Sources Sought Notice - TURKMENALEM MONACOSAT.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY, SERVICES, AND INNOVATION

GLOBAL NETWORK DIVISION

Satellite Capacity and Managed Teleport Services

• Product Service Code: DG11 IT and Telecom - Network - Telecom Access

Services

• NAICS Code: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications

This is a Sources Sought Notice and should not be construed as a solicitation announcement.

The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Office of Technology, Services, and Innovation Global Network Division, is seeking preliminary information, for market research purposes only, from capable and reliable sources who may be interested in submitting a proposal to provide satellite capacity and managed teleport services. This is to support the distribution of VOA Persian TV (HD) on TurkmenÄlem/MonacoSat (East Beam) at the 52o East orbital location originating at USAGM headquarters in Washington, D.C. and USAGM’s Data Center in Ashburn, VA.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified business concerns, capable of satellite capacity and managed teleport services. NO

MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALLOWED AS PART OF THIS RFI.

Response Requirements: Interested offerors that meet the requirements above are encouraged to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) in response to this notice. The SOC must include the following:

(a) At least two (2) contracts (including current point of contact information) in which the interested company served as either the prime contractor or a subcontractor (performing a substantial portion of the work described above) to provide similar satellite capacity and uplink services.

(b) Provide a statement of your firm's ability to execute projects in the Middle East.

(c) Years of company experience maintaining similar satellite broadcast services in the Middle East.

(d) Company Business Size and Status, Unique Entity ID, CAGE Code, NAICS code(s).

The SOC must contain a cover letter including the company name, local address, point of contact, telephone and e-mail address. USAGM will accept Statements of Capability in English language only.

Industry is also encouraged to provide technical comments/recommendations on elements of the draft SOW that may contribute to a more accurate proposal submission and efficient, cost-effective effort.

The point of contact for this Notice is: Mr. David Wallace, DWallace@usagm.gov

Email responses to this Notice shall be sent to the attention of the individual listed above.

Due date of responses are no later than Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time (ET).

The response email subject line shall be: “ Sources Sought, Satellite Capacity and Managed Teleport Services TurkmenÄlem/MonacoSat”

This Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this notice are solely at the responding party’s expense. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purposes deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Furthermore, the Government may contact the vendor for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation MAY be published. However, responses to this notice will NOT be considered adequate responses to a solicitation, if one is issued.

Reponses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The USAGM will not be obligated to pursue and particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Response to the notice will not be returned.

Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). If so, respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and identifying such information within their response.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND PROPOSALS RECEIVED

AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR EVALUATED.