The U.S. Defense Department purchased 22.2% more antennae in FY 2010 than in 2009. The charts below analyze the buying activity of the U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Logistics Agency for Antennas and Antenna equipment; Federal Supply Class 5985. An analysis of projected purchases for 2011 indicate demand similar to that of FY 2010.
Federal Supply Class 5985 includes Antennas, waveguides, and related equipment; Aerials; Masts; Tower Equipment; Attenuators; Couplers; Transmission Lines, but excludes Tower Structures.
At BidLink.net, we have over 500,000,000 records of defense contracting data, including an archive of purchasing activity dating back to 1985. For this study, we analyzed 2010 buying activity for Antennae by both total number of contracts and total sales volume.
By contract volume, the leader is Harris RF Communication (CAGE 14304), with 314 total contracts in 2010. Harris RF Communication is a division of Harris Corporation located in Rochester, NY. The company is a manufacturer with over 1,500 employees. Their primary focus is radio and television broadcasting equipment, communications equipment and electronic components including antennas. They are certified to manufacture over 16,500 parts for the U.S. Military.
By sales volume, Harris Corporation is the clear leader, with $9,666,106 in sales for 2010. Aviatech corporation (CAGE code 54520) is in second place with less than half the sales of Harris at $4.2 million. The largest antenna delivery order for Harris RF Communication in 2010 was SPM7M9-11-F-0001 awarded on October 7 for $512,000. They produced a total quantity of 400 antennae, National Stock Number 5985-01-559-0074 at $1,280 each. This is part of a larger GSA contract (GS-35F-0163N) which was awarded on December 9, 2002 and expires on December 8, 2012. The GSA contract covers 555 different line items.
- 2010 Top 10 Antenna suppliers to DLA by sales
As with the other industries we have analyzed, many of these companies have long term contracts with the defense department. This is where the defense department awards a contract to a single company, which may last for years. The government issues periodic delivery orders against this contract award until it runs out. This cuts down on the need to request quotes for every order, therefore reducing bureaucracy. Prudent companies can monitor the expiration of these long term contracts, and with sufficient information they can submit competitive bids and possibly win the contract for themselves.
BidLink.net is an aggregator of defense industry information for contractors worldwide. This data includes millions of defense contracts, procurement history, part numbers and vendor details. This unique combination of resources allows BidLink to monitor and extract important information for the defense contracting industry. BidLink.net, based in Washington, D.C., provides bid consolidation, searching and notification services, as well as part number (NSN) lookup services to many military activities and thousands of private companies around the world.
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