Federal spend by industry (NAICS)
How much does the federal government spend under NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), and who wins the contracts?
At a glance
Top contractors — largest recipients of Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing awards
| Contractor | Award actions | Obligated | Share of obligated $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| US MILPACK & MANUFACTURING CORP | 3 | $529,400 | 18.9% |
| IBIDE CORPORATION | 4 | $480,227 | 17.2% |
| LECUYER AVIATION LLC | 3 | $416,460 | 14.9% |
| LOFTHOUSE, RAY | 3 | $270,775 | 9.7% |
| A & S SKILL MACHINISTS, INC. | 4 | $198,535 | 7.1% |
| AM CONTRACTING CORP. | 4 | $185,679 | 6.6% |
| INTERNATIONAL QUALITY ADVANTAGE LLC | 1 | $171,457 | 6.1% |
| SHORE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $130,574 | 4.7% |
| SENTINEL SUPPLY CHAIN LLC | 1 | $65,589 | 2.3% |
| AERO DEFENSE LOGISTICS LLC | 2 | $53,719 | 1.9% |
Top 10 of 32 contractors on file, by obligated dollars. A high obligation is an exact fact, not an endorsement. Each named contractor links to its canonical federal contractor record.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Who buys Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing — top awarding agencies
| Awarding agency | Award actions | Obligated | Share of obligated $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 60 | $2,562,990 | 91.5% |
| Department of State | 2 | $237,047 | 8.5% |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $0 | 0% |
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Set-aside reliance
How much of the federal spending under Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing runs through a small-business or socioeconomic set-aside vehicle — an exact ratio of public dollars, not an eligibility determination.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Obligations by fiscal year (the YoY trend)
| Federal fiscal year | Award actions | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6 | $251,862 |
| FY2024 | 7 | $664,669 |
| FY2023 | 1 | $101,680 |
| FY2022 | 4 | $86,020 |
| FY2021 | 4 | $429,688 |
| FY2020 | 4 | $190,697 |
| FY2019 | 4 | $133,311 |
| FY2018 | 5 | $61,641 |
| FY2017 | 6 | $202,440 |
| FY2016 | 2 | $1,932 |
Federal fiscal years run October 1 – September 30. Showing the most recent 10 of 17 years with award actions on file.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Largest awards on record
| Award ID (PIID) | Awarding agency | Signed | Obligated | Award type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE4A725PD890 | Department of Defense | 2025-08-07 | $249,400 | PURCHASE ORDER |
| SPE4A724P9085 | Department of Defense | 2024-03-22 | $220,000 | PURCHASE ORDER |
| SPE4A621PN890 | Department of Defense | 2021-06-30 | $199,450 | PURCHASE ORDER |
| SINLEC17M0055 | Department of State | 2017-04-21 | $171,457 | PURCHASE ORDER |
| SPE4A521P8392 | Department of Defense | 2021-08-25 | $167,916 | PURCHASE ORDER |
Prime-award actions only — sub-award (subcontract) records are not ingested. Confirm the full award history at USASpending.gov →
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
What this NAICS code covers
NAICS 334511 is Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing in the North American Industry Classification System — the standard the federal government uses to classify what it buys. The U.S. Small Business Administration sets a small-business size standard (a receipts or employee threshold) per NAICS code, used to decide who qualifies for small-business set-asides.
| Reference | Source |
|---|---|
| NAICS 334511 definition | U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 2022) |
| Small-business size standard for NAICS 334511 | U.S. Small Business Administration |
How to read this profile
This page reports exact public-record facts and assigns no score or label. An obligated-dollar figure is an exact sum over USASpending.gov prime awards on the records Fonteum currently holds; it is a bounded slice of the federal corpus, not a completeness claim, and it is not a budget or forecast. Contractors are named only as the neutral recipients of public awards. The award footprint fills in as the federal award-archive backfill runs.
Related federal-contracting evidence
- Federal spend by industry — all NAICS codes with award activity →
- Federal agencies — debarments & contracting, agency by agency →
- Federal contractor records — exclusions & awards by entity →
- Federal Suspension & Debarment Scorecard — every agency, ranked →
- The Leakage Report — contracts awarded during an active exclusion →
- Federal contracting questions, answered →
Sources: USASpending.gov prime awards (U.S. Government Works, public domain) for the spending figures; U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 2022) for the industry title; U.S. Small Business Administration for the size standard. Confirm any current figure at usaspending.gov. Canonical record: https://fonteum.com/gov/naics/334511. Industry data as of 2026-07-20.