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$110,576,188

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to FREQUENTIS USA, INC

aerospaceexpiring · 0d· period of performance ends in 0 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-03-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-28·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA825C00011_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

PROJECT LIFT VCS LETTER CONTRACT FOR MODERNIZATION OF FAA VCS' IN THE NAS WHICH INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF VCS' DEPENDENT ON TDM TECHNOLOGY TO VCS' THAT ARE IP CAPABLE.

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

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Modernization of FAA voice communication systems in the National Airspace System, replacing legacy TDM-dependent systems with IP-capable infrastructure.

Sub-sectors
faa-infrastructureair-traffic-controlmodernization
Why this matters

PROJECT LIFT VCS is critical infrastructure modernization ensuring safe, reliable air traffic control communications across U.S. airspace as legacy systems age.

Supply-chain signal

Frequentist USA's role as prime contractor signals consolidation in FAA comms modernization; downstream demand for IP-capable telecom and networking equipment from suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

Modernizing U.S. air traffic control infrastructure reduces reliance on aging systems and strengthens domestic aviation resilience against supply-chain disruptions.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-27. Cost: $0.003034.

Period of performance
Start
2025-03-01
End
2026-06-30
Status
expiring · 0din 0 days
Sources

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