The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company Defense Division, operating as Boeing, delivers military aircraft systems, airframe structural components, spare parts, and sustainment engineering services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor across a $171.09 billion federal contract portfolio spanning 20,169 awards. Boeing does not compete under set-asides and operates as a large, full-and-open prime contractor with minimal sub-award activity (less than 1% of recent awards flow to sub-recipients).

Boeing's customer base concentrates heavily on defense platforms and supply chains. By award count, the top five customers account for 88% of recent awards, led by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (13,237 awards, $1.46 billion combined potential value), the Department of the Air Force (2,016 awards), Naval Supply Systems Command (1,502 awards, $455.6 million), and smaller supply agencies. By dollar value, the concentration shifts dramatically: the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base anchors the portfolio with 288 awards valued at $109.86 billion—primarily KC-46A Pegasus tanker modernization work—followed by Naval Air Systems Command with 215 awards worth $38.16 billion. This split reflects Boeing's dual role as a platform prime for large acquisition programs (KC-46, P-8A Poseidon sustainment) and as a high-volume components supplier under DLA Aviation delivery order vehicles. Boeing's capability portfolio centers on aircraft manufacturing, airframe structural components, and specialized aerospace parts. Representative prime work includes a $166.84 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with Naval Air Systems Command for software corrections extending through December 2030; a $15.6 million delivery order from the Air Force for KC-46A actuator control unit retrograde and return under cost-plus-fixed-fee terms; a $11.8 million delivery order from AFLCMC Wright-Patterson for KC-46 support equipment; a $9.6 million DMSMS (Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages) solutions delivery order for the KC-46 program; and a $9.99 million single-award Basic Ordering Agreement with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation established in September 2025 for 72 National Stock Numbers of P-8A Poseidon airframe structural components under sole-source OEM authority. Recent awards cluster in the sub-million range: hundreds of delivery orders for fairings, slats, landing flaps, panels, fasteners, valves, hydraulic components, and avionics subassemblies flowing from the Naval Supply Systems Command and DLA Aviation vehicles to sustain P-8A, KC-46A, AH-64 Apache, and CH-47 Chinook platforms.

Vehicle position anchors the portfolio. Boeing holds five primary indefinite delivery contracts or basic ordering agreements named in the source: an IDC valued at $166.84 million with Naval Air Systems Command for software corrections (11-year performance period through 2030); a $9.99 million single-award BOA with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for P-8A airframe components (through October 2029); and three DLA Aviation IDCs generating the bulk of task order volume—SPM40002D9407 (11,484 task orders, $215.3 million combined potential value), FA810305G0002 (1,078 task orders, $89.4 million), and F3460101G0011 (654 task orders). The largest parent vehicle by volume, SPM40002D9407, is a multiple-award supply schedule-style IDC generating steady small-value delivery orders for parts and components. These vehicles position Boeing to compete for follow-on task orders without new full-and-open competition.

Activity has grown substantially year over year. Boeing received 202 awards in 2022, 342 in 2023, 387 in 2024, and 548 in 2025, with 101 awards captured in the first four months of 2026. The recompete cliff presents material exposure: 484 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $25.07 billion, driven by several large KC-46 and P-8A platform contracts maturing in 2026–2027. Boeing's contract portfolio also extends to work under sub status: the source names five subcontracts as of mid-2026, including E-6B Contractor Logistics Support work under Vertex Aerospace as prime, and aircraft maintenance and parts support to Yulista Solutions as prime for NASA aircraft at Langley Research Center.

SCI-reported service contract data captures a narrow slice of Boeing Defense's federal work: $47.9 million in invoiced revenue in FY2024 across 132 FTEs on five prime contracts. This figure excludes goods, classified work, and non-federal revenue, making it a strict subset of Boeing's services activity. Median government-paid rates on these SCI contracts ran around $177.99 per hour, with senior labor pricing through $242/hr. Boeing performs all delivery on these service contracts directly (zero sub-hours share across SCI-reportable primes), consistent with its pattern of building internal delivery teams rather than leaning on subcontractors for volume work.

Boeing Defense is a subsidiary of The Boeing Company Headquarters (Arlington, Virginia), which maintains a broader portfolio spanning commercial aviation, defense platforms, and space systems. The Defense Division's primary NAICS profile is Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (14,204 awards), with secondary exposure in electronic components, aircraft manufacturing, and fastener supply. The division competes full-and-open for all categories; no set-aside work appears in recent awards. Boeing's sub-engagement footprint is minimal: the five named subcontracts align with specialized mission support (Vertex Aerospace for E-6B logistics, Yulista Solutions for NASA aircraft support) rather than core manufacturing or sustainment engineering, reinforcing Boeing's posture as a prime-focused, vertically integrated producer rather than a general contractor farming work to subs.