

Supplier
Viasat
VSAT
Viasat is a global communications technology company that designs, builds, and operates satellite and ground networks to provide connectivity across aviation, maritime, government, enterprise, and consumer markets.
About Viasat
Viasat's offerings include secure satellite communications and resilient, multi-orbit connectivity for remote and mission-critical operations.
Federal Prime Contracts$5.30B obligated · FY2008–FY2027
- Obligated
- $5.30B
- FY2008–FY2027
- Contract actions
- 7,545
- 2,942 awards
- Peak year
- FY2020
- $569M
- Top buyer
- U.S. Navy
- 32% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $354M | 206 | 128 |
| FY2025 | $279M | 247 | 144 |
| FY2024 | $350M | 288 | 178 |
| FY2023 | $331M | 485 | 286 |
| FY2022 | $345M | 529 | 336 |
| FY2021 | $336M | 539 | 330 |
| FY2020 | $569M | 536 | 323 |
| FY2019 | $441M | 406 | 261 |
| FY2018 | $363M | 391 | 257 |
| FY2017 | $241M | 391 | 239 |
| FY2016 | $369M | 449 | 284 |
| FY2015 | $162M | 501 | 314 |
| FY2014 | $173M | 412 | 268 |
| FY2013 | $167M | 392 | 246 |
| FY2012 | $234M | 423 | 271 |
| FY2011 | $185M | 393 | 268 |
| FY2010 | $144M | 346 | 222 |
| FY2009 | $98.3M | 302 | 182 |
| FY2008 | $157M | 308 | 191 |
Top buyers
- U.S. Navy$1.72B 32%
- Defense Information Systems Agency$1.17B 22%
- U.S. Air Force$684M 13%
- Federal Acquisition Service$629M 12%
- U.S. Special Operations Command$526M 9.9%
- U.S. Army$484M 9.1%
- Defense Logistics Agency$46.0M 0.9%
- US Coast Guard$21.8M 0.4%
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$5.7M 0.1%
- U.S. Department of State$5.4M 0.1%
- Federal Bureau of Investigation$3.0M 0.1%
- Federal Emergency Management Agency$894K 0.0%
- All other$2.1M 0.0%
Defense programs
- MIDS$1.31B 25%
- PTS-G$75.0M 1.4%
- JTN$14.6M 0.3%
- WIN-T INC 2$11.0M 0.2%
- AH-64E NEW BUILD$9.8M 0.2%
- WIN -T$9.6M 0.2%
- AH-64E Apache$6.6M 0.1%
- P-8A Poseidon$752K 0.0%
- MILSTAR$419K 0.0%
- JTRS CLUSTER 1$93K 0.0%
- AMF JTRS$50K 0.0%
- NAVSTAR GPS$24K 0.0%
- AWACS BLK 40/45 UPGRADE$7K 0.0%
- F-16$5K 0.0%
- MDA SUPPORT−$45K -0.0%
- All other−$56K -0.0%
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Airborne$1.37B 26%
- IT and Telecom- Telecommunications and Transmission$735M 14%
- Miscellaneous Communication Equipment$578M 11%
- IT and Telecom - Network: Analog Voice Products (Hardware and Perpetual License Software)$343M 6.5%
- Communications Security Equipment and Components$323M 6.1%
- Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne$217M 4.1%
- IT and Telecom- IT Strategy and Architecture$149M 2.8%
- IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services (Labor)$143M 2.7%
- Other Cryptologic Equipment and Components$128M 2.4%
- Information Technology Equipment System Configuration$88.5M 1.7%
- Space Vehicles$82.5M 1.6%
- IT and Telecom- Other IT and Telecommunications$76.8M 1.4%
- IT and Telecom - Compute: Servers (Hardware and Perpetual License Software)$75.7M 1.4%
- National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Experimental Development$71.1M 1.3%
- Education/Training- Training/Curriculum Development$60.2M 1.1%
- All other$853M 16%
Industry (NAICS)
- Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing$1.94B 37%
- Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing$1.54B 29%
- Satellite Telecommunications$1.04B 20%
- Engineering Services$205M 3.9%
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)$101M 1.9%
- Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing$82.5M 1.6%
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$78.7M 1.5%
- Custom Computer Programming Services$66.5M 1.3%
- Other Computer Related Services$50.7M 1.0%
- Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$46.2M 0.9%
- All other$145M 2.7%
Where the work is done
- California$4.17B 79%
- Maryland$376M 7.1%
- Virginia$168M 3.2%
- Florida$93.7M 1.8%
- North Carolina$93.3M 1.8%
- District of Columbia$83.0M 1.6%
- Arizona$76.8M 1.4%
- Massachusetts$57.4M 1.1%
- Outside the US$52.3M 1.0%
- Alabama$31.1M 0.6%
- New York$18.0M 0.3%
- Utah$15.5M 0.3%
- Georgia$12.5M 0.2%
- South Carolina$11.0M 0.2%
- Texas$6.0M 0.1%
- All other$32.0M 0.6%
Contract pricing
- Firm Fixed Price$4.41B 83%
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee$583M 11%
- Cost Plus Incentive Fee$289M 5.5%
- Cost No Fee$5.8M 0.1%
- Time and Materials$5.2M 0.1%
- Combination (Applies to Awards Where Two or More of the Above Apply)$4.7M 0.1%
- Not Reported$836K 0.0%
- Fixed Price Award Fee$40K 0.0%
- All other$8K 0.0%
Competition
- Not Competed$3.48B 66%
- Full and Open Competition$1.62B 30%
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$64.8M 1.2%
- Not Competed Under SAP$50.3M 0.9%
- Not Available for Competition$48.2M 0.9%
- Competed Under SAP$38.2M 0.7%
- Obligated
- $5.27B
- FY2008–FY2027
- Contract actions
- 7,441
- 2,891 awards
- Peak year
- FY2020
- $569M
- Top buyer
- U.S. Navy
- 33% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $351M | 198 | 120 |
| FY2025 | $274M | 234 | 134 |
| FY2024 | $341M | 267 | 163 |
| FY2023 | $322M | 459 | 270 |
| FY2022 | $340M | 497 | 322 |
| FY2021 | $336M | 537 | 328 |
| FY2020 | $569M | 536 | 323 |
| FY2019 | $441M | 406 | 261 |
| FY2018 | $363M | 391 | 257 |
| FY2017 | $241M | 391 | 239 |
| FY2016 | $369M | 449 | 284 |
| FY2015 | $162M | 501 | 314 |
| FY2014 | $173M | 412 | 268 |
| FY2013 | $167M | 392 | 246 |
| FY2012 | $234M | 422 | 270 |
| FY2011 | $185M | 392 | 267 |
| FY2010 | $144M | 346 | 222 |
| FY2009 | $98.3M | 302 | 182 |
| FY2008 | $157M | 308 | 191 |
Top buyers
- U.S. Navy$1.72B 33%
- Defense Information Systems Agency$1.17B 22%
- U.S. Air Force$683M 13%
- Federal Acquisition Service$629M 12%
- U.S. Special Operations Command$506M 9.6%
- U.S. Army$476M 9.0%
- Defense Logistics Agency$46.0M 0.9%
- US Coast Guard$21.8M 0.4%
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$5.7M 0.1%
- U.S. Department of State$5.4M 0.1%
- Federal Bureau of Investigation$3.0M 0.1%
- NASA$794K 0.0%
- All other$1.5M 0.0%
Defense programs
- MIDS$1.31B 25%
- PTS-G$75.0M 1.4%
- JTN$14.6M 0.3%
- WIN-T INC 2$11.0M 0.2%
- AH-64E NEW BUILD$9.8M 0.2%
- WIN -T$9.6M 0.2%
- AH-64E Apache$6.6M 0.1%
- P-8A Poseidon$752K 0.0%
- MILSTAR$419K 0.0%
- JTRS CLUSTER 1$93K 0.0%
- AMF JTRS$50K 0.0%
- NAVSTAR GPS$24K 0.0%
- AWACS BLK 40/45 UPGRADE$7K 0.0%
- F-16$5K 0.0%
- MDA SUPPORT−$45K -0.0%
- All other−$56K -0.0%
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Airborne$1.37B 26%
- IT and Telecom- Telecommunications and Transmission$735M 14%
- Miscellaneous Communication Equipment$578M 11%
- IT and Telecom - Network: Analog Voice Products (Hardware and Perpetual License Software)$341M 6.5%
- Communications Security Equipment and Components$323M 6.1%
- Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne$216M 4.1%
- IT and Telecom- IT Strategy and Architecture$149M 2.8%
- IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services (Labor)$143M 2.7%
- Other Cryptologic Equipment and Components$128M 2.4%
- Information Technology Equipment System Configuration$88.5M 1.7%
- Space Vehicles$82.5M 1.6%
- IT and Telecom- Other IT and Telecommunications$76.8M 1.5%
- IT and Telecom - Compute: Servers (Hardware and Perpetual License Software)$75.7M 1.4%
- National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Experimental Development$71.1M 1.3%
- Education/Training- Training/Curriculum Development$60.2M 1.1%
- All other$825M 16%
Industry (NAICS)
- Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing$1.94B 37%
- Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing$1.51B 29%
- Satellite Telecommunications$1.04B 20%
- Engineering Services$204M 3.9%
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)$101M 1.9%
- Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing$82.5M 1.6%
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$77.1M 1.5%
- Custom Computer Programming Services$66.5M 1.3%
- Other Computer Related Services$50.7M 1.0%
- Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$46.2M 0.9%
- All other$145M 2.8%
Where the work is done
- California$4.14B 79%
- Maryland$376M 7.1%
- Virginia$168M 3.2%
- North Carolina$93.3M 1.8%
- Florida$91.8M 1.7%
- District of Columbia$83.0M 1.6%
- Arizona$76.8M 1.5%
- Massachusetts$57.4M 1.1%
- Outside the US$52.3M 1.0%
- Alabama$31.0M 0.6%
- New York$18.0M 0.3%
- Utah$15.5M 0.3%
- Georgia$12.2M 0.2%
- South Carolina$11.0M 0.2%
- Texas$5.9M 0.1%
- All other$31.6M 0.6%
Contract pricing
- Firm Fixed Price$4.38B 83%
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee$577M 11%
- Cost Plus Incentive Fee$289M 5.5%
- Cost No Fee$5.8M 0.1%
- Time and Materials$5.2M 0.1%
- Combination (Applies to Awards Where Two or More of the Above Apply)$4.7M 0.1%
- Not Reported$836K 0.0%
- Fixed Price Award Fee$40K 0.0%
- All other$8K 0.0%
Competition
- Not Competed$3.48B 66%
- Full and Open Competition$1.61B 31%
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$64.8M 1.2%
- Not Competed Under SAP$48.6M 0.9%
- Competed Under SAP$37.9M 0.7%
- Not Available for Competition$27.9M 0.5%
Largest awards10
- IGF::OT::IGF Award for Amss IIIDefense Information Systems Agency · USAspending ↗$477MAug 30, 2018
- BFT2 Warranties/ LicensesDefense Information Systems Agency · USAspending ↗$136MJun 29, 2018
- IGF::OT::IGF SLC3S-A Amss IiaDefense Information Systems Agency · USAspending ↗$84.0MJun 1, 2016
- Tactical Targeting Network Technology (Ttnt) Spectrum Relocation Development Delivery Order.U.S. Navy · MIDS · USAspending ↗$76.7MSep 22, 2016
- Pts-g Swarm 1 Design, Develop, Test, and Produce Global Variants of the Protected Tactical Satcom Space Vehicles, Associated Ground Systems and Anchor Stations, and Operations and Sustainment.U.S. Air Force · PTS-G · USAspending ↗$75.0MMay 22, 2026
- Viasat TO16Federal Acquisition Service · USAspending ↗$73.0MMay 22, 2025
- Do 0005 Is to Procure 39,500 Recievers for A Total Amount of $70,875,000.00U.S. Army · USAspending ↗$70.9MJan 25, 2011
- Mids Jtrs Terminal ProcurementU.S. Navy · MIDS · USAspending ↗$69.9MSep 30, 2016
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- Do 0066U.S. Navy · MIDS · USAspending ↗$61.9MJun 11, 2008
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI. “Including subsidiaries” adds our listed subsidiaries (from their acquisition date, where known) and actions whose reported parent is this company.
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Sources3
- 1
Breaking Defense · Jun 9, 2026 · Supports Organization
“WASHINGTON ― The Space Force today announced contracts to Viasat and Intelsat for production of the first two operational satellites under its “Protected Tactical SATCOM – Global (PTS-G)” program aimed at developing a jam-resistant sa”
- 2Government recordSEC company tickers and exchanges
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Supports Organization · ownership
“[797721,"VIASAT INC","VSAT","Nasdaq"]”
- 3CompanyAbout | Viasat
Supports Organization · description
“We don’t just provide satellite communications; we solve complex connectivity challenges”
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