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517410 Satellite Telecommunications: federal contract awards

Federal agencies obligated $1.6 billion on contracts coded 517410 from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. They made 1,024 new awards with a median of $11,342. Small businesses received 7% of the money.

Contract obligations
$1.6 billionJul 2025 to Jun 2026
New awards
1,024signed in the window
Median new award
$11,342obligated to date
Small-business share
7%$106.9 million

Which federal offices buy 517410 work

The five awarding offices with the largest obligations under 517410, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Awarding officeDepartmentObligationsShare of 517410
Department of the Air ForceDOD$855.1 million54%
Defense Information Systems AgencyDOD$431.7 million27%
U.S. Special Operations CommandDOD$113.2 million7%
Department of the NavyDOD$67.5 million4%
Department of the ArmyDOD$39.5 million2%

Which companies received 517410 awards

The five recipients with the largest obligations under 517410, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, as named in USAspending
RecipientObligationsShare of 517410
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$616.5 million39%
GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC.$156.4 million10%
INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC.$134.0 million8%
VIASAT INC$93.3 million6%
IRIDIUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC$92.1 million6%

How the 517410 money was set aside

Share of obligations by the set-aside type recorded on each contract action. Orders under larger contract vehicles often record none.

Small business set-aside1.1%$18.3 million
Service-disabled veteran-owned0.2%$3.0 million
8(a)1.3%$20.8 million
Women-owned (WOSB, EDWOSB)<0.1%$875,496
Veteran-owned (VA)<0.1%$28,132
Indian enterprise<0.1%$812,008
No set-aside used29%$461.2 million
No set-aside type recorded68%$1.1 billion

Open for bids on SAM.gov on September 29, 2026

The SAM.gov extract of September 29, 2026 listed 4 open notices coded 517410 whose response deadline had not passed: 2 sources sought notices, 1 presolicitation, 1 solicitation.

  • Open notices4
  • Solicitations and combined synopses1
  • Sources sought and presolicitations3
  • Posted in the 30 days before the extract2
  • Naming a place of performance50%

Set-asides on these notices: No set-aside: 2; Set-aside not stated: 2.

Posting agencies with the most open notices: DEPT OF THE NAVY (2), DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) (1), DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE (1).

Most common places of performance: California (1), South Carolina (1).

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Award figures: USAspending.gov, contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders, definitive contracts), action dates July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, retrieved September 29, 2026. Open notices: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities public extract of September 29, 2026. How each figure is defined.