Fourth State Communications, LLC
Cheyenne, WY
- UEI
- NFT8U57QWUL5
- CAGE
- 8AYQ1
- Primary NAICS
- 541330 Engineering Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 237130 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
- 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- 516110 Radio Broadcasting Stations
- 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
- 517810 All Other Telecommunications
- 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 750 Rd 138, Cheyenne, WY 82007, USA
- Website
- 4thstatecomm.com
- Industry
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- Telecommunication Services
- Diversified Telecommunication Services
- Integrated Telecommunication Services
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $276,305 |
| FY2025 | $1,249,888 |
| FY2024 | $1,699,763 |
| FY2023 | $1,249,800 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $176,264 | |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $100,041 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Fourth State Communications, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, develops beyond-line-of-sight communications systems and ionospheric research capabilities for the Department of Defense and civilian space agencies, operating exclusively as a prime contractor on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II contracts and federal research grants. The company is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and for-profit veteran-owned entity that competes predominantly under total small-business set-asides and no-set-aside designations.
Fourth State's federal footprint centers on thermo-scatter and expeditionary communications R&D for Air Force Special Operations Command and contested-environment backhaul research. The Air Force Research Laboratory anchors the vendor's customer base, accounting for 12 awards and $6.4 million in combined potential value across SBIR phases. Representative work includes a $1.25 million SBIR Phase II delivery on beyond-line-of-sight backhaul swap improvements for AFSOC (awarded September 2025, completion June 2027), a $1.25 million SBIR Phase II contract on next-generation beyond-line-of-sight backhaul (awarded February 2023), and multiple Phase I efforts on sporadic E prediction, expeditionary non-satellite backhaul, and thermo-scatter beyond-line-of-sight communications. A $5.99 million definitive contract with the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (awarded January 2026, completion June 2029) extends Fourth State's SBIR Phase III effort on enhanced thermo-scatter system mobile over-the-horizon communications experiments, representing the largest single award in the portfolio.
The Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command contributes the second-largest customer concentration at $6.0 million in potential value, paired with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (one $149,963 SBIR Phase I award, September 2024) and the Office of Naval Research, which has funded two ionospheric research grants. Fourth State holds three federal research grants totaling approximately $100 thousand in potential value: a $100,041 NASA project grant (awarded September 2025, completion September 2026) for ionospheric density measurements supporting NASA sounding rockets; an Office of Naval Research project grant on equatorial spread-F and the ionospheric F3 layer (awarded February 2024, running through November 2027); and a completed ONR grant on equatorial plasma bubbles over Palau. All 18 awards in the source are prime awards; Fourth State does not subcontract and has no subcontractor footprint. Two awards totaling $1.2 million in combined potential value reach completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. The vendor's capability portfolio concentrates on research and development in physical and engineering sciences (14 awards), with the largest share designated as national defense applied research and basic research. Work is performed at Fourth State's Cheyenne facility.
Quick answers
Is Fourth State Communications, LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Fourth State Communications, LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through January 7, 2027.
How much has Fourth State Communications, LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,249,888 to Fourth State Communications, LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $4,475,756 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Fourth State Communications, LLC's most recent federal award?
Fourth State Communications, LLC's most recent federal contract award is Enhanced thermo-scatter system (etss): mobile over-the-horizon communications experiments (N6600126C5201), from Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (Navy), on January 29, 2026.
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