Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet
Award Details
- Contract Award Date: Sep 23, 2024
- Contract Award Number: FA2385-24-C-B038
- Task/Delivery Order Number:
- Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: L9Z1ASN3B8E7
- Contractor Awarded Name: VIASAT INC
- Contractor Awarded Address: Carlsbad, CA 92009 USA
- Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $33,638,691.00
General Information
- Contract Opportunity Type: Award Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Sep 23, 2024 05:27 pm EDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after contract award date
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 08, 2024
- Initiative:
- None
Classification
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: AC13 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
- NAICS Code:
- 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of Performance: Tempe , AZUSA
Description
This contract seeks multi-band, satellite communications antennas capable of use on military aircraft. Developed antennas will be capable of communications with multiple commercial space internet (CSI) constellations in various orbital regimes such as low-, medium-, and geosynchronous earth orbits (LEO, MEO, GEO), across both Ku and Ka bands, while interfacing with modems and transceivers being matured as a result of contracts/agreements awarded under DEUCSI Call 3.
This effort was competitive. This was awarded as a cost plus fixed fee contract. In selecting the appropriate contract type, the contracting officer considered the factors in FAR 16.104.
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Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
- CP 937 713 9906 2130 8TH ST BLDG 45
- WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB , OH 45433-7541
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- Laura Pottner
- laura.pottner@us.af.mil
Secondary Point of Contact
- Doug McCreary
- douglas.mccreary.1@us.af.mil
History
- Oct 08, 2024 11:55 pm EDTAward Notice (Original)