U.S. Navy: ~$34.9B for Virginia-class attack-submarine long-lead material — a contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat (USAspending)
The U.S. Navy awarded a contract for "long lead time material" for Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines (SSN 802 and 803) to submarine builder Electric Boat (a General Dynamics company). The value is about $34.9 billion ($34,664,168,826) — among the largest DoD contracts this site has compiled.
Contract key facts
- RecipientGeneral Dynamics
- Contract value$34,923,769,778 (≈$34.92B)
- BranchNavy
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
- Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Navy
- Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
- Period of performance2017-02-14 〜 2036-06-02
- Contract ID (PIID)N0002417C2100
The amount cited in the write-up ($34,664,168,826) is the figure at the time of writing. After later modifications the record now shows $34,923,769,778 (the details above are current).
Contract scope (original)
SSN 802 AND 803 LONG LEAD TIME MATERIAL
Key points
- U.S. Navy ordered long-lead material for Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN 802, 803)
- Awarded to Electric Boat (a General Dynamics submarine builder)
- Value ~$34.9B ($34,664,168,826), definitive contract, Feb 2017–Jun 2036
- Submarines have long procurement lead times, so long-lead material is funded early
- About $34.9 billion ranks third among the 207 records held as of 2026-09-01 — securing material alone reaches the top.
1Advance procurement for the Virginia class
This contract covers long lead time material for the Virginia-class attack submarines SSN 802 and SSN 803.
2Items that take years to procure
Nuclear submarines include many items — reactor components, special steel — that take years to procure. It is therefore standard to fund "long lead time material" ahead of the ship-construction contract itself, and this award is part of that framework. SSN 802 and 803 are later boats of the Virginia class.
3Where this contract ranks
This contract ranks among the largest federal contracts of the Department of Defense that this site has compiled, illustrating how outsized naval shipbuilding — and submarine construction in particular — is within U.S. defense spending.
4Securing material alone ranks third of 207
This contract does not build a ship; it locks in the material for building one. Even so, the amount ranks third among the Department of Defense contracts this site holds.
Nuclear submarines carry many items — reactor components, specialty steel — that take years to procure. Securing long-lead material ahead of the construction contract itself is therefore customary, and this contract is that arrangement. That securing material alone reaches the top of the list says something about how procurement in this field is structured.
Why it matters
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- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID)：N0002417C2100