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IDC (single-award IDV) FA441921D0004BOWHEAD COMMUNICATION SERVICES LLC

Overview

Award facts

Obligated on orders under this IDV
$21.17M
$21,172,482 across 221 orders
Period of performance
From Apr 15, 2021
Modifications
12
Latest action Aug 6, 2025
Contract type
IDC (single-award IDV)
PIID FA441921D0004

Description of requirement

BASE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (BTS) AT ALTUS AFB, OK. 5 YEAR ORDERING PERIOD BEGINNING 01 MAY 2021.

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Apr 15, 2021
Ordering period ends
Apr 30, 2026
Ceiling
Ceiling (single-award vehicle): $30,048,548

The Department of Defense funded and awarded this contract. DoD contract actions are withheld at the source for about 90 days after signature, so actions signed after Aug 2, 2026 are not yet public.

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Aug 6, 2025. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameBOWHEAD COMMUNICATION SERVICES LLC
LocationSPRINGFIELD, VA
UEINMA9K1HM9RE7
CAGE code6WKC6
Business sizeSmall businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Organization typeCorporate not tax exempt
Parent companyBOWHEAD COMMUNICATION SERVICES LLC

Business types and certifications

Minority-ownedSelf-certified small disadvantaged businessSBA 8(a) program participantAlaska Native Corporation ownedFor-profit organizationLimited liability companyCorporation (not tax-exempt)

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Defense
  2. Department Of The Air Force
  3. FA4419 97 CONF CC
Funded by
  1. Department of Defense
  2. Department Of The Air Force
  3. 97 CS SCXB
Funded from
UndistributedProgram activities057-3400Federal accounts (agency financial reports)

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
517311WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS
Product or service (PSC)
R426SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: COMMUNICATIONS (service)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competition after exclusion of sourcesD
Solicitation procedures
Negotiated proposal/quoteNP
Set-aside
8a competed8A
Contract pricing
Order dependent (IDV allows pricing arrangement to be determined separately for each order)1
Offers received
2

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
FA441920R0004
Solicitation date
Sep 10, 2020
Notices

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Plan not requiredB
Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
Certified cost or pricing data
No
Service Contract Act labor standards
Yes
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/servicesA
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not bundledH
Consolidated requirement
Not consolidatedD
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
No
Performance-based service acquisition
Yes - service where PBA is used.Y

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Apr 15, 2021
Latest action
Aug 6, 2025 — Other administrative actionModification P00012; administrative: no change in scope or value
Latest substantive action
May 1, 2025 — Change orderModification P00011
Latest funding action
Jul 18, 2024 — Funding onlyModification P00010; funding only: changes obligations, not scope
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Change order6
  • Funding only3
  • Other administrative action2
  • Vendor identifier change (novation)1
13 actions recorded, Apr 15, 2021 to Aug 6, 2025; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Local area set-aside
No
Synopsized publicly (SAM.gov / FedBizOpps)
Yes
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No
A-76 (FAIR Act) action
No

Pricing and financing

Latest action: change in base and all options
$15,865

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Other functionsOT
Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No
Construction wage rates (Davis-Bacon)
Yes

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA
Sea transportation
No

Structure

Award or IDV
IDV
IDV type
IDCB
Indefinite-delivery contract type
Indefinite delivery / indefinite quantityB
Multiple or single award
Single awardS
DoD claimant program
ServicesS1
Awarding agency code
9700
Awarding sub-tier code
5700
Contracting office code
FA4419
Transactions recorded under this award key
13

Funding

Funding agency code
9700
Funding sub-tier code
5700
Funding office code
F1B3R3
Treasury accounts
  • 057-2022/2022-3400-000
Object classes
  • 25.7: Operation and maintenance of equipment
Disaster or emergency funding (DEFC)
  • Q: Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression