Global Tactical Advanced Communication System II (GTACS II)

The Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Command Control Communications-Tactical awarded GTACS II, a $5.1 billion multiple-award IDIQ with a five-year base and one five-year option, on January 6, 2020, with ordering authority extending through January 5, 2030 — approximately three years and five months remaining. The vehicle procures tactical communications systems, services, and sustainment for combat radio networks, satellite terminals (VSAT, SATCOM), very high frequency and ultra high frequency systems, and related engineering, field support, and program management services.

The vehicle remains moderately active. Forty-one task orders have been awarded since inception, with a combined potential value of $2.72 billion. Obligated dollars total $886.9 million, representing 33% of combined potential value. Ordering velocity has slowed in recent years: two orders in 2023, three in 2024, and only one in 2025 and one in 2026 (the most recent award on April 23, 2026). The vehicle succeeds the original Global Tactical Advanced Communications Systems contract, awarded October 31, 2012.

Competition is highly concentrated among a small prime base. Trace Systems, Inc. dominates with six orders worth $1.12 billion combined potential value, followed by Telecommunication Systems Inc. with four orders totaling $800.4 million. These two firms account for roughly 67% of combined potential value. Envistacom, L.L.C., Fairwinds Technologies LLC, and General Dynamics One Source LLC round out the top five. Across 22 distinct prime contractors, concentration remains tight; the top five primes capture 97% of combined potential value.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Army's PEO C3T funds 35 orders worth $2.58 billion, while Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command funds six orders totaling $140.7 million. The vehicle serves essentially a single buyer.

Task orders are overwhelmingly unrestricted: 39 of 41 orders (95%) carry no set-aside designation. Two small-business orders represent the only set-aside awards. Pricing is mixed—Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price predominate. Ceiling values on recent awards range from $21.2 million to $616.5 million, with notable sustained orders including global field support services ($399.8 million ceiling), VSAT satellite systems ($235.6 million ceiling), and technical support services ($367.7 million ceiling). Obligated amounts on recent awards span $31.9 million to $330.6 million.

The Global Tactical Advanced Communication Systems (GTACS II) and Services contract is a $5.1 billion, five (5)year base with one (1) five (5) year option period; Firm Fixed Price, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and Cost No Fee, Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supported by the Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), and Project Manager Tactical Network (PM Tactical Network).