Top DoD scale and balance manufacturing contractors (NAICS 333997)
- Latest 12 months
- $2.2M
- Net obligations · Down $14.0M vs. $16.2M preceding
- Prime contractors
- 4
- With positive obligations in the latest 12 months
Research the DoD federal contracting market for scale and balance manufacturing under NAICS 333997. Compare top federal contractors and market share, reported contract obligations and spending trends, funding-office attribution, recent award activity, and contract types, competition, and procurement methods.
Contract obligation trends for Scale and Balance Manufacturing at the Department of Defense
Federal records show $51.6M in net obligations across 1,700 awards in Scale and Balance Manufacturing at the Department of Defense from Oct 1, 2021 through Sep 10, 2026. This market accounts for 0.0023% of $2.3T in agency-wide net prime contract obligations over the period shown. Latest 12-month net obligations decreased 86.3% from $16.2M to $2.2M. 1 prime contractor accounted for at least 80% of positive obligations in that latest period.
Fiscal-year activity
FY26 is year-to-date through Sep 10, 2026; earlier years show complete fiscal-year totals.
View fiscal-year data table
| Fiscal year | Net obligations | Contract actions | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $8.5M | 558 | Complete |
| FY2023 | $7.1M | 496 | Complete |
| FY2024 | $19.1M | 355 | Complete |
| FY2025 | $15.6M | 349 | Complete |
| FY2026 | $1.4M | 109 | YTD through Sep 10, 2026 |
Market at a glance
All reported prime contract awards- All-period net obligations
- $51.6M
- 1,700 awards · 68 prime contractors
- Latest 12-month movement
- −86.3%
- $2.2M vs. $16.2M
- Leading eight prime share
- 100.0%
- Share held by the eight leading prime contractors in the latest 12 months
View agency share, denominators, and set-aside reporting
- Agency context
- 0.0023% of $2.3T in agency-wide net obligations.
- Set-aside share when reported
- 25.4% of 118 awards with reported set-aside status.
- Set-aside reporting
- 30 set aside · 88 no set-aside · 1,582 not reported
What changed in the last 12 months?
Sep 11, 2025–Sep 10, 2026, compared with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025.
Market structure
This market declined more steeply than 97.5% of comparable agency NAICS markets
Competitive shifts
BELL TEXTRON INC had the largest decline in reported obligations
Buyer demand
Reported obligations through DLA AVIATION decreased
How these findings are calculated
Findings are selected from matched-period changes in obligations, share, rank, funding offices, concentration, reported set-asides, material award actions, and agency-peer outliers. Related signals are combined, and only material evidence-backed changes are shown. Review the full methodology.
Federal contract obligations by funding office
See how positive obligations were attributed across funding offices in the 12 months ending Sep 10, 2026.
94.7% of positive obligations were attributed to DLA AVIATION (SPE4A2). That represents $2.1M, down $13.3M from the preceding 12 months.
Latest 12-month share of positive obligations; the gray segment represents all other reported offices.
- DLA AVIATION (SPE4A2)94.7% · $2.1M · down $13.3M
- DLA AVIATION (SPE4A6)5.3% · $118K · down $89K
View reported office rankings, comparisons, and evidence
USAspending assigns each award to a funding office. That office may differ from the requiring activity, program office, contracting office, individual buyer, or actual customer.
Reported funding office
DLA AVIATION (SPE4A2)
#1Rank unchangedLatest 12 months
$2.1M
94.7% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$13.3M
1 active prime contractor · 117 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 86.4% from $15.4M to $2.1M. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 95.3% to 94.7%, a change of −0.7 percentage points.
The latest period contains 125 actions across 117 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 343 awards.
Leading award-level changes
- BELL TEXTRON INC · PIID SPE4A225F0677−$3.2M: $3.2M → $0
- BELL TEXTRON INC · PIID SPE4A225F2318−$1.1M: $1.1M → $0
Reported funding office
DLA AVIATION (SPE4A6)
#2Rank unchangedLatest 12 months
$118K
5.3% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$89K
5 active prime contractors · 6 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 42.9% from $207K to $118K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 1.3% to 5.3%, a change of +4.0 percentage points.
The latest period contains 6 actions across 6 awards and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 5 active prime contractors and 8 awards.
Reported funding office
DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$153K
0 active prime contractors · 0 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $153K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.95% to 0%, a change of −0.9 percentage points.
The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 3 awards.
Reported funding office
DECA HEADQUARTERS
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$145K
0 active prime contractors · 0 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $145K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.90% to 0%, a change of −0.9 percentage points.
The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 7 awards.
Reported funding office
W4MM USA JOINT MUNITIONS CMD
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$199K
0 active prime contractors · 0 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $199K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 1.2% to 0%, a change of −1.2 percentage points.
The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 1 award.
Contract types, competition, and procurement methods
From Sep 11, 2025 through Sep 10, 2026, 108 awards had positive obligations totaling $2.3M. Only One Source was the leading reported procedure, accounting for 94.0% of positive obligations. Awards with a reported parent IDV accounted for 100.0%.
- Leading award type
- 100.0%
- Delivery Order
- Leading reported procedure
- 94.0%
- Only One Source
- Reported parent IDV
- 100.0%
- of positive obligations had a reported parent IDV
- Median reported offers
- Not reported
- 0 of 108 awards reported offers · Limited reporting
View buying-method details and data coverage
Award types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Order(C) | 108 | $2.3M | 100.0% |
Reported parent-award types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDC(B) | 108 | $2.3M | 100.0% |
Single- or multiple-award parent structure
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Award(S) | 108 | $2.3M | 100.0% |
Solicitation procedures
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only One Source(SSS) | 101 | $2.1M | 94.0% |
| Negotiated Proposal/Quote(NP) | 1 | $86K | 3.8% |
| Simplified Acquisition(SP1) | 2 | $41K | 1.8% |
| Sss(ONLY ONE SOURCE) | 4 | $8K | 0.37% |
Extent competed
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Competed(C) | 101 | $2.1M | 94.0% |
| Full and Open Competition(A) | 1 | $86K | 3.8% |
| Competed Under SAP(F) | 2 | $41K | 1.8% |
| C(NOT COMPETED) | 4 | $8K | 0.37% |
Fair-opportunity and limited-source reporting
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not reported | 108 | $2.3M | 100.0% |
Other-than-full-and-open reasons
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only One Source-Other (FAR 6.302-1 Other)(ONE) | 105 | $2.1M | 94.3% |
| Not reported | 3 | $128K | 5.7% |
Contract pricing types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firm Fixed Price(J) | 104 | $2.2M | 99.6% |
| J(FIRM FIXED PRICE) | 4 | $8K | 0.37% |
Product or Service Codes
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components(1615) | 12 | $949K | 42.1% |
| Airframe Structural Components(1560) | 42 | $429K | 19.0% |
| Torque Converters and Speed Changers(3010) | 2 | $229K | 10.2% |
| Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components(1680) | 8 | $186K | 8.3% |
| Scales and Balances(6670) | 3 | $128K | 5.7% |
| Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment(3040) | 7 | $96K | 4.2% |
| Other reported values | 34 | $237K | 10.5% |
Awarding subagencies
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense Logistics Agency(97AS) | 108 | $2.3M | 100.0% |
Awarding offices
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dla Aviation(SPE4A2) | 105 | $2.1M | 94.3% |
| Dla Aviation(SPE4A6) | 3 | $128K | 5.7% |
Reported parent IDVs
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPE4AX17D9410(9700) | 105 | $2.1M | 94.3% |
| SPE4A621DC023(9700) | 1 | $86K | 3.8% |
| SPE4A622DC136(9700) | 1 | $37K | 1.6% |
| SPE4A622D5718(9700) | 1 | $5K | 0.21% |
Offers, award size, and timing
- Median reported offers
- Not reported
- 0 reported · 108 not reported · Limited reporting
- Positive award obligations
- $5K median
- $2K–$15K middle 50%
- Reported performance period
- 396 days (~13 months) median
- 108 reported · 0 not reported
Calculations group latest-period actions by award, retain awards with positive net obligations for share denominators, and use each award's latest reported USAspending procurement fields as of Sep 10, 2026. Blank competition, pricing, PSC, or parent-IDV values remain not reported; they are not inferred. Offer counts must be positive and below the FPDS 999 placeholder. Awarding organizations can differ from the funding agency that defines this page.
Top federal contractors
Latest 12-month market share, concentration, and complete prime contractor rankings across the period shown.
- Prime contractor concentration
- 1 of 4prime contractors account for at least 80% of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Largest prime contractor
- 94.3%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Leading four prime contractors
- 100.0%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Leading eight prime contractors
- 100.0%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Based on $2.2M in positive obligations during the 12 months ending Sep 10, 2026. Individual shares and movement appear in the searchable rankings below. Movement compares with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025.
Last 12mo obligation volume: Highest positive obligations first; net deobligations follow by magnitude; contractors with no activity in the last 12 months follow by all-period obligations. Ranks use the complete contractor list and remain fixed when search narrows the results.
- #1
Last 12mo obligations
$2.1M
94.3%
Dollar movement
−$13.3M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
118 awards
126 actions
Historical and award details for BELL TEXTRON INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $15.4M → $2.1M
- −86.4%
- Share: prior → latest
- 95.2% → 94.3%
- −1.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $43.1M
- 83.1% of all-period positive obligations · 1,323 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 1, 2021
- through Apr 24, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 118 343 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #2
Last 12mo obligations
$86K
3.9%
Dollar movement
−$285K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
2 awards
2 actions
Historical and award details for INTERCOMP CO
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $372K → $86K
- −76.8%
- Share: prior → latest
- 2.3% → 3.9%
- +1.6 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $2.9M
- 5.6% of all-period positive obligations · 32 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 25, 2021
- through Oct 6, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 1 Not reported 2 3 Reported small business 2 4 All-period set-aside types
- 14 · Total small business
- #3
Last 12mo obligations
$37K
1.6%
Dollar movement
−$12K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for RKU DISTRIBUTING, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $49K → $37K
- −24.8%
- Share: prior → latest
- 0.30% → 1.6%
- +1.3 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $418K
- 0.81% of all-period positive obligations · 102 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Mar 20, 2022
- through Sep 11, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 1 2 Reported small business 1 2 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #4
Last 12mo obligations
$5K
0.21%
Dollar movement
+$298
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for NETKOMP, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $4K → $5K
- +6.7%
- Share: prior → latest
- 0.030% → 0.21%
- +0.2 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $31K
- 0.060% of all-period positive obligations · 6 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Jun 22, 2022
- through Nov 13, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 1 1 Reported small business 1 1 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #5
Last 12mo obligations
−$5K
0%
Dollar movement
+$5K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for THE SCALE PEOPLE, INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- −$10K → −$5K
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $225K
- 0.43% of all-period positive obligations · 24 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 18, 2021
- through Oct 9, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 1 1 Reported small business 1 1 All-period set-aside types
- 2 · Total small business
- #6
Last 12mo obligations
−$5K
0%
Dollar movement
−$9K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for THE SCALE PEOPLE, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $5K → −$5K
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0.030% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $66K
- 0.13% of all-period positive obligations · 8 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Nov 18, 2021
- through Oct 9, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 1 1 Reported small business 1 1 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #7METTLER-TOLEDO LLCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Apr 28, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
−$114K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for METTLER-TOLEDO LLC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $114K → $0
- −100.0%
- Share: prior → latest
- 0.70% → 0%
- −0.7 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.2M
- 2.3% of all-period positive obligations · 26 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 13, 2021
- through Apr 28, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 8 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #8NORTH WIND SYSTEMS LLCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Oct 7, 2022
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for NORTH WIND SYSTEMS LLC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $875K
- 1.7% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 7, 2022
- through Oct 7, 2022
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #9EXPOTECH U.S.A., INC.Historical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Jan 19, 2023
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for EXPOTECH U.S.A., INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $653K
- 1.3% of all-period positive obligations · 5 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Nov 24, 2021
- through Jan 19, 2023
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #10DIGI AMERICA INCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Mar 17, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
−$185K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for DIGI AMERICA INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $185K → $0
- −100.0%
- Share: prior → latest
- 1.1% → 0%
- −1.1 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $590K
- 1.1% of all-period positive obligations · 10 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Mar 2, 2022
- through Mar 17, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 2 Reported small business 0 2 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #11SCHENCK CORPHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Nov 2, 2021
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for SCHENCK CORP
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $350K
- 0.67% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Nov 2, 2021
- through Nov 2, 2021
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #12COLUMBIA RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Jun 30, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
+$8K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for COLUMBIA RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- −$8K → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $217K
- 0.42% of all-period positive obligations · 4 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 15, 2021
- through Jun 30, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 1 Reported small business 0 1 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #13OSI FEDERAL TECHNOLOGIES INCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Apr 18, 2023
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for OSI FEDERAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $172K
- 0.33% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Aug 22, 2022
- through Apr 18, 2023
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #14COMPUTER & SCALE TECH SERVICES, INC.Historical · no latest 12-month activity · last action May 17, 2024
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for COMPUTER & SCALE TECH SERVICES, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $108K
- 0.21% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since May 16, 2022
- through May 17, 2024
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #15GENERAL ELECTRODYNAMICS CORPORATIONHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Mar 20, 2024
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for GENERAL ELECTRODYNAMICS CORPORATION
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $103K
- 0.20% of all-period positive obligations · 8 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Jan 31, 2022
- through Mar 20, 2024
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · WOSB set-aside
Recent federal contract award activity
Recent contract actions with unusually large obligation changes or meaningful shifts in contractor and funding-office activity.
This action
+$310K
BELL TEXTRON INC
DLA AVIATION
8511663693!SUPPORT ASSEMBLY,SW
Why it stands out
A new award added obligations despite weaker contractor activity.
The action represented 13.9% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations while the contractor’s obligations fell $13.3M overall.
- Award net obligations
- $310K
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 13.9%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #1 · 94.3% share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
- Funding office
- #1 · 94.7% attributed share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
This action
+$162K
BELL TEXTRON INC
DLA AVIATION
8511815587!SUPPORT ASSEMBLY,SW
Why it stands out
A new award added obligations despite weaker contractor activity.
The action represented 7.3% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations while the contractor’s obligations fell $13.3M overall.
- Award net obligations
- $162K
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 7.3%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #1 · 94.3% share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
- Funding office
- #1 · 94.7% attributed share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
This action
+$150K
BELL TEXTRON INC
DLA AVIATION
8511989582!COUPLING DRIVESHAFT
Why it stands out
A new award added obligations despite weaker contractor activity.
The action represented 6.7% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations while the contractor’s obligations fell $13.3M overall.
- Award net obligations
- $150K
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 6.7%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #1 · 94.3% share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
- Funding office
- #1 · 94.7% attributed share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
This action
+$123K
BELL TEXTRON INC
DLA AVIATION
8511647954!COUPLING,SPLINE,ROT
Why it stands out
A new award added obligations despite weaker contractor activity.
The action represented 5.5% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations while the contractor’s obligations fell $13.3M overall.
- Award net obligations
- $123K
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 5.5%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #1 · 94.3% share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
- Funding office
- #1 · 94.7% attributed share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
This action
+$114K
BELL TEXTRON INC
DLA AVIATION
8511815643!BEARING,DUPLEX,AIRC
Why it stands out
A new award added obligations despite weaker contractor activity.
The action represented 5.1% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations while the contractor’s obligations fell $13.3M overall.
- Award net obligations
- $114K
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 5.1%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #1 · 94.3% share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
- Funding office
- #1 · 94.7% attributed share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
This action
+$106K
BELL TEXTRON INC
DLA AVIATION
8511932424!COUPLING,SPLINE,ROT
Why it stands out
A new award added obligations despite weaker contractor activity.
The action represented 4.8% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations while the contractor’s obligations fell $13.3M overall.
- Award net obligations
- $106K
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 4.8%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #1 · 94.3% share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
- Funding office
- #1 · 94.7% attributed share
- $13.3M net decline despite this positive action
View recent award activity by date (10)
- Action+$4KAward net obligations$4K
- Action−$7KAward net obligations$0
- Action+$56KAward net obligations$56K
- Action+$36KAward net obligations$36K
- Action+$24KAward net obligations$24K
- Action+$7KAward net obligations$7K
- Action+$7KAward net obligations$7K
- Action+$7KAward net obligations$7K
- Action+$1KAward net obligations$1K
- Action+$5KAward net obligations$5K
DoD scale and balance manufacturing market FAQs
Answers based on reported federal contract data.
Who are the top DoD scale and balance manufacturing contractors?
In the 12 months through September 10, 2026, BELL TEXTRON INC, INTERCOMP CO, and RKU DISTRIBUTING, INC. were the leading DoD scale and balance manufacturing prime contractors by positive obligations.
- #1
$2,100,172 in positive obligations
- #2
$86,372 in positive obligations
- #3
$36,543 in positive obligations
Rankings use reported USAspending award data.
Did DoD contract obligations decrease in the scale and balance manufacturing market?
Yes. Measured by net prime contract obligations, reported DoD activity in the scale and balance manufacturing market decreased 86.3% from $16,168,915 in the preceding 12 months to $2,218,401 in the 12 months through September 10, 2026.
- Latest 12 months
- $2,218,401
- Net prime contract obligations
- Preceding 12 months
- $16,168,915
- Net prime contract obligations
- Change
- −86.3%
- Between matched 12-month periods
Reported contract actions, not outlays or a forecast.
What recent DoD contract award activity was reported in the scale and balance manufacturing market?
Recent DoD contract award activity reported in the scale and balance manufacturing market included actions for BELL TEXTRON INC during the 12 months through September 10, 2026.
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BELL TEXTRON INC · PIID SPE4A225F5896
Base award · September 24, 2025 · Action obligation: +$309,957
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BELL TEXTRON INC · PIID SPE4A226F0766
Base award · December 16, 2025 · Action obligation: +$162,229
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BELL TEXTRON INC · PIID SPE4A226F1811
Base award · March 19, 2026 · Action obligation: +$150,074
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BELL TEXTRON INC · PIID SPE4A225F5839
Base award · September 17, 2025 · Action obligation: +$122,855
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BELL TEXTRON INC · PIID SPE4A226F0764
Base award · December 16, 2025 · Action obligation: +$114,404
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BELL TEXTRON INC · PIID SPE4A226F1411
Base award · February 19, 2026 · Action obligation: +$106,475
Action obligations are transaction-level amounts, not current award-level obligations.
Which procurement methods were reported for DoD contracts under NAICS 333997?
From September 11, 2025 through September 10, 2026, DoD reported 108 positive-obligation awards for scale and balance manufacturing under NAICS 333997. The leading award type was delivery order. The leading reported procedure was only one source.
- Positive-obligation awards
- 108
- Leading reported procedure
- Only One Source
- 94% of positive obligations
- Leading award type
- Delivery Order
- 100% of positive obligations
- Full and open
- 3.8%
- of positive obligations
- Reported parent IDV
- 100%
- of positive obligations
Percentages use positive obligations as the denominator.
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Company memberships do not establish award-channel use.Reported obligations include contract actions from October 1, 2021 through September 10, 2026. Set-aside and business-size fields reflect award records, not a contractor's current eligibility. Public Department of Defense award records are generally delayed by 90 days.
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