The General Services Administration’s U.S. Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation released its annual Top 100 Federal Contractors report – Fiscal Year 2019. The top 100 federal contractors accounted for $329 billion of the obligated dollars, up 6.8 percent compared to $306 billion in FY18. Lockheed Martin remains the dominant contractor with $48.7 billion (8% of the obligated total), followed by Boeing with $28.1 billion (4.75% of the obligated total).
A new entry in the top ten, as compared with FY18 results, is L3Harris Technologies, which was formed from the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris in mid-2019.
Next year, the new Raytheon Technologies, formed through the merger of Raytheon and United Technologies Corp, will take the number two or three position. Pro forma for FY19, this new operation would have had $25.2 billion in obligated dollars, ranking it as number three, just behind Boeing.
The following is the full listing of the Top 100 U.S. Government Contractors in FY19 ranked by the total amount of contract funds awarded.
| Global Vendor Name | Dollars Obligated (millions) | %Total Dollars |
| 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $48,666 | 8.23% |
| 2. BOEING COMPANY, THE | $28,089 | 4.75% |
| 3. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $20,961 | 3.55% |
| 4. RAYTHEON COMPANY | $16,351 | 2.77% |
| 5. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $16,101 | 2.72% |
| 6. MCKESSON CORP | $9,640 | 1.63% |
| 7. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP | $8,849 | 1.50% |
| 8. HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $7,617 | 1.29% |
| 9. LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC | $7,272 | 1.23% |
| 10. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $6,878 | 1.16% |
| 11. HUMANA INC | $6,807 | 1.15% |
| 12. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | $6,364 | 1.08% |
| 13. BAE SYSTEMS PLC | $6,310 | 1.07% |
| 14. FLUOR CORPORATION | $5,254 | 0.89% |
| 15. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP | $5,147 | 0.87% |
| 16. AECOM | $4,592 | 0.78% |
| 17. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP | $3,936 | 0.67% |
| 18. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | $3,528 | 0.60% |
| 19. GENERAL ATOMIC TECHNOLOGIES CORP | $3,462 | 0.59% |
| 20. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY LLC | $3,357 | 0.57% |
| 21. ANALYTIC SERVICES INC | $3,352 | 0.57% |
| 22. JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC | $3,346 | 0.57% |
| 23. CENTENE CORP | $3,205 | 0.54% |
| 24. ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY INC | $3,194 | 0.54% |
| 25. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $3,054 | 0.52% |
| 26. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE INC | $2,972 | 0.50% |
| 27. KBR INC | $2,967 | 0.50% |
| 28. OSHKOSH CORP | $2,885 | 0.49% |
| 29. CACI INTERNATIONAL INC | $2,872 | 0.49% |
| 30. BECHTEL GROUP INC | $2,812 | 0.48% |
| 31. CONSOLIDATED NUCLEAR SECURITY LLC | $2,605 | 0.44% |
| 32. PERSPECTA INC | $2,363 | 0.40% |
| 33. AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP | $2,362 | 0.40% |
| 34. DELOITTE LLP | $2,215 | 0.37% |
| 35. LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY LLC | $2,123 | 0.36% |
| 36. CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | $2,026 | 0.34% |
| 37. UT-BATTELLE LLC | $1,983 | 0.34% |
| 38. ACCENTURE INC | $1,921 | 0.32% |
| 39. UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE LLC | $1,908 | 0.32% |
| 40. TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP | $1,882 | 0.32% |
| 41. BELL BOEING JOINT PROJECT OFFICE | $1,724 | 0.29% |
| 42. TEXTRON INC | $1,719 | 0.29% |
| 43. SOUTHWEST VALLEY CONSTRUCTORS CO | $1,645 | 0.28% |
| 44. THE MITRE CORPORATION | $1,618 | 0.27% |
| 45. LEONARDO SPA | $1,521 | 0.26% |
| 46. CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC | $1,501 | 0.25% |
| 47. SIERRA NEVADA CORP | $1,493 | 0.25% |
| 48. MERCK & CO INC | $1,491 | 0.25% |
| 49. AUSTAL LTD | $1,414 | 0.24% |
| 50. SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS LLS | $1,360 | 0.23% |
| 51. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | $1,320 | 0.22% |
| 52. SULLIVAN LAND SERVICES LTD | $1,299 | 0.22% |
| 53. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP | $1,292 | 0.22% |
| 54. PAE HOLDING CORP | $1,282 | 0.22% |
| 55. CALIFORNIA, STATE OF | $1,261 | 0.21% |
| 56. CDW CORP | $1,201 | 0.20% |
| 57. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $1,133 | 0.19% |
| 58. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | $1,111 | 0.19% |
| 59. PARSONS CORP | $1,108 | 0.19% |
| 60. B.L. HARBERT HOLDINGS LLC | $1,090 | 0.18% |
| 61. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $1,085 | 0.18% |
| 62. VECTRUS INC | $1,080 | 0.18% |
| 63. DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC | $1,054 | 0.18% |
| 64. PFIZER INC | $1,036 | 0.18% |
| 65. MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORP | $1,035 | 0.18% |
| 66. FEDEX CORP | $980 | 0.17% |
| 67. GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | $953 | 0.16% |
| 68. ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | $945 | 0.16% |
| 69. ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORP | $908 | 0.15% |
| 70. M1 SUPPORT SERVICES LP | $904 | 0.15% |
| 71. ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP | $879 | 0.15% |
| 72. L3 COMMUNICATIONS VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC | $871 | 0.15% |
| 73. CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC | $866 | 0.15% |
| 74. MACANDREWS & FORBES HOLDINGS INC | $810 | 0.14% |
| 75. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | $806 | 0.14% |
| 76. AT&T INC | $801 | 0.14% |
| 77. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | $762 | 0.13% |
| 78. SERCO GROUP PLC | $741 | 0.13% |
| 79. MICROSOFT CORP | $739 | 0.12% |
| 80. PATRIOT TEAM | $730 | 0.12% |
| 81. CERNER GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC | $723 | 0.12% |
| 82. HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO | $719 | 0.12% |
| 83. EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC | $713 | 0.12% |
| 84. NANA REGIONAL CORP NC | $697 | 0.12% |
| 85. CONSORTIUM MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | $660 | 0.11% |
| 86. TETRA TECH INC | $642 | 0.11% |
| 87. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | $628 | 0.11% |
| 88. CARDINAL HEALTH INC | $624 | 0.11% |
| 89. SANOFI | $624 | 0.11% |
| 90. BP PLC | $622 | 0.11% |
| 91. UNISYS CORP | $621 | 0.11% |
| 92. CROWLEY HOLDINGS INC | $616 | 0.10% |
| 93. SECURITAS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INC | $616 | 0.10% |
| 94. BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC | $614 | 0.10% |
| 95. GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP | $612 | 0.10% |
| 96. GOVERNMENT OF CANADA | $612 | 0.10% |
| 97. GEO GROUP INC, THE | $607 | 0.10% |
| 98. INSIGHT ENTERPRISES INC | $587 | 0.10% |
| 99. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | $574 | 0.10% |
| 100. WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LLC | $570 | 0.10% |
Source (Excel file): https://beta.sam.gov/reports/awards/static
A military history enthusiast, Richard began at Forecast International as editor of the World Weapons Weekly newsletter. As the Internet grew in importance as a research tool, he helped design the company's Forecast Intelligence Center and currently coordinates the EMarket Alert newsletters for clients. Richard also manages social media efforts, including two new blogs: Defense & Security Monitor, covering defense systems and international issues, and Flight Plan, which focuses on commercial aviation and space systems. For over 30 years, Richard has authored the Defense & Aerospace Companies, Volume I (North America) and Volume II (International) services. The two books provide detailed data on major aerospace and defense contractors. He also edits the International Contractors service, a database that tracks all the contractors involved in the programs covered in the FI library. More recently he was appointed Manager, Information Services Group (ISG), a new unit that encompasses developing outbound content for both Forecast International and Military Periscope.
