Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) Space Vehicle (SV) Development and Production
Air Force and Space Force · FA8807 MIL COMM AND PNT SSC/CGK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8807-25-C-B006 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 3, 2025 · this noticeAward NoticeTHE BOEING COMPANY · $3.8B
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Note the winner and the end of the period of performance for the recompete.
- Follow the agency to see the next notice for this work.
What the notice says
The Department of the Air Force, United States Space Force, Space Systems Command, Military Communication & Positioning, Navigation & Timing, Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, CA has awarded a contract to The Boeing Company for Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) Space Development and Production of Space Vehicles 1-4 and associated efforts. The action was a full and open competition. The solicitation and resulting award was not fixed price due to the ESS space program and the associated systems being early in their development and having a significant amount of technology maturation an… (show all)
d non-recurring enginerring (NRE) to complete.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FA8807 MIL COMM AND PNT SSC/CGK), same product/service code (PSC) 1555.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $4.0B to $4.0B, median $4.0B; range $4.0B to $4.0B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 1 | $4.0B | Jul 28, 2025 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B | 1 | $4.0B | Jul 28, 2025 |
| INTELSAT GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC | 1 | $4.0B | Jul 28, 2025 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $39.3B | 1 | $4.0B | Jul 28, 2025 |
| VIASAT INC · $VSAT · $4.3B | 1 | $4.0B | Jul 28, 2025 |
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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $4.0B, is 5% of that. 10-K
- $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $4.0B, is 10% of that. 10-K
- $VSAT reported $4.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $4.0B, is 93% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jul 28, 2025VIASAT INC$4.0BPROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM -GLOBAL (PTS-G) Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Jul 28, 2025NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$4.0BPROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM -GLOBAL (PTS-G) Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Jul 28, 2025ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP$4.0BPROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM -GLOBAL (PTS-G) Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Jul 28, 2025INTELSAT GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC$4.0BPROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM -GLOBAL (PTS-G) Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Jul 28, 2025THE BOEING COMPANY$4.0BPROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM -GLOBAL (PTS-G) Request for Proposal (RFP)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (28 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $805K 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.
- 8 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 8 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.