GNAS Battery System Equipment and Replacement

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded this Master IDIQ for GNAS Battery System Equipment and Replacement on December 18, 2023, with a final ordering deadline of January 1, 2025 — meaning the vehicle is now closed to new orders and has been inactive for approximately 18 months. The vehicle procures flooded-cell and valve-regulated lead-acid battery systems, replacement components, installation services, and depot support for air traffic control facilities nationwide, including VOR, UPS, DC bus, and control-power applications.

Despite the closed ordering period, task-order activity has remained robust. The portfolio includes 517 total awards from the first task order in January 2024 through July 2026, with ordering momentum of 187 orders in 2024, 211 in 2025, and 119 through mid-2026 (annualizing to approximately 170+ for the full year). Combined task-order potential value stands at $15.4 million, with $15 million already obligated — representing 97 percent utilization of the vehicle's committed capacity. This high obligation rate suggests the vehicle is nearing full consumption, with most available funds committed even though the ordering period closed 18 months ago.

Competitive concentration is moderate. First Logistex, Inc. leads with 195 orders worth $6 million combined potential value; LD Power Inc. follows with 155 orders and $4.1 million; and Applied Power Services LLC holds 72 orders for $2.6 million. Barry Williams Electric Inc. ranks fourth with 88 orders worth $2.4 million, and VPS Solutions, LLC accounts for 7 orders at $308 thousand. The top three primes capture roughly 62 percent of awarded orders and 64 percent of potential value, indicating moderate concentration with remaining capacity distributed across the vendor base.

Customer concentration is extremely high — the FAA Headquarters placed 509 of 517 orders (98.5% of all task orders), with $15.2 million of the $15.4 million potential value. The FAA's Non-Franchise and Franchise Acquisition Services placed only 8 combined orders totaling $175 thousand. This single-customer dependency is characteristic of FAA-specific vehicles.

Task orders are predominantly unrestricted or small-business set-aside. Approximately 76 percent of orders (392) carry no set-aside designation, while 24 percent (125 orders) are total small business set-aside. Recent task orders visible in the portfolio show firm fixed-price awards ranging from roughly $5 thousand to $173 thousand per delivery order, with typical individual orders in the $15 thousand to $45 thousand band and durations extending through mid-to-late 2027. Recent awards focus heavily on IIJA-funded battery replacement and installation projects at VOR, RCAG, BUEC, ATCT, and PCS facilities across CONUS and Alaska.

The closed ordering period and high obligation rate make this vehicle unsuitable for new pursuits, though existing awardees may still execute remaining task-order work through 2027 completion dates. The vehicle's successor or replacement vehicle, if any, is not identified in the source.