This federal contract award, valued at $826,254.38, was issued by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to the prime contractor Level 3 Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (doing business as CenturyLink). The contract provides telecommunications equipment and services, including high-speed Ethernet, optical transport networks, internet connectivity, and leased commercial satellite bandwidth to support critical defense, civilian, and intelligence community programs.
The original solicitation was a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items under NAICS code 517311, with a small business size standard of 1500 employees. However, the contract award to Level 3 Communications did not utilize any small business set-aside. As a large business prime contractor, Level 3 Communications has previously received over $200 million in federal contracts from agencies like DISA, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department of the Army to deliver wired telecommunications carrier services and expand fiber optic infrastructure supporting the Department of Defense's Global Information Grid and other mission-critical networks.