This effort is to establish a sole source single award IDIQ for system infrastructure transformation and hybridization (sith).
Ended Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA254125DB027
- Awardee
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Iridium Satellite LLC UEI HDGMK3RKNGC1
- Awarding agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 5 $13,081,267 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
- $13,081,267 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 17% used
- $78,000,000.00
- Maximum order
- $78,000,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Defense Information Systems Agency Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Order Dependent (IDV only)
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a sole-source single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Iridium Satellite LLC valued at $78 million on August 29, 2025, to establish the System Infrastructure Transformation and Hybridization (SITH) program. No set-aside was used.
Performance spans multiple locations: Tempe, Arizona (company headquarters and primary performance site for Gateway Location Server, Network Infrastructure Technology Refresh, Teleport Controller, and Access Network Controller efforts) and Fort Meade, Maryland (Iridium Message Processing System). The contract's ultimate completion date is August 28, 2026.
The SITH IDIQ was established to modernize satellite communications infrastructure and command and control capabilities through development, equipment deployment, and network management services supporting hybridized communications architectures for the Air Force.
Five firm-fixed-price task orders have been issued under this vehicle: Task Order #1 for Gateway Location Server development ($1.57 million, completed December 4, 2026); Task Order #2 for Network Infrastructure Technology Refresh FY25 ($2.76 million, completed May 4, 2027); Task Order #3 for Iridium Message Processing System development ($2.56 million, completed January 11, 2027) and Teleport Controller replacement and modernization ($2 million, completed January 11, 2027); and Task Order #5 for Access Network Controller capability establishment ($4.19 million, completed September 11, 2027). Cumulative task order value is approximately $13.28 million against the $78 million ceiling.
Task orders
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA254125DB027?
FA254125DB027 was awarded to Iridium Satellite LLC by Air Force (Department of Defense) on August 29, 2025.
How much is contract FA254125DB027 worth?
Orders under FA254125DB027 have obligated $13,081,267. FA254125DB027's own ceiling is $78,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $78,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract FA254125DB027?
5 orders have been placed under FA254125DB027, the latest on September 12, 2025.
Which agency awarded contract FA254125DB027?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA254125DB027, with funding from Defense Information Systems Agency (Department of Defense).
Who can order from contract FA254125DB027?
FA254125DB027 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract FA254125DB027 competed?
The extent of competition for FA254125DB027 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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