USMMA Satellite phone service short term
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 693G2Satellitephonesservice
- Agency
-
Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation
- Awarded
- to Connecta Satellite Solutions LLC
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 6923G226P000043 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Kings Point, New York 11024, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), under the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, has awarded a short-term satellite phone service contract to Connecta Satellite Solutions LLC for $692,560 on February 23, 2026. The firm-fixed-price contract covers satellite phone service for 435 Iridium 9555 devices supporting approximately 300 midshipmen during their congressionally mandated Sea Year sailing operations worldwide for a 12-month period from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027. This award was made on a sole-source basis under FAR 6.103-1 to ensure uninterrupted communication services and operational continuity, as the agency determined that switching providers would create unacceptable risks and substantial costs associated with redistributing deployed equipment. The one-year contract serves as a bridge solution while USMMA conducts additional market research and evaluation of alternative satellite and Wi-Fi communication services to support a competitively awarded follow-on contract.
Notice text
A short term contract for Satellite phone service for Midshipmen, USMMA is awarded to Connecta Satellite Solutions for a year. This additional time is needed to award the follow on contract competitively. See attached Justification - Other than full and open competition.
Awarded contract 6923G226P000043 to CONNECTA SATELLITE SOLUTIONS LLC for 692560.00 on 2026-02-23.
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