PSC Code

PSC 5821 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE) for last 10 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations for PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, 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
5821
PSC Description
RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE
Total Obligated
8.45 billion
8,447,282,045.56
Award Actions
11,442
Average Action Value
738,269.71

About PSC 5821 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE). Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this category shows 8.45 billion in visible obligations across 11,442 award actions, with an average action value of 738,269.71. 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 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, 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 NAVY, with 6.45 billion in obligations, followed by DEPT OF THE ARMY. 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 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE) over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., with 2.15 billion in obligations, followed by DATA LINK SOLUTIONS L.L.C.. 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 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, 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 = '5821'
        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
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 6,454,419,942.84 6.45 billion 6,022
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 1,092,546,566.03 1.09 billion 1,030
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 563,208,339.67 563.21 million 798
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 86,261,043.57 86.26 million 644
6920 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 74,790,557.25 74.79 million 128
7009 U.S. SECRET SERVICE 43,375,862.30 43.38 million 15
7014 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 34,048,576.84 34.05 million 165
7008 U.S. COAST GUARD 24,359,176.97 24.36 million 247
7022 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 14,611,556.74 14.61 million 95
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 13,960,520.93 13.96 million 377

Insight

PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, 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 NAVY, followed by DEPT OF THE ARMY, 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 = '5821'
        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
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 13499 2,149,557,639.30 2.15 billion 2,671
DATA LINK SOLUTIONS L.L.C. 081U3 1,485,392,231.49 1.49 billion 1,082
VIASAT, INC. 47358 1,246,514,189.89 1.25 billion 817
HARRIS CORPORATION 14304 490,927,319.95 490.93 million 176
RAYTHEON COMPANY 7Y193 383,543,334.60 383.54 million 75
DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC 081U3 372,288,862.48 372.29 million 126
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 06401 321,019,126.03 321.02 million 163
DATA LINK SOLUTIONS L.L.C. 290,981,502.33 290.98 million 129
HARRIS CORPORATION 274,948,831.89 274.95 million 87
EUROMIDS FAGL5 194,639,320.90 194.64 million 213

Insight

Within PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE), visible obligations over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. ranks first, followed by DATA LINK SOLUTIONS L.L.C., 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 = '5821'
        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 883,590,074.54 883.59 million 917
2024 918,506,527.58 918.51 million 931
2023 465,987,213.27 465.99 million 850
2022 480,501,135.99 480.50 million 985
2021 688,105,354.97 688.11 million 1,026
2020 1,087,850,609.81 1.09 billion 1,252
2019 946,232,906.35 946.23 million 1,220
2018 925,876,051.61 925.88 million 1,271
2017 977,626,404.25 977.63 million 1,514
2016 1,073,005,767.19 1.07 billion 1,476

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, 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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