Telemetry & Communications Systems, Inc.

Telemetry & Communications Systems, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of telemetry antenna systems, RF feeds, and antenna control electronics based in Chatsworth, California, operates as a prime contractor on defense and aerospace programs (96% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor to larger primes on NASA and DoD instrumentation projects. The company is a subsidiary of Delta Information Systems Inc. and competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements with no recurring set-aside designation, though the source notes prior 8(a) certification history.

The core capability portfolio centers on design, manufacture, integration, and service of specialized antenna hardware for telemetry, flight test, and communications missions. Representative prime work includes a $4.013 million firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in August 2025 for a trailer-based small aperture mobile telemetry antenna system (MTM-6) operating in L/S/C band as part of Range Telemetry Modernization at Wallops Flight Facility, with completion by March 31, 2027; a $3.229 million definitive contract from the Air Force in July 2024 for telemetry antenna control system modernization at Jonathan Dickinson Missile Tracking Annex and Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, completing December 31, 2026; and a $717,980 purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command in September 2022 for a mobile telemetry antenna system supporting Missile Defense Agency and Ballistic Missile Defense operations. Recent smaller awards include a $205,500 purchase order from NASA in July 2026 for uplink capability upgrade and service maintenance on a Model 3000i-8 mobile operations system, a $249,650 order from the Office of Naval Research in September 2024 for Viasat 5.4M pedestal upgrade, and a $140,952 Total Small Business set-aside from the Air Force in April 2026 for antenna control units and associated parts for the TAA50 antenna system.

Customer concentration spans defense and aerospace agencies. The top five customers by potential value account for 68% of combined potential value and are led by NASA Goddard Space Center (7 awards, $4 million combined potential value), the Department of the Navy Naval Air Warfare Center (14 awards, $3.9 million), the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center (38 awards, $3.5 million), the Department of the Air Force (16 awards, $3.5 million), and Naval Sea Systems Command (6 awards, $1.5 million). By award count, the portfolio shows concentration in Interior Department bureaus (Bureau of Land Management, 92 awards; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 81 awards; Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education, 81 awards), but these represent lower-dollar activity; the aerospace and defense agencies dominate the potential-value rankings. The divergence signals that Interior awards are frequent but small-value transactional orders, while Air Force and Navy work anchors the contract value.

Telemetry & Communications Systems operates under two primary vehicle types. A blanket purchase agreement designated "OPENMARKET" carries 544 task orders valued at $3.1 million combined potential, serving as the dominant execution vehicle for routine orders and repairs. An Indefinite Delivery Contract FA930211D0003 issued by the Air Force carries 7 task orders valued at $3.5 million combined potential. IDC F0461103D0011 accounts for 38 task orders valued at $320 thousand combined potential. These vehicles enable rapid ordering for antenna hardware, upgrades, repairs, and spare parts across field locations and operational ranges.

Activity has remained modest and variable over the past five years — six awards in 2022, five in 2023, eleven in 2024, six in 2025, and five in 2026 through July. Awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months total three with combined potential value of $7.4 million, representing moderate recompete exposure. The portfolio's $24.2 million combined potential value and $73.4 million in combined obligated dollars reflect the vendor's role as an equipment manufacturer and repair specialist serving incumbent telemetry infrastructure across military test ranges, NASA facilities, and naval combat systems.

In its subcontractor role, Telemetry & Communications Systems subcontracts to Peraton Inc. on NASA Exploration and Space Communications Projects Division antenna control unit upgrade work and to KBR Wyle Services, LLC on Wallops Range Operations and Maintenance Support Services (three sub-awards between January and April 2026 covering communications system testing, installation, and range sustaining engineering). Additional sub-work includes Science Applications International Corporation's Digital Transformation Acquisition Modernization and Modification (DTAMM) program for antenna and component design and manufacturing for Pillar Point telemetry antenna replacement, BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. on Instrumentation Range Support Program III feed assembly and equipment upgrades, Lockheed Martin on flight test hardware upgrade and repair for international operations, Asrc Federal System Solutions LLC on Dryden Aeronautical Test Range operations and center-wide IT support, and Teledyne Brown Engineering on labor and materials support.

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