PSC Code

PSC 5821 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE) for last 5 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 5 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 5 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 5 years analysis window.

PSC Code
5821
PSC Description
RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE
Total Obligated
3.44 billion
3,436,690,306.35
Award Actions
4,709
Average Action Value
729,813.18

About PSC 5821 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 5 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 3.44 billion in visible obligations across 4,709 award actions, with an average action value of 729,813.18. 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 5 years. The visible agency ranking is led by DEPT OF THE NAVY, with 2.76 billion in obligations, followed by DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE. 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 5 years. The current ranking is led by ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., with 1.41 billion in obligations, followed by DATA LINK SOLUTIONS 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 PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE) across the last 5 years, from 2021 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 5 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 5 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 2,762,224,683.51 2.76 billion 2,940
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 385,297,760.84 385.30 million 341
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 95,538,001.88 95.54 million 182
6920 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 65,749,489.18 65.75 million 88
97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 46,187,814.87 46.19 million 233
7008 U.S. COAST GUARD 20,621,636.09 20.62 million 172
7014 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 16,409,302.75 16.41 million 50
7009 U.S. SECRET SERVICE 13,645,572.42 13.65 million 7
7022 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 10,844,582.57 10.84 million 63
9568 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG 5,252,481.64 5.25 million 6

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 5 years. The visible ranking is led by DEPT OF THE NAVY, followed by DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, 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 5 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 1,406,768,656.62 1.41 billion 1,577
DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC 081U3 372,288,862.48 372.29 million 126
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 06401 320,953,126.03 320.95 million 162
DATA LINK SOLUTIONS L.L.C. 081U3 319,740,711.23 319.74 million 512
RAYTHEON COMPANY 7Y193 293,679,968.51 293.68 million 66
VIASAT, INC. 47358 171,604,800.32 171.60 million 210
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 06481 100,228,400.40 100.23 million 7
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. 8M6A5 83,079,551.00 83.08 million 44
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC 1VPW8 65,009,523.87 65.01 million 44
EUROMIDS FAGL5 55,129,627.34 55.13 million 78

Insight

Within PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE), visible obligations over the last 5 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. ranks first, followed by DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC, 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 5 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

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in PSC 5821 (RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE) moved across the last 5 years, from 2021 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity in this category appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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