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 7 primes with such plans on 84 contracts in NAICS 481212 (FY2023 and FY2024), 20 of them still active, with $5,647,306,836 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Launch Services, LLC | Centennial, Colorado | 33 (10) | $2,148,633,354 | Dept of the Air Force; National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Aug 28, 2027 |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Hawthorne, California | 44 (7) | $2,582,572,767 | Dept of the Air Force; National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Jan 28, 2028 |
| Blue Origin Florida, LLC | Merritt Island, Florida | 3 (1) | $307,000,000 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Dept of the Air Force | Feb 1, 2027 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Chandler, Arizona | 1 (1) | $300,000,000 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Feb 2, 2027 |
| Spaceflight, Inc. | Seattle, Washington | 1 (1) | $300,000,000 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Feb 27, 2027 |
| Blue Origin, LLC | Kent, Washington | 1 (0) | $6,100,000 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Lynden Air Cargo LLC | Anchorage, Alaska | 1 (0) | $3,000,715 | USTRANSCOM | Mar 31, 2024 |
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