Daktronics, Inc.

Daktronics, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of electronic display systems headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota, sells LED video displays, digital scoreboards, marquees, and related installation and service work to federal agencies as a prime contractor (90% of recent awards), with occasional subcontract engagement on IT infrastructure and facility projects. The company competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside certifications across its federal footprint.

Daktronics' capability portfolio centers on indoor and outdoor electronic display equipment and turnkey installation. Representative prime work includes a $332,960.95 sole-source purchase order from the U.S. Air Force Academy for an FY24 Athletic Department Aquatic Scoreboard project comprising two indoor LED video displays, integrated control systems, shot clocks, and installation (awarded June 2024); a $250,421.46 firm fixed price purchase order from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education for an indoor live LED video display at Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota (awarded March 2023); a $130,862 outdoor tennis scoreboard for the Air Force Academy (awarded August 2022); and a $17,150 purchase order from U.S. Air Force Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base for a marquee upgrade converting five wired Daktronics displays to wireless capabilities with modems and lifetime data service (awarded March 2026). Recent work also includes on-site diagnostic and repair services; the Bureau of Engraving and Printing awarded a $16,610 platinum service purchase order for on-site labor to diagnose and replace failed electronic components on a digital display system with performance in Fort Worth, Texas (awarded August 2025, completing August 2030).

The Air Force Academy dominates customer concentration, anchoring 14 awards worth $4.6 million (combined potential value) — roughly 77% of the $6 million total combined potential value across all 83 awards in the source window. The Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection round out the top tier, collectively representing the remaining 23%. Across all 33 customer agencies served, the top five account for 52% of award count but 88% of potential value, indicating that Daktronics' revenue concentration is dollar-heavy at the Air Force Academy and Department of the Interior while activity is distributed across a broader agency base. Daktronics holds positions on the Alliant II GWAC (6 task orders) and the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (2 task orders), with minimal recent activity under other IDIQs.

Federal award activity has been sparse and erratic — one award each in 2022 and 2023, six in 2024, four in 2025, and one in early 2026 — with no clear growth trajectory. Forty-one of the company's 83 awards fall under NAICS 541512 (Sign Manufacturing) and 32 under PSC code for signs and advertising displays, reflecting the core business. In its subcontractor role, Daktronics appears on three Science Applications International Corporation IT service and support contracts (ITI Bridge maintenance and related infrastructure work from February to September 2025), a VT Milcom electronics supply sub-award for MEF Okinawa work (January 2024), and one equipment-related sub under another prime, reflecting minimal sub engagement relative to its 90% prime footprint. The company's federal customer base skews toward military educational institutions and defense installation support rather than civilian IT or higher-dollar systems integration.