A description that reads only RESERVED: about $2.52 billion with no stated content
A Navy contract with Lockheed Martin worth about $2.52 billion. The description field holds the single word "RESERVED," so what was bought cannot be read from the record.
Contract key facts
- RecipientLockheed Martin
- Contract value$2,524,637,570 (≈$2.52B)
- BranchNavy
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
- Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Navy
- Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
- Period of performance2021-11-10 〜 2029-09-30
- Contract ID (PIID)N0003022C1025
Contract scope (original)
RESERVED
Key points
- Signed by the Department of the Navy on 10 November 2021 for about $2.52 billion, ending 30 September 2029.
- The description is the single word "RESERVED," so the record does not say what was bought.
- Of the 208 Defense Department contracts this site holds as of 2026-09-06, eight have a one-word description.
- Outlays stand at about $46.0 million, 1.82% of the amount obligated.
1One word in the description field
The previous article looked at a contract that buys no equipment. This one does not say what it buys at all. The description holds the single word "RESERVED" — a rare shape in which the field is filled and yet carries no content.
| State of the description | Contracts | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| A single word | 8 | RESERVED, TEST, S1B, S9G |
| Empty | 15 | — |
| Twenty characters or fewer | 41 | BASIC CONTRACT and similar |
The counts are taken from the 208 Defense Department contracts this site holds as of 2026-09-06. Short descriptions are not exceptional here. "RESERVED" stands out because it preserves the trace of someone filling a field without saying anything.
2Only the dates and the amount speak
With no description, what remains is dates, value and recipient. This contract runs 7.9 years and closes on 30 September 2029. The content may be unreadable, but the ending is still placed on the last day of a fiscal year. Other records here are equally terse; a contract described by the three characters S9G also ends on 30 September.
3A blank and a single word are not the same
An empty description suggests nothing was ever entered. A one-word description, by contrast, is the result of something being entered. Values such as "TEST" or "RESERVED" look like working placeholders that travelled through to publication. Neither informs the reader, but they were produced in different ways.
The next article looks at a contract signed on the day before a fiscal year ended.
Why it matters
A populated field is not the same as an informative one. Assessing data quality means checking the content of descriptions rather than the share of records that have them.
FAQ
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Sources (primary)
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- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID)：N0003022C1025