IBS-CUS IDIQ Contract
Air Force and Space Force · FA8555 AFLCMC C3IBK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA855526DB002 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 30, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. · $42.7M
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
AFLCMC/C3IBK hereby awards on a sole source basis, an Indefinite Quantity � Indefinite Delivery type contract for the sustainment and modernization of the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Common Interactive Broadcast (CIB) Uplink Site (CUS) program to include the United States Government and Collaborating Nations (CNs) as directed by the IBS Program Office. Requirements include program management, engineering and onside support, hardware/software upgrades and sustainment, site modifications, contract field service support, configuration management, logistics, technical analysis and studies, … (show all)
training development and administration, security compliance, and test and integration activities. This acquisition will be issued sole source to L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. (CAGE: 05395). The period of performance is 1 March 2026 � 28 February 2031 (basic period of one (1) year and four (4) 1-year options). The applicable NAICS code is 541330. The authority for this requirement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The instant contract is an Indefinite Quantity � Indefinite Delivery type instrument with provisions for Firm-Fixed Price, Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee, and Cost Reimbursement-No-Fee contract line-item numbers (CLINs). Solicitation FA8555-24-R-0003 was issued on 10 January 2026.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541330.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACI NSS, LLC · $CACI | 1 | $73.2M | Aug 12, 2025 |
| The Mission Essential Group, LLC | 1 | $47.9M | Jan 26, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. | 1 | $5.8M | Apr 23, 2025 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 1 | $3.6M | Sep 16, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 16, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$3.6MDistributed Ground Station United Kingdom (DGS-UK) Program
- Jan 26, 2026The Mission Essential Group, LLC$47.9MIBS-ES Sustainment
- Aug 12, 2025CACI NSS, LLC$73.2MSustainment and Modernization of the Integrated Broadcast Service - Network Service (IBS-NS)
- Apr 23, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$5.8MIBS-CUS UCA
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $386K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.