Contracting office · Federal Aviation Administration

693KA8 SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTRACTS

693KA8 SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTRACTS obligated $3.6B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,944 contract actions (+63% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was HARRIS CORPORATION ($1B).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.6B
Actions
1,944
New awards: 229
Sole-source
42%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 855.2MFY2017
  2. 1BFY2018
  3. 1.1BFY2019
  4. 1.1BFY2020
  5. 1.2BFY2021
  6. 1.1BFY2022
  7. 1.3BFY2023
  8. 1.6BFY2024
  9. 2.2BFY2025
  10. 3.6BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. HARRIS CORPORATION$1B29%
  2. ROHDE & SCHWARZ USA, INC.$650.4M18%
  3. FREQUENTIS USA, INC$629.1M17%
  4. THE MITRE CORPORATION$180.9M5.0%
  5. PERATON INC.$139.3M3.8%
  6. NOBLIS, INC.$99.2M2.7%
  7. AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC$74.3M2.0%
  8. CHEROKEE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS, L.L.C.$59.5M1.6%
  9. VERACITY ENGINEERING LLC$56.6M1.6%
  10. RAYTHEON COMPANY$52M1.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$2.3B63%
  2. Professional services$645.8M18%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$315.9M8.7%
  4. Facilities & utilities$247.3M6.8%
  5. Equipment maintenance$54M1.5%
  6. Research & development$41.5M1.1%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$25.9M0.7%
  8. Education & social services$8.6M0.2%
  9. Construction & real property$6.1M0.2%
  10. Health & medical$28.9K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$1.3B35%
  2. District of Columbia$1.3B35%
  3. Virginia$334.9M9.2%
  4. Florida$318.7M8.8%
  5. California$97.3M2.7%
  6. Georgia$77.5M2.1%
  7. Oklahoma$71.3M2.0%
  8. New Jersey$57.3M1.6%
  9. Wisconsin$23M0.6%
  10. Massachusetts$20.9M0.6%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition51%
    US 39% · $1.8B
  • Sole-source awards42%
    US 30% · $1.5B
  • Single-offer competitions9.1%
    US 8.8% · $330M
  • Urgency justifications0.5%
    US 5.1% · $18.4M
  • Year-end rush25%
    US 5.6% · $904.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts16%
    US 5.0% · $591.5M
  • Time-and-materials pricing28%
    US 4.2% · $1B

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER AWARD IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR FTI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.$2.3B
    HARRIS CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jul 1, 2021 – Sep 22, 2026· 693KA821F00222
  2. CENTER FOR ADVANCED AVIATION DEVELOPMENT (CAASD) FFRDC MITRE$1.7B
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Nov 22, 2016 – Aug 22, 2026· DTFAWA10C00080
  3. DAFIS UDO RECONSTRUCT W/O ADVANCE$1.6B
    HARRIS CORPORATION· Brevard County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Dec 2, 2016 – Sep 10, 2026· DTFA0102D03006CALL0001
  4. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER AWARD IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR FTI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. THIS DELIVERY ORDER SUCCEEDS DELIVERY ORDER 0004 AND DELIVERY ORDER 0015. DELIVERY ORDER 0004, DELIVERY ORDER 0015, AND THIS DELIVERY ORDER COMPRISE THE AGGREGATE OF FTI TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE ORDERS.$1.2B
    HARRIS CORPORATION· Brevard County, FL· IT & telecom· Jan 18, 2017 – Sep 10, 2026· DTFA0102D03006CALL0016
  5. CAASD MUST PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT THE FAA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS MISSION THROUGH A SYSTEMS APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES ALL DIMENSIONS (E.G. POLITICAL, OPERATIONAL, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL) REQUIRED TO$817.6M
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Oct 20, 2021 – Sep 23, 2026· 693KA822C00001
  6. DAFIS UDO RECONSTRUCT W/O ADVANCE$681.2M
    HARRIS CORPORATION· Brevard County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Nov 22, 2016 – Aug 19, 2026· DTFA0102D03006CALL0002
  7. DELIVERY ORDER FOR SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (VCS'). THIS DELIVERY ORDER DEFINITIZES LETTER CONTRACT 693KA8-25-C-00010 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF IDIQ CONTRACT 693KA8-26-D-00002.$637.5M
    ROHDE & SCHWARZ USA, INC.· Howard County, MD· IT & telecom· Mar 19, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· 693KA826F00088
  8. PROJECT LIFT VCS LETTER CONTRACT FOR MODERNIZATION OF FAA VCS' IN THE NAS WHICH INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF VCS' DEPENDENT ON TDM TECHNOLOGY TO VCS' THAT ARE IP CAPABLE.$593.6M
    FREQUENTIS USA, INC· Howard County, MD· IT & telecom· May 13, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026· 693KA825C00011

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.