Iridium Satellite Services

SYNOPSIS:
The Iridium Satellite Services requirement is hereby synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.207 Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses:  Solicitation #: 1305M321RNRMT0008

(1)    Action Code: N/A
(2)    Date: 25 May 
(3)    Year: 2021
(4)    Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80305
(5)    Product or Service Code: DG11
(6)    Contracting Office Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305
(7)    Subject: Iridium Satellite Services
(8)    Proposed Solicitation Number: 1305M321RNRMT0008
(9)    Closing Response Date: 10 June 2021
(10)    Contact Point or Contracting Officer:
Contracting Officer: Darrin Moore
Email: darrin.moore@noaa.gov
(11)    Contract Award and Solicitation Number:
Solicitation Number: (proposed) 1305M321RNRMT0008
Contract Number: To be determined at time of award.
(12)    Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A
(13)    Contract Line Item Number: N/A
(14)    Contract Award Date: TBD
(15)    Contractor: TBD
(16)    Description:
The Government requires Iridium brand satellite service to receive and send data to ships, buoys, drifters, and other oceanographic equipment, as well as handheld Iridium phones using Subscriber Identification Model (SIM) cards for voice calls.  
Requirements:
•    Global 24x7 Coverage;
•    Bi-directional communications;
•    Baud rates >=2400bps;
•    Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated Calls;
•    Router-Based Unrestricted Digital Internetworking Connectivity Solutions (RUDICS);
•    Short-burst data (SBD);
•    Voice
The Government anticipates an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an ordering period of 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2026.  A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted to the Governmentwide Point of Entry with an anticipated award date of before 1 August 2021.  

(17)    Place of Contract Performance: Silver Spring, MD
(18)    Set-aside Status: This Government intends this procurement to be a full and open competition.