Iridium Contract Reprocurement-H10
Forecast Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Navy NAVSEA NSWC Dahlgren Division
Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $7,500,000 to $50,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- N0017823C2401 Federal contract award held by Iridium Satellite LLC Ends May 10, 2028 · Value with all options $22,158,610
- Previous solicitation
- Iridium Satellite Communications N0017821R4400 · Posted Apr 20, 2021
- Anticipated award
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Dahlgren, VA
- Forecast number
- N00178-27-RFPREQ-DD-H-0010
Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is recompeting satellite and hardware support services currently provided under the Iridium NEXT program, with an estimated solicitation release in January 2028 and award anticipated in January 2029. The requirement encompasses command, control, and communications support including maintenance of existing Iridium satellite services, development of new architectures and services, hardware and software integration, and testing to improve global coverage, capacity, and resilience. The procurement will be conducted as a non-competitive sole-source award.
The estimated award value ranges from $7.5 million to $50 million. Work will be performed in Dahlgren, Virginia, with the contracting office identified as NSWCDD (Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division). The effort is classified under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and PSC code AC33 (National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Experimental Development), with a cost-reimbursement contract structure anticipated.
The current award is definitive contract N0017823C2401, issued to Iridium Satellite LLC on May 11, 2023, valued at $22.2 million on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis, with ultimate completion scheduled for May 10, 2028. The existing contract covers a base period plus option years and was structured as a sole-source award to the incumbent provider. Place of performance for the current contract is West McLean, Virginia.
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H10 Satellite and Hardware Support
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