1. Contract Summary & Primary Sources
| Contract Number (PIID) | FA8656-20-D-0004 (unhyphenated: FA865620D0004) |
|---|---|
| Prime Contractor (Awardee) |
Raytheon Company
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FY2024-FY2026 Federal Defense Portfolio: $19.7M obligated across 38 contracts
|
| Obligated Amount | Order-Dependent / TBD |
| Cumulative Face Value / Ceiling | USAspending Base IDV Ceiling: $92,500,000 |
| USAspending / FPDS Obligation History | Base Record Obligated: $0 (signed 2020-08-31, latest FPDS action 2025-08-28) · 5 Issued Delivery/Task Order(s) totaling $1,978,123 |
| Awarding Branch / Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Contracting Command & DoDAAC | FA8656: FA8656 AFLCMC EBX |
| Competition & Contract Structure | SOLE-SOURCE · Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDIQ) / Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) |
| Product / Service & Industry Codes | PSC 5821 (Radio And Television Communication Equipment, Airborne) · NAICS 334220 (Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing) |
| Work Locations & Funding | Determined at the contract or task-order level |
| Estimated Completion Date | See order schedule |
| Verified Primary Sources |
2. Verbatim Announcement & Scope Breakdown
USAspending / FPDS Transaction Description (Contract FA865620D0004)
Data link radios
3. Subcontractor, Supply Chain & Capture Intelligence
For Tier-2 / Tier-3 Subcontractors & Suppliers
Subcontracting & Material Supply Window
- Prime Awardee: Raytheon Company
- Delivery Runway: Active through multi-year ordering period
- Requirement Scope: Data link radios
- Federal Supply Class: PSC 5821 (Radio And Television Communication Equipment, Airborne)
- BD Action: Reference Prime Contract FA8656-20-D-0004 when contacting Raytheon Company Supply Chain / Small Business Liaison Officer.
For Competing Primes & Capture Managers
Buying Command & Recompete Posture
- Buying Command: FA8656 (FA8656 AFLCMC EBX)
- Acquisition Method: SOLE-SOURCE
- FOIA Jurisdiction: Department of the Air Force FOIA (AFLCMC / AFRL / AFSC) (Official Portal)
- Capture Action: Request the FAR 6.303 Sole-Source Justification & Approval (J&A) and Section C SOW below to inspect the government's technical rationale and qualify for future orders.
Issued Task & Delivery Orders under FA8656-20-D-0004 (5 shown, $2.0M obligated)
| Order PIID | Obligated | Awardee | Start / Latest Action | End Date | Order Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA865624FB007 | $1.1M | Raytheon Company | 2024-05-29 / 2025-04-28 | 2025-05-31 | Weapons datalink radio integration support |
| FA865623FA011 | $851K | Raytheon Company | 2023-06-01 / 2024-03-26 | 2024-05-31 | Weapons datalink radio integration support |
| W31P4Q25F0133 | $295K | Raytheon Company | 2025-05-23 / 2025-06-26 | 2025-08-30 | X-net weapon data link radio engineering services. continuation order for transfer from united states special operations command (USSOCOM) to ARMY contracting command - redstone arsenal. |
| FA865621F1012 | -$78K | Raytheon Company | 2021-08-26 / 2024-08-27 | 2024-08-27 | Datalink radios engineering support |
| FA865622F1023 | -$235K | Raytheon Company | 2022-07-01 / 2024-09-24 | 2024-09-25 | Datalink radios engineering support |
Disclosed Tier-2 Sub-Awards & Component Suppliers (FSRS / USAspending)
No FSRS sub-award filings have posted specifically under FA8656-20-D-0004 yet (primes report sub-awards >=$30,000 the month after subcontract execution under FAR 52.204-10). Below are active disclosed Tier-2 suppliers and sub-awards executed by Raytheon Company across its defense prime contracts:
| Tier-2 Subcontractor / Supplier | Sub-Award Amount | Action Date | Prime Contract | Component / Scope Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT | $242.6M | 2025-02-14 | FA8611-24-C-B001 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | PRECISION MACHINED,OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES,PEDEST&GIMBALPLATFRM. |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT | $168.6M | 2025-10-07 | FA8611-24-C-B001 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | PRECISION MACHINED,OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES,OTHER TEST EQUIP,TEST EQUIPMENT,PEDEST&GIMBALPLATFRM,GROUND SUPPORT EQUIP. |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc $HWM | $114.5M | 2026-06-15 | N00019-24-C-0003 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | F135-PW-100 Engine Lot 18/19 & Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) single-crystal directionally solidified high-pressure turbine blades & vanes |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corp $NOC | $101.0M | 2025-12-12 | N00019-24-C-0032 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | ROCKET MOTORS,NRE - ALL. |
| Mercury Systems Inc $MRCY | $68.4M | 2026-04-17 | N00024-24-C-5401 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | AN/SPY-6(V)1 & (V)4 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) rugged OpenVPX digital receiver/exciter & FPGA signal processing subassemblies |
| Leonardo Drs Inc $DRS | $61.8M | 2026-02-27 | W31P4Q-23-D-0019 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | Army Mobile-LIDS (M-LIDS) Counter-UAS cooled EO/IR thermal imaging gimbals and vehicle power distribution subsystems |
| Mercury Systems Inc $MRCY | $52.1M | 2026-05-08 | W31P4Q-24-C-0012 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) Gallium Nitride (GaN) radar high-speed mixed-signal RF & blade processing modules |
| Ttm Technologies Inc $TTMI | $46.3M | 2026-04-02 | N00024-24-C-5401 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | AN/SPY-6(V) & Next Generation Jammer (NGJ-MB) high-density RF/microwave printed circuit boards and integrated backplane assemblies |
| Moog Inc $MOGA | $39.4M | 2026-03-09 | N00024-24-C-5312 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | Standard Missile-6 (SM-6 Block IA) & ESSM Block 2 electromechanical steering fin control actuation systems (CAS) |
| Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems Llc $RTX | $37.1M | 2025-11-20 | M67854-25-C-0111 (Prime Network ($RTX)) | LAUNCHERS&CANNISTERS. |
Recent Contract Actions from Buying Office FA8656 (FA8656 AFLCMC EBX)
| Date | Contract (PIID) | Prime Contractor | Amount | Completion | Scope Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | FA8656-20-D-0005 | John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | $62.5M | Jul 31, 2030 | John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory gets $62.5M modification for air warfare systems advanced development, test and evaluatio... |
| 2026-07-15 | FA8656-20-D-0005 | John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | $62.5M | Jul 31, 2030 | John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory gets $62.5M modification for air warfare systems advanced development, test and evaluatio... |
4. Underlying Contract Files (Section B Pricing & Section C Statement of Work)
Document Status: Not yet on file. The government publishes the award notice and obligation record above, but does not post the underlying Section C Statement of Work (SOW), Section B line-item pricing schedule (CLINs), or Sole-Source Justification & Approval (J&A) online.
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