# Iridium Satellite Services for SNOTEL Data Transmission

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12314425q0277

- Solicitation number: 12314425Q0277
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Ground Control Systems
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Usda, Departmental Administration
- Contracting office: Usda, Ocp-Pod-Acq-Mgmt-Branch-Ftc (123144)
- NAICS: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- Product or service code: R702 Data Collection Services
- Place of performance: Portland, Oregon
- City: Portland. https://abierto.us/cities/portland-or-4159000
- First posted: September 19, 2025
- Last posted: September 24, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/868dfc3b4dae45218c87ac8bdd1157e8/view

## Description

Amendment 0001 issued to 12314425Q0277 for the following:

1) Change to a Total Small Business Set Aside 2) Clarify quantities and revise price schedule 3) Add clause 52.217-7 Option Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item (Mar 1989) 4) Extend response date to 3PM MT on September 25, 2025 Iridium Satellite throughput services are needed to ensure the continued operations of critical stations.

The SSWSF program is seeking a vendor to provide Iridium throughput services for the 204 actively transmitting radios, which will require a base-plan of at least 12,000 bytes of data per month, and additional funding for sites that exceed the 12,000 byte per month threshold, per terms of variable data usage fees. In addition, the SSWSF program has 38 Iridium radios in inventory that should be placed in “standby” status and able to be activated within 2 business days of request. This inventory is necessary for radio replacements, upgrades, and new site installations.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Ground Control Systems (UEI UPJ1M39ML3V5)
- Contract: 12314425C0080, definitive contract
- Obligated: $184,560.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 3 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 12314425Q0277 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123144 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12314425C0080_1205_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 19, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 2fd88987051a4262a5041ed7556506a0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2fd88987051a4262a5041ed7556506a0/view
- September 24, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 868dfc3b4dae45218c87ac8bdd1157e8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/868dfc3b4dae45218c87ac8bdd1157e8/view

## Points of contact

- Mary Kay Woodin, mary.woodin@usda.gov

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