Cellco Partnership

Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, operates as a prime federal contractor supplying wireless voice and data services, mobile devices, and telecommunications infrastructure to civilian and defense agencies on a full-and-open, non-set-aside basis. Cellco is a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc. and competes across the federal government as a large business with no SBA certifications or set-aside designations; the vast majority of its federal award portfolio (100% of recent prime awards) reflects full competition.

Cellco's federal footprint centers on wireless telecommunications services delivered across a sprawling customer base. The vendor's concrete work includes cellular phone service provisioning, mobile device procurement (iPhones, iPads, Google Pixels, MiFi devices), wireless broadband and data connectivity, and network infrastructure support. Recent representative contracts span dozens of agencies: the Drug Enforcement Administration procured $119,494 in FY 2027 Verizon tech and GSU cellular services under BPA 15JPSS21A00000293; the Federal Aviation Administration issued a $3.09 million delivery order on August 1, 2026, for Verizon wireless data services, hardware, and support under FAA BPA 6973GH-26-A-00005; the Office of the Inspector General ordered $1.26 billion in Apple brand mobile devices and services through September 2031; and the Indian Health Service awarded $3.17 million for national wireless services supporting IHS healthcare operations through January 2032. The Social Security Administration's Mobile Re-Compete vehicle carried a $657,938 Option Year 3 call for pooled airtime, data, text, and metered plans as of September 2026.

Customer concentration is highly dispersed across federal civilian and defense agencies but clusters around high-volume, low-dollar correctional facilities alongside strategic, larger-dollar wins in civilian IT modernization and defense communications. The top five customers by award count account for 24% of all awards: the Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (3,798 awards, $60.4 million combined potential value), the Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer (2,104 awards, $130.3 million), Customs and Border Protection (1,310 awards, $115.1 million), the Department of the Army (1,188 awards, $93.4 million), and the Marine Corps (975 awards, $97.5 million). By dollar magnitude, the customer rankings shift: the FBI Headquarters Division anchors $889.4 million across 475 awards; Naval Sea Systems Command holds $281.5 million across 514 awards; and DHS Chief Procurement Officer, DISA, and CBP follow with $130.3 million, $125.2 million, and $115.1 million respectively—a concentration pattern reflecting Cellco's role as a strategic telecommunications vendor for law-enforcement and homeland-security operations. Cellco serves 932 distinct federal agencies in the source data, signaling broad-based penetration rather than concentrated dependency.

Cellco holds a dominant position on multiple federal telecommunications vehicles. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule anchors the portfolio with 14,832 task orders valued at $5.41 billion combined potential value—the single largest vehicle by both count and dollars. The vendor also maintains substantial seats on BPA W91RUS11A0006 (5,252 task orders, $483.5 million), the FBI's BPA DJFJFBI11317 (3,425 task orders, $97.9 million), Army IDC W91RUS06A0001 (2,824 task orders, $183.1 million), and the GSA IT Schedule 70 (2,060 task orders, $663.3 million). Additionally, Cellco holds a $125 million single-award BPA with the USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer effective January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, issued under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule for comprehensive wireless services and service-enabled devices, and participates in the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Wireless and Telecommunications Services Indefinite Delivery vehicle serving Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force customers. These vehicles enable Cellco to bid and deliver across both civilian and defense agencies without set-aside restrictions.

Activity has declined markedly in recent years. Awards per year fell from 1,156 in 2023 to 685 in 2025 and 313 in 2026 (through October 24, 2026), reflecting either market consolidation, customer shift to other carriers, or reduced telecommunications modernization spending. The recompete cliff presents moderate pressure: 525 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $223.4 million, exposing Cellco to competitive renewal risk across its distributed portfolio.

The Service Contract Inventory dataset, which captures federal service contracts above $150,000 and excludes goods, products, and micro-purchases, shows SCI-reported invoiced revenue of $132.8 million in FY2022, $80.4 million in FY2023, and $50.5 million in FY2024, declining year over year. SCI records do not report FTE counts for Cellco, and the sub-hours share across SCI-reportable prime contracts is zero percent, indicating that on federally reportable service work, Cellco builds delivery internally without named subcontractor engagement. The SCI dataset is a strict subset of Cellco's federal services revenue and does not capture goods procurement, classified work, or the vendor's total enterprise revenue; the $263.6 million SCI total across FY2022–FY2024 reflects only a portion of Cellco's federal telecommunications business, which spans thousands of smaller BPA calls, device purchases, and service renewals outside the SCI reporting threshold.

Cellco operates as a 100% prime contractor footprint with minimal subcontracting; the vendor reports 28 sub awards (0.07% of portfolio) against 39,632 prime awards. Sub work includes iPad provisioning under a Fluor Marine Propulsion naval nuclear laboratory contract and farm-to-school grant participation as a sub-recipient under a USDA Department of Agriculture competitive grants vehicle. This sub-light posture reflects Cellco's integrated business model: as an end-to-end wireless carrier and device provisioner, Cellco performs telecommunications services and device logistics without significant reliance on upstream subcontractors.

Cellco's federal wireless business is characterized by high transaction volume, moderate deal size variation (ranging from sub-$1,000 facility phone renewals to multi-million-dollar agency-wide communications modernizations), and customer stickiness through established BPA and schedule vehicles. The vendor competes full-and-open across all 932 customer agencies without set-aside protection, positioning it as a large-enterprise, non-incumbent-protected competitor facing continuous recompete pressure.