Department of Defense Contract Awards: A Report on Contributions to Sustainable Development Goals

Department of the Navy

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems: Submarine Electronic Warfare Systems

• Contractor: Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York
• Contract Value: $551,012,019, with a potential cumulative value of $1,365,790,743 if all options are exercised.
• Purpose of Contract: To provide engineering, technical support, and production of AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems for new and in-service submarines.
• Performance Period: Expected completion by January 2030.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): This contract fosters innovation in high-technology electronic warfare systems, contributing to resilient and advanced industrial capabilities.
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): The long-term project supports sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth by providing high-skilled employment in Syracuse, New York.
  • SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions): By enhancing national security assets, the contract supports the development of effective and accountable institutions at the national level.

Lockheed Martin Space: Advanced Payload Modules

• Contractor: Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, Colorado
• Contract Value: $86,700,000
• Purpose of Contract: Procurement and delivery of advanced payload modules.
• Performance Period: Expected completion by September 30, 2027.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): The development of advanced space-related payloads drives technological innovation and scientific research.
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Work performed across multiple states, including Colorado, Alabama, and California, promotes geographically diverse economic growth and job creation.

Raytheon Co.: Standard Missiles Engineering and Technical Support

• Contractor: Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona
• Contract Value: $75,125,477
• Purpose of Contract: To provide engineering and technical support for Standard Missiles 2 and 6 (SM-2/6).
• Performance Period: Expected completion by March 2028.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals): The contract includes Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany, strengthening global partnerships for security and technology sharing.
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): Funding for research, development, test, and evaluation supports ongoing innovation in defense technology.

General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton: Aircraft Carrier Maintenance

• Contractor: General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington
• Contract Value: $74,868,772
• Purpose of Contract: To perform repairs, alterations, and maintenance for the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during its Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA).
• Performance Period: Expected completion by August 2026.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): This contract supports the maintenance and modernization of critical national infrastructure, ensuring its resilience and operational readiness.
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): The project provides significant employment and economic stimulus to the Bremerton, Washington, region.

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems: AEGIS Sustainment

• Contractor: Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey
• Contract Value: $24,980,584
• Purpose of Contract: In-service sustainment, system integration, and product support for the AEGIS combat system.
• Performance Period: Expected completion by December 2025.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): The contract focuses on sustaining and integrating advanced technological systems, promoting industrial capability and innovation.
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Supports specialized employment in Moorestown, New Jersey, contributing to local economic stability.

RAM-System GmbH: Missile System Development

• Contractor: RAM-System GmbH, Ottobrunn, Germany
• Contract Value: €16,207,083
• Purpose of Contract: Development of a Common Electronic Support Measurement System for the Rolling Airframe Missile Guided Missile Weapon System.
• Performance Period: Expected completion by December 2027.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals): This contract is a direct international agreement with Germany, exemplifying a strong global partnership for shared security and technological development.
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): The collaborative development effort promotes international innovation and builds industrial capacity in both partner nations.

Raytheon Co.: Standard Missile Repair and Maintenance

• Contractor: Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona
• Contract Value: $12,160,995
• Purpose of Contract: To provide depot and intermediate-level repair, maintenance, and spares for the Standard Missile (SM) program.
• Performance Period: Expected completion by May 2029.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals): Includes Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan, Germany, and South Korea, enhancing international cooperation and partnerships.
  • SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production): By focusing on repair and maintenance, the contract promotes a more sustainable lifecycle for defense assets, reducing waste and the need for new production.

Department of the Air Force

Leidos Inc.: Managed Network and Infrastructure Services

• Contractor: Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia
• Contract Value: $148,752,058
• Purpose of Contract: To provide managed services for network, application, infrastructure, and security under Project Night Owl.
• Performance Period: Expected completion by February 2, 2030.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): This contract directly supports the modernization of critical digital infrastructure, enhancing its security and resilience.
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): The long-term contract provides stable, high-tech employment at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and in Northern Virginia.

Multiple Award: Architect-Engineering Services

• Contractors:
  1. BKM Prime AE JV JC LLC, Baltimore, Maryland
  2. Blair Remy Merrick MP JV LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  3. Chimborazo JV, Kennesaw, Georgia
  4. Cyntergy-SLA JV, Wichita Falls, Texas
  5. GM Hill Baker JV LLC, Jacksonville, Florida
  6. JP Harvey-Stantec JV, Hampton, Virginia
  7. WJA Design Collaborative, Seattle, Washington
• Contract Value: $49,000,000 ceiling for multiple award contract.
• Purpose of Contract: To provide Title I, Title II, and other architect-engineering services for dormitory facilities.
• Performance Period: Expected completion by February 2, 2030.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities): The contract focuses on providing safe, resilient, and sustainable housing infrastructure for personnel.
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): Engages multiple firms in the design and engineering of modern facilities, promoting quality infrastructure development.
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Spreads economic opportunity across seven different architectural and engineering firms in various locations.

Definitive Logic Corp.: Enterprise Systems Modernization

• Contractor: Definitive Logic Corp., Arlington, Virginia
• Contract Value: Not-to-exceed $21,236,975
• Purpose of Contract: System integrator support for the modernization of program and budget enterprise systems (PBES).
• Performance Period: Expected completion by July 1, 2026.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions): Modernizing budgetary and program systems enhances transparency, accountability, and effectiveness within a key government institution.
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): The project involves upgrading critical software and digital infrastructure, reducing technical debt and improving operational efficiency.

Department of the Army

Multiple Award: Multidiscipline Design Services

• Contractors:
  1. Yaeger Architecture Inc.*, Seattle, Washington
  2. Raymond Pond Federal Solutions JV, LLC*, Conyers, Georgia
  3. WJA PLLC*, Seattle, Washington
  4. G.M. HILL BAKER JV LLC*, Jacksonville, Florida
  5. Pacrim-Transystems JV LP*, Fife, Washington

  *Denotes small business

• Contract Value: $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract.
• Purpose of Contract: To compete for orders for multidiscipline design services.
• Performance Period: Estimated completion date of February 2, 2032.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities): The specific designation of contracts for small businesses promotes inclusive economic growth and reduces inequalities by providing opportunities to smaller enterprises.
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): The contract will support various infrastructure design projects, contributing to the development of resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): This long-term contract creates sustained economic opportunities for multiple small businesses across the country.

Amentum Services Inc.: Global Aviation Maintenance

• Contractor: Amentum Services Inc., Chantilly, Virginia
• Contract Value: $12,840,184 modification.
• Purpose of Contract: To provide global aviation maintenance services.
• Performance Period: Estimated completion date of November 30, 2025.
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals): Performance of work in Kuwait demonstrates a global partnership for maintaining security and operational readiness.
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Provides employment in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Fort Drum, New York, supporting local economies.
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure): Ensures the maintenance and reliability of critical aviation infrastructure.

Correction Notice

• A multiple award task order contract announced on January 30, 2025, was corrected. The initial announced value of $259,999,400 has been officially corrected to $260,002,400.

SDGs Addressed in the Article

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

• The article details numerous large-scale government contracts awarded to private companies (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics). These contracts, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, directly stimulate economic activity and support or create jobs in various specified locations across the United States, such as Syracuse, New York; Littleton, Colorado; and Bremerton, Washington. The article also explicitly notes contracts awarded to a “small business,” contributing to inclusive economic growth.

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

• The primary focus of the article is on contracts for industrial production, technological innovation, and infrastructure development. This includes funding for “research, development, test, and evaluation,” the production of advanced technological systems like the “AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems” and “Standard Missiles,” and the maintenance and repair of major infrastructure assets like the “USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)” and the construction of “dormitory facilities.”

SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

• The article describes the operational procurement and maintenance activities that strengthen a key national institution: the Department of Defense. By awarding contracts for defense systems, maintenance, and R&D, the government is building the capacity of its defense institutions, which aligns with the goal of maintaining strong and effective national institutions for security and stability.

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

• The article is a clear demonstration of public-private partnerships, with government entities (Navy, Air Force, Army) contracting with private corporations to achieve their objectives. Furthermore, it highlights international partnerships through “Foreign Military Sales (FMS)” to countries like Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, and South Korea, as well as a direct contract with a German company, RAM-System GmbH, for technology development.

Specific Targets Identified

Under SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

1. Target 8.2: Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation.
   • The contracts for advanced systems such as “submarine AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems,” “advanced payload modules,” and “Standard Missiles 2 and 6 (SM-2/6)” directly support technological upgrading and innovation within the high-tech defense industry.
2. Target 8.3: Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises.
   • The article explicitly identifies contracts awarded to a “small business” (marked with an asterisk), such as Yaeger Architecture Inc. and Raymond Pond Federal Solutions JV, LLC, demonstrating a policy that encourages the growth of smaller enterprises.

Under SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

1. Target 9.1: Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
   • The “$74,868,772” contract for the “USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA)” is for the repair and maintenance of a major piece of national infrastructure. Similarly, the “$49,000,000” contract for “architect-engineering services, for dormitory facilities” supports the development of infrastructure for military personnel.
2. Target 9.5: Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers and public and private research and development spending.
   • The article mentions multiple instances of funding for R&D, such as the “$21,754,175” in “fiscal 2024 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funds” and the contract for the “development of a Common Electronic Support Measurement System,” which directly contribute to enhancing scientific research and innovation.

Under SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

1. Target 16.a: Strengthen relevant national institutions, in particular in developing countries, to build capacity at all levels, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime.
   • The contracts detailed in the article serve to strengthen the capacity of a relevant national institution—the U.S. Department of Defense—by providing it with advanced technology, maintenance services, and infrastructure to carry out its national security mandate.

Under SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

1. Target 17.6: Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation.
   • The article mentions “Foreign Military Sales (FMS)” to Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany, as well as a direct contract with “RAM-System GmbH, Ottobrunn, Germany.” These represent international cooperation on defense technology.
2. Target 17.17: Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships.
   • Every contract listed, such as the “$551,012,019” contract between the Navy and Lockheed Martin, is a public-private partnership between a government agency and a private corporation.

Implied Indicators for Measuring Progress

Under SDG 8

• Total value of government contracts awarded for job creation: The article provides the exact dollar amounts for each contract (e.g., “$551,012,019,” “$148,752,058”), which can be aggregated to measure economic stimulus.
• Number and value of contracts awarded to small businesses: The article explicitly identifies contracts awarded to a “small business,” allowing for the tracking of support for smaller enterprises.

Under SDG 9

• Total expenditure on research and development (R&D): The article quantifies R&D spending within contracts, such as the “$21,754,175” in “fiscal 2024 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funds.”
• Investment in infrastructure development and maintenance: The article provides the value of specific infrastructure projects, such as the “$74,868,772” for the USS Ronald Reagan’s maintenance and the “$49,000,000” ceiling for dormitory facilities.

Under SDG 16

• Government expenditure on national security institutions: The article details specific financial obligations from various fiscal years (e.g., “Fiscal 2025 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,000,000”) that serve as a direct measure of resource allocation to strengthen these institutions.

Under SDG 17

• Value of international financial flows and partnerships: The article quantifies funds from Foreign Military Sales (e.g., “FMS (Spain) funds in the amount of $581,500”) and the value of contracts with international partners (e.g., “€16,207,083” for RAM-System GmbH).
• Number and value of public-private partnerships: The article lists numerous distinct contracts, each representing a public-private partnership, with their financial values clearly stated.

Summary Table

Source: defense.gov