AOC Connect, LLC

AOC Connect, LLC, a Black American-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia, is a subsidiary of American Operations Corporation that supplies Ethernet transport services, internet protocol connectivity, voice over internet protocol solutions, fiber optic services, and telecommunications infrastructure to the federal government as a prime contractor. The vendor competes full-and-open across a diverse customer base without reliance on set-aside categories — the vast majority of its recent federal awards carry no set-aside designation, though a handful of smaller contracts (typically under $500 thousand) are designated Total Small Business set-asides.

AOC Connect's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward defense telecommunications infrastructure. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) leads by award count with 118 awards and $171.2 million combined potential value, followed by the Defense Health Agency (53 awards, $10.4 million), Army Cyber Command (49 awards, $6.8 million), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (46 awards, $175.8 million), and Air Mobility Command (37 awards, $8.8 million) — together accounting for 58% of recent awards. However, the dollar-value ranking diverges sharply: Naval Sea Systems Command anchors the portfolio with a $4 billion Seaport Next Generation (Seaport-NXG) multiple-award indefinite delivery contract (15 awards, awarded March 6, 2025), dwarfing the steady volume of smaller task orders flowing through DISA and other agencies. The FBI's 46 awards, valued at $175.8 million combined, represent the second-largest customer dollar concentration. This divergence signals that AOC Connect wins high-frequency, modest-sized delivery orders from defense operations commands while simultaneously holding a strategic position as a Seaport-NXG awardee for Navy infrastructure work.

AOC Connect's footprint on parent vehicles is dominated by the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) GWAC — a General Services Administration–managed governmentwide acquisition contract valued at approximately $50 billion. The vendor has received 423 delivery orders under EIS (combined potential value $375.1 million), with task orders flowing from DISA, Air Mobility Command, Army Cyber Command, Defense Health Agency, Naval Sea Systems Command, Air Force commands, Fleet Cyber Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Coast Guard, and other defense and civilian agencies. Beyond EIS, AOC Connect holds the single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract DJF151200V0001527 with DISA for operations and maintenance services (33 task orders, $2.6 million combined potential value). The vendor also maintains a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (18 task orders, $165.4 million combined potential value), through which federal agencies issue delivery orders for network infrastructure, professional services, and voice circuits. The 21-labor-category price list on the MAS spans entry-level Network Operations Center Technicians at $69.08 per hour through Executive-level Network Enhancement Subject Matter Experts at $233.51 per hour, with intermediate Network Engineers, Cable Splice/Test Technicians, Project Managers, and Telecommunications Engineers positioned across the $92–$170 range. Most labor categories carry no security clearance requirement; senior telecommunications and executive roles require security clearance eligibility.

Recent activity demonstrates year-over-year volatility: 135 awards in 2022, declining to 50 in 2023, 46 in 2024, then rebounding to 73 in 2025 and 65 in 2026 year-to-date. This pattern reflects both the episodic nature of GWAC task-order releases and the periodic execution of larger IDV delivery orders. Eleven awards with ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $2 million — a modest recompete exposure relative to the vendor's multi-billion-dollar portfolio. Service Contract Inventory data (FY2022–FY2024) shows SCI-reportable invoiced amounts of $5.2 million (FY2022), $1.4 million (FY2023), and $14.5 million (FY2024), reflecting only prime service contracts above the $150 thousand threshold; the full federal revenue picture is substantially larger, especially when goods, micro-purchases, and classified work are included. The vendor reports zero FTEs across SCI records for all three fiscal years, indicating that FTE labor reporting either does not apply to AOC Connect's service contracts or that labor is reported under different constructs. AOC Connect performs as a pure prime contractor — all 524 recent awards are prime contracts; the vendor holds no subcontract positions in the source data.

AOC Connect's capability portfolio centers on telecommunications carrier services (431 awards under NAICS 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers) and related IT infrastructure. Representative recent work includes multiple $300–$700 thousand Ethernet transport delivery orders under EIS from Air Mobility Command, Army Cyber Command, and DISA (FY2024–FY2026); a $4.5 million low-latency dedicated Ethernet LAN connection services contract with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service under the GSA MAS (December 2024); an $18.1 million OTU-2 (10.709 GB) commercial lease for Europe–Southwest Asia backbone connectivity with DISA under EIS (November 2025); two $18 million–$18.9 million DISN backbone commercial leases in Southwest Asia with DISA under EIS (November–October 2025); a $10.16 million 1 GB commercial lease for DISN backbone connectivity in Southwest Asia with DISA (November 2025); and smaller purchase orders from the IRS ($5.5 thousand video wall maintenance), the Indian Health Service ($18.9 thousand VoIP services), U.S. Customs and Border Protection ($129 thousand comprehensive internet services for El Centro Sector), and the Bureau of Reclamation (multiple orders for analog voice services, 1 GB Ethernet service, and commercial voice circuits). The vendor's service footprint spans CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and overseas locations including Germany, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, supporting DISN backbone, defense installations, civilian agency facilities, and field operations across the continental U.S. and strategic theaters.

As a subsidiary of American Operations Corporation (a Subchapter S corporation), AOC Connect carries the parent's operational and financial standing. The vendor also holds a named subsidiary, Core Technologies, LLC (Black American-owned, for-profit), though recent award data does not surface Core Technologies as a distinct contracting entity. AOC Connect's recent growth trajectory and dominant position on EIS, combined with the $4 billion Seaport-NXG indefinite delivery contract with Naval Sea Systems Command, position the company as a material player in federal defense telecommunications infrastructure — particularly for high-capacity, fixed-price Ethernet and commercial lease services to defense agencies and civilian departments.

Telecommunications services including dark fiber, internet, and internet security solutions.