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$848,580,357

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to LEIDOS, INC.

aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA721C00014_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE EN ROUTE AUTOMATION AND MODERNIZATION (ERAM), INCLUDING THE EN ROUTE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM (ERIDS), AND TO PRODUCE, IMPLEMENT, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF ERAM/ERIDS SYS

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In plain English

Enhance and maintain the En Route Automation and Modernization system for U.S. air traffic control operations.

Sub-sectors
air-traffic-controlaviation-modernizationsystems-integration
Why this matters

ERAM is critical infrastructure enabling safe, efficient management of domestic airspace and commercial aviation operations.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for advanced automation systems, software integration, and technical support from aerospace-defense contractors.

U.S.–China competition angle

Modernizing U.S. air traffic control infrastructure maintains technological edge in aviation systems against international competitors.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-13. Cost: $0.001337.

Period of performance
Start
2021-06-15
End
2041-05-24
Status
activein 5489 days
Sources

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