This $210,862.25 firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to Level 3 Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, Inc. doing business as CenturyLink. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for the provision and maintenance of high-speed Ethernet and optical transport network circuits, internet connectivity, and leased commercial satellite bandwidth to enable communications systems and data transmissions for military operations, bases, and facilities worldwide. As a prime contractor, Level 3 Communications has received over $200 million in federal contracts from DISA, the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Army, and other agencies to deliver wired telecommunications carrier services in support of critical defense, civilian, and intelligence community programs across the U.S. government. This specific contract award is part of the company's broader work to expand and sustain fiber optic infrastructure for the Department of Defense's Global Information Grid and other mission-critical networks.