P-8A airframe depot maintenance and repair). On prime contracts, Boeing typically leads system integration, manufacturing, and program management while subcontractors provide specialized subsystems (avionics, electronic warfare, radar) or component production. No evidence of significant sub-award activity under Boeing's own IDVs suggests the company delivers the majority of contracted scope internally or through informal supply-chain relationships.

Award portfolio composition reflects Boeing's core manufacturing and engineering footprint. Top NAICS codes: Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (6,184 awards), Aircraft Manufacturing (2,324 awards), Electrical Apparatus and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1,044 awards), Engineering Services (755 awards), and Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (517 awards). Top PSC categories: Airframe Structural Components (5,153 awards), Aircraft Fixed Wing (1,304 awards), Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (971 awards), Guided Missiles (545 awards), and Bombs (520 awards). The concentration in airframe and component work aligns with Boeing's historical role as the prime contractor for F/A-18, F-15, and P-8A platforms, as well as JDAM and SDB munitions production.

The Boeing Company Defense Division operates from multiple facilities: Berkeley, Missouri (primary manufacturing and integration); St. Louis, Missouri (JDAM and weapons systems production); Seattle, Washington (P-8A Poseidon and maritime platforms); San Antonio, Texas (aircraft production); and San Diego, California (technical support). International performance locations include Saudi Arabia (F-15SA upgrades), Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, and other allied nations, reflecting Boeing's Foreign Military Sales engagement across the Indo-Pacific and Middle East regions.