USSF CSCO FY26 Forecast_20251016_Signed.pdf

16 October 2025

MEMORANDUM FOR INDUSTRY

FROM: Commercial Satellite Communications Office

SUBJECT: Forecast to Industry – Future Requirements for Fiscal Year 2026

The United States Space Force (USSF) Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Office, or CSCO, presents the following information to industry for preparation of potential Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Quotes (RFQs).

All information outlined within is subject to change and based on known requirements for the subsequent 12 months. This document is current as 30 Sep 2025.

The Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition (FCSA) provides the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) procurement of satellite communication capabilities from an approved list of contractors. The FCSA covers three (3) service areas: transponded capacity, subscription services, and end-to-end solutions.

COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity (CTC) includes requirements for satellite bandwidth and power, including limited engineering services (e.g., link budgets and transmission plans). CTC enables customer-proposed waveforms and industry-approved solutions to apply leased bandwidth to meet individual requirements. This service area includes monitoring and control of leased bandwidth and incorporates the option for purchased frequency clearances and licenses. CTC falls under the General Services Administration (GSA) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 517410.

COMSATCOM Subscription Services (CSS) are for use with fixed satellite services (FSS) or mobile satellite services (MSS). CSS uses contractor-determined waveforms that are billed on a per-use basis (e.g., dollars per minute, dollars per megabyte, or dollars per month). This service area comprises rates for vendor-defined network management, monitoring, engineering, integration, licensing, and the operations required to deliver services. CSS falls under the GSA NAICS code 517410.

Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions (CS3) allows the DoD to build large, complex, and custom satellite solutions. These solutions may include satellite transport (bandwidth), FSS or MSS, and service-enabling components such as terminals, handsets, and tail circuits with engineering services to integrate, United States Space Force Space Systems Command Commercial Space Office operate, and maintain the solution. CS3 is covered under the FCSA CS3 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

COMSATCOM Satellite Business Solutions (SBS) is another-than FCSA solution for either FSS or MSS. Prospective acquisitions that are not anticipated to use FCSA solutions may utilize existing Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA), IDIQs, or will be procured using full and open competition in accordance with any combination of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) procedures.

MRS. CLARE A. HOPPER

CHIEF, CSCO

ANTICIPATED CSCO FISCAL YEAR 2026 REQUIREMENTS

ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT # 001

CONTRACT TITLE CTC0391 MOBILE UNMANNED VEHICLE COMMAND AND

CONTROL (MUMVC2) CENTER COMMUNICATION NETWORK

FOLLOW-ON (FO) TO EXISTING

CONTRACT / INCUMBENT

CTC0336 / Telecom International, LLC

CONTRACTING OFFICE SSC/CMK

ANTICIPATED REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION (RFI) RELEASE DATE

N/A

ANTICIPATED REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL (RFP) RELEASE DATE

October 2025

ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE December 2025 ANTICIPATED EFFECTIVE DATE January 2026 ESTIMATED LIFECYCLE VALUE $550k - $650k TERM OF CONTRACT 1-year base with four (4) 1-year options SUMMARY Provide Ku-bandwidth on the Galaxy-18 satellite for four (4) remote terminals to support 2 x 1 Megabits per second (Mbps) full-duplex throughput links between the Camp Roberts Standardized Tactical Entry Point site in California and MUMVC2 equipment.

ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT # 002

CONTRACT TITLE CTC0387 COUNTERDRUG SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS (CDSS)

FOR AIR COMBAT COMMAND (ACC) COUNTERDRUG

PROGRAM OFFICE

FO TO EXISTING CONTRACT /

INCUMBENT

CTC0347 / Simba Enterprise

CONTRACTING OFFICE SSC/CMK

ANTICIPATED RFI RELEASE DATE N/A

ANTICIPATED REQUEST FOR QUOTE

(RFQ) RELEASE DATE

October 2025

ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE January 2026 ANTICIPATED EFFECTIVE DATE February 2026

ESTIMATED LIFECYCLE VALUE $5M - $10M

TERM OF CONTRACT 1-year base with four (4) 1-year options SUMMARY C-band space segment to support ACC MASS operations over landmasses of South America, Central America, the Gulf of America, Caribbean Basin and CONUS.

ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT # 003

CONTRACT TITLE CTC0390 USAFCENT C4I COMSATCOM SUPPORT

FO TO EXISTING CONTRACT /

INCUMBENT

CTC0332 / Artel

CONTRACTING OFFICE SSC/CMK

ANTICIPATED RFI RELEASE DATE October 2025 ANTICIPATED RFQ RELEASE DATE November 2025 ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE February 2026 ANTICIPATED EFFECTIVE DATE February 2026

ESTIMATED LIFECYCLE VALUE $35M - $45M

TERM OF CONTRACT 1-year base with four (4) 1-year options SUMMARY 144 MHz Ku-band capacity to support Southwest Asia network architecture.

ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT # 004

CONTRACT TITLE CTC0389 USAFCENT C4I COMSATCOM SUPPORT

FO TO EXISTING CONTRACT /

INCUMBENT

CTC0329 / SES Government Solutions

CONTRACTING OFFICE SSC/CMK

ANTICIPATED RFI RELEASE DATE October 2025 ANTICIPATED RFQ RELEASE DATE January 2026 ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE March 2026 ANTICIPATED EFFECTIVE DATE March 2026

ESTIMATED LIFECYCLE VALUE $35M - $45M

TERM OF CONTRACT 1-year base with four (4) 1-year options SUMMARY 144 MHz Ku-band capacity to support Southwest Asia network architecture.

ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT # 005

CONTRACT TITLE CTC0386 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP)

COMSATCOM SUPPORT

FO TO EXISTING CONTRACT /

INCUMBENT

CTC0337 / RiteNet Corp.

CONTRACTING OFFICE SSC/CMK

ANTICIPATED RFI RELEASE DATE November 2025 ANTICIPATED RFQ RELEASE DATE January 2026 ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE March 2026 ANTICIPATED EFFECTIVE DATE April 2026

ESTIMATED LIFECYCLE VALUE $35M - $45M

TERM OF CONTRACT 1-year base with four (4) 1-year options SUMMARY Ku-band satellite transponded capacity to support CBP Air and

Marine Operations (AMO) missions in CONUS and OCONUS.

ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT # 006

BPA TITLE CSS0131 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) AVIATION

SERVICES BPA

FO TO EXISTING CONTRACT /

INCUMBENT

CSS0092 / Inmarsat Government

CONTRACTING OFFICE SSC/CMK

ANTICIPATED RFI RELEASE DATE N/A

ANTICIPATED RFQ RELEASE DATE January 2026 ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE March 2026 ANTICIPATED EFFECTIVE DATE March 2026

ESTIMATED LIFECYCLE VALUE $53M - $63M

TERM OF CONTRACT 1-year base with four (4) 1-year options SUMMARY FO contract for USCG L-band services.

ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT # 007

CONTRACT TITLE SBS0045 MANEUVERABLE GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT (GEO)

SATELLITE-BASED SERVICES REQUIREMENT

FO TO EXISTING CONTRACT /

INCUMBENT

N/A

CONTRACTING OFFICE SSC/CMK

ANTICIPATED RFI RELEASE DATE N/A

ANTICIPATED RFP RELEASE DATE January 2026 ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE June 2026 ANTICIPATED EFFECTIVE DATE June 2026

ESTIMATED LIFECYCLE VALUE $895M - $905M

TERM OF CONTRACT 5-Year base with five (5) 1-year options SUMMARY Maneuverable geosynchronous orbit satellite services facilitated by both on-orbit supportable spacecraft, as well as the building, launching, control and operation of purpose built MGEO satellites. Effort also includes the equipment and capabilities for all domains and use cases, to include both user-to-user capabilities, and reach-back capabilities such as terrestrial back haul for end-to-end connectivity from provider to government-control gateways.

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