Justification
SBS003522 Redacted Justification & Approval - ALTNAV
SBS003522
Defense Information Systems Agency, Telecommunications Division- HC1013. Satellite Telecommunications.
Awarded
$0.00 obligated so far on USAspending, August 22, 2025, contract HC101323D9004
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
The purpose of this notice is to make publicly available the justification and approval for the award of the subject sole source, firm fixed price purchase order under authority of FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B). This purchase includes operational PLEO broadcast service carrying alternative position, navigation, and timing (ALTPNT, or ALTNAV) signals, with global coverage for fixed monitoring station sites as well as ancillary activites of reporting, service management for the operational service, and on-site operational support as directed. The satellite service will provide tactical communications to strategic forces. See redacted J&A attached.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Iridium Satellite LLC
- UEI
- HLRBBNMS1EB8
- CAGE
- 1R7A4
- Vendor location
- Mclean, VA
- Contract
- HC101323D9004
- Obligated
- $0.00, potential $13,000,000,000
- Actions
- 2 between September 5, 2024 and April 29, 2025
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 25 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Operational Packaged Pleo Service
- Match
- award number HC101323D9004 equals the contract number; same awarding office HC1013 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
September 3, 2025
Justification
SAM.gov, notice ccf6e3d2d711475e953715ea1f18fabf
Points of contact
- Dean L Cravensdean.l.cravens.civ@mail.mil
- Christina L Lanterchristina.l.lanter.civ@mail.mil
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