Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications - Expeditionary Program
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- M6785425I2026
- Agency
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Marine Corps
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- 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
- Quantico, Virginia 22134, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) is conducting market research to assess industry capabilities for maintaining and sustaining the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications - Expeditionary (MCWS-X) program. The Marine Corps is seeking a provider to build new satellite communication terminals, enhance existing systems, perform engineering work, conduct training, and provide testing services for their multiband (X, Ku, Ka) Super High Frequency terminals. Currently, L3Harris has been the sole provider of these terminals and non-organic system maintenance, but the Marine Corps wants to explore competitive alternatives. The request for information (RFI) requires potential vendors to submit a 10-page response by May 7, 2025, at 3:00 pm, detailing their company capabilities, terminal compatibility, training packages, and performance verification methods. A critical consideration is that the current MCWS-X software is proprietary, and the Marine Corps lacks sufficient rights to make it available to potential competitors.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designations for this opportunity, meaning it is open to all qualified vendors in the Satellite Telecommunications (NAICS 517410) sector. L3Harris is the incumbent contractor for the MCWS-X terminals and maintenance services. The terminals are highly portable, capable of being set up by a single Marine in under 15 minutes, and provide a throughput rate of 2-10 Mbps. While specific award values are not disclosed in the documentation, the market research suggests the Marine Corps is interested in a comprehensive solution that includes terminal production, system enhancements, engineering support, training, and testing services. Vendors are expected to demonstrate technical capability to work within the constraints of the proprietary software and provide a complete solution for the Marine Corps' expeditionary satellite communication needs.
Notice text
The Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), Program Manager Tactical Communications Electromagnetic Warfare Systems is initiating market research under FAR Part 10 to determine industry interest in, and capability to, meet a particular Marine Corps need. MCSC has, to date, procured Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications – Expeditionary (MCWS-X) terminals from L3Harris, and has had all non-organic system maintenance and sustainment needs addressed by L3Harris. This request is intended to inform the Government on whether industry has the capability to competitively provide the Marine Corps with the necessary system maintenance and sustainment in addition to related products and services. In addition to the non-organic system maintenance and sustainment required, the Marine Corps is seeking a provider to build new terminals, make enhancements to the systems, perform associated engineering, conduct training on, and testing of, the systems, and provide systems engineering products and services. The software and firmware for the MCWS-X systems is proprietary, and the Marine Corps lacks sufficient rights in the software to make it available to potential competitors. Also, the Marine Corps does not have a Level 3 technical data package for the system or possess sufficient rights in such a package to make it available to third parties for competition.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| MCWS-X RFI_Market Research - Final.pdf |
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