Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA2385-24-C-B038
- Agency
-
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- to Viasat Inc.
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA2385-24-C-B038 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Tempe, Arizona, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Award Notice is for a Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory contract to procure multi-band, satellite communications antennas capable of communicating with commercial space internet (CSI) constellations across Ku and Ka bands. The contract was awarded to VIASAT INC as a cost plus fixed fee contract valued at $33,638,691 on September 23, 2024. The antennas will interface with modems and transceivers being developed under a separate DEUCSI Call 3 effort.
Notice text
This contract seeks multi-band, satellite communications antennas capable of use on military aircraft. Developed antennas will be capable of communications with multiple commercial space internet (CSI) constellations in various orbital regimes such as low-, medium-, and geosynchronous earth orbits (LEO, MEO, GEO), across both Ku and Ka bands, while interfacing with modems and transceivers being matured as a result of contracts/agreements awarded under DEUCSI Call 3.
This effort was competitive. This was awarded as a cost plus fixed fee contract. In selecting the appropriate contract type, the contracting officer considered the factors in FAR 16.104.
Awarded contract FA2385-24-C-B038 to VIASAT INC for 33638691.00 on 2024-09-23.
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| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet | Air Force Research Laboratory | No set-aside |
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