Harris Larry

Harris Larry Federal Communications Consulting Division, doing business as Federal Communications Consulting, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Chatsworth, California that supplies radio communications equipment, batteries, encryption modules, accessories, and related services to the U.S. Department of State and other federal agencies as a prime contractor (96% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor to General Dynamics Information Technology. The vendor competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements; none of its awards carry small business set-aside designations despite its SDB designation.

Harris Larry's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward State Department regional bureaus and security operations. The top five customers account for 74% of awards by count and 76% of combined potential value: the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (81 awards, $1.8 million combined potential value), the Bureau of African Affairs (47 awards, $1.1 million), the Bureau of Information Resource Management (9 awards, $763 thousand), the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (12 awards, $603 thousand), and the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (25 awards, $502 thousand). All customer agencies are within the State Department or affiliated organizations such as US Embassy locations and USAID overseas missions. A single customer, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, anchors roughly 28% of all recent awards by count and 28% of total potential value.

Across its prime portfolio, Harris Larry delivers handheld radios, mobile radios, base stations, encryption modules, Kenwood and JVCKENWOOD equipment, two-way radios, batteries, chargers, antennas, programming cables, and radio accessories in support of diplomatic security operations, overseas contingency operations, and administrative communications for U.S. embassies and State Department bureaus worldwide. Representative prime awards include a $384.6 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs for radios and accessories (awarded September 1, 2021), a $150.6 thousand order from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security for two-way radios, batteries, chargers, and accessories (August 25, 2022), a $128.9 thousand order from USAID's US Mission in Ukraine for Kenwood radios and accessories for the Ukraine mission (June 4, 2024), and a $120.1 thousand order from the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs for Kenwood radios and batteries (September 4, 2022). Work is performed in Chatsworth, California or place of performance locations worldwide, including overseas embassy sites. All awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders with no parent contract vehicles; each award stands as a discrete procurement.

Harris Larry's activity trajectory shows declining volume year over year: 41 awards in 2022, 31 in 2023, 34 in 2024, 12 in 2025, and 3 in 2026 year-to-date. Only 2 awards (combined potential value $59 thousand) reach ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. The combined potential value across the entire recent footprint is $6.4 million, though the vendor reports $7.5 million in obligated dollars across all awards (117% of combined potential value), reflecting over-obligation typical of small purchase-order portfolios where invoiced amounts exceed listed ceilings.

In its subcontractor capacity, Harris Larry supplies global security engineering and supply-chain services products to General Dynamics Information Technology on recurring task orders under an unspecified parent vehicle, with ten sub-awards issued between July 2024 and March 2026. The subcontract work appears to center on communications equipment and supply-chain support for General Dynamics' defense-security mission rather than State Department direct operations.

Harris Larry's award portfolio is characterized by fragmentation across 264 total awards to 34 distinct agencies, with an average award size well below $25 thousand. NAICS distribution reflects the vendor's product focus: Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (139 awards), Telecommunications Resellers (15 awards), and Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance (15 awards) dominate the classification profile. The vendor's footprint is almost entirely State Department and civilian agency exposure, with limited defense department participation; the one Marine Corps award (June 4, 2024, $11 thousand for radios) and one Department of Health and Human Services award (May 10, 2024, $15.7 thousand for CDC VHF mobile radios) underscore State's dominance. Harris Larry's sole proprietorship structure, self-SDB designation, and reliance on small open-competition purchase orders position it as a niche communications equipment supplier to diplomatic and consular operations rather than a scalable federal IT or defense services vendor.