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$85,858,905

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to ROHDE & SCHWARZ USA, INC.

aerospaceexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-05-12·LATEST ACTION2026-03-05·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA825C00010_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

PROJECT LIFT VCS LETTER CONTRACT FOR MODERNIZATION OF FAA VOICE SWITCHED IN THE NAS WHICH INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF VOICE SYSTEMS DEPENDENT ON TDM TECHNOLOGY TO SYSTEMS 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

Modernizes FAA voice communications systems in the National Airspace System by replacing legacy TDM technology with IP-capable systems.

Sub-sectors
aviation-infrastructurevoice-communications-modernizationnas-modernization
Why this matters

Critical infrastructure upgrade ensures reliable air traffic control communications across U.S. airspace; delays or failures directly impact aviation safety and capacity.

Supply-chain signal

Rohde & Schwarz (German-owned telecom/RF equipment maker) is primary integrator; upgrade drives demand for IP-based switching hardware and legacy TDM decommissioning services.

U.S.–China competition angle

Secures U.S. air traffic control modernization with allied vendor; prevents reliance on Chinese telecom equipment in safety-critical NAS infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-31. Cost: $0.003064.

Period of performance
Start
2025-05-12
End
2026-03-31
Status
expired104 days ago
Sources

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