Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated's Government Technologies Division, sells 5G diagnostic software licenses, system-on-chip components integrating GPS and military communications, and research and development services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (88% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor on defense technology programs. The company operates on full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations across its federal portfolio and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Qualcomm's capability portfolio centers on QXDM (Qualcomm Extensible Diagnostic Monitor) software licenses for 5G, LTE, and Wi-Fi protocol analysis, along with advanced semiconductor design supporting GPS and secure military communications. Representative prime work includes a $45.5 million Other Transaction Agreement with the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (awarded December 2022, performance through April 2027) for implementation of GPS M-Code and military communications on system-on-chip components; a $14.3 million Other Transaction IDV with United States Special Operations Command (PROJECT TIDERRACER, awarded November 2021) for research, development, testing, and evaluation of advanced capabilities; and recurring QXDM software license purchases from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ($22,500 license subscriptions) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ($15,000 to $52,000 yearly licenses) supporting telecommunications research and 5G standards development. Qualcomm also holds a fixed-amount federal grant award from the U.S. Mission in India (awarded October 2023, completion September 2025) to demonstrate viability of secure, trustworthy Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) technology in large-scale commercial deployment across India, advancing the U.S. government's Indo-Pacific strategy.

Customer concentration skews heavily toward defense and national security customers by dollar value while civilian agencies drive transaction volume. The top five customers account for 99% of combined potential value: the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command leads at $55.5 million (3 awards), followed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense ($22.3 million, 4 awards), United States Special Operations Command ($21.2 million, 2 awards), and Defense Information Systems Agency ($13 million, 2 awards). By transaction count, however, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology dominate at 10 and 9 awards respectively, though those contracts are individually small ($15,000 to $52,000 range), reflecting routine software license renewals. The Office of Naval Research and the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory complete the federal customer set.

Qualcomm places work under the ASTRO parent vehicle (2 task orders) and holds an active OTA IDV with United States Special Operations Command. Recent awards show five contracts (combined potential value $45.6 million) reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure centered on the Army's system-on-chip work and the Special Operations Command IDV. In its subcontractor role, Qualcomm delivers 5G resilience technology (Spoof-Proof Enhanced Commercial Techniques for Resilient 5G, or SPECTER) to Lockheed Martin on defense contracts and provides bold venture services to Parsons Government Services Inc. on classified or restricted programs. Activity has fluctuated—four awards per year in 2022–2023, rising to eight in 2024, then declining to four in 2025 and three to date in 2026—with $113.5 million of the $115.5 million combined potential value already obligated, indicating strong execution velocity on existing commitments.