01 / Vendor Profile
ROCKET LAB USA, INC. Federal Contracts and Awards
UEI EUXNBKLC23G1 · CAGE 7C1D6
Federal contract activity attributed to this vendor identity across FY 2020–FY 2026. Obligations are FPDS accounting transactions, not company revenue.
02 / Federal Business Size
Federal contract market at a glance
Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.
Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $82.41M in net contract obligations to ROCKET LAB USA, INC. across 88 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.
03 / Spending Trend
ROCKET LAB USA, INC. 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$20.11M
FY 2026ObligationsHistorical spending range
| Fiscal year | Obligations | Actions | Federal customers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $9.91M | 11 | 3 | — |
| FY 2021 | $1.55M | 5 | 1 | −84.4% |
| FY 2022 | $371.0K | 10 | 1 | −76.0% |
| FY 2023 | $15.23M | 17 | 2 | +4,004.4% |
| FY 2024 | $21.34M | 15 | 2 | +40.1% |
| FY 2025 | $13.91M | 15 | 2 | −34.8% |
| FY 2026 | $20.11M | 15 | 2 | +44.6% |
04 / Federal Customers
Which federal agencies buy from ROCKET LAB USA, INC.?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.
| Agency | Code | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8000 | $66.37M | 75 | 80.5% | |
| 5700 | $15.77M | 10 | 19.1% | |
| 97AE | $275.1K | 1 | 0.3% | |
| 97JC | $500 | 2 | 0.0% |
05 / Contracting Offices
Which contracting offices buy from ROCKET LAB USA, INC.?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.
| Office | Code | Agency | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80KSC0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $61.66M | 52 | 74.8% | |
| FA8818 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | $14.81M | 7 | 18.0% | |
| 80NSSC | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $2.68M | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 80AFRC | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $1.00M | 7 | 1.2% | |
| FA9300 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | $960.0K | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 80HQTR | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $625.0K | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 80GSFC | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $390.9K | 1 | 0.5% | |
| HR0011 | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | $275.1K | 1 | 0.3% | |
| FA8656 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | $1.0K | 1 | 0.0% | |
| HQ0859 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | $500 | 2 | 0.0% |
06 / Top NAICS Industries
Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?
| NAICS | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | $77.48M | 64 | 2 | 94.0% |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | $4.57M | 17 | 3 | 5.5% |
| 481112 | SCHEDULED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | $275.1K | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 336419 | OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | $93.5K | 3 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 332993 | AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING | $1.0K | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | $0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
07 / Top Product and Service Codes
What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?
| PSC | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V126 | TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: SPACE TRANSPORTATION/LAUNCH | $77.75M | 67 | 3 | 94.3% |
| AJ14 | GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | $2.59M | 11 | 1 | 3.1% |
| AC21 | NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | $960.0K | 2 | 1 | 1.2% |
| AR11 | SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | $625.0K | 1 | 1 | 0.8% |
| AR12 | SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | $390.9K | 1 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 1675 | SPACE VEHICLE COMPONENTS | $93.5K | 3 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1395 | MISCELLANEOUS AMMUNITION | $1.0K | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| AC13 | NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | $500 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
08 / Competition Pattern
How was ROCKET LAB USA, INC.’s federal work competed?
Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.
09 / Recent Contract Awards
What contract actions were recorded most recently for ROCKET LAB USA, INC.?
The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.
| Award / PIID | Signed | Obligation | Agency / office | NAICS | PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80KSC023FA107 | Sep 9, 2026 | $6.55M | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 481212 | V126 |
10 / Interpreting the Profile
How should you evaluate ROCKET LAB USA, INC. 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.
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Follow customer concentration
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Test market overlap
NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.
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