PSC Code

PSC 5820 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE) for last 10 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations for PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE) 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.

PSC Code
5820
PSC Description
RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE
Total Obligated
8.57 billion
8,571,786,846.43
Award Actions
29,573
Average Action Value
289,851.78

About PSC 5820 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE). Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this category shows 8.57 billion in visible obligations across 29,573 award actions, with an average action value of 289,851.78. 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 PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE) 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 2.23 billion 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 PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE) over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, with 898.44 million in obligations, followed by HARRIS CORPORATION. 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 PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE) across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This is useful for spotting periods of expansion, relative stability, or softening activity in this federal market 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 category-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__productOrServiceCode = '5820'
        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 2,229,000,466.72 2.23 billion 3,596
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 1,920,467,667.58 1.92 billion 5,290
6920 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 1,517,077,614.04 1.52 billion 287
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 741,262,929.73 741.26 million 2,657
7012 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 319,433,631.93 319.43 million 279
97ZS U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) 285,391,945.50 285.39 million 514
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 171,003,870.87 171.00 million 2,311
7014 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 168,693,387.93 168.69 million 856
12C2 FOREST SERVICE 161,185,826.63 161.19 million 1,187
7009 U.S. SECRET SERVICE 139,788,815.06 139.79 million 74

Insight

PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE) 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 category 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,
        ifNull(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__productOrServiceCode = '5820'
        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,
        content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor CAGE Code Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 898,439,444.51 898.44 million 18
HARRIS CORPORATION 14304 835,312,099.05 835.31 million 922
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14304 663,955,111.18 663.96 million 646
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 13499 494,707,234.17 494.71 million 281
TRIBALCO, LLC 30TR5 460,155,461.80 460.16 million 187
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 23892 432,407,314.86 432.41 million 20
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 78205 347,826,765.92 347.83 million 591
THALES DEFENSE & SECURITY, INC 23386 275,152,040.83 275.15 million 105
HARRIS CORPORATION 204,265,848.99 204.27 million 560
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1BRA6 184,986,066.10 184.99 million 113

Insight

Within PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE), visible obligations over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION ranks first, followed by HARRIS CORPORATION, which helps define the current competitive landscape in this category.

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__productOrServiceCode = '5820'
        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 882,416,069.48 882.42 million 1,774
2024 550,931,796.61 550.93 million 1,780
2023 495,112,998.03 495.11 million 1,850
2022 394,768,159.32 394.77 million 2,715
2021 391,070,406.98 391.07 million 2,327
2020 1,140,649,689.97 1.14 billion 3,797
2019 1,053,576,812.46 1.05 billion 3,153
2018 1,152,993,335.85 1.15 billion 3,973
2017 804,954,923.40 804.95 million 4,041
2016 1,705,312,654.33 1.71 billion 4,163

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in PSC 5820 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE) moved across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity in this category appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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