Department of the Air Force Contract Opportunities
The Department of the Air Force (Air Force) has 785 open contract opportunities today, 125 posted in the last 7 days and 96 due within a week. Most are for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology), other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing and engineering services. In the last 12 months it awarded $83.0 billion in contracts; the biggest winner was The Boeing Company with $5.7 billion.
What Air Force is buying now
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 72
- Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing 31
- Engineering Services 24
- Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing 23
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 20
- Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing 14
- Explosives Manufacturing 13
- Computer Systems Design Services 9
- Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals 8
- Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 8
Where the Air Force work is
Oklahoma (76), Ohio (39), Florida (25), California (23), Georgia (23), Utah (21), Colorado (15), Massachusetts (14)
Air Force small business set-asides
227 of the 785 open notices are reserved for a kind of small business: NONE 127, Small business 81, 8(a) 8, Women-owned 4, Service-disabled veteran-owned 2. See the set-aside pages for every agency.
Air Force buying offices with open notices
- FA8221 Afnwc Pzbb: 197 open
- FA8122 Afsc Pzaab: 32 open
- FA8206 Afsc Pzaca (ICBM): 32 open
- FA8203 Afsc Pzaab: 24 open
- FA8213 Aflcmc Ebhk: 22 open
- FA8121 Afsc Pzaaa: 19 open
- FA8212 Afsc Olh Pzaba: 17 open
- FA8118 Afsc Pzabb: 13 open
196 of the open notices are sources sought or presolicitation notices. Answering them tells the contracting officer you exist before the bid comes out, and can shape whether it is set aside.
Who won Air Force contracts in the last 12 months
Air Force obligated $83.0 billion in contracts from Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026, across about 34,390 contract awards. The ten companies that received the most:
- The Boeing Company: $5.7 billion
- The Boeing Company: $5.0 billion
- Raytheon Company: $3.7 billion
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corp: $2.9 billion
- Lockheed Martin Corporation: $2.5 billion
- Lockheed Martin Corporation: $2.4 billion
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp.: $2.2 billion
- Sierra Nevada Company, LLC: $2.0 billion
- The Boeing Company: $1.9 billion
- RTX Corporation: $1.8 billion
The trades it spent the most on: Aircraft Manufacturing ($18.2 billion), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) ($10.0 billion), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing ($8.7 billion), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing ($6.5 billion), Engineering Services ($5.9 billion), Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing ($2.9 billion).
Award figures: contract obligations reported to USAspending.gov, read Oct 18, 2026.
Open Air Force contract opportunities
The 40 newest of 785. The trade pages above list all of them.
How to bid on Air Force contracts
Register your business in the federal contractor system at SAM.gov under the NAICS codes you work in; the ones Air Force posts the most under right now are 541715, 336413, 541330, 336412, 236220. If you qualify for a set-aside, check its certification: 227 of Air Force's 785 open notices are set aside. Then read each notice in full on its official page before the deadline. Our guide how to get government contracts walks through it step by step.
Air Force contract questions
How many Air Force contracts are open right now?
785 on Oct 18, 2026, 125 of them posted in the last 7 days and 96 due within a week.
Who wins the most Air Force contracts?
In the last 12 months the biggest winners were The Boeing Company ($5.7 billion), The Boeing Company ($5.0 billion) and Raytheon Company ($3.7 billion), out of $83.0 billion in Air Force contracts.
What does Air Force buy?
Right now its open notices are mostly for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology), other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing and engineering services. By dollars over the last year: aircraft manufacturing, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) and guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing.