Data links support and sustainment services for air force distributed common ground systems and relay ground stations

Ended Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA852721D0011
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
16 $237,162,321 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
  • FA852720R0006 Solicitation number
Combined order value
  • $278,575,698 Current, with exercised options
  • $279,702,140 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 100% complete
IDV ceiling 60% used
$395,500,000.00
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Electronic Systems Center Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
NAICS code
541330 Engineering Services
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

The U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center awarded a single-award IDIQ to L3 Technologies, Inc., Communication Systems-West Division, on November 1, 2020, with a ceiling value of $395.5 million and an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2025, for common data links support and sustainment services for Air Force Distributed Common Ground Systems and Relay Ground Stations.

Place of performance is Salt Lake City, Utah. The IDIQ procures support and sustainment of tactical data link infrastructure, radio ground stations, and distributed intelligence systems integral to Air Force operations and joint command-and-control networks.

L3 Technologies, a large business subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., competes without set-aside designations. Recent task-order activity under this IDIQ includes a $32.16 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (December 2024) for FY25 Radio Ground Station sustainment, completion January 2026, with subcontractors Ciena Government Solutions Inc. and Epoch Concepts LLC (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business); a $26.69 million order (December 2023) for FY24 Relay Ground Station data links support and sustainment through November 2025, with Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC, Epoch Concepts LLC, and Convergeone Inc.; a $39.54 million order (November 2023) for FY24 DCGS data links support and sustainment through October 2025 under Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex funding; and an $11.17 million order (September 2023) for SONET-to-Carrier Ethernet infrastructure conversion through March 2026. Earlier orders span 2020–2022, ranging from $1.63 million to $25.97 million, predominantly cost-plus-fixed-fee structures supporting RGS, DCGS, and tactical data link modernization across Electronic Systems Center and Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex. All orders are performed in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
FY25 RGS sustainment FA239825FB003 Air Force $31,034,261
Data links - cascade life extension FA239824FB012 Air Force $3,780,535
FY24 data links support and sustainment for relay ground station (RGS) FA239824FB002 Air Force $26,585,535
FY24 data links support and sustainment for distributed common ground systems (DCGS) FA239824FB001 Air Force $24,866,375
Transportable medium earth terminal (TMET) support project FA239823FB003 Air Force $10,318,858
Distributed common ground system distributed surface asset technical refresh FA239823FB002 Air Force $2,646,716
Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes FA239823FB001 Air Force $10,535,500
FY23 support & sustainment - RGS FA873023F0011 Air Force $25,968,226
FY23 support & sustainment - dcgs FA873023F0010 Air Force $13,976,000
Embedded cryptographic unit (ECU) design effort FA873022F0135 Air Force $1,615,934
Installation, integration, test - DSA CONUS FA852722F0066 Air Force $2,364,184
Sonet to CE nodes - conversion phase I FA852722F0056 Air Force $7,359,371
RGS FY22 support sustainment FA852722F0004 Air Force $25,394,223
FY 2022 dgcs datalinks support sustainment FA852722F0003 Air Force $13,524,790
Data links support and sustainment for RGS. FA852721F0002 Air Force $24,709,000
Data links support and sustainment for dcgs. FA852721F0001 Defense Contract Management Agency $12,482,813
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00016 · Common data links support and sustainment indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00015 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00014 $0
Other Administrative Action P00013 $0
Other Administrative Action P00012 $0
Other Administrative Action P00011 · Common datalinks support and sustainment $0
Other Administrative Action P00010 $0
Change Order P00009 $0
Other Administrative Action P00008 · Common data links support and sustainment $0
Other Administrative Action P00007 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00006 $0
Other Administrative Action P00005 $0
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $0
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Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC FY25 RGS sustainment OWL support licenses $271,768
Carahsoft Technology Corp FY25 RGS sustainment license, software - fortify scan central $240,815
Microchip Technology Inc. FY25 RGS sustainment GPS network time server - syncserver S65 $51,522
Trivad, Inc. FY25 RGS sustainment interface unit, automatic data processin $61,800
Convergeone Inc. FY25 RGS sustainment interface unit, automatic data processin $123,784
Convergeone Inc. FY25 RGS sustainment interface unit, automatic data processin $88,555
Ansys Government Initiatives, LLC FY25 RGS sustainment license, software - ansys STK engine DEP $433,160
Convergeone Inc. FY25 RGS sustainment license, software - NCS 5500 L2VPN LIC F $42,037
Convergeone Inc. FY25 RGS sustainment interface unit, automatic data processi $104,715
Carahsoft Technology Corp FY25 RGS sustainment fortify license renewal $132,035
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC FY25 RGS SUSTAINMENT OWL Support License $135,884
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes interface unit, automatic data processin $573,072
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes interface unit, automatic data processin $119,767
Glenair, Inc. FY25 RGS sustainment cable assy- power, ACU $51,175
Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. FY25 RGS sustainment air conditioner - ECU, 21 kbtu cooling $199,000
Epoch Concepts LLC Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes server, automatic data processing - powe $53,047
Trivad, Inc. Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes interface unit, data transfer - 100GBASE $40,776
Epoch Concepts LLC FY25 RGS sustainment interface unit, automatic data processin $88,133
Epoch Concepts LLC Data links - cascade life extension interface unit, automatic data processin $211,520
Orion Construction Corporation (Guam) TRANSPORTABLE MEDIUM EARTH TERMINAL (TMET) SUPPORT PROJECT Crane & Certified Operator; Cable Protection; Articulating Boom Lifts; Deliver Anchor Blocks $78,016
Convergeone Inc. FY24 data links support and sustainment for relay ground station (RGS) interface unit, automatic data processin $33,110
Ansys Government Initiatives, LLC Data links - cascade life extension license, software - ansys STK engine DEP $120,120
ADA Core Technologies, Inc. Data links - cascade life extension license, software - gnat pro enterprise $195,124
California Industrial Facilities Resources, Inc. Project tmet controller, environmental control system $39,441
Ciena Government Solutions Inc. FY25 RGS SUSTAINMENT RGS FY25 Support and Sustainment CPFF $45,600
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC FY24 SUPPORT AND SUSTAINMENT FOR RGS OWL (V2CDS) November 2024 $147,700
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to CE remaining nodes interface unit, automatic data processin $182,525
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to CE remaining nodes interface unit, automatic data processin $157,823
Epoch Concepts LLC FY24 support and sustainment for RGS interface unit, automatic data processin $70,507
Microchip Technology Inc. Sonet to CE remaining nodes receiver, radio navigation - syncserver $57,255
Convergeone Inc. FY24 support and sustainment for RGS interface unit, data transfer - 10GBASE $67,758
Trivad, Inc. FY24 support and sustainment for RGS interface unit, automatic data proces $65,100
American Engineering Corporation FY24 support and sustainment for RGS repair to ASR tower, KAB $189,500
American Engineering Corporation FY24 support and sustainment for RGS repair to ASR tower, KAB $189,500
Carahsoft Technology Corp FY24 support and sustainment for RGS license, software - fortify scan central $119,193
TE Connectivity Corporation FY23 support & sustainment - dcgs cable assembly, fiber optic - 8-channel $36,707
Convergeone Inc. FY24 support and sustainment for RGS interface unit, automatic data processin $97,128
Dell Federal Systems L.P FY24 support and sustainment for RGS interface unit, automatic data processin $94,575
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to CE remaining nodes parts kit, elek eqpt $74,403
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to CE remaining nodes interface unit, data transfer - 850NM SF $32,435
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to CE remaining nodes interface unit, automatic data processin $37,715
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes interface unit, data transfer - 100GBASE $60,566
Anacapa Micro Products, Inc. Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes interface unit, data transfer - 10GBASE $127,956
Electro-Miniatures Corp. FY23 support & sustainment - dcgs ring, electrical contact - slip ring ASS $81,244
Trivad, Inc. FY24 support and sustainment for RGS interface unit, data transfer - 100GBASE $34,700
Universal Switching Corporation 5 node effort/sonet to CE data processor, signal - lvds switching $156,770
Universal Switching Corporation 5 node effort/sonet to CE data processor, signal - lvds switching $100,320
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes network management central - cisco NCS55 $1,045,416
Convergeone Inc. Sonet to carrier ethernet remaining nodes server, automatic data processing - cisc $335,288
Tactical Communications Corporation FY23 support & sustainment - dcgs display unit - 2U rackmountable, dual 19 $62,000
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA852721D0011?

FA852721D0011 was awarded to L3 Technologies, Inc. by Air Force (Department of Defense) on November 1, 2020.

How much is contract FA852721D0011 worth?

Orders under FA852721D0011 have obligated $237,162,321. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $278,575,698. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $279,702,140. FA852721D0011's own ceiling is $395,500,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract FA852721D0011?

16 orders have been placed under FA852721D0011, the latest on December 1, 2024.

Which agency awarded contract FA852721D0011?

Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA852721D0011, with funding from Electronic Systems Center (Air Force Materiel Command).

Who can order from contract FA852721D0011?

FA852721D0011 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract FA852721D0011 competed?

The extent of competition for FA852721D0011 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

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