Level 3 Communications, LLC

Level 3 Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies and classified as a large business, operates as a prime contractor delivering wired telecommunications carrier services—primarily high-speed Ethernet circuits, optical transport networks, dedicated internet access, and leased commercial bandwidth—to the federal government across defense and civilian agencies. The vendor competes full-and-open without set-aside designations; it does not pursue 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides.

Level 3's federal footprint is dominated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, which accounts for 559 awards (combined potential value $1.7 billion) and represents the single largest customer by both count and dollars. However, the top-customer ranking by potential value reveals a structural shift: GSA Federal Acquisition Service anchors the portfolio with 21 awards valued at $5.14 billion combined—approximately 72% of the vendor's total federal potential value—reflecting Level 3's seat on major government-wide telecommunications vehicles. The Department of the Army Cyber Command (127 awards, $56 million), Department of the Treasury IRS (15 awards, $40.1 million), and Defense Health Agency (76 awards, $28.1 million) round out the active set. Voice of America and the Agency's Office of Technology Services and Innovation account for 589 awards but with negligible combined value ($184.3 thousand)—high-volume, low-dollar telecom service orders. Across 161 distinct customer agencies, Level 3 maintains a $7.15 billion portfolio with $1.03 billion obligated (14% execution rate), indicating a significant backlog of available contract capacity.

Level 3's vehicle position centers on three major indefinite delivery platforms. The Networx GWAC carries 785 task orders valued at $165.7 million and is Level 3's highest-velocity vehicle; IT Schedule 70 holds 621 task orders ($43.3 million). DISA Global Network Services, a single-award IDIQ, anchors the company's backbone connectivity work with 45 delivery orders valued at $224.9 million. Recent representative prime work includes two $564,141 purchase orders from DISA for 100-gigabit-per-second Ethernet service between California and Mississippi (awarded June 26, 2026), a $921,811 contract with Air Education and Training Command for local and long-distance telephone services at MacDill Air Force Base through July 2030 (awarded August 1, 2025), a $2.51 million delivery order under DISA Global Network Services for a 100-gigabit managed circuit between Fort Belvoir and Wiesbaden (awarded September 15, 2022), and dual $52.3 million and $56.4 million delivery orders from DISA for OTU-4 commercial lease capacity in the Europe-Africa region (both awarded February 8, 2023). The vendor also holds definitive contracts with Army Cyber Command—$2.1 million for local exchange and voice/data circuits at Fort Meade through December 2028 (awarded January 1, 2024) and $647,509 for local exchange services at Fort Bragg through February 2027 (awarded March 1, 2022).

Activity has contracted materially in recent years—47 awards in 2022 declining to 6 awards in 2026 year-to-date—but this reflects the shift from smaller individual purchase orders to fewer, larger delivery orders under master vehicles. Ninety-two awards (combined potential value $166.9 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing moderate recompete exposure across DISA, Army Cyber Command, and GSA-sponsored vehicles. Level 3 operates almost exclusively as a prime (2,506 of 2,515 awards), with only 9 sub-awards on record—all recent, routed through Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Peraton Enterprise Solutions LLC, Viasat Inc., and General Dynamics Information Technology for support services and wireless equipment manufacturing, indicating minimal sub-engagement as a traditional subcontractor.

The parent corporate structure shows Level 3 Communications, LLC as a subsidiary of Level 3 Financing, Inc., with a named subsidiary, Century Link Telecomunicaciones SA. Lumen Technologies maintains an extensive federal infrastructure footprint; DISA and GSA-level vehicles are primary channels for capacity leasing and circuit provisioning work. NAICS concentration runs heavily toward 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers)—1,299 of the top-category awards—with secondary exposure to publishing (622 awards, Voice of America work) and satellite telecommunications (181 awards). PSC concentration aligns: 1,248 awards fall under telecommunications and transmission; 172 under telecom network management; 129 under satellite communications and telecom access services.