Orbcomm, Inc.

Orbcomm, Inc., a Rochelle Park, New Jersey–based for-profit satellite and cellular communications manufacturer, delivers Automatic Identification System (AIS) data feeds, next-generation transponders, and cellular network gateway services to the Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor (89% of recent awards). Orbcomm competes full-and-open across all awards with no set-aside designations.

The company's federal customer base concentrates in maritime and transportation agencies. By award count, the Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command leads with 16 awards (64% coverage threshold) carrying $3.5 million combined potential value, followed by Customs and Border Protection (4 awards, $256 thousand), Naval Sea Systems Command (4 awards, $167 thousand), and the Department of Transportation (3 awards, $338 thousand). By potential value, concentration shifts dramatically: the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems anchors $45.6 million across 2 awards — a single indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract running through December 2024 for next-generation transponders and cellular gateway services, representing 76% of Orbcomm's combined federal pipeline. The Coast Guard holds $8.9 million across 2 awards. The Navy IWSC, despite volume leadership, carries $3.5 million — about 5.8% of total value.

Orbcomm's recent prime work centers on subscription and data-feed delivery. Representative awards include a $1.81 million Naval Information Warfare Systems Command purchase order for 455 global satellite and terrestrial AIS data subscriptions (Philippine and Naval Air Force operations, awarded August 2022, completing August 2026); a $182 thousand NISC AIS data feed delivery (August 2021, completing August 2023); a $87.9 thousand Naval Sea Systems Command yearly AIS subscription (March 2023, completing January 2028); and a $37.5 thousand Customs and Border Protection combined satellite/terrestrial AIS feed in NMEA 0183 format for the Air and Marine Operations Surveillance System (April 2025, completing March 2026). The company also fulfills delivery orders under the Army IDIQ for transponder hardware and cellular network gateway services, with recent task orders valued at $14.9 thousand and $24.1 thousand.

Activity grew from 2 awards in 2020 to 7 in 2021 and 2022, with a dip to 3 awards in 2023 and rebound to 7 in 2025. Only 3 awards (combined potential value $1.9 million) face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. In its subcontractor role, Orbcomm provides AIS data feeds and transponders under primes including Systems & Technology Research LLC (Air Force Research Laboratory public and non-exquisite decision analytics software prototype work, September 2025), General Dynamics Information Technology (enterprise IT services and cybersecurity, February 2025), and ManTech Advanced Systems International (ALECS transponders, mounts, and next-generation transponder data services, January–February 2025). The company's NAICS concentration is Satellite Telecommunications (29 awards), with secondary exposure in Electronic Computer Manufacturing (9 awards).

ORBCOMM (Nasdaq: ORBC) is a global leader and innovator in the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), providing solutions that connect businesses to their assets to deliver increased visibility and operational efficiency. The company offers a broad set of asset monitoring and control solutions, including seamless satellite and cellular connectivity, unique hardware and powerful applications, all backed by end-to-end customer support, from installation to deployment to customer care. ORBCOMM has a diverse customer base including premier OEMs, solutions customers and channel partners spanning transportation, supply chain, warehousing and inventory, heavy equipment, maritime, natural resources and government.