SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME IV
NASA RESOURCES 1969-1978
 
 

Table 5-18. Top One Hundred Contractors:a FY 1972 (in thousands of dollars)

 

Contractor and Place of Contract Performance

Rank in FY 1971

Net Value of Awards

.

Contractor and Place of Contract Performance

Rank in FY 1971

Net Value of Awards

Amount

Percentage

Amount

Percentage

.

1. McDonnell Douglas Corp.

* St. Louis, Mo.

1

343,131

16.01

.

14. Grumman Aerospace Corp.

* Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

6

28,478

1.33

2. Martin Marietta Corp.

* Denver, Colo.

7

208,361

9.72

15. Aerojet-General Corp.

* Sacramento, Calif.

11

25,718

1.20

3. North American Rockwell Corp.

* Downey, Calif.

2

175,146

8.17

16. Lockheed Electronics Co.

* Houston, Texas

15

24,375

1.14

4. General Electric Co.

* King of Prussia, Pa.

3

114,944

5.36

17. Chrysler Corp.

* New Orleans, La.

26

24,301

1.13

5. Boeing Co.

* Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

5

94,186

4.40

18. Federal Electric Corp.

* Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

20

23,465

1.10

6. Bendix Corp.

* Columbia, Md.

4

87,956

4.10

19. Computer Sciences Corp.

* Silver Spring, Md.

23

23,298

1.09

7. Int'l. Business Machines Corp.

* Huntsville, Ala.

9

72,019

3.36

20. Hughes Aircraft Co.

* El Segundo, Calif.

21

22,029

1.03

8. General Dynamics Corp.

* San Diego, Calif.

12

66,627

3.11

21. LTV Aerospace Corp.

* Dallas, Texas

25

21,925

1.02

9. RCA Corp., Inc.

* Camden, N.J.

8

47,210

2.67

22. Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc.

* Sunnyvale, Calif.

b

16,399

0.77

10. Fairchild Industries, Inc.

* Germantown, Md.

24

42,025

1.96

23. Brown and Root/Northrop (JV)

* Houston, Texas

34

16,295

0.76

11. Philco-Ford Corp.

* Houston, Texas

17

36,219

1.69

24. United Aircraft Corp.

* Windsor Locks, Conn.

14

15,869

0.74

12. Sperry Rand Corp.

* Huntsville, Ala.

13

33,535

1.57

25. Service Technology Corp.

* Houston, Texas

18

15,473

0.72

13. TRW, Inc.

* Redondo Beach, Calif.

10

33,299

1.55

26. Brown Engineering Co., Inc.

* Huntsville, Ala.

32

11,808

0.55

Contractor and Place of Contract Performance

Rank in FY 1971

Net Value of Awards

.

Contractor and Place of Contract Performance

Rank in FY 1971

Net Value of Awards

Amount

Percentage

Amount

Percentage

.

27. Honeywell, Inc.

* St. Petersburg, Fla.

29

11,110

0.52

.

40. Mason-Rust

New Orleans, La.

40

6,295

0.29

28. Computing and Software, Inc.

* Greenbelt, Md.

31

10,488

0.49

41. Teledyne Industries, Inc.

* Northridge, Calif.

39

6,041

0.28

29. Singer Co.

* Houston, Texas

27

10,200

0.48

42. Litton Systems, Inc.

* Los Angeles, Calif.

--

6,031

0.28

30. ILC Industries, Inc.

Dover, Del.

41

8,998

0.42

43. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

* Marietta, Ga.

16

5,826

0.27

31. Control Data Corp.

* Minneapolis, Minn.

48

8,756

0.41

44. Hayes International Corp.

* Huntsville, Ala.

74

5,679

0.26

32. Global Associates

Bay St. Louis, Miss.

--

7,800

0.36

45. Textron, Inc.

* Buffalo, N.Y.

47

5,409

0.25

33. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

* Friendship Airport, Md.

37

7,791

0.36

46. Northrop Services, Inc.

vHuntsville, Ala.

95

4,871

0.23

34. Xerox Corp.

* Greenbelt, Md.

41 c

6,866

0.32

47. Santa Barbara Research Center

Goleta, Calif.

65

4,485

0.21

35. American Science and Engrg., Inc.

Cambridge, Mass. (S)

36

6,841

0.32

48. Informatics Tisco, Inc.

College Park, Md.

45

4,184

0.20

36. Garrett Corp.

* Torrance, Calif.

35

6,750

0.31

49. Itek Corp.

* Lexington, Mass.

46

4,029

0.19

37. Dynalectron Corp.

* Houston, Texas

61

6,735

0.31

50. Carney Gen. Contractors, Inc./Met. Const. Co. of Mo. (JV) (S)

Hampton, Va.

--

3,968

0.19

38. Radiation, Inc.

* Palm Bay, Fla.

30

6,708

0.31

51. Ball Brothers Research Corp.

Boulder, Colo.

38

3,782

0.18

39. General Motors Corp.

* Milwaukee, Wisc.

22

6,701

0.31

52. Chesapeake and Potomac Tel. Co.

* Greenbelt, Md.

56

3,600

0.17

Contractor and Place of Contract Performance

Rank in FY 1971

Net Value of Awards

.

Contractor and Place of Contract Performance

Rank in FY 1971

Net Value of Awards

Amount

Percentage

Amount

Percentage

.

53. Bellcomm, Inc.

Washington, D.C.

33

3,380

0.16

.

66. Technicolor, Inc.

Houston, Texas

92

2,430

0.11

54. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

* Long Beach, Calif.

70

3,312

0.15

67. Owens-Illinois, Inc.

* Pittsburgh, Pa.

99

2,362

0.11

55. ITT World Communications, Inc.

New York, N.Y.

50

3,226

0.15

68. Virginia Electric Power Co.

* Hampton, Va.

76

2,333

0.11

56. American Tel. and Tel. Co.

* Greenbelt, Md.

54

3,124

0.15

69. 3M Co.

* Freehold, N.J.

67

2,325

0.11

57. Thiokol Chemical Corp.

* Huntsville, Ala.

49

3,011

0.14

70. Electronic Associates, Inc.

* West Long Branch, N.J.

68

2,287

0.11

58. Wyle Laboratories

* Hampton, Va.

89

2,934

0.14

71. Cleveland Elec. Illuminating Co.

Cleveland, Ohio

79

2,277

0.11

59. Klate Holt Co.

* Hampton, Va. (S)

63

2,883

0.13

72. Int'l. Tel. and Tel. Corp.

* Fort Wayne, Ind.

77

2,219

0.10

60. Southern Bell Tel. Co.

* Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

60

2,832

0.13

73. Digital Equipment Corp.

* Maynard, Mass.

--

2,193

0.10

61. Management Services, Inc.

Huntsville, Ala.

44

2,815

0.13

74. McGregor and Werner, Inc.

Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (S)

--

2,131

0.10

62. Wackenhut Services, Inc.

* Houston, Texas

78

2,679

0.12

75. Programming Methods, Inc.

* Silver Spring, Md.

57

2,069

0.10

63. Cutler-Hammer, Inc.

* Melville, N.Y.

98

2,594

0.12

76. Holmes and Narver, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

--

2,041

0.10

64. Weston Instruments, Inc.

* Sarasota, Fla.

82

2,563

0.12

77. Barnes Engineering Co.

Stamford, Conn. (S)

59

1,964

0.09

65. Perkin-Elmer Corp.

* Norwalk, Conn.

53

2,497

0.12

78. Northrop Corp.

* Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

28

1,837

0.09

Contractor and Place of Contract Performance

Rank in FY 1971

Net Value of Awards

.

Contractor and Place of Contract Performance

Rank in FY 1971

Net Value of Awards

Amount

Percentage

Amount

Percentage

.

79. Pan American World Airways, Inc.

Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

43

1,785

0.08

.

92. Serv-Air, Inc.

Edwards, Calif.

--

1,332

0.06

80. Raytheon Co.

* Waltham, Mass.

52

1,724

0.08

93. RF Communications, Inc.

Rochester, N.Y.

72

1,321

0.06

81. Planning Research Corp.

* Huntsville, Ala.

--

1,693

0.08

94. Teledyne Isotopes

* Sandusky, Ohio

--

1,313

0.06

82. Lawrence, J.H., Co.

Greenbelt, Md. (S)

--

1,691

0.08

95. Teledyne, Inc.

* El Segundo, Calif.

--

1,307

0.06

83. Wolf Research and Development Corp.

* Riverdale, Md.

90

1,680

0.08

96. Western Electric Co., Inc.

* New York, N.Y.

94

1,297

0.06

84. ARO, Inc.

Mountain View, Calif.

--

1,623

0.08

97. Aydin Corp.

* Fort Washington, Pa.

64 d

1,286

0.06

85. Honeywell Information Systems, Inc.

* Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

80

1,578

0.07

98. KMS Industries, Inc.

Greenbelt, Md.

--

1,255

0.06

86. Avco Corp.

* Lowell, Mass.

85

1,551

0.07

99. Informatics, Inc.

* Palo Alto, Calif.

--

1,202

0.06

87. Potomac Electric Power Co.

Greenbelt, Md.

97

1,545

0.07

100. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Houston, Texas

--

1,200

0.06

88. Rosendin Electric, Inc.

Mountain View, Calif.

--

1,474

0.07

Other

.

240,933

11.24

89. Ampex Corp.

* Redwood City, Calif.

75

1,467

0.07

.

90. Riggins Co., Inc.

Hampton, Va. (S)

--

1,363

0.06

TOTAL AWARDS TO BUSINESS FIRMS

.

2,143,315

100.00

91. Eastman Kodak Co.

* Rochester, N.Y.

--

1,342

0.06

 

* Awards during year represent awards on several contracts which have different principal places of performance. The place shown is that which has the largest amount of the awards.

(S) = Indicates small business concerns.

(JV) = Joint venture.

a Data for individual companies include awards on research and development contracts of $10,000 and over and on all other contracts of $25,000 and over.
b Formerly a division of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
c Combined awards to Xerox Corp. and Xerox Data Systems, Inc., formerly a subsidiary of Xerox Corp..
d Formerly Monitor Systems, Inc.

Source: NASA, Annual Procurement Report (Fiscal year 1972).


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