Federal contractor · CARLSBAD, CA

VIASAT INC

VIASAT INC received $332.6M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 115 awards (+22% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $3.5B. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($168.1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$332.6M
New awards
115
Sole-source
63%
Single offer
0.4%
UEI
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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.

7 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $336.3M in FY2026 together.

  1. VIASAT INCCARLSBAD, CA · Family page
    $332.6M
  2. TRELLISWARE TECHNOLOGIES INCSAN DIEGO, CA
    $3.7M
  3. VIASAT INCDULUTH, GA
    $0
  4. VIASAT INCINDEPENDENCE, OH
    $0
  5. VIASAT INCTEMPE, AZ
    $0
  6. VIASAT INCGERMANTOWN, MD
    $0
  7. VIASAT, INCLINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD
    $0

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

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 241.2MFY2017
  2. 363.2MFY2018
  3. 436MFY2019
  4. 528.4MFY2020
  5. 332.4MFY2021
  6. 338.5MFY2022
  7. 315.8MFY2023
  8. 341.3MFY2024
  9. 273.5MFY2025
  10. 332.6MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Air Force$168.1M51%
    17 awards
  2. Federal Acquisition Service$119.3M36%
    55 awards
  3. U.S. Special Operations Command$26.5M8.0%
    10 awards
  4. Defense Information Systems Agency$14.7M4.4%
    6 awards
  5. Department of the Army$3.5M1.1%
    6 awards
  6. U.S. Coast Guard$1.4M0.4%
    2 awards
  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$345.7K0.1%
    1 awards
  8. Defense Logistics Agency$3,9350.0%
    3 awards
  9. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards
  10. Department of the Navy-$1.2M0.0%
    14 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$146.7M44%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$93M28%
  3. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$75M23%
  4. Research & development$12.6M3.8%
  5. Professional services$2.9M0.9%
  6. Education & social services$2.3M0.7%
  7. Equipment maintenance$45.4K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. San Diego County, CA$185M56%
  2. Onslow County, NC$57M17%
  3. Clark County, NV$27.8M8.4%
  4. Prince William County, VA$26.4M7.9%
  5. Maricopa County, AZ$12.3M3.7%
  6. Fairfax County, VA$8.7M2.6%
  7. Pima County, AZ$7.2M2.2%
  8. District of Columbia, DC$5.4M1.6%
  9. Middlesex County, MA$2.2M0.7%
  10. Loudoun County, VA$530.8K0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition64%
    US 39% · $211.2M
  • Sole-source awards63%
    US 30% · $209.8M
  • Single-offer competitions0.4%
    US 8.7% · $1.4M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

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. Department of the Air Force$47.2M
    Department of Defense · 10 awards
  2. U.S. Special Operations Command$26.5M
    Department of Defense · 3 awards
  3. Department of the Army$3.5M
    Department of Defense · 3 awards
  4. U.S. Coast Guard$14.5K
    Department of Homeland Security · 1 awards
  5. Department of the Navy-$1.3M
    Department of Defense · 4 awards

Largest awards

  1. AWARD FOR AMSS III$477M
    Defense Information Systems Agency· San Diego County, CA· IT & telecom· Aug 30, 2018 – May 14, 2026· HC101318C0001
  2. BFT2 WARRANTIES/ LICENSES$136.2M
    Defense Information Systems Agency· San Diego County, CA· IT & telecom· Jun 29, 2018 – Apr 7, 2026· HC108418C0002
  3. PTS-G SWARM 1 DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF THE PROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM SPACE VEHICLES, ASSOCIATED GROUND SYSTEMS AND ANCHOR STATIONS, AND OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT.$75M
    Department of the Air Force· San Diego County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· May 22, 2026 – May 22, 2026· FA880726FB004
  4. VIASAT TO16$73M
    Federal Acquisition Service· Onslow County, NC· IT & telecom· May 22, 2025 – Sep 23, 2026· 47QFLA25F0054
  5. AEROSPACE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND GROUND OPERATING EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT$55.3M
    Department of the Air Force· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Nov 8, 2023 – Mar 17, 2026· FA830724FB006
  6. NAVAL SENIOR LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION - AIRCRAFT (NSLC-A) SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES$39.7M
    Defense Information Systems Agency· San Diego County, CA· IT & telecom· Sep 9, 2020 – Dec 16, 2025· HC101320C0005
  7. BFT2 FOLLOW ON AWARD$37.8M
    Defense Information Systems Agency· San Diego County, CA· IT & telecom· Aug 21, 2024 – May 12, 2026· HC108424C0004
  8. VGNET KU PLUS-8 SIMOPS$37.2M
    Defense Information Systems Agency· Pima County, AZ· IT & telecom· Sep 28, 2022 – Jun 9, 2026· HC101322C0005

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.

VIASAT INC received $0 in federal assistance in FY2026, on 0 actions (0 new awards).

Assistance · FY2026
$0
New awards
0
Actions
0
Since FY2022
$14.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 77.3KFY2022
  2. 9MFY2023
  3. 5.1MFY2024
  4. 0FY2025

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2022–FY2025.

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

  • Sub-contracts: $12.3M (61 subawards)

45 sub-recipients

  1. ANTENNAS FOR COMMUNICATIONS, OCALA, FL, INC.$2.1M17%
    OCALA, FL · 1 subaward
  2. SHADOWTECH SOLUTIONS INC$1.9M15%
    OCEANSIDE, CA · 1 subaward
  3. JERSEY MICROWAVE, LLC$944.2K7.7%
    FLANDERS, NJ · 3 subawards
  4. GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP$694.1K5.6%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  5. SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION$668.1K5.4%
    SPARKS, NV · 1 subaward
  6. VANGUARD EMS INC$642.8K5.2%
    BEAVERTON, OR · 2 subawards
  7. SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC$539.2K4.4%
    COLUMBIA, SC · 1 subaward
  8. AWC MANUFACTURING LP$490.5K4.0%
    TILBURY, ON · 4 subawards
  9. GEOSYNC MICROWAVE INC$384.5K3.1%
    HAUPPAUGE, NY · 3 subawards
  10. GP PLASMA 2, LLC$365K3.0%
    TUCSON, AZ · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.2M (9 subawards)

6 primes

  1. L-3 COMMUNICATIONS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$463.2K38%
    GREENVILLE, TX · 2 subawards
  2. GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$360.8K30%
    SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 2 subawards
  3. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$161.3K13%
    WACO, TX · 1 subaward
  4. SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION$144.1K12%
    SPARKS, NV · 2 subawards
  5. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$57.6K4.7%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  6. BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.$30.9K2.5%
    NASHUA, NH · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 3.7% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $3.1M paid out · $106.1M received
  • FY2022: $21.3M paid out · $40.2M received
  • FY2023: $34.8M paid out · $47.7M received
  • FY2024: $12.1M paid out · $28.3M received
  • FY2025: $65.3M paid out · $78.1M received
  • FY2026: $12.3M paid out · $1.2M 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

111 companies · $149.2M reported

  1. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$49.7M
    GREENVILLE, TX · 35 subawards · Communications equipment manufacturing
  2. CHIP SUPPLY, INC.$14.9M
    ORLANDO, FL · 1 subaward · Communications equipment manufacturing
  3. SECURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.$13.2M
    SANTA ANA, CA · 3 subawards · Satellite telecommunications

Primes that pay it

59 companies · $462.2M reported

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$104.8M
    FORT WORTH, TX · 124 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  2. ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$70M
    GROTON, CT · 23 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$65.4M
    GREENVILLE, TX · 156 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 34 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. SIGMA DEFENSE SYSTEMS LLC$414.5M+117% in FY2026
    WARNER ROBINS, GA · 21% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Communications equipment manufacturing
  2. IRIDIUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC$243.2M−22% in FY2026
    TEMPE, AZ · 18% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Information Systems Agency · Satellite telecommunications
  3. INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC.$604.6M−45% in FY2026
    RESTON, VA · 3 entities · 19% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Information Systems Agency · Satellite telecommunicationsAir Force · Satellite telecommunications

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 VIASAT INC (7 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • TrellisWare Technologies, Inc.AI match · 100%
  • VIASAT, INC.AI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$1.5M
34 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$5M
$4.9M in its own reports
PAC giving · 2026
$18.3K
1 PAC

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$1.3M
    24 reports
  2. 2024$1.2M
    24 reports
  3. 2025$1.5M
    34 reports
  4. 2026$900K
    21 reports

Top issues

  1. Defense43 reports
  2. Telecommunications33 reports
  3. Science and technology25 reports
  4. Communications, broadcasting, radio and TV16 reports
  5. Homeland security14 reports
  6. Aviation, aircraft and airlines5 reports
  7. Budget and appropriations3 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. SENATE82 reports
  2. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES76 reports
  3. Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)22 reports
  4. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)10 reports
  5. Commerce - Dept of (DOC)7 reports
  6. Executive Office of the President (EOP)7 reports
  7. Army - Dept of (Other)3 reports
  8. Office of Management & Budget (OMB)3 reports
  9. Defense - Dept of (DOD)2 reports
  10. Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)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. DLA Piper LLP (US)$1.3M
    14 reports
  2. HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP$1.1M
    15 reports
  3. S-3 Group$420K
    6 reports
  4. GORMAN STRATEGY GROUP, TOO$260K
    14 reports
  5. THE ARTEMIS GROUP, LLC (OKLAHOMA)$230K
    5 reports
  6. ATS Communications, inc. (DBA Silbey Strategies)$210K
    11 reports
  7. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough$200K
    5 reports
  8. Venture Government Strategies, LLC (fka Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)$170K
    3 reports

11 firms in all. Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

PAC giving to candidates by party, 2026 cycle

  1. Republican$11.8K64%
  2. Democratic$6,50036%

PACs sponsored

  • VIASAT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('VIASAT PAC')$22.5K raised this cycle

PACs these organizations sponsor (connected organizations in FEC records). A PAC gives employees' and members' voluntary contributions, not the company's own money.

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.