{"id":50014,"date":"2022-11-03T16:20:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T16:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/03\/lumen-starts-on-15b-indo-pacific-network-contract-after-protest-ends\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:29:02","slug":"lumen-starts-on-15b-indo-pacific-network-contract-after-protest-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/11\/03\/lumen-starts-on-15b-indo-pacific-network-contract-after-protest-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumen starts on $1.5B Indo-Pacific network contract after protest ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Lumen Technologies, a provider of fiber network, cloud and cybersecurity services, will proceed with work on a U.S. Department of Defense networking and communications contract worth as much as $1.5 billion, after rival Verizon pulled its protest of the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/cyber\/2022\/08\/02\/pentagons-secret-communications-network-to-get-upgrade-from-booz-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Defense Information Systems Agency<\/a> first announced the award of the contract, known as Indo-Pacific Transport Services, to Lumen in August. A protest of the decision was withdrawn the following month, Government Accountability Office records show. The GAO rules on federal bid protests, appropriations law and other legal matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the 10-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity arrangement, Lumen will furnish high capacity, end-to-end communications services, including internet, ethernet and wavelengths, in the Indo-Pacific, home to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and some of the world\u2019s largest militaries and ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IDIQ contracts provide for a number of products or services over the course of a predetermined timeframe. They are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/industry\/2022\/09\/23\/siemens-29-others-added-to-air-forces-950-million-jadc2-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\">frequently used by the federal government<\/a>, as they are thought to streamline the procurement process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zain Ahmed, Lumen\u2019s senior vice president for public sector, said he and his team will provide \u201cessential mission services that help protect and defend U.S. territory\u201d and interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms-battlefield-tech\/2022\/10\/27\/us-army-will-ditch-old-radios-amid-larger-modernization-juggle\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635544241636118569-tacrad-cotsjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army will ditch old radios amid larger modernization juggle<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army is evaluating what is \u201cactually needed at the battalion level and below.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re delivering the always-on network infrastructure so the U.S. Department of Defense can focus on its mission to enhance the stability of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2022\/10\/06\/us-building-information-sharing-alliances-to-counter-china-push-jadc2\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Asia Pacific region<\/a>, promote security cooperation with our allies and partners, respond to emerging situations, deter aggression and if necessary, fight to win,\u201d he said in a Nov. 1 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Louisiana-based Lumen is the world\u2019s 94th largest defense contractor by revenue, with $687 million in 2021, according to Defense News annual rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three proposals were submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Contracts\/Contract\/Article\/3114412\/\" target=\"_blank\">for the transport services contract<\/a>, which also covers Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interest in the Indo-Pacific has skyrocketed in recent years, as the U.S. and other nations try to thwart China\u2019s global ambitions. 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