KU Band Services

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Telecommunications Information Systems Command (TISCOM) Contract Procurement Division (CPD) located at 7323 Telegraph Road, Alexandria VA, 22315, hereby formally announces the intent to award a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to Segovia, Inc. dba Inmarsat Government, Inc. The contractor will be required to provide High-speed, Ku-Band, commercial satellite (COMSATCOM) airtime (bandwidth) compatible with existing COMSATCOM equipment installed on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters as well as contingency communications assets. To include access for USCG-provided Multi-Protocol, Labeled-Switching (MPLS) routers to interface the contractor's satellite service with the USCG's unclassified private IP network (CGONE). This shall include active monitoring of Ku-Band communication links and terrestrial connections to the USCG's MPLS network, 24-hour support to USCG tier-two support personnel, and assistance with dynamic bandwidth allocation among Ku-Band users.

The proposed contract action is for services related to work currently being performed by Inmarsat Government for which U.S. Coast Guard intends to solicit and negotiate a purchase order with only one source under the authority of Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR Part 12 combined with Part 13.

This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals; however, all interested persons that identify to the Contracting Officer their intent and capabilities to satisfy the Government's requirement with commercial items and are received within 5 calendar days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. For specific questions, please contact the Contracting Officer, Carolyn Mosinski, at carolyn.w.mosinski@uscg.mil.

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