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Award notice, first published as solicitation

United States (US) Marine Corp Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)

FA2541-25-R-B005

Department of the Air Force, FA2541 SSC Comrcl SVS Ofc SSC CMK. Satellite Telecommunications.

Awarded

Inmarsat Government, Inc.

$307,102,288.00 on the award notice, March 16, 2026, contract FA2541-26-D-B001

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This one was awarded in 2025

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

Inmarsat Government, Incorporated (Reston, Virginia) was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for global communication connectivity on the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2) Contract. The work is expected to be completed by 16 March 2031. This contract was a full and open acquisition, without any restriction on competition. The Space Systems Command Commercial Space Office, Chantilly, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
UK8HWZTN2QG3
CAGE
3CD60
Vendor location
Reston, VA
Contract
FA254126DB001
Obligated
$0.00, potential $307,102,288
Actions
3 between March 13, 2026 and April 30, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
The Purpose of This Effort Is to Provide the United States Marines Corps (Usmc) Access to a Contract Vehicle That Will Allow for Efficient Acquisition of Services Required to Accomplish Their Global Operational Mission Mandate.
Match
award number FA254126DB001 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA2541 (high confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. March 25, 2025

    Solicitation, originally sources sought

    United States Marine Corps (USMC) Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)

    Due April 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice b83cd1046b894a82ba1901fa34d4bcc9

  2. March 27, 2025

    Solicitation

    United States Marine Corps (USMC) Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)

    Due April 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice ad1d274c1a4a4fc4a8553e6696fbeaa8

  3. April 24, 2025

    Solicitation

    United States Marine Corps (USMC) Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)

    Due June 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice c12649f7a039400592db97c4d69a1c8f

  4. May 22, 2025

    Solicitation

    United States Marine Corps (USMC) Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)

    Due June 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 0eb18029d80e4b8f89daeed1f9c54dec

  5. June 5, 2025

    Solicitation

    United States Marine Corps (USMC) Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)

    Due July 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 102ce5ba390a4829b8d3316ae17d10e6

  6. June 6, 2025

    Solicitation

    United States Marine Corps (USMC) Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services (MECS2)

    Due July 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 0d5cf16e854b4b8d86b1cf7120b7c01d

  7. May 4, 2026

    Award notice

    Awarded to Inmarsat Government, Inc. for $307,102,288. SAM.gov, notice ff995caa569d436888aaf464d56ba957

    1 revisions on SAM
    • May 4, 2026: publish, award notice

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