# Ka-band High Throughput System (KaHTS) Ground Bounce

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/sscpa1939

- Solicitation number: SSCPA2177
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA2541 SSC Comrcl SVS Ofc SSC CMK (FA2541)
- NAICS: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- Product or service code: DG10 Network services delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Physical and wireless networks managed as a service connected to and from core data centers, work areas, and offices connecting end users to the organization's broader networks. Network services delivered in connection with other IaaS and PaaS services. Cloud based network management services and Software Defined Networks (SDN) accessed by service contract or subscriptions.
- Place of performance: Hawthorne, California
- County: Los Angeles County (FIPS 06037). https://abierto.us/counties/los-angeles-county-ca-06037
- City: Hawthorne. https://abierto.us/cities/hawthorne-ca-0632548
- First posted: June 9, 2026
- Last posted: September 15, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ebf8133ac9aa49ffb00d3a084ec0de78/view

## Description

The Government requires Starshield KaHTS throughput services, direct peering services, and on-site support services. The Starshield KaHTS services are required to transmit high throughput, low latency service. The direct peering services are required to peer to a separate, designated point of presense. The on-site support services are required to ensure the KaHTS hardware is current, secure, and operable to transmit the KaHTS throughput services. This action was approved under an Exception to Fair Opportunity to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) task order to SpaceX.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Oneweb Technologies Inc. (UEI R41FS9Z88GZ7)
- Contract: FA254125DB002
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 25 offers received
- Link: award number FA254125DB002 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA2541 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA254125DB002_9700/

- Recipient: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (UEI C6M7C2FLKER5)
- Contract: FA254125DB021
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 25 offers received
- Link: award number FA254125DB021 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA2541 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA254125DB021_9700/


## Publications

- June 9, 2026: Justification. Notice 166cc17cf24c4a75a233328f40192419. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/166cc17cf24c4a75a233328f40192419/view
- June 9, 2026: Justification. Notice 632ae30e72824ead837c72236d84234a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/632ae30e72824ead837c72236d84234a/view
- June 10, 2026: Justification. Notice 528df9b3997743b1973f802271312e90. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/528df9b3997743b1973f802271312e90/view
- June 18, 2026: Justification. Notice 1b65a276e3074771b489396ea34bdc0d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b65a276e3074771b489396ea34bdc0d/view
- June 18, 2026: Justification. Notice 4e1f39eb0a184170a611b9e0a7e0a442. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4e1f39eb0a184170a611b9e0a7e0a442/view
- June 18, 2026: Justification. Notice 669ea6e3a7f741a8abb81583c6f7634a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/669ea6e3a7f741a8abb81583c6f7634a/view
- August 25, 2026: Justification. Notice 3d28e2fac99e482b81d60740694fa23f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3d28e2fac99e482b81d60740694fa23f/view
- September 15, 2026: Justification. Notice ebf8133ac9aa49ffb00d3a084ec0de78. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ebf8133ac9aa49ffb00d3a084ec0de78/view

## Points of contact

- COMSO Contracting (SSC/CMK), ssc.pleo.contractinggateway@spaceforce.mil

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