Communications and Enterprise IT Support Services (COMET)
Active Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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National Air and Space Intel Center
- Awardees
- 2
- Task orders
- 6
- Obligated
- $49,757,429
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- RFI for COMET IDIQ follow on (formerly N-ITSS) Pre-Solicitation · FA860421RB024 · Posted Mar 11, 2020
- Agency
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- National Air and Space Intel Center Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Combined task order value
-
- $60,926,092 Current, with exercised options
- $104,813,063 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 26% complete
- Shared ceiling 7% used
- $750,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of the Air Force, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), awarded the Communications and Enterprise IT Support Services (COMET) Master IDIQ on March 1, 2024, with ordering authority extending through February 28, 2034, and a combined ceiling of $750 million. This is a follow-on to the prior N-ITSS vehicle. Ordering remains active with seven years and seven months of procurement window remaining.
Only six task orders have been awarded since vehicle inception, all in 2024, representing a constrained initial launch. Combined task-order potential value stands at $104.8 million against the $750 million vehicle ceiling, with $45 million obligated to date (43% of awarded potential). The vehicle serves a single customer — NASIC itself — meaning competition and recompete risk is limited to growth within that single organization's budgets.
Competition under COMET is concentrated. HPI Solutions LLC holds four of six awards ($75.4 million potential value, 72% of total), and TKC Global Solutions, LLC holds the remaining two ($29.4 million potential value). These two firms account for 100% of awarded orders.
The set-aside mix tilts toward small business: five of six orders (83%) carry Total Small Business designations, with one unrestricted order. Task orders span end-user workspace, datacenter network and platform hosting, facility security systems, IT service design and cybersecurity, cloud services, and ServiceNow administration. Order ceilings range from $1.3 million to $52.2 million, with durations extending through February 2029 (existing orders) to April 2029 (the most recent ServiceNow order).
The vehicle's early activity rate is modest — six orders over two years suggest limited near-term growth unless NASIC's IT modernization spending accelerates. The concentration of awards to one dominant prime and the single-customer structure create a stable but tight competitive environment. Firms seeking entry would face competition against an entrenched incumbent with strong market share.
IDV awards
| Awardee | IDV award | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| HPI Solutions LLC | FA860424DB004 | |
| TKC Global Solutions, LLC | FA860424DB001 |
Latest task orders
| Task order | Awardee | Awarding agency | Obligated | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet - datacenter network and platform hosting | HPI Solutions LLC | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | $25,796,292 | |
| Comet - end user workspace | TKC Global Solutions, LLC | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | $8,205,500 | |
| Comet - facility security system | HPI Solutions LLC | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | $5,382,473 | |
| Comet - IT service design and cybersecurity | TKC Global Solutions, LLC | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | $5,254,658 | |
| Comet - cloud services | HPI Solutions LLC | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | $4,603,910 | |
| Comet - task order 06 - service now | HPI Solutions LLC | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | $514,595 |
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HPI Solutions LLC | $36,297,270 | 73% |
| 2 | TKC Global Solutions, LLC | $13,460,159 | 27% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | $49,757,429 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $15,464,401 |
| FY2025 | $16,892,862 |
| FY2024 | $17,300,166 |
Quick answers
What is the COMET contract vehicle?
Communications and Enterprise IT Support Services (COMET) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by National Air and Space Intel Center (Headquarters Air Force), awarded on March 1, 2024.
Which companies hold COMET?
2 companies hold COMET's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to HPI Solutions LLC on March 1, 2024. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are HPI Solutions LLC and TKC Global Solutions, LLC.
How much has been spent through COMET?
6 task orders have been placed under COMET, obligating $49,757,429. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $60,926,092.
What is the shared ceiling of COMET?
COMET's shared ceiling is $750,000,000; its task orders have used 7% of it.
Which agencies use COMET the most?
The departments whose task orders under COMET obligated the most are Air Force ($49,757,429).
How much was obligated through COMET in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under COMET obligated $16,892,862 in fiscal year 2025.
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