Top 100 Contractors in NAICS 517: Telecommunications, FY2021

Parent companies by net contract obligations Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021 Code page on GovTribe

The top 10 won 42% of FY2021 NAICS 517 contract dollars

Ranking facts

Contract obligations
$5,475,825,242 Net of deobligations, by contracts coded NAICS 517 or a code under it
Contractors
1,363 Parent companies with an obligation
Largest contractor
At&T Inc. $778 million, 12.1% of obligations
Data as of

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Full ranking

Rank Contractor Net obligations Share Trend
1 $778,332,313
Rank history: #1 in FY2022, #1 in FY2023, #1 in FY2024 and #1 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2020.
2 $335,857,127
Rank history: #2 in FY2022, #2 in FY2023, #45 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 1 since FY2020.
4 $245,898,936
Rank history: #4 in FY2022, #5 in FY2023, #26 in FY2024 and #6 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2020.
5 $237,473,599
Rank history: #5 in FY2022, #4 in FY2023, #19 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 3 since FY2020.
6
Iridium Satellite LLC 3 awardees, including Iridium Government Services LLC
$206,957,877
Rank history: #13 in FY2022, #8 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 50 since FY2020.
7 $168,543,718
Rank history: #10 in FY2022, #17 in FY2023, #27 in FY2024 and #11 in FY2025; up 2 since FY2020.
8 $159,300,179
Rank history: #29 in FY2022, #43 in FY2023, #77 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 12 since FY2020.
9 $137,094,992
Rank history: #43 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 2 since FY2020.
10 $116,644,851
Rank history: #6 in FY2022, #7 in FY2023, #6 in FY2024 and #8 in FY2025; up 3 since FY2020.
11 $111,105,693
Rank history: #9 in FY2022, #11 in FY2023, #39 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; unchanged since FY2020.
12 $107,045,309
Rank history: #21 in FY2022, #44 in FY2023, #90 in FY2024 and #88 in FY2025; up 7 since FY2020.
13 $106,548,103
Rank history: #8 in FY2022, #9 in FY2023, #14 in FY2024 and #16 in FY2025; down 3 since FY2020.
14 $96,364,787
Rank history: #18 in FY2022, #16 in FY2023, #25 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 36 since FY2020.
15 $95,954,410
Rank history: #11 in FY2022, #13 in FY2023, #21 in FY2024 and #72 in FY2025; down 1 since FY2020.
16 $86,406,475
Rank history: #12 in FY2022, #18 in FY2023, #11 in FY2024 and #15 in FY2025; up 9 since FY2020.
17 $83,749,729
Rank history: #15 in FY2022, #10 in FY2023, #9 in FY2024 and #36 in FY2025; up 5 since FY2020.
18 $70,771,450
Rank history: #41 in FY2022, #39 in FY2023, #50 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 39 since FY2020.
19 $69,829,190
Rank history: #19 in FY2022, #12 in FY2023, #13 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 19 since FY2020.
20 $69,565,477
Rank history: #16 in FY2022, #15 in FY2023, #15 in FY2024 and #14 in FY2025; up 3 since FY2020.
21 $60,106,965
Rank history: #25 in FY2022, #21 in FY2023, #24 in FY2024 and #71 in FY2025; up 18 since FY2020.
22 $59,723,927
Rank history: #26 in FY2022, #20 in FY2023, #16 in FY2024 and #26 in FY2025; up 29 since FY2020.
23 $59,566,232
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 8 since FY2020.
24 $58,085,507
Rank history: #20 in FY2022, #14 in FY2023, #18 in FY2024 and #24 in FY2025; up 17 since FY2020.
25
Advanced Technology Systems Inc. Through Salient Federal Solutions, Inc.
$57,028,013
Rank history: #65 in FY2022, #22 in FY2023, #63 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 8 since FY2020.
26 $50,319,833
Rank history: #42 in FY2022, #59 in FY2023, #99 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 7 since FY2020.
27 $49,335,351
Rank history: #27 in FY2022, #25 in FY2023, #35 in FY2024 and #52 in FY2025; down 3 since FY2020.
28 $48,123,039
Rank history: #44 in FY2022, #33 in FY2023, #46 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 10 since FY2020.
30 $39,243,246
Rank history: #36 in FY2022, #50 in FY2023, #48 in FY2024 and #54 in FY2025; up 32 since FY2020.
31 $38,229,601
Rank history: #58 in FY2022, #68 in FY2023, #96 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 5 since FY2020.
32 $38,026,336
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #31 in FY2024 and #30 in FY2025; down 20 since FY2020.
33 $37,605,721
Rank history: #40 in FY2022, #31 in FY2023, #40 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 2 since FY2020.
34 $36,549,041
Rank history: #37 in FY2022, #32 in FY2023, #85 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 3 since FY2020.
35 $34,599,156
Rank history: #68 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
36 $34,442,758
Rank history: #45 in FY2022, #27 in FY2023, #28 in FY2024 and #59 in FY2025; up 4 since FY2020.
37 $34,133,593
Rank history: #38 in FY2022, #69 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 9 since FY2020.
38 $33,706,000
Rank history: #31 in FY2022, #19 in FY2023, #17 in FY2024 and #20 in FY2025; up 22 since FY2020.
39 $30,916,212
Rank history: #35 in FY2022, #29 in FY2023, #67 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 2 since FY2020.
40
Avaya Federal Solutions Inc. 2 awardees
$28,535,335
Rank history: #23 in FY2022, #23 in FY2023, #36 in FY2024 and #29 in FY2025; up 6 since FY2020.
41 $26,800,445
Rank history: #30 in FY2022, #87 in FY2023, #62 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 14 since FY2020.
42 $26,603,923
Rank history: #34 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 38 since FY2020.
43 $26,136,470
Rank history: #54 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 13 since FY2020.
44 $25,768,772
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 34 since FY2020.
45 $24,188,448
Rank history: #46 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list, #47 in FY2024 and #38 in FY2025; up 4 since FY2020.
46 $23,641,078
Rank history: #24 in FY2022, #26 in FY2023, #88 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 17 since FY2020.
47 $22,873,927
Rank history: #52 in FY2022, #37 in FY2023, #42 in FY2024 and #34 in FY2025; up 7 since FY2020.
48 $21,451,880
Rank history: #32 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list, #30 in FY2024 and #21 in FY2025; new, not ranked in FY2020.
49 $21,045,258
Rank history: #56 in FY2022, #42 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 4 since FY2020.
50 $21,044,435
Rank history: #33 in FY2022, #53 in FY2023, #61 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 82 since FY2020.
51 $20,359,169
Rank history: #50 in FY2022, #28 in FY2023, #81 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 47 since FY2020.
52 $20,200,837
Rank history: #73 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 20 since FY2020.
53 $17,654,192
Rank history: #55 in FY2022, #58 in FY2023, #53 in FY2024 and #39 in FY2025; up 83 since FY2020.
54 $17,311,293
Rank history: #59 in FY2022, #35 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
55 $16,075,194
Rank history: #22 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list, #29 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 15 since FY2020.
56 $15,718,232
Rank history: #47 in FY2022, #40 in FY2023, #58 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 53 since FY2020.
57 $15,655,766
Rank history: #82 in FY2022, #63 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 14 since FY2020.
58 $14,622,171
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
59 $14,058,897
Rank history: #51 in FY2022, #97 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 1 since FY2020.
60 $13,887,266
Rank history: #81 in FY2022, #71 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 30 since FY2020.
61 $13,439,655
Rank history: #49 in FY2022, #34 in FY2023, #37 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 46 since FY2020.
62
Trace Systems Holdings Inc. Through Trace Systems, Inc.
$13,185,203
Rank history: #71 in FY2022, #41 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 3 since FY2020.
63 $13,118,241
Rank history: #53 in FY2022, #45 in FY2023, #74 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 5 since FY2020.
64 $12,236,716
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 13 since FY2020.
65 $12,132,483
Rank history: #96 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 45 since FY2020.
66 $11,525,750
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #85 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 54 since FY2020.
67 $11,523,509
Rank history: #76 in FY2022, #61 in FY2023, #78 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 27 since FY2020.
68 $11,054,076
Rank history: #77 in FY2022, #56 in FY2023, #82 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 11 since FY2020.
69
Smartronix LLC
$10,229,996
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 3 since FY2020.
70 $9,551,834
Rank history: #83 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 22 since FY2020.
71 $9,411,301
Rank history: #64 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 2 since FY2020.
72 $9,348,240
Rank history: #69 in FY2022, #54 in FY2023, #57 in FY2024 and #46 in FY2025; up 47 since FY2020.
73 $9,149,026
Rank history: #63 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 6 since FY2020.
74 $8,972,514
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 1 since FY2020.
75 $8,633,674
Rank history: #78 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 13 since FY2020.
76
Encompass Digital Media Inc.
$8,312,943
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
77 $8,025,949
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #84 in FY2024 and #73 in FY2025; new, not ranked in FY2020.
78
Serco North America (Holdings) Inc 2 awardees, including Serco Inc.
$7,706,664
Rank history: #62 in FY2022, #73 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 49 since FY2020.
79 $7,350,822
Rank history: #67 in FY2022, #51 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #75 in FY2025; up 29 since FY2020.
80 $7,050,600
Rank history: #86 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 43 since FY2020.
81 $7,031,638
Rank history: #80 in FY2022, #67 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 117 since FY2020.
82 $6,841,286
Rank history: #75 in FY2022, #60 in FY2023, #72 in FY2024 and #50 in FY2025; up 33 since FY2020.
83 $6,476,129
Rank history: #79 in FY2022, #88 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 64 since FY2020.
84 $6,414,024
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 63 since FY2020.
85 $6,070,420
Rank history: #57 in FY2022, #57 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 14 since FY2020.
86 $5,805,013
Rank history: #90 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 38 since FY2020.
87 $5,670,196
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 79 since FY2020.
88 $5,616,168
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
89 $5,520,045
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #89 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 63 since FY2020.
90 $5,449,418
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 153 since FY2020.
91 $5,372,707
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2024 lists and #86 in FY2025; up 139 since FY2020.
92 $5,119,245
Rank history: #61 in FY2022, #47 in FY2023, #54 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 271 since FY2020.
93 $4,757,237
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 12 since FY2020.
94 $4,606,162
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 51 since FY2020.
95 $4,474,786
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #95 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 44 since FY2020.
96 $4,406,767
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 117 since FY2020.
97 $4,323,239
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 52 since FY2020.
98
Space Systems/Loral LLC Through Vantor Inc.
$4,270,000
Rank history: #91 in FY2022, #86 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 384 since FY2020.
99 $4,155,855
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 12 since FY2020.
100 $4,134,352
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
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Rankings for the codes under NAICS 517

Code Net obligations Largest contractor
5171 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) $2,465,997,164 At&T Inc.
5179 Other Telecommunications $1,215,322,980 HP Enterprise Services LLC
5174 Satellite Telecommunications $1,125,192,280 Iridium Satellite LLC
5173 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers $627,390,385 At&T Inc.
5172 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) $41,922,433 Verizon Communications Inc.

How this ranking works

  • Source: every contract action FPDS records (as published on SAM.gov) in the period, as GovTribe received it.
  • Amounts are net obligations: what was obligated, less what was deobligated. Shares are of $6.43 billion obligated before deobligations, so they never pass 100%.
  • Parent companies: each action counts under the ultimate parent its award record names, or under the awardee when it names none, so no dollar counts twice. Parents of the same name (Inc., LLC and the like aside) count as one company, since FPDS records a company's parent under more than one UEI over time. GovTribe corrects a few parents and names by hand; see the corrections.
  • Fiscal year 2021 ran Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021. The Department of Defense reports its contract actions to FPDS about 90 days late, so a fiscal year is ranked once they're in, in February, and the list doesn't change after.
  • Rank changes compare with FY2020. "New" marks a company outside that period's top 500, and "Returned" one of those that was on an earlier fiscal year's list.
  • Rank lines show each company's rank on every fiscal year's list since FY2021, #1 at the top, on a scale that gives the top of the list more room. A dashed stretch spans years it wasn't on the list. The step from FY2020 takes the color of the rank change beside it.
  • Placeholder recipients FPDS uses when it names no company ("Miscellaneous Foreign Contractors" and the like) aren't ranked.

Quick answers

Who were the top 10 NAICS 517 contractors in FY2021?

1. At&T Inc. ($778M), 2. Verizon Communications Inc. ($336M), 3. Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($298M), 4. CACI International Inc. ($246M), 5. HP Enterprise Services LLC ($237M), 6. Iridium Satellite LLC ($207M), 7. General Dynamics Corporation ($169M), 8. RTX Corporation ($159M), 9. Leonardo S.p.A. ($137M), 10. Lockheed Martin Corporation ($117M).

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