Sole Source IDIQ MCWS-X Follow-On Contract
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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USMC Systems Command
Marine Corps, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $50,000,000 to $100,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- M6785421D2025 Federal IDV award held by L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Ordering ended Oct 19, 2025 · Ceiling $329,786,297
- Previous solicitation
- Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications - Expeditionary (MCWS-X) Man-packable, multiband (X, Ku, and Ka) Super High Frequency (SHF) satellite terminals and spare part kits M67854-20-R-2025_Amendment_0003 · Posted Jun 3, 2020
- Anticipated award
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- Place of performance
- Quantico, VA
- Forecast number
- M67854-24-RFPREQ-PMM-162-0186
Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
United States Marine Corps Systems Command will procure, through a sole-source single-award Indefinite Delivery contract, MCWS-X portable satellite communications terminals along with sustainment and enhancements, with solicitation release estimated for April 1, 2026, and award estimated for October 1, 2026. The contract requires Secret facility and personnel clearances and will be structured as fixed-price delivery orders supporting the Marine Corps' expeditionary and deployed operational communications infrastructure.
The estimated award value ranges from $50 million to $100 million. Place of performance is Quantico, Virginia. Work encompasses procurement of man-packable, multiband Super High Frequency satellite terminals, spare part kits, retrofits, and new equipment training to support worldwide Marine Corps communications operations.
The incumbent single-award IDC, contract number M6785421D2025, was held by L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (through its Harris Defense Communications Division) and valued at $329.8 million. Awarded October 20, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of October 19, 2025, the contract called for delivery of up to 432 MCWS-X portable satellite communication terminals across a base period and four one-year ordering periods. Through this IDC vehicle, L3Harris executed 21 delivery orders totaling approximately $60.8 million since October 2020, with individual delivery order awards ranging from $22,735 to $20.4 million and completion dates extending through December 31, 2026, demonstrating sustained demand for portable satellite terminal capabilities.
Forecast text
Contract for MCWS-X procurements, sustainment, and enhancements beginning in 2025.
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