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FA2401-26-C-0003: $400.4M Department of the Space Force Award to General Dynamics Mission Systems

U.S. defense procurement contract record. Contracting activity: Air Force / Space Force contracting office. Estimated completion: Sep 30, 2030.

$400.4M latest announced action / Competition not stated / Sep 30, 2030 completion / FA2401 Air Force / Space Force contracting office

1. Contract Summary & Primary Sources

Contract Number (PIID) FA2401-26-C-0003 (unhyphenated: FA240126C0003)
Prime Contractor (Awardee) General Dynamics Mission Systems $GD
FY2024-FY2026 Federal Defense Portfolio: $1.9B obligated across 622 contracts
Total Obligated (all actions) No obligations posted to USAspending yet. Announced value: $400,400,000
Latest Announced Action (2026-07-24) $400,400,000
Awarding Branch / Agency Department of the Space Force
Contracting Command & DoDAAC FA2401: Air Force / Space Force contracting office
Competition & Contract Structure Competition not stated
Work Locations & Funding Determined at the contract or task-order level
Estimated Completion Date Sep 30, 2030
Verified Primary Sources

2. Verbatim Announcement & Scope Breakdown

Department of War Daily Contracts Release / 2026-07-24 (Space Force) Official war.gov source ↗ / AwardTape 2026-07-24 Release

General Dynamics Mission Systems wins $400.40M contract for Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche Three ground segment development. Space Development Agency $60.7M obligated now work through Sep 30, 2030.

3. Subcontractor, Supply Chain & Capture Intelligence

For Tier-2 / Tier-3 Subcontractors & Suppliers

Subcontracting & Material Supply Window

  • Prime Awardee: General Dynamics Mission Systems
  • Delivery Runway: Active through Sep 30, 2030
  • Requirement Scope: U.S. defense procurement contract record
  • BD Action: Reference Prime Contract FA2401-26-C-0003 when contacting General Dynamics Mission Systems Supply Chain / Small Business Liaison Officer.
For Competing Primes & Capture Managers

Buying Command & Recompete Posture

  • Buying Command: FA2401 (Air Force / Space Force contracting office)
  • Acquisition Method: Competition not stated
  • FOIA Jurisdiction: Department of the Air Force FOIA (AFLCMC / AFRL / AFSC) (Official Portal)
  • Capture Action: Request Section B CLIN ceiling structure and Section C Statement of Work below to benchmark deliverable requirements.

Disclosed Tier-2 Sub-Awards & Component Suppliers (FSRS / USAspending)

No FSRS sub-award filings have posted specifically under FA2401-26-C-0003 yet (primes report sub-awards >=$30,000 the month after subcontract execution under FAR 52.204-10). Below are active disclosed Tier-2 suppliers and sub-awards executed by General Dynamics Mission Systems across its defense prime contracts:

Tier-2 Subcontractor / Supplier Sub-Award Amount Action Date Prime Contract Component / Scope Description
Huntington Ingalls Inc (Newport News) $HII $645.0M 2026-06-18 N00024-24-C-2101 (Prime Network ($GD)) Columbia-Class SSBN & Virginia-Class SSN major submarine bow, stern, sail & habitability hull module construction subaward
Bwx Technologies Inc $BWXT $318.0M 2026-06-11 N00024-21-C-2106 (Prime Network ($GD)) Columbia-Class SSBN & Virginia-Class Block V/VI SSN naval nuclear reactor pressure vessels, modular steam generators & core components
Leonardo Drs Naval Power Systems Inc $DRS $184.5M 2026-05-27 N00024-21-C-2106 (Prime Network ($GD)) Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN 826/827) integrated permanent-magnet electric drive propulsion motor & power electronics
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation $NOC $157.1M 2024-11-04 N00024-17-C-2117 (Prime Network ($GD)) SEE REMARKS
Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp $CW $112.0M 2026-04-09 N00024-21-C-2106 (Prime Network ($GD)) Virginia-Class SSN & Columbia-Class SSBN SUBSAFE Level 1 main coolant pumps, propulsion valves & hull penetrators
Raytheon Company $RTX $90.4M 2024-09-18 W31P4Q-24-F-0225 (Prime Network ($GD)) GOODS AND/OR SERVICES
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation $NOC $71.0M 2024-06-06 N00024-24-C-2110 (Prime Network ($GD)) SEE REMARKS
Leonardo Drs Inc $DRS $54.2M 2026-05-11 W56HZV-23-C-0001 (Prime Network ($GD)) M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 third-generation forward-looking infrared (3GEN FLIR) gunner & commander thermal sighting systems
Ducommun Labarge Technologies, Inc. $DCO $18.9M 2024-04-03 N00024-24-F-5343 (Prime Network ($GD)) ELECTRONIC ASSY
Bwxt Ordnance Tennessee, Inc. $BWXT $16.9M 2025-06-20 W519TC-24-F-0161 (Prime Network ($GD)) (BWXT ORDNANCE TENNESSEE, INC) MISCELLANEOUS M919 CARTRIDGE COMPONENTS

Recent Contract Actions from Buying Office FA2401 (Air Force / Space Force contracting office)

Date Contract (PIID) Prime Contractor Amount Completion Scope Summary
2026-11-10 FA2401-27-C-0001 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $9.9M Oct 7, 2027 Up to a maximum $12,666,379, for a risk reduction study on their Plug and Play Laser, also known as Plaser
2026-07-14 FA2401-25-C-0005 Science Applications International $28.1M Apr 30, 2030 Science Applications International gets $28.1M modification for Tranche Three satellite programs. Space Development Agency $6.9M obligated n...
2026-05-20 FA2401-25-D-0003 John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory $24.0M May 7, 2029 John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory wins $24.0M order for enterprise system engineering services under an existing. Space Dev...
2025-09-30 FA2401-23-F-0002 Avantus Federal $95.1M Sep 29, 2026 Avantus Federal gets $95.1M modification for exercise Option Year Two. Space Development Agency $15.8M obligated now work through Sep 29, 20...
2025-09-26 FA2401-23-F-0002 Avantus Federal $95.1M Sep 29, 2026 Avantus Federal gets $95.1M modification for exercise Option Year Two. SDA $15.8M obligated now work through Sep 29, 2026.
2025-09-23 FA2401-23-F-0002 Avantus Federal $95.1M Sep 29, 2026 Avantus Federal gets $95.1M modification for exercise Option Year Two. Space Development Agency $15.8M obligated now work through Sep 29, 20...

Other Recent Department of War Awards to General Dynamics Mission Systems

Date Contract (PIID) Branch Amount Completion Scope Summary
2026-10-09 HQ0850-22-C-0007 Space Force $0 - The award record on file for HQ085022C0007, SDA Tranche 1 operations and integration, shows a $1.23B ceiling and $1.06B obligated as of the ...
2026-09-29 W9128Z-26-D-A019 Army $99.0M Sep 30, 2031 General Dynamics Mission Systems wins $99.0M contract for commercial technology offerings. Army Contracting Command work through Sep 30, 203...
2026-09-10 N00164-26-D-WS86 Navy $184.2M - General Dynamics Mission Systems wins $184.2M contract for of Full Rate Production of Next Generation Electronics Attack Units (NGEAU). Nava...
2026-09-04 FA8807-26-F-B008 Space Force $99.3M Sep 3, 2028 General Dynamics Mission Systems wins $99.3M order for Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Ground Infrastructure Segment. Space Force Portfo...
2026-08-11 FA8807-26-F-B008 Space Force $30.4M Aug 10, 2028 General Dynamics Mission Systems wins $30.4M order for modernization of the existing Mobile User Objective Ground System. Space Systems Comm...
2026-05-29 FA8807-26-F-B006 Space Force $106.0M May 27, 2031 General Dynamics Mission Systems wins $106.0M order for Baseline Sustainment and Obsolescence Support. Space Systems Command $16.6M obligate...

4. Underlying Contract Files (Section B Pricing & Section C Statement of Work)

Document Status: Not yet on file. The government publishes the award notice and obligation record above, but does not post the underlying Section C Statement of Work (SOW), Section B line-item pricing schedule (CLINs), or Sole-Source Justification & Approval (J&A) online.
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