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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$854.47M
Contract actions215
Awards / PIIDs14
Federal customers5
Contracting offices14
Average action$3.97M
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $854.47M in net contract obligations to ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION across 215 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION contract spending by year

Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.

Total obligations-$1.9K
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$121.25M443
FY 2020$257.68M393+112.5%
FY 2021$240.31M482−6.7%
FY 2022$225.96M483−6.0%
FY 2023$8.99M201−96.0%
FY 2024$279.8K122−96.9%
FY 2025-$1.9K42−100.7%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$580.68M7168.0%
5700$273.54M13732.0%
1330$260.1K10.0%
97JC$020.0%
1700-$11.9K40.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$559.68M58365.5%
336414GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$274.36M135232.1%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$20.44M2222.4%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$560.50M50165.6%
1555SPACE VEHICLES$204.83M102124.0%
AC24NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$78.39M3829.2%
AZ12R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$10.82M1111.3%
AR11R&D- SPACE: AERONAUTICS/SPACE TECHNOLOGY (BASIC RESEARCH)$500.0K110.1%
AC62R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$285.4K110.0%
R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL$260.1K110.0%
AR22R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$0110.0%
AR25R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT)$0110.0%
AR91R&D- SPACE: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$0210.0%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION’s federal work competed?

Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$784.95M180
Not available for competition$69.52M35

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION?

The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
FA881818C0001May 21, 2025-$1DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE FA8809 SDA AND CMBT PWR SSC/SZK-IK3364141555

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION as a federal contractor?

Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.

01

Separate obligations from revenue

FPDS obligations are government accounting actions and may include later deobligations.

02

Follow customer concentration

Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.

03

Test market overlap

NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.

04

Inspect the awards

Open the PIIDs to verify dates, offices, classifications, and transaction history.