The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a single award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Castor Networks Fixed Services B.V., doing business as Castor Networks, with a potential value of $949,300.00. A firm fixed price delivery order for base year services for a Very Small Aperture Terminal network in Burundi was issued for the period of December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023 totaling $949,300. A subsequent firm fixed price delivery order was issued for VSAT services in Burundi for the period of December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024 totaling $182,680. No set-aside designations were used. The Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Information Resource Management utilize VSAT networks to provide reliable communications support to diplomatic facilities, advancing the Department of State's mission abroad. The original solicitation contemplated a firm fixed price IDIQ contract for satellite connectivity to support operations at the U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi. The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany had indicated intent to issue a firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity commercial services contract by the second half of fiscal year 2022. The proposed services requirement was for a 28 Mbps uplink/28 Mbps downlink dedicated C-Band satellite circuit to support one base year plus four option years. The solicitation resulted in the award of the firm fixed price IDIQ contract to Castor Networks for VSAT services in Burundi.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00002 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 11/29/23 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/20/23 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 9/29/22 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delivery Order 19GE5022D0056-19GE5024F0073 | Castor Networks Fixed Services B.V. | $182.7k | 12/1/23 | 11/30/24 | 11/29/23 | |
Delivery Order 19GE5022D0056-19GE5022F0694 | Castor Networks Fixed Services B.V. | $949.3k | 12/1/22 | 11/30/23 | 9/29/22 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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C-Band Satellite Services | 19 | Department of State Office of Acquisition Management | Solicitation 2/4 | 7/28/22, 3:05 AM | |
VSAT Services | 19GE5022D0056 | Department of State Office of Acquisition Management | Award Notice 4/4 | 9/29/22, 4:32 AM | |
VSAT Satellite Services | 19GE5022R0112 | Department of State Office of Acquisition Management | Solicitation 3/4 | 7/28/22, 6:09 AM | |
C-Band Satellite Services | 19GE5022R0112 | Department of State Office of Acquisition Management | Pre-Solicitation 1/4 | 7/15/22, 1:34 AM |