Ritenet Corp., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business based in Rockville, Maryland, was awarded a delivery order valued at $12.1 million by the Air Force Space Command on March 7, 2024, for operational packaged Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite-based services. This firm fixed-price contract, which is not set-aside, represents work to be performed at Fort Meade, Maryland, with an ultimate completion date of August 27, 2026. The award falls under Ritenet's larger $13 billion Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), a multiple-award vehicle focused on delivering land-based fixed satellite communications and PLEO satellite services to support Department of Defense mission partners.
The contract encompasses operational packaged satellite services including land-fixed communications capabilities, space segment services, and bandwidth support. Ritenet Corp. has established itself as a critical provider of commercial satellite communications to defense and federal agencies, with prior experience delivering satellite airtime, transponder capacity, and low-latency communication solutions across multiple frequency bands including Ku-band, C-band, and LEO satellite services. This delivery order reflects the increasing reliance on commercial PLEO satellite capabilities to support military operations and emergency communications requirements across the federal government.