Contracting office · Department of the Air Force

FA2541 SSC COMRCL SVS OFC SSC CMK

FA2541 SSC COMRCL SVS OFC SSC CMK obligated $701.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 297 contract actions (+69% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. ($408.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$701.9M
Actions
297
New awards: 75
Sole-source
16%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 9.6MFY2023
  2. 167.2MFY2024
  3. 415.9MFY2025
  4. 701.9MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$408.7M58%
  2. INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC.$98.6M14%
  3. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$54.6M7.8%
  4. GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC.$21.7M3.1%
  5. INTELSAT GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC$16.9M2.4%
  6. IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC$13.1M1.9%
  7. AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC$10.4M1.5%
  8. ARTEL LLC$9.1M1.3%
  9. GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$8.6M1.2%
  10. VIASAT INC$6.9M1.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$645.8M92%
  2. Professional services$30.3M4.3%
  3. Research & development$25.9M3.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$307.3M44%
  2. Virginia$184.9M26%
  3. Texas$165.3M24%
  4. Hawaii$26.4M3.8%
  5. Colorado$6.8M1.0%
  6. District of Columbia$4M0.6%
  7. Washington$1.9M0.3%
  8. Alabama$1.9M0.3%
  9. Massachusetts$1.7M0.2%
  10. Florida$1.4M0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition91%
    US 39% · $638.8M
  • Sole-source awards16%
    US 30% · $113.5M
  • Single-offer competitions75%
    US 8.7% · $525.4M
  • Urgency justifications1.5%
    US 5.1% · $10.4M
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts5.6%
    US 5.0% · $39.3M
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. PLEO WARRIOR PLAN SUPPORT: SECURE GLOBAL SATCOM VIA POOLED STARSHIELD SERVICE. ENHANCED FEATURES, SECURITY, AND CENTRAL MANAGEMENT FOR ALL MISSIONS.$165.4M
    SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.· Los Angeles County, CA· IT & telecom· May 22, 2026 – May 22, 2026· FA254126FB015
  2. SBS005513- STARSHIELD SERVICE SUPPORT$135M
    SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.· Los Angeles County, CA· IT & telecom· Nov 14, 2025 – Nov 14, 2025· FA254126FB008
  3. COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE AND HARDWARE.$134.5M
    SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.· Harris County, TX· IT & telecom· Dec 12, 2025 – May 15, 2026· FA254126FB019
  4. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIDGE ACTION IS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF SERVICES TO PROVIDE MANAGED TRANSPONDED BANDWIDTH CAPACITY.$63.2M
    INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC.· Honolulu County, HI· IT & telecom· Mar 13, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026· FA254124FB008
  5. THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT/EXECUTIVE AIRLIFT (OSA/EA) COMBINED COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (COMSATCOM) SERVICES REQUIREMENT IS FOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIVITY FOR UNITED STATES (U.S.) SENIOR LEADERS ON THE OSA/EA FLEET.$57.1M
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.· Orange County, CA· IT & telecom· Mar 31, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026· FA254126CB014
  6. THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) AIR FORCE (USAF) SLC3S-A BROADBAND AMSS-HCX SERVICES REQUIREMENT IS FOR COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIVITY FOR U.S. SENIOR LEADERS ON THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT (OSA) / EXECUTIVE AIRLIFT (EA) FLEET.$41.7M
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.· Hunt County, TX· IT & telecom· Mar 27, 2025 – Jan 9, 2026· FA254125CB038
  7. THE ECS3 REQUIREMENT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT, FIELDING, ONGOING OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EMSS SERVICE CENTER AND DEFENSE GROUND STATION (DGS), ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT.$39.7M
    IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC· Honolulu County, HI· IT & telecom· Mar 28, 2024 – Mar 20, 2026· FA254124CB001
  8. THIS PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO ACQUIRE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE ENHANCED MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES CAPABILITIES OFFICE.$35.9M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.· Honolulu County, HI· Professional services· Sep 28, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026· FA254123CB002

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.