Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission is an independent civilian agency that administers federal contracts and grants supporting universal service programs, information technology infrastructure, and operational support across its regulatory functions. The FCC procures through both direct solicitations and through the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), a not-for-profit administrator of the Universal Service Fund, which issues solicitations on behalf of the FCC's Office of Managing Director.

The FCC has awarded 4,816 federal contracts totaling $4.1 billion in combined potential value since 1987, with $2.88 billion obligated. Recent contract activity shows a declining cadence: 233 awards in 2022, 211 in 2023, 191 in 2024, 158 in 2025, and 131 year-to-date in 2026. The most recently recorded award date is November 1, 2026. Among active primes over the last five years, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. Censeo Consulting Group, Inc. leads by award count with 32 awards ($14.4 million combined potential value), followed by CDW Government LLC (32 awards, $7.6 million) and Federal Acquisition Strategies LLC (29 awards, $15.7 million); these top three hold only 14 percent of recent awards. By potential value, Securigence LLC leads with $42.6 million across 11 awards, but the top five primes account for just 3 percent of combined recent potential value, indicating heavy use of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and below-threshold purchase orders. The FCC's 1,238 distinct prime contractors reflect a highly dispersed supplier base.

The contract set-aside mix is dominated by unrestricted awards: 90 percent carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides account for 5 percent of awards; 8(a) sole-source awards represent 2 percent, with HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and other small-business categories each at 1 percent or less.

The FCC has awarded 241 federal grants totaling $16.1 million in federal dollars obligated (combined federal and non-federal share of $32.1 million). Grant activity is concentrated early: 240 awards in 2023 and only 1 award in 2024, with the most recent recorded grant award on January 26, 2024. All 241 grants are Project Grants. Grant recipient concentration is highly fragmented. The top recipients by award count—Metropolitan Development And Housing Agency, MD Department of Housing & Community Development, and City of South Bend—each hold only 2 awards and together account for 3 percent of recent awards. By federal dollars, The Blackbottom Group ($348 thousand), The Prison Scholar Fund ($346 thousand), and Community Services Network Of Wyoming ($183 thousand) lead, collectively representing 7 percent of obligated federal dollars. The 236 distinct grant recipients are dispersed across state and local housing, community development, and outreach organizations.

Recent contract opportunities include USAC's Enterprise Data Platform RFP (IT-26-148, due November 23, 2026), Oracle Operations and Maintenance Services RFP (IT-26-142, due October 26, 2026), and an FCC Office of Economics and Analytics Optimization and Research Support Services RFI (RFI-FCC-OEA_Optimization, due October 12, 2026, pre-solicitation). Additional active solicitations span AI consulting support, Lifeline National Verifier operations and maintenance, and enterprise IT services through USAC. The FCC issued a total-small-business set-aside for Columbia Landscape & Snow Services (273FCC26Q0008, due August 7, 2026 with Amendment 0001 posted) and a small-business set-aside presolicitation for VIAVI Solutions RF Filters (PREBEC260016, closed September 17, 2026). No recent grant opportunities are recorded in the source material.

An independent federal agency reporting to Congress, the Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications through cable, radio, television, satellite and wire. The goal of the Commission is to promote connectivity and ensure a robust and competitive market.