KVH Industries, Inc. (KVH) Static IP and Monthly Maintenance

The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, operating under the Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command, is seeking to procure satellite airtime services and one year of monthly maintenance from KVH Industries, Inc. on a noncompetitive, Firm-Fixed-Price basis under FAR 13.106-1(b) authority. The government has identified KVH as the sole provider capable of supplying the required satellite airtime, as the airtime is currently in use and no other vendors or distributors can provide equivalent service. While the government intends to negotiate exclusively with KVH, the pre-solicitation notice invites any responsible source to submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation by December 11, 2025, to jessica.k.glisson.civ@us.navy.mil. The government will use responses received by this deadline to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead. The final decision to compete or maintain the noncompetitive approach remains solely at the government's discretion.

This procurement falls under NAICS Code 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications) and PSC Code 7G22 (IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite and RF Communications Products) with a small business size standard of $44 million. No set-aside designation has been applied to this contract opportunity. KVH Industries, Inc. is identified as the current provider of the required satellite airtime. The pre-solicitation notice does not specify an award value or detailed budget range for the purchase order. The contract includes satellite airtime services along with one year of monthly maintenance fees, though specific quantities, service levels, and total contract values are not disclosed in the pre-solicitation documentation. The response deadline for interested parties is December 11, 2025, with a full solicitation expected to follow if competitive procurement is pursued.