Has frantzve ever appeared on US federal contract award notices related to raytheon projects?
Executive summary
Available reporting and public contracting records in the provided set do not show any US federal contract award notices that explicitly list “frantzve” as a party to Raytheon-related awards. Secondary reporting about Kent Frantzve describes him as a defense‑adjacent project management consultant with DoD/DOE experience but does not document federal contract awards or direct Raytheon contract listings [1].
1. What the records you provided actually show
The supplied government- and industry-focused sources detail multiple large Raytheon/RTX contract awards — examples include a $1.94 billion missile-production modification (ClearanceJobs summarizing DoD awards) and a $946.47 million Patriot production modification — but none of those award notices in the provided set list an entity or individual named “frantzve” on the contract face [2] [3]. A direct USASpending contract page appears in the results but its snippet offers no describable content in this dataset, so it does not supply evidence that “frantzve” appears on a Raytheon award notice [4].
2. Who Kent Frantzve is in the available reporting
A profile-style piece in the results characterizes Kent Frantzve as a provider of project management services for federal contractors and an earned‑value management specialist who has worked with the DoD and DOE, while explicitly saying he has not worked on weapons systems; that article also notes social‑media rumors tying him or his firm to secret weapons projects but frames his company as “defense‑adjacent” rather than a weapons contractor [1]. That profile does not cite federal award notices naming Frantzve or his firm as a Raytheon subcontractor or awardee [1].
3. Why absence of a name in press contract reporting matters
Public coverage of major Raytheon awards in this set — Reuters, GovConWire, ClearanceJobs, Virginia Business and other contract aggregators — consistently cites the prime contractor (Raytheon/RTX) and contracting agencies or commands; such summaries do not typically enumerate every subcontractor or small consultant unless the subcontract is itself newsworthy or large. The provided pieces on multi‑billion‑dollar Raytheon awards therefore are not definitive proof that no small subcontractor named “frantzve” was involved, but within these specific sources no such involvement is reported [5] [6] [2] [3].
4. Limits of the available source set
The results include a mixture of news articles, profiles, and one USASpending award URL whose contents were not visible in the snippets. The profile that mentions Kent Frantzve focuses on biography and social media rumor context rather than contract-level audit trails [1]. The absence of “frantzve” in these sources could be due to search‑result selection rather than proof of non‑involvement; the dataset simply does not provide the detailed contract award notices or subcontractor listings needed to confirm appearances on federal contract award documents [4] [1].
5. Competing interpretations and what they imply
One interpretation of the available material is straightforward: mainstream contract notices and news reports supplied here do not name Frantzve in connection with Raytheon awards [2] [3]. An alternative interpretation stresses the difference between public summaries and full procurement records: small consulting firms or individuals may appear in transaction-level procurement databases (e.g., detailed USASpending entries, agency contract files) even when news stories and summary pages do not mention them. The provided USASpending link exists in the results but its snippet is empty in this set, so that potential avenue remains unresolved by the current reporting [4].
6. How to verify thoroughly (next steps based on source types)
To establish a definitive answer you should consult the complete federal award records and subcontractor data: search USASpending.gov and the Defense Contracting Command award notices for the specific Raytheon contract IDs referenced in other articles, and review subcontractor listings in the full contract attachments or FPDS entries. The current dataset includes a USASpending URL that did not render in the snippets, so accessing that specific record directly is the logical next step [4]. Also check state business filings or small‑business subcontractor disclosures if the Frantzve connection is alleged to be through a small consulting firm [1].
7. Bottom line
Within the provided sources, there is no evidence that “frantzve” appears on US federal contract award notices tied to Raytheon projects; the biographical piece about Kent Frantzve states he offers project‑management services to federal contractors but does not link him to Raytheon award listings [1]. For a conclusive determination, consult the full USASpending/FPDS entries and agency award files that are not fully visible in the current result set [4].