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HQ0851-27-C-E001: $4.4B Department of the Missile Defense Agency Award to Raytheon

A total value, including options, of $6,342,404,516. Contracting activity: Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama. Estimated completion: 2034-10-31.

$4.4B latest announced action / Competition not stated / 2034-10-31 completion / HQ0851 Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama

1. Contract Summary & Primary Sources

Contract Number (PIID) HQ0851-27-C-E001 (unhyphenated: HQ085127CE001)
Prime Contractor (Awardee) Raytheon $RTX (Tucson, Arizona)
FY2024-FY2026 Federal Defense Portfolio: $28.0B obligated across 1,236 contracts
Total Obligated (all actions) $454,215,132 obligated at award per the 2026-10-08 DoW release; USAspending has not posted obligations yet
Latest Announced Action (2026-10-08) $4,432,040,944
Awarding Branch / Agency Department of the Missile Defense Agency
Contracting Command & DoDAAC HQ0851: Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama
Competition & Contract Structure Competition not stated
Work Locations & Funding Determined at the contract or task-order level
Estimated Completion Date 2034-10-31
Verified Primary Sources

2. Verbatim Announcement & Scope Breakdown

Department of War Daily Contracts Release / 2026-10-08 (Missile Defense Agency) Official war.gov source ↗ / AwardTape 2026-10-08 Release

Raytheon, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $4,432,040,944 contract (HQ0851-27-C-E001) for a total value, including options, of $6,342,404,516. $454,215,132 is obligated at award. Work is expected to be completed by 2034-10-31. Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama is the contracting activity.

3. Subcontractor, Supply Chain & Capture Intelligence

For Tier-2 / Tier-3 Subcontractors & Suppliers

Subcontracting & Material Supply Window

  • Prime Awardee: Raytheon (Tucson, Arizona)
  • Delivery Runway: Active through 2034-10-31
  • Requirement Scope: A total value, including options, of $6,342,404,516
  • BD Action: Reference Prime Contract HQ0851-27-C-E001 when contacting Raytheon Supply Chain / Small Business Liaison Officer.
For Competing Primes & Capture Managers

Buying Command & Recompete Posture

  • Buying Command: HQ0851 (Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama)
  • Acquisition Method: Competition not stated
  • FOIA Jurisdiction: OSD/Joint Staff FOIA Requester Service Center (WHS ESD) (whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.osd-js-foia-requester-service-center@mail.mil)
  • 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 HQ0851-27-C-E001 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 Raytheon across its defense prime contracts:

Tier-2 Subcontractor / Supplier Sub-Award Amount Action Date Prime Contract Component / Scope Description
Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT $242.6M 2025-02-14 FA8611-24-C-B001 (Prime Network ($RTX)) PRECISION MACHINED,OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES,PEDEST&GIMBALPLATFRM.
Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT $168.6M 2025-10-07 FA8611-24-C-B001 (Prime Network ($RTX)) PRECISION MACHINED,OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES,OTHER TEST EQUIP,TEST EQUIPMENT,PEDEST&GIMBALPLATFRM,GROUND SUPPORT EQUIP.
Howmet Aerospace Inc $HWM $114.5M 2026-06-15 N00019-24-C-0003 (Prime Network ($RTX)) F135-PW-100 Engine Lot 18/19 & Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) single-crystal directionally solidified high-pressure turbine blades & vanes
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp $NOC $101.0M 2025-12-12 N00019-24-C-0032 (Prime Network ($RTX)) ROCKET MOTORS,NRE - ALL.
Mercury Systems Inc $MRCY $68.4M 2026-04-17 N00024-24-C-5401 (Prime Network ($RTX)) AN/SPY-6(V)1 & (V)4 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) rugged OpenVPX digital receiver/exciter & FPGA signal processing subassemblies
Leonardo Drs Inc $DRS $61.8M 2026-02-27 W31P4Q-23-D-0019 (Prime Network ($RTX)) Army Mobile-LIDS (M-LIDS) Counter-UAS cooled EO/IR thermal imaging gimbals and vehicle power distribution subsystems
Mercury Systems Inc $MRCY $52.1M 2026-05-08 W31P4Q-24-C-0012 (Prime Network ($RTX)) Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) Gallium Nitride (GaN) radar high-speed mixed-signal RF & blade processing modules
Ttm Technologies Inc $TTMI $46.3M 2026-04-02 N00024-24-C-5401 (Prime Network ($RTX)) AN/SPY-6(V) & Next Generation Jammer (NGJ-MB) high-density RF/microwave printed circuit boards and integrated backplane assemblies
Moog Inc $MOGA $39.4M 2026-03-09 N00024-24-C-5312 (Prime Network ($RTX)) Standard Missile-6 (SM-6 Block IA) & ESSM Block 2 electromechanical steering fin control actuation systems (CAS)
Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems Llc $RTX $37.1M 2025-11-20 M67854-25-C-0111 (Prime Network ($RTX)) LAUNCHERS&CANNISTERS.

Recent Contract Actions from Buying Office HQ0851 (Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama)

Date Contract (PIID) Prime Contractor Amount Completion Scope Summary
2026-08-07 HQ0851-26-C-E002 Raytheon $745.4M Feb 28, 2031 Raytheon wins $745.39M contract for Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U. Missile Defense Agency $275.6M obligated now work ...
2026-05-08 HQ0851-21-C-0002 Lockheed Martin $407.2M Dec 31, 2029 Lockheed Martin gets $407.16M modification. Missile Defense Agency signed May 7, 2026.
2026-03-18 HQ0851-21-D-0001 Raytheon $8.4B - Raytheon gets $8.4B modification for increased from $3,331,830,000 to $11,742,110,000. Missile Defense Agency.
2026-03-12 HQ0851-24-C-0001 Raytheon $266.9M Jul 31, 2030 Raytheon gets $266.9M modification for Standard Missile (SM-3) Block IB production. Missile Defense Agency.
2025-12-11 HQ0851-21-C-0001 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems $52.3M Mar 31, 2028 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems gets $52.3M modification for increased from $1,552,193,993 to $1,604,487,193. Missile Defense Age...
2025-09-24 HQ0851-21-C-0002 Lockheed Martin $44.2M Dec 31, 2029 Lockheed Martin gets $44.2M modification. Missile Defense Agency $42.7M obligated now.

Other Recent Department of War Awards to Raytheon

Date Contract (PIID) Branch Amount Completion Scope Summary
2026-10-22 FA8672-19-D-0001 Air Force $350.0M Dec 31, 2030 Small Diameter Bomb II life cycle support (GBU-53/B)
2026-10-21 HQ0147-18-D-0001 Missile Defense Agency $394.0M - Raytheon Co., Woburn, Massachusetts is being awarded a contract modification (P00038) under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefin...
2026-10-13 FA2293-27-D-B001 DoD $8.0B - Procurement of terminal developmental modernization
2026-10-13 N00383-25-D-NE01 DoD $15.1M - The award record on file for N0038325DNE01 shows a $155.81M ceiling, as of the last USAspending load.
2026-10-01 N00383-26-F-9U01 Navy $83.8M - Raytheon wins $83.8M contract for logistics, spare and repair support for the APY-10 Radar. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Supp...
2026-10-01 N00024-22-C-5400 Navy $11.6M Jul 31, 2028 Raytheon gets $11.6M modification for Seeker Head Assemblies for Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 1/2 Guided Missile Round Pack. Naval S...

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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