Rohde & Schwarz Usa, Inc.

Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of German-based Rohde & Schwarz GMBH & CO. Kommanditgesellschaft, is a foreign-owned manufacturer and servicer of advanced electronic test and measurement equipment, communications systems, and RF instrumentation operating as a prime contractor (95% of awards) across the Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies with no set-aside designation—all work competes full and open on the basis of specialized technical capabilities.

The company's concrete capability portfolio centers on signal generators, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, oscilloscopes, calibration services, high-frequency radio systems, and RF laboratory support. Representative prime work includes a $4.93 billion single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract from Department of the Navy Headquarters (awarded December 2025, completion February 2028) for Voice Communication Systems hardware, software, labor support, implementation, deployment, and sustainment; a $246.4 million definitive contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (May 2025) for FAA National Airspace System voice-switched system modernization under the LIFT Initiative, replacing TDM technology with IP-capable systems; and a $91.1 million single-award IDC from Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (September 2023, through September 2033) for high-frequency communication systems and components. Recent delivery orders under these vehicles span signal generators, oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, ship radio kits, and spectrum analysis equipment valued from $3,600 to $319,000 per order.

Customer concentration is heavily Navy-centric. The top five customers by award count represent 50% of awards: Naval Supply Systems Command leads with 829 awards ($103.2 million combined potential value), followed by Naval Sea Systems Command (191 awards, $52 million), Naval Air Warfare Center (139 awards, $13.3 million), Air Force (119 awards, $3.7 million), and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (107 awards, $150.1 million). By potential value, however, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command anchors the portfolio at $150.1 million across 107 awards, followed by Coast Guard ($115.8 million, 53 awards) and Naval Supply Systems Command ($103.2 million, 829 awards)—reflecting the concentration of large IDCs with NAVWAR and TSA offset by high volume of smaller NAVSUP task orders. The company serves 160 distinct federal agencies across defense, homeland security, and civilian research sectors.

Rohde & Schwarz holds four active Indefinite Delivery Contracts totaling approximately $5.3 billion: the $4.93 billion VCS contract with Navy Headquarters (December 2025–February 2028); the $91.1 million NAVWAR high-frequency systems contract (September 2023–September 2033); a $12.66 million Naval Supply Systems Command contract for signal generators, oscilloscopes, and electronic test equipment (November 2024–November 2029); and a $2.52 million Naval Air Warfare Center contract for vector network analyzers (March 2026–May 2026). The company also maintains 299 task orders under a General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule totaling $23.1 million. These vehicles reflect the vendor's entrenched position across naval commands as a sole-source or dominant supplier for specialized RF and communications equipment where technical compatibility, calibration provenance, and original-equipment-manufacturer support are critical.

Activity trajectory shows modest year-over-year growth: 101 awards in 2022, 104 in 2023, 135 in 2024, and 141 in 2025, with 32 awards recorded through July 2026 (partial year). Combined potential value across all 2,757 awards (prime and sub) is $6.29 billion, with $810.8 million obligated (13% of potential value), indicating substantial unfunded pipeline. Within the next twenty-four months, 24 awards carrying combined potential value of $429.7 million reach ultimate completion date—representing recompete exposure for the vendor and opportunity for competitors in key Navy and Coast Guard accounts.

Rohde & Schwarz operates as a prime on 95% of awards (2,620) and as a subcontractor on 5% (137). SCI-reported invoiced revenue for federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totals $5 million in FY2024 across 1.6 FTEs, with government-paid hourly rates ranging from a 10th percentile of $552.62/hr to a median of $2,005.50/hr and 90th percentile of $2,372.88/hr—reflecting a mix of technician-level calibration work and senior engineering labor. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, Rohde & Schwarz performs zero percent of work through subcontractors, indicating the company builds its own delivery teams for service work. In its subcontractor role, Rohde & Schwarz supplies RF equipment, signal generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and technical support to major defense primes including General Dynamics Mission Systems, Sierra Nevada Company, Scientific Research Corporation, Leidos, L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, BAE Systems, and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on programs spanning naval surface warfare, electronic countermeasures, unmanned systems, radio development, and strategic deterrent engineering.

The vendor's NAICS footprint is concentrated in Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (1,605 awards), Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (216 awards), and Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (190 awards). PSC-code distribution parallels this focus, with Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments (1,416 awards) and Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Instruments and Laboratory Equipment (157 awards) as primary procurement vehicles. Rohde & Schwarz operates from Columbia, Maryland, with performance locations spanning domestic Navy and Air Force installations, overseas bases (Germany, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq), and NASA centers. The company has held federal contractor registration since October 2001.