Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 517410: Satellite Telecommunications

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 517410.

NAICS 517410 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$21.7B
Total awards
37,754 awards
Active obligations
$2B
Size standard
$44,000,000 receipts

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 517410 covers services that provide telecommunications via satellite, including transmission of voice, data, and video, operation of satellite earth stations and network gateways, and leasing of satellite capacity for commercial and governmental users.

Federal opportunities under 517410 typically involve procuring satellite bandwidth, managed transport, or turnkey connectivity to support remote communications, deployable terminals, earth station operations, and service-level assurances for voice, data, and video connectivity in areas lacking terrestrial networks.

FY2026 snapshot

Obligations
$1.3B
Awards
2,795
Average award
$482.1K
Change from FY2025
+2.4%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$200,000

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

PIID
70FA5026P00000088
PSC
7G22 - IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: SATELLITE AND RF COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS (HW, PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$358

TRACE SYSTEMS INC.

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

PIID
HC101326FC163
PSC
7G22 - IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: SATELLITE AND RF COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS (HW, PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$1,500,000

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

US Customs and Border Protection

PIID
70B02C26P00000448
PSC
DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

$259,863

AT&T Enterprises, LLC

Department of State

PIID
19AQMM26P1271
PSC
DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

$350,031

GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

PIID
80LARC26C0002
PSC
DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

$27,930

ULTISAT, INC

Federal Bureau of Investigation

PIID
15F06726F0001727
PSC
7H20 - IT AND TELECOM - PLATFORM PRODUCTS: DATABASE, MAINFRAME, MIDDLEWARE (HW, PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)

$0

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.

Drug Enforcement Administration

PIID
15DDHQ26P00001019
PSC
5825 - RADIO NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 517410?
  • Leased transponder capacity or bandwidth packages for long-haul voice and data circuits with specified throughput and latency commitments.
  • Provision and management of transportable satellite terminals, airtime, and field support for temporary expeditionary communications.
  • Managed VSAT networks including network operations center support, telemetry/monitoring, provisioning, and billing for distributed sites.
  • Satellite uplink and downlink earth station services that include antenna pointing, modulation services, and spectrum coordination for mission data links.
When is NAICS 517410 a weak fit?
  • Terrestrial wireless network services that provide cellular or microwave links; those projects lack a satellite space segment and do not include transponder or earth station operations.
  • Spacecraft manufacturing, integration, or launch vehicle contracts; this NAICS excludes hardware production, spacecraft assembly, and launch services.
  • IT network engineering or LAN/WAN integration that configures routers, switches, and terrestrial circuits without leasing or operating satellite capacity.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 517410?
  • Statement of work requests satellite bandwidth measured in megabits or transponder increments, with specified link availability and outage reporting.
  • Deliverables include earth station operations, antenna maintenance, spectrum coordination, or statements of compliance with satellite frequency coordination.
  • Evaluation includes prior performance delivering managed satellite services, uptime metrics, and capability to provision cross-border or global satellite routes.

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