# Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa238524cb038

- Solicitation number: FA2385-24-C-B038
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to Viasat Inc. for $33,638,691.00
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA2385 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RSKD (FA2385)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC13 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development
- Place of performance: Tempe, Arizona
- County: Maricopa County (FIPS 04013). https://abierto.us/counties/maricopa-county-az-04013
- City: Tempe. https://abierto.us/cities/tempe-az-0473000
- First posted: September 23, 2024
- Last posted: September 23, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d77a013ab16d46c989d335c5cf027f4c/view

## Description

This contract seeks multi-band, satellite communications antennas capable of use on military aircraft. Developed antennas will be capable of communications with multiple commercial space internet (CSI) constellations in various orbital regimes such as low-, medium-, and geosynchronous earth orbits (LEO, MEO, GEO), across both Ku and Ka bands, while interfacing with modems and transceivers being matured as a result of contracts/agreements awarded under DEUCSI Call 3. This effort was competitive. This was awarded as a cost plus fixed fee contract. In selecting the appropriate contract type, the contracting officer considered the factors in FAR 16.104.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Viasat Inc. (UEI L9Z1ASN3B8E7)
- Contract: FA238524CB038, definitive contract
- Obligated: $26,686,684.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 13 offers received
- Link: award number FA238524CB038 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA2385 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA238524CB038_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 23, 2024: Award notice. Notice d77a013ab16d46c989d335c5cf027f4c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d77a013ab16d46c989d335c5cf027f4c/view

## Points of contact

- Laura Pottner, laura.pottner@us.af.mil
- Doug McCreary, douglas.mccreary.1@us.af.mil

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