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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

Detectors fired today:Benford's LawModification GrowthIsolation ForestSole-Source Concentration

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 0.975

Looks 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
How to read Benford's Law

Modification Growth

Score 1.000

Detects 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
How to read Modification Growth

Isolation Forest (Multivariate Outlier)

Score 0.825

Machine 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
How to read Isolation Forest

Sole-Source Concentration

Score 0.562

Contractors 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
How to read Sole-Source Concentration

Score over time

0.000.250.50May 28, 2026Jul 29, 2026

Composite over 3 days · rank 30 today (was #360 on May 28, 2026)

Flagged contracts

Contracts that triggered one or more detectors above.

Award IDAmountDateCompetitionTriggeredSource
FA862021G4027Modification GrowthUSAspending →

View all contracts for L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. on USAspending.gov →