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Recipient organisation · UEI XHAMULHCL9N3
United Launch Services, LLC
- Limited liability company
- Minority-owned
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USAspending records $3.5B in award obligations to United Launch Services, LLC (Centennial, CO) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $321M, of which $307M (95%) came through contracts.
That is down 48% on FY2025 ($619M).
United Launch Services, LLC ranks 8 of 637 listed organisations located in CO by five-year obligations, and 295 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 33 awards worth $3.1B in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 481212 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation), where it ranks 2 of 70 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1,041,279,895 | $1,030,143,118 | $11,136,777 | — |
| FY2024 | $1,538,694,270 | $1,538,694,270 | $0 | +48% |
| FY2025 | $618,693,348 | $618,693,348 | $0 | -60% |
| FY2026 | $321,498,778 | $306,940,778 | $14,558,000 | -48% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CO | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $3.5B | $39B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $321M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $3.5B | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $26M | $39B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 295 of 30,000 | 1 of 637 in CO | 1 |
Largest in state: State of Colorado - DEPT of Health Care Policy & Financing. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 31 | $3.0B | 98% |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2 | $70M | 2% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 481212: 2 of 70 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Arapahoe County, CO $2.8B · Los Angeles County, CA $335M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $223M | 30 May 2025 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $205M | 30 May 2025 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $175M | 14 Apr 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $171M | 25 Jul 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $159M | 20 Jun 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Contract Management Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $157M | 24 Jul 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $123M | 2 Jul 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $122M | 20 Jun 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $121M | 23 May 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $115M | 22 Jul 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $113M | 7 Dec 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $113M | 14 Jun 2023 | CO | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $223M, Department of Defense, 30 May 2025: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES
- $205M, Department of Defense, 30 May 2025: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES
- $175M, Department of Defense, 14 Apr 2025: SEE ATTACHMENT 1, PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)
- $171M, Department of Defense, 25 Jul 2024: NATIONAL SPACE SECURITY LAUNCH PHASE 2
- $159M, Department of Defense, 20 Jun 2023: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICE PHASE 2
- $157M, Department of Defense, 24 Jul 2023: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
- $123M, Department of Defense, 2 Jul 2024: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES PHASE 2
- $122M, Department of Defense, 20 Jun 2023: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
Questions and answers
How much federal money does United Launch Services, LLC receive?
$3.5B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $1.0B; FY2024: $1.5B; FY2025: $619M; FY2026: $321M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to United Launch Services, LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($3.0B) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($70M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation and NAICS 336415 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CO ($2.8B) and CA ($335M).
Is United Launch Services, LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 295 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 8 of 637 located in CO. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.