DCS CORPORATION - THE AIR VEHICLE TEST AND EVALUATION DIVISION (AVT&E) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TEST OF AIR VEHICLES (MANNED OR UNMANNED), AS WELL AS THOSE SYSTEMS RELATED TO AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR VEHICLE, FOR EXAMPLE, LANDING SYSTEMS, WEAPON SYSTEMS.
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THE AIR VEHICLE TEST AND EVALUATION DIVISION (AVT&E) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TEST OF AIR VEHICLES (MANNED OR UNMANNED), AS WELL AS THOSE SYSTEMS RELATED TO AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR VEHICLE, FOR EXAMPLE, LANDING SYSTEMS, WEAPON SYSTEMS.
Context & Analysis
On Oct 20, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $21,258,353 to DCS CORPORATION for the air vehicle test and evaluation division (avt&e) is responsible for test of air vehicles (manned or unmanned), as well as those systems related to and associated with the air vehicle, for example,…. The award is classified under NAICS 541330 — ENGINEERING SERVICES and issued as a cost plus fixed fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 4 offers received. Performance is located in PATUXENT RIVER, MD. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 541330 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ended May 31, 2026 (5 months ago). Recompete signal as of Oct 20, 2026: 48/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 4 offers. 78% of 966 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541330 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 3 offers.
- Award size
- At $21.3M, this award is larger than three in four of the 3847 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541330 over the last 3 years (median $2.6M).
- Incumbent at this agency
- DCS CORPORATION has 48 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $836.6M, 2022–2025.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541330 over the last 3 years.
- ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION — 7 awards, $56.5B
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION — 7 awards, $10.3B
- BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC. — 60 awards, $6.6B
- JT4 LLC — 2 awards, $3.5B
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP — 4 awards, $2.4B
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 20, 2026.
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