Large federal prime contractors must adopt a small-business subcontracting plan on contracts above $900,000 ($2 million for construction) under FAR 19.702, with goals for small, women-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. SBA's directory lists 152 primes with such plans on 607 contracts in NAICS 334511 (FY2023 and FY2024), 77 of them still active, with $9,407,898,996 in total contract value. These are the companies to approach about subcontracting work in this industry.
| Prime contractor | Location | Contracts (active) | Contract value | Main agencies | Latest end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Linthicum Heights, Maryland | 11 (3) | $670,871,018 | Dept of the Navy | May 31, 2028 |
| Laurel Technologies Partnership | Largo, Florida | 2 (1) | $592,025,662 | Dept of the Navy | May 20, 2027 |
| The Boeing Company | Mesa, Arizona | 27 (17) | $467,087,332 | Defense Logistics Agency | Jun 30, 2033 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Rolling Meadows, Illinois | 18 (4) | $747,639,374 | Dept of the Army; Dept of the Navy | Jul 31, 2027 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Liverpool, New York | 10 (2) | $546,295,546 | Dept of the Navy | May 5, 2028 |
| Boeing Company, the | Saint Louis, Missouri | 5 (1) | $257,525,527 | Defense Logistics Agency | Feb 28, 2030 |
| Progeny Systems, LLC | Manassas, Virginia | 5 (3) | $448,235,793 | Dept of the Navy | Jul 31, 2029 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corp | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 1 (1) | $200,250,000 | Dept of the Air Force | Feb 4, 2030 |
| Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. | Rockville, Maryland | 34 (3) | $209,176,139 | Dept of the Air Force | Feb 29, 2028 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Woodland Hills, California | 20 (2) | $190,548,603 | Dept of the Air Force; Dept of the Navy; Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 1, 2028 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | San Diego, California | 1 (1) | $123,232,184 | Dept of the Navy | Jan 29, 2027 |
| DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC | Melbourne, Florida | 10 (3) | $152,774,776 | Dept of the Army; Dept of the Navy | Jun 30, 2028 |
| Sierra Nevada Corporation | Sparks, Nevada | 14 (3) | $142,308,140 | Dept of the Navy; U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Serco Inc. | Herndon, Virginia | 1 (1) | $67,936,389 | Dept of the Navy | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Raytheon Company | El Segundo, California | 6 (1) | $187,623,046 | Dept of the Air Force | Aug 31, 2027 |
| Scientific Research Corporation | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 (1) | $56,021,329 | Dept of the Navy | Sep 29, 2029 |
| General Dynamics-Ots, Inc. | Williston, Vermont | 2 (1) | $85,919,202 | Dept of the Navy | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Thales USA, Inc. | Overland Park, Kansas | 2 (1) | $46,225,279 | Dept of the Navy; Dept of the Air Force | Nov 30, 2026 |
| Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems Inc | Braintree, Massachusetts | 22 (1) | $140,540,866 | Dept of the Navy | Mar 16, 2031 |
| Science Applications International Corp | Reston, Virginia | 7 (1) | $45,550,170 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Dept of the Navy | Nov 16, 2028 |
| L3HARRIS Technologies, Inc. | Palm Bay, Florida | 5 (1) | $70,245,359 | Dept of the Navy; Dept of the Air Force | Sep 1, 2027 |
| Leidos, Inc. | Ridgecrest, California | 4 (1) | $64,212,005 | Dept of the Navy | Oct 30, 2028 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Charlottesville, Virginia | 5 (1) | $337,408,539 | Dept of the Navy | Jun 16, 2027 |
| Honeywell International Inc. | Clearwater, Florida | 32 (2) | $181,341,744 | Dept of the Army; Defense Logistics Agency; Dept of the Air Force | Dec 30, 2026 |
| Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation | Atlanta, Georgia | 7 (3) | $24,390,828 | Dept of the Air Force | Sep 26, 2027 |
| L3 Technologies, Inc. | Goleta, California | 1 (1) | $14,519,822 | Dept of the Navy | Jun 28, 2032 |
| L3 Technologies, Inc. | Northampton, Massachusetts | 2 (1) | $31,458,424 | Dept of the Navy | Aug 30, 2028 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Linthicum Heights, Maryland | 7 (3) | $27,312,415 | Dept of the Navy; Dept of the Army | Sep 29, 2027 |
| DRS Advanced Isr LLC | Beavercreek, Ohio | 1 (1) | $9,000,000 | Dept of the Army | Aug 26, 2027 |
| Raytheon Company | Fullerton, California | 2 (2) | $6,322,285 | Federal Aviation Administration | Aug 8, 2028 |
| Efw Inc. | Fort Worth, Texas | 4 (1) | $9,688,967 | Defense Logistics Agency; Dept of the Navy; Dept of the Army | Nov 16, 2026 |
| Leidos Inc | Reston, Virginia | 1 (1) | $5,178,375 | Dept of the Navy | Jan 31, 2027 |
| L3 Technologies, Inc. | Londonderry, New Hampshire | 14 (1) | $36,159,306 | Dept of the Army; Dept of the Navy; U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Jan 8, 2027 |
| Alion Science and Technology Corporation | MC Lean, Virginia | 1 (1) | $3,442,045 | Dept of the Navy | Dec 5, 2028 |
| Boeing Company, the | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1 (1) | $3,081,926 | Dept of the Air Force | Jan 18, 2027 |
| L3HARRIS Aviation Products,Inc | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 4 (1) | $7,221,486 | Defense Logistics Agency | Oct 1, 2027 |
| Boeing Company, the | Huntington Beach, California | 2 (1) | $3,751,800 | Dept of the Navy | May 14, 2028 |
| Raytheon Company | Woburn, Massachusetts | 1 (1) | $1,800,000 | Dept of the Air Force | Dec 31, 2027 |
| Hii Unmanned Systems, Inc. | Pocasset, Massachusetts | 3 (1) | $5,824,966 | Dept of the Navy | Dec 13, 2026 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Azusa, California | 1 (1) | $863,520 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Nov 10, 2029 |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | Poway, California | 2 (0) | $524,440,638 | Dept of the Air Force | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Erapsco | Columbia City, Indiana | 3 (0) | $320,408,078 | Dept of the Navy | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., the | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 2 (0) | $244,504,685 | Dept of the Navy | Aug 27, 2026 |
| DRS Laurel Technologies | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | 26 (0) | $244,434,013 | Dept of the Navy | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 8 (0) | $233,175,858 | Dept of the Army; Dept of the Navy | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Leidos Inc | Reston, Virginia | 9 (0) | $189,697,892 | Dept of the Navy; Dept of the Air Force; Dept of the Army | Sep 30, 2025 |
| DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc. | Bridgeton, Missouri | 10 (0) | $115,049,144 | Dept of the Army | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Saab Defense and Security USA LLC | East Syracuse, New York | 2 (0) | $86,691,255 | Dept of the Navy | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Raytheon Company | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1 (0) | $80,064,825 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Collins Elbit Vision Systems, LLC | Fort Worth, Texas | 3 (0) | $71,318,859 | Defense Logistics Agency | Aug 31, 2026 |
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