Alaskan satellite space segment

Closed Solicitation Posted Dec 19, 2024

Solicitation number: 693KA8-25-R-00006
Agency: Headquarters Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Responses due: Feb 4, 2025, 2:00 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
PSC: 7G22 It And Telecom - Network: Satellite And Rf Communications Products (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
Place of performance: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Points of contact: Michael Tekle michael.e.tekle@faa.gov

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Jan 13, 2025.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Jan 13, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking a satellite telecommunications contractor to provide space segment services for the Alaskan Satellite Telecommunications Infrastructure (ASTI) program, which supports inter-facility communications for Air Traffic Control operations. The solicitation requires a contractor to provide C-band and KU-band transponder services across two satellites, covering Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and additional sites in Oregon, Oklahoma, and Russia. Offerors must demonstrate past performance with contracts valued at $2M+ per year providing transponder space and 24/7 technical support, with proposals due by February 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST. The evaluation will use a best-value trade-off approach, with Technical factors being more important than Price, and Past Performance evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. Technical evaluation will focus on ASTI technical specifications, space segment selection and transition approach, and satellite space segment plan management.

The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type with a base period of two years and eight additional one-year option periods, totaling a potential 10-year performance timeline. There are no specific set-aside designations for this procurement, making it a full and open competition under NAICS code 517410 for Satellite Telecommunications. The current incumbent contract is DTFAWA-13-D-00015, which uses satellites SES-22, Galaxy 37, and Horizon 4. The place of performance includes multiple locations in Alaska, with primary operations centered in Fairbanks, and additional sites in Seattle, Oklahoma City, and Anadyr, Russia. The contractor will be required to provide multiple transponder configurations, including full and quarter C-band transponders, CONUS coverage, and KU-band services, with specific technical requirements for satellite coverage, signal strength, and communication capabilities.

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Update #2 · Latest · Jan 13, 2025

SIR # 693KA8-25-R-00006 Amendment 0001
Alaskan Satellite Space Segment

The purpose of this Amendment is as follows:
1. Update Section L.3.1 Proposal Submission (a) , and Solicitation, Offer and Award (SOA) from block #8:- The proposal response due date has been extended to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) by February 04, 2025.
2. Attachment J-1 Alaskan Satellite Space Segment ASTI Site Information has been renamed to Attachment J-1 Appendix A.
3. Attachment J-1 Appendix A, ASTI Site Location information is updated to reflect "N" for Dual Satellite Access for Oklahoma City, OK.
4. Attachment J-1 Alaskan Satellite Space Segment Technical Specification, Spec 1.2.1.5 is revised.
5. Section L.3.2, Table L-1, is updated. Offerors should submit additional information for the pricing narrative in PDF format, with a maximum page limit of 5.
6. Section M.5.1 FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL – Technical Proposal Evaluation language is revised.
7. Section M.7 FACTOR 3: PRICE language is revised in its entirety.
8. The AMS Clauses for Section G.6, H.1, I.1, I.2, K.1, K.2, and M.1 have been updated. Please refer to the PDF document titled “Updated AMS Clauses” included with this Amendment One (1) for details.
9. To provide FAA responses to offerors' questions. Please refer to the PDF document titled “FAA Responses” included with this Amendment One (1) for details.
Updated SIR Sections M, L, Attachment J-1 Appendix A, and Attachment J-1 Alaskan Satellite Space Segment Technical Specification are included with this Amendment One (1)
Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this Amendment with their proposal submission; failure to do so may result in the proposal being ineligible from consideration.
The Government will not be liable for any costs associated with the submittal of a response to this SIR.
All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.

See PDF attachment Amendment 1

End of Amendment 0001 Description

Provide space segment (i.e., transponders) for the Alaskan Satellite Telecommunications Infrastructure (ASTI), formerly Alaskan NAS Inter-facility Communications System (ANICS). The ASTI program provides inter-facility communications to primarily support the FAA Air Traffic Control (ATC) mission between remote and hub facilities located in Alaska; with additional remote locations in Cape Blanco OR (5S6), Oklahoma City (OKC) OK, Anadyr1 (DYR) Russia, and expected additional sites within the NAS in the future.

See attached documents.

Update #1 · Dec 19, 2024