INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - AUCTION APPLICATION SYSTEM (AAS)

PIID: 273FCC23F0070

Signed Date: Apr 17, 2023Effective Date: Apr 24, 2023End Date: Closed on Oct 24, 2026

Award $

$18.9M

Vendor

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

NAICS

541519

Signed Date

Apr 17, 2023

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$18.9M

Awarding Agency

Federal Communications Commission

Awarding Sub-Agency

Federal Communications Commission

NAICS Code

541519 - OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES

Parent IDIQ (PIID)

273FCC22D0010

Product Service Code

DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Number of Offers

Place of Performance

BETHESDA, MD

Description

AUCTION APPLICATION SYSTEM (AAS)

Context & Analysis

On Apr 17, 2023, Federal Communications Commission obligated $18,936,330.74 to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION for auction application system (aas). The award is classified under NAICS 541519 — OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES and issued as a j contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 7 offers received. Performance is located in BETHESDA, MD. This award is one of several similar procurements from Federal Communications Commission under NAICS 541519 — related awards are listed below.

Market context

Recompete outlook: Ended Oct 24, 2026 (1 days ago). Recompete signal as of Oct 20, 2026: 44/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
Competition: Competed, with 7 offers. 85% of 88 awards in this market (Federal Communications Commission awards in NAICS 541519 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 3 offers.
Award size: At $18.9M, this award is larger than 19 in 20 of the 92 priced Federal Communications Commission awards in NAICS 541519 over the last 3 years (median $323K).
Incumbent at this agency: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION has 3 other awards from Federal Communications Commission, totalling $72.0M, 2022–2026.
Largest vendors in this market: By obligations, Federal Communications Commission awards in NAICS 541519 over the last 3 years.
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LLC — 3 awards, $38.9M
THE CHENEGA CORPORATION — 7 awards, $37.2M
COSTQUEST ASSOCIATES LLC — 2 awards, $34.9M
GOVCONNECTION INC — 4 awards, $16.9M
ARGUS SECURE TECHNOLOGY LLC — 2 awards, $7.6M

Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 20, 2026.

Contractor Information

Contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

UEI: VV9KH3L99VE3

Location: BETHESDA, MD

Subcontractors on this Prime(2 disclosed)

First-tier subawards from USASpending’s FSRS reporting. Sub-recipient names are often partially disclosed or redacted; amounts reflect the sub portion only.