NAICS Industry

NAICS 517312 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)) for last 10 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations for NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)) for last 10 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 10 years analysis window.

NAICS Code
517312
Industry
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)
Total Obligated
2.08 billion
2,076,954,744.33
Award Actions
64,999
Average Action Value
31,953.64

About NAICS 517312 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)). Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this industry shows 2.08 billion in visible obligations across 64,999 award actions, with an average action value of 31,953.64. This view is designed to help users quickly understand scale, buyer concentration, contractor concentration, and overall market direction before moving into deeper procurement analysis.

Agency demand and leading federal buyers

Demand for NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)) appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last 10 years. The visible agency ranking is led by DEPT OF THE ARMY, with 384.00 million in obligations, followed by DEPT OF THE NAVY. This kind of concentration is useful context for business development, bid targeting, and understanding where the strongest federal demand appears to sit.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

The vendor distribution helps show which contractors capture the largest visible share of obligations in NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)) over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by CELLCO PARTNERSHIP, with 702.02 million in obligations, followed by AT&T MOBILITY LLC. This gives users a practical view of the competitive landscape and the visible concentration at the top of the market.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

The annual trend table provides a year-based view of how visible obligations and award actions have evolved for NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)) across the last 10 years, from 2017 through 2025. This is useful for spotting periods of expansion, relative stability, or softening activity in this federal industry segment.

How to interpret this page

The tables and trend blocks on this page are generated from FPDS-derived procurement records prepared offline for fast public delivery. They are intended to give a practical summary of industry-scale obligations, top buying agencies, leading vendors, and visible year-over-year movement within last 10 years. Users who need deeper filtering, custom SQL, or cross-market comparison can continue the analysis directly inside FPDS Query.

Top Agencies

SELECT
    agency_id,
    agency_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
        anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '517312'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Agency ID Agency Name Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 383,999,352.60 384.00 million 9,929
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 317,226,951.52 317.23 million 7,531
3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 170,237,002.52 170.24 million 504
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 120,280,467.69 120.28 million 1,521
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 113,435,421.19 113.44 million 2,754
7022 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 83,281,041.67 83.28 million 6,169
97AK DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) 79,598,538.61 79.60 million 19,081
1549 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 68,921,628.85 68.92 million 472
7014 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 51,666,914.08 51.67 million 504
6920 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 48,280,923.66 48.28 million 106

Insight

NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)) appears to be concentrated among a relatively small group of major buying agencies over the last 10 years. The visible ranking is led by DEPT OF THE ARMY, followed by DEPT OF THE NAVY, which suggests that agency demand in this industry is not evenly distributed.

Top Vendors

SELECT
    vendor_name,
    cage_code,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
        anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '517312'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor CAGE Code Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP 1HWU7 702,018,162.72 702.02 million 17,520
AT&T MOBILITY LLC 1XGS4 547,879,287.84 547.88 million 28,763
AT&T MOBILITY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, LLC 44EC8 423,713,772.94 423.71 million 7,735
T-MOBILE USA, INC 3BQL1 119,639,693.49 119.64 million 1,695
TURNING POINT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, L.L.C. 3D9V3 25,861,531.25 25.86 million 19
TURNING POINT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC 3D9V3 21,629,745.25 21.63 million 19
TRIBALCO, LLC 30TR5 19,448,409.32 19.45 million 392
T-MOBILE USA, INC. 3BQL1 17,654,928.81 17.65 million 422
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES 35KC0 15,740,489.12 15.74 million 708
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 78205 12,095,461.98 12.10 million 14

Insight

Within NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)), visible obligations over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. CELLCO PARTNERSHIP ranks first, followed by AT&T MOBILITY LLC, which helps define the current competitive landscape in this industry slice.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    year,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '517312'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 204,301,439.02 204.30 million 10,026
2024 255,113,140.98 255.11 million 7,664
2023 392,131,042.06 392.13 million 14,332
2022 347,120,040.52 347.12 million 11,071
2021 300,385,215.89 300.39 million 9,754
2020 315,090,262.97 315.09 million 6,148
2019 163,238,297.13 163.24 million 3,724
2018 94,538,034.88 94.54 million 2,107
2017 5,037,270.88 5.04 million 173

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in NAICS 517312 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)) moved across the last 10 years, from 2017 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity in this industry appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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