The Department of Defense’s budget for fiscal year 2024 was $824.3 billion, a sizable amount of which was devoted to acquisition and procurement from the industrial base. Thousands or perhaps even hundreds of thousands of companies, from two-person startups to multi-billion dollar enterprises in their own right vied for these contracts, which covered weapon design and production, technology innovation, force management and much more.
For your edification and perusal, we have assembled some of the largest and most significant defense contracts awarded during the 2024 calendar year.
But deals are not struck before extensive research and development occurs to conceptualize and propose the technologies that undergird many of these awards. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 23, top DOD officials will address the government contracting community to discuss the tech that’s currently bubbling up, as well as the problem areas that need solving through future tools and services. Don’t miss this exciting networking opportunity!
DHA Medical Q Coded Support and Services Next Generation Contract
Amount: Potential ceiling of $43 billion
Agency: Defense Health Agency
Type: Indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
Length: 2024–2034 (10 years)
Month awarded: May
Companies: KBR; Decypher Health Services; Epic Government; Loyal Source Government Services; Luke & Associates; Matrix Providers; Optumserve Health Services; Spectrum Healthcare Resources; The Arora Group; U.S. Got People; Vesa Health & Technology
Services: Health and wellness support for military service members and their families, including fulfilling physician, nurse and dental needs. Work will occur at DOD military treatment facilities, or MTFs.
More details: Awardees will be competing for task orders throughout the performance period.
Information Analysis Center MAC
Amount: Potential ceiling of $33.16 billion
Agency: U.S. Air Force
Type: Multiple award contract
Length: 2024–2027 (3 years)
Month awarded: October
Companies: General Dynamics Information Technology; Parsons; Peraton; AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Delta Resources; Modern Technology Solutions; Serco; Barbaricum; DCS; Systems Planning and Analysis; and Torch Technologies
Services: Research and development assistance for the Department of Defense.
More details: Awardees will be competing for task orders throughout the performance period.
Base Infrastructure Modernization IDIQ
Amount: Potential ceiling of $12.5 billion
Agency: U.S. Air Force
Type: IDIQ
Length: 2024–2034 (10 years)
Month awarded: August
Companies: AT&T; Booz Allen Hamilton; CACI International; GDIT; Leidos; Lumen Technologies; Telos; ActionNet; Agile Decision Science; Agile Government; CDO Technologies; DecisiveInstincts; EPS; GZO; KriaaNet; M.C. Dean; Open San Consulting; Q-Tech; SMS Data Products Group; Sumaria Systems; TM3 Solutions; Trace Systems; Tundra Federal
Services: Erect a state-of-the-art wireless architecture and interoperable, joint network throughout military locations. Awardees will also be expected to provide centralized vulnerability management.
One of the Base Infrastructure Modernization awardees, Booz Allen Hamilton, is a platinum sponsor of the 2025 Defense R&D Summit. Join in conversation with this powerful company at the event on Jan. 23!
Integration Support Contract 2.0
Amount: $12 billion
Agency: U.S. Air Force
Type: Cost-plus-award-fee recompete
Length: 2024–2042 (18 years)
Month awarded: February
Company: Guidehouse
Services: Guidehouse is expected to be the primary systems integrator for the intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program, including Minuteman III, ground-based strategic deterrents and all forthcoming ICBM systems.
J6 Enterprise Technology Services 2.0
Amount: $11.9 billion
Agency: Defense Logistics Agency
Type: IDIQ
Length: 2024–2035 (11 years)
Month awarded: September
Company: 23 companies including Booz Allen Hamilton; CACI International; General Dynamics Information Technology; Leidos; and Peraton. (Complete list of awardees.)
Services: IT support for DLA, as well as a range of DOD agencies. Activities will involve applications, software, hardware, infrastructure and R&D.
More details: Known as JETS 2.0.
Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract
Amount: $46 billion
Agency: U.S. Air Force
Type: IDIQ rapid acquisition vehicle
Length: 2021–2032 (11 years)
Month awarded: January
Company: EXPANSIA was added to this contract in January and Persistent Systems was added in August. The contract already includes Booz Allen; CACI; GDIT; Leidos; AT&T; Telos; and Lumen Technologies, among 55 others.
Services: This massive multiple-award contract is aimed at producing first-of-their-kind weapons tech, systems and concepts for the Air Force. Duties range from R&D to fielding, operating and maintenance.
More details: We’re listing this at the bottom because it was not initially awarded in 2024, but the addition of EXPANSIA and Persistent Systems is notable.
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