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CELLCO PARTNERSHIP

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP received $112.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 1,445 awards (−21% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $1.9B. Its largest customer was Department of Veterans Affairs ($18.4M). It also received $39.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$112.3M
New awards
1,445
Sole-source
5.6%
Single offer
23%
UEI
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Parent company
VERIZON MARYLAND LLC
Other than small business
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

Part of the VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC company family: 78 registered entities, $546.4M in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLCASHBURN, VA · Family page
    $446.8M
  2. VERIZON DEUTSCHLAND GMBHDORTMUND, DEU
    $7.5M
  3. MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LLCVIENNA, VA
    $2.4M
  4. VERIZON MARYLAND LLCANNAPOLIS, MD
    $842.2K
  5. FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA, INCNORWALK, CT
    $801.5K

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-10-05

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 217.1MFY2017
  2. 230.1MFY2018
  3. 192.5MFY2019
  4. 213.7MFY2020
  5. 210.5MFY2021
  6. 181.4MFY2022
  7. 218.4MFY2023
  8. 205.6MFY2024
  9. 142.7MFY2025
  10. 112.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$18.4M16%
    5 awards
  2. Department of the Army$12.3M11%
    216 awards
  3. Office of the Chief Financial Officer$11.4M10%
    2 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$11.2M10%
    137 awards
  5. Federal Aviation Administration$6.8M6.1%
    7 awards
  6. Office of the Secretary$6.5M5.7%
    96 awards
  7. U.S. Secret Service$4.3M3.8%
    1 awards
  8. Federal Highway Administration$3.8M3.4%
    3 awards
  9. Offices, Boards and Divisions$3.5M3.1%
    83 awards
  10. Defense Information Systems Agency$3.2M2.8%
    8 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$111.8M99%
  2. Professional services$546.4K0.5%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$40.2K0.0%
  4. Health & medical$11.7K0.0%
  5. Facilities & utilities$9,1710.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Somerset County, NJ$53M47%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$17.1M15%
  3. Oklahoma County, OK$6.8M6.1%
  4. Fairfax County, VA$5.3M4.7%
  5. Madison County, AL$5.1M4.5%
  6. St. Mary's County, MD$1.9M1.7%
  7. Jefferson County, CO$1.9M1.7%
  8. Anne Arundel County, MD$1.7M1.5%
  9. Chesterfield County, VA$1.6M1.4%
  10. Prince George's County, MD$1.5M1.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition29%
    US 39% · $32.4M
  • Sole-source awards5.6%
    US 30% · $6.3M
  • Single-offer competitions23%
    US 8.8% · $26.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.1%
    US 5.1% · $83.8K

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

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Offices, Boards and Divisions$3.1M
    Department of Justice · 25 awards
  2. Federal Bureau of Investigation$1.6M
    Department of Justice · 9 awards
  3. Drug Enforcement Administration$522.3K
    Department of Justice · 25 awards
  4. District of Columbia Courts$395.9K
    District of Columbia Courts · 2 awards
  5. Department of the Air Force$137.1K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO INCLUDE DATA (EMAIL), TELEPHONE/VOICE (INCLUDING VOICEMAIL) AND/OR WIRELESS INTERNET FOR THE VA ENTERPRISE$77.9M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Somerset County, NJ· IT & telecom· Mar 7, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026· 36C10B23C0015
  2. VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES AND SERVICE ENABLED DEVICES CALL ORDER PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE - JULY 01, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2025$27M
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer· Larimer County, CO· IT & telecom· Jun 28, 2024 – Mar 9, 2026· 12314424F0321
  3. TO PROCURE CELLULAR SERVICES & EQUIPMENT$20.3M
    U.S. Secret Service· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jan 21, 2022 – Aug 17, 2026· 70US0922F2GSA0003
  4. VERISON WIRELESS$16.2M
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Mar 12, 2021 – Aug 14, 2026· 70B04C21F00000230
  5. VERIZON - FY22 NATIONAL WIRELESS CELLULAR DEVICES AND SERVICES FOR DOT$15.9M
    Federal Aviation Administration· Oklahoma County, OK· IT & telecom· Mar 28, 2022 – Jul 24, 2026· 6973GH22F00154
  6. TO ISSUE A NEW BPA CALL FOR VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICE AND SUPPORT.$14.3M
    Federal Highway Administration· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 24, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026· 693JJ323F00276N
  7. USDA WIRELESS SERVICES AND SERVICE ENABLED DEVICES BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT VERIZON FUNDING$13.7M
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer· Somerset County, NJ· IT & telecom· Dec 18, 2025 – Aug 17, 2026· 12314426F0005
  8. VERIZON WIRELESS SRVCS FY21 BASE YR$11M
    Bureau of Reclamation· Somerset County, NJ· IT & telecom· Jul 28, 2021 – Jul 30, 2026· 140R8121F0200

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP received $39.4M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 272 actions (194 new awards). Its largest program was 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost ($38.9M).

Assistance · FY2026
$39.4M
New awards
194
Actions
272
Since FY2021
$196.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 22.5MFY2021
  2. 61MFY2022
  3. 44.4MFY2023
  4. 31.6MFY2024
  5. -2.7MFY2025
  6. 39.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$39.4M100%

Top programs

  1. 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost$38.9M99%
  2. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$271.1K0.7%
  3. 32.009 · Emergency Connectivity Fund Program$150K0.4%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Communications Commission$39.4M100%

Largest awards

  1. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$28.6M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143034529-389007-FHCS
  2. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$28M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143034468-389008-FHCS
  3. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$22.4M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143008900-339023-FHCS
  4. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$15.6M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143000730-389010-FHCS
  5. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$12.7M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143001065-389006-FHCS
  6. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$6.4M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143032827-359070-FHCS

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $7,000 (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $614 (1 subaward)

2 primes

  1. FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC$7,00092%
    GREENVILLE, SC · 1 subaward
  2. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE$6148.1%
    SPARKS, NV · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $12M received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $24.9M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $26.2M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $2.4M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $8.3M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $7,614 received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

1 company · $728.6K reported

  1. MALONEY, ROWLAND & ASSOCIATES, LLC$728.6K
    FAIRFAX STATION, VA · 2 subawards · Wired telecommunications carriers

Primes that pay it

31 companies · $287.7M reported

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$59.6M
    RESTON, VA · 34 subawards · Computer systems design and related services
  2. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$53.4M
    COLUMBUS, OH · 3 subawards · Facilities support services
  3. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY$50.9M
    LANSING, MI · 3 subawards

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 201 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.$1.3B−21% in FY2026
    DENVER, CO · 62 entities · 27% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Information Systems Agency · Wired telecommunications carriersSocial Security Administration · Wired telecommunications carriersVeterans Affairs · Wired telecommunications carriers+2 more
  2. AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC$3.9B−6.9% in FY2026
    CHANTILLY, VA · 71 entities · 44% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Information Systems Agency · Wired telecommunications carriersInternal Revenue Service · Wired telecommunications carriersFederal Aviation Administration · Wired telecommunications carriers+10 more
  3. AOC CONNECT, LLC$169.9M−88% in FY2026
    ASHBURN, VA · 7.8% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Information Systems Agency · Wired telecommunications carriers

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Across the company family of VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC (78 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • Frontier CommunicationsAI match · 100%
  • VERIZON SERVICES CORPORATIONAI match · 97%
Lobbying · 2025
$160K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$580K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$150K
    6 reports
  2. 2024$170K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$160K
    4 reports
  4. 2026$100K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code14 reports
  2. Telecommunications14 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 reports
  3. Executive Office of the President (EOP)1 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. FGS Global (US) LLC (FKA FGH Holdings LLC)$630K
    14 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.