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$147,341,540

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to FREQUENTIS USA, INC

transportationexpiring · 60d· period of performance ends in 60 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2012 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2012-09-13·LATEST ACTION2026-04-07·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DTFAWA12C00055_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

VOICE SWITCH REPLACEMETN SYSTEM (VSRS) AWARD

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

Latest obligation on the Voice Switch Replacement System contract that modernizes FAA air traffic control communications infrastructure, ongoing since 2012.

Sub-sectors
aviation-infrastructureair-traffic-controlm&o-contract
Why this matters

VSRS is critical national infrastructure enabling safe, efficient air traffic management across U.S. airspace; this 2026 obligation sustains a 14-year modernization effort.

Supply-chain signal

Frequentist USA supplies specialized telecom/switching equipment to FAA; sustained funding signals continued reliance on this vendor for legacy system replacement and operational continuity.

U.S.–China competition angle

Air traffic control modernization is strategically sensitive; domestic sourcing of communications infrastructure reduces dependence on foreign suppliers in critical national security systems.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.003016.

Period of performance
Start
2012-09-13
End
2026-09-11
Status
expiring · 60din 60 days
Sources

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