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NAICS 481212
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation: federal contracts
Who buys nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation from the federal government, who wins the work, and where. Contract obligations in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026), from USAspending.gov. Contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders and definitive contracts). Obligations can be negative when an agency takes money back. Data saved from USAspending.gov on Oct 23, 2026.
$4.45 billion$4,452,240,254 in contract obligations
1,566contract awards with money in the year
8agencies buying (top 10 shown)
15states with work
Agencies buying
- 1. Department of Defense$2.83 billion · 63.6%
- 2. Department of Agriculture$1.07 billion · 24.0%
- 3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$511.2 million · 11.5%
- 4. Department of the Interior$40.4 million · 0.9%
- 5. Department of Health and Human Services$535,500 · 0.0%
- 6. Department of Veterans Affairs$69,330 · 0.0%
- 7. Department of Justice$29,896 · 0.0%
- 8. Department of State$11,430 · 0.0%
Top companies (recipients)
- 1. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$1.63 billion · 36.7%
- 2. BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$350.6 million · 7.9%
- 3. UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC$256.4 million · 5.8%
- 4. KALITTA AIR LLC$214.0 million · 4.8%
- 5. FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC.$173.7 million · 3.9%
- 6. AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL INC$155.2 million · 3.5%
- 7. AERO-FLITE, INC.$133.6 million · 3.0%
- 8. ROCKET LAB USA INC$131.7 million · 3.0%
- 9. HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC$104.0 million · 2.3%
- 10. INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLC$96.1 million · 2.2%
Where the work is (states)
- 1. California$2.06 billion · 46.2%
- 2. Texas$323.7 million · 7.3%
- 3. Florida$291.9 million · 6.6%
- 4. Idaho$291.2 million · 6.5%
- 5. Montana$203.4 million · 4.6%
- 6. Colorado$162.3 million · 3.6%
- 7. Washington$153.3 million · 3.4%
- 8. Alaska$112.1 million · 2.5%
- 9. Oregon$104.4 million · 2.3%
- 10. Georgia$57.2 million · 1.3%
Largest awards in NAICS 481212
| Recipient | Amount | Agency | What | Dates | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSIA SPACE AGENCY | $4.68 billion $4,683,777,952 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | JOINT US/RUSSIAN HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT ACTIVITIES NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Dec 16, 1993 to Dec 31, 2028 | NAS1510110 ↗ |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. CA | $540.7 million $540,731,341 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 3 LANE 1 NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Oct 18, 2024 to Aug 31, 2027 | FA881125FB001 ↗ |
| ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC PA | $314.0 million $314,011,569 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | VOLATILES INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) DELIVERY NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Jun 11, 2020 to Aug 31, 2027 | 80JSC020F0220 ↗ |
| UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC CO | $222.7 million $222,713,114 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | May 29, 2025 to Feb 28, 2028 | FA881125FB018 ↗ |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. CA | $204.6 million $204,618,632 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | PHASE 3 LANE 1 LAUNCH SERVICE TASK ORDER (LSTO) FOR NTO-5 NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Jan 9, 2026 to Jan 9, 2027 | FA881126FB006 ↗ |
| UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC CA | $187.8 million $187,850,000 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | SEE ATTACHMENT 1, PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Apr 14, 2025 to Apr 14, 2027 | FA881125FB013 ↗ |
| BLUE ORIGIN, LLC CA | $181.7 million $181,650,000 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | SEE ATTACHMENT 1, PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Apr 14, 2025 to Apr 13, 2027 | FA881125FB011 ↗ |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. CA | $181.7 million $181,650,000 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | SEE ATTACHMENT 1, PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Apr 14, 2025 to Apr 13, 2027 | FA881125FB010 ↗ |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. CA | $173.7 million $173,715,980 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES PHASE 3, LANE 2 NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Jan 13, 2028 to Jun 11, 2028 | FA881126FB004 ↗ |
| UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC CO | $170.7 million $170,743,415 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | NATIONAL SPACE SECURITY LAUNCH PHASE 2 NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | Aug 19, 2024 to Aug 19, 2025 | FA881124FB028 ↗ |