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<\/a>The U.S. Defense Department purchased 22.2% more antennae in FY 2010 than in 2009.\u00a0 The charts below analyze the\u00a0 buying activity of the U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Logistics Agency for Antennas and Antenna equipment; Federal Supply Class 5985.\u00a0 An analysis of\u00a0 projected purchases for 2011 indicate demand similar to that of FY 2010.<\/p>\n
Federal Supply Class 5985 includes Antennas, waveguides, and related equipment; Aerials; Masts; Tower Equipment; Attenuators; Couplers; Transmission Lines, but excludes Tower Structures.<\/p>\n At BidLink.net<\/a>, we have over 500,000,000 records of defense contracting data, including an archive of purchasing activity dating back to 1985.\u00a0\u00a0 For this study, we analyzed 2010 buying activity for Antennae by both total number of contracts and total sales volume.<\/p>\n By contract volume, the leader is Harris RF Communication (CAGE 14304), with\u00a0314 total contracts in 2010.\u00a0 Harris RF Communication is a division of\u00a0 Harris Corporation located in Rochester, NY.\u00a0 The company is a manufacturer with over 1,500 employees.\u00a0 Their primary focus is radio and television broadcasting equipment, communications equipment and electronic components including antennas.\u00a0 They are certified to manufacture over 16,500 parts for the U.S. Military.<\/p>\n By sales volume, Harris Corporation is the clear leader, with $9,666,106 in sales for 2010.\u00a0 Aviatech corporation (CAGE code 54520) is in second place with less than half the sales of Harris at $4.2 million.\u00a0 The largest antenna delivery order for Harris RF Communication in 2010 was SPM7M9-11-F-0001 awarded on October 7\u00a0 for $512,000.\u00a0 They produced a total quantity of 400 antennae, National Stock Number 5985-01-559-0074 at $1,280 each.\u00a0 This is part of a larger GSA contract (GS-35F-0163N) which was awarded on December 9, 2002 and expires on December 8, 2012.\u00a0 The GSA contract covers 555 different line items.<\/p>\n As with the other industries we have analyzed, many of these companies have long term contracts with the defense department.\u00a0 This is where the defense department awards a contract to a single company, which may last for years.\u00a0 The government issues periodic delivery orders against this contract award until it runs out.\u00a0 This cuts down on the need to request quotes for every order, therefore reducing bureaucracy.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n BidLink.net is an aggregator of defense industry information for contractors worldwide.\u00a0 This data includes\u00a0millions of defense contracts, procurement history, part numbers and vendor details.\u00a0 This unique combination of resources allows BidLink to monitor and extract important information for the defense contracting industry.\u00a0 BidLink.net<\/a>, based in\u00a0Washington, D.C.,\u00a0provides bid consolidation, searching and notification services, as well as part number (NSN) lookup services to\u00a0many military activities and thousands of private companies around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Defense Department purchased 22.2% more antennae in FY 2010 than in 2009.\u00a0 The charts below analyze the\u00a0 buying activity of the U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Logistics Agency for Antennas and Antenna equipment; Federal Supply Class 5985.\u00a0 An analysis of\u00a0 projected purchases for 2011 indicate demand similar to that of FY 2010. Federal Supply … <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n