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$667,433,934

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to LEIDOS, INC.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2001 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2001-06-18·LATEST ACTION2026-06-24·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DTFA0101CA0065CALL0001_6920_DTFA0101CA0065_6920
Award description

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND OCEANIC PROCEDURES (ATOP)

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2001 Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures contract supporting FAA air traffic control systems and procedures.

Sub-sectors
faa-civil-aviationatc-modernizationongoing-m&o
Why this matters

ATOP is foundational to U.S. civil aviation safety and efficiency; this 25-year-old contract remains critical infrastructure for the national airspace system.

Supply-chain signal

Leidos' sustained role as FAA's primary ATC modernization contractor locks in vendor dependency; upgrades to procedures and systems flow downstream to all U.S. airlines and airports.

U.S.–China competition angle

FAA ATC modernization is a strategic asset; maintaining U.S. leadership in airspace management technology and procedures is essential as China develops competing systems.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.003053.

Period of performance
Start
2001-06-18
End
2033-07-31
Status
activein 2588 days
Sources

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