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$2,098,072,714

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to HARRIS CORPORATION

telecomexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-07-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA821F00222_6920_DTFA0102D03006_6920
Award description

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER AWARD IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR FTI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

The Buildout's read

What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Additional funding for FTI telecommunications services supporting FAA operations under a contract that began in 2021.

Sub-sectors
fti-telecommunicationsfaa-infrastructuremodification-increment
Why this matters

FAA telecommunications infrastructure underpins national airspace safety and efficiency; sustained investment signals commitment to modernizing critical aviation systems.

Supply-chain signal

Harris Corporation's role as prime contractor for FTI telecom services indicates reliance on specialized defense-grade communications vendors for federal aviation infrastructure.

U.S.–China competition angle

Secure FAA telecommunications systems are critical to U.S. aviation sovereignty; investment in domestic telecom infrastructure reduces dependence on foreign suppliers.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.002899.

Period of performance
Start
2021-07-01
End
2024-09-30
Status
expired638 days ago
Sources

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