L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.
UEI RDFKNPZNQ8E3 · OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Primary agency: Department of Defense
Composite
0.470
↑ 0.180 vs prior day
Percentile
99.6th
among flagged today
Lifetime $
$10.4B
across all federal awards
Awards
340
lifetime count
Scored July 29, 2026 · DoD
The brief
Four detectors flagged L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems. Benford's Law analysis of leading digits in award amounts showed a statistically significant deviation from expected frequency patterns. Modification growth on a single Air Force contract grew at an extraordinary rate compared to peer manufacturers. An Isolation Forest multivariate analysis identified the entity as a statistical outlier based on its portfolio characteristics. Finally, sole-source award concentration substantially exceeded industry norms for aircraft parts manufacturing.
The Benford test yielded a p-value of 0.025 across 340 transactions, with observed digit-1 frequency of 27 percent versus expected 30 percent. The modification growth detector found a z-score of 47.4 on contract FA862021G4027, where modifications grew at a ratio of 48,585 compared to a peer median of 74. The Isolation Forest score was 0.825 on a 0-to-1 scale. Sole-source awards comprised 94 percent of the entity's 340 total awards, yielding a z-score of 1.25 against a peer median of 45 percent.
These signals reflect statistical anomalies rather than confirmed fraud. L3Harris is a large, established defense contractor with over 10 billion dollars in lifetime obligations, which may explain some outlier characteristics. The single-agency concentration and high modification frequency are consistent with long-term prime contractor relationships on major programs. The peer group for sole-source comparison includes 328 manufacturers, though industry consolidation may limit true comparability. Benford deviations at p=0.025 warrant attention but remain borderline.
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Detector breakdown
Benford's Law
Score 0.975Looks for unnatural patterns in the first digit of award amounts. Real-world dollar amounts follow a predictable distribution where the digit "1" appears in ~30% of values. Deviations can indicate manipulation or manufactured numbers.
Finding for this entity
- KS statistic
- 0.0804
- p-value
- 2.45 × 10^-2
- Transactions
- 340
Modification Growth
Score 1.000Detects parent contracts whose modifications grew much faster than peer contracts in the same NAICS code. Extreme growth can mean scope creep, inadequate competition, or post-award gaming.
Finding for this entity
- Contract
- FA862021G4027
- Growth ratio
- 48585.2×
- Peer average
- 74.2×
- Z-score
- 47.38
Isolation Forest (Multivariate Outlier)
Score 0.825Machine learning method that finds contractors whose overall profile — agency mix, sole-source rate, NAICS spread, modification frequency — is statistically unlike anyone else's.
Finding for this entity
- Anomaly score (raw)
- -0.718
- Contamination
- 0.05
Sole-Source Concentration
Score 0.562Contractors that win far more non-competitive awards than industry peers. Sole-source contracts are legal and sometimes necessary; extreme concentration is unusual.
Finding for this entity
- Sole-source share
- 93.8%
- Sole-source awards
- 319
- Total awards
- 340
- Peer median share
- 45.2%
- Peer count
- 328
- Z-score
- 1.25
Score over time
Composite over 3 days · rank 30 today (was #360 on May 28, 2026)
Flagged contracts
Contracts that triggered one or more detectors above.
| Award ID | Amount | Date | Competition | Triggered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA862021G4027 | — | — | — | Modification Growth | USAspending → |
View all contracts for L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. on USAspending.gov →
