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Inmarsat Retains Disputed US Navy Satellite Services Contract

By Caleb Henry | August 8, 2016
      U.S. Navy

      Photo: U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico

      [Via Satellite 08-08-2016] The U.S. government has given Inmarsat Government approval to lift the stop-work order issued regarding the U.S. Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) Satellite Services Contract (CSSC). Work following the initial contract, first awarded Sept. 8, 2015, froze due to a bid protest.

      Inmarsat Government remains the awardee on the single award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract issued against solicitation HC1013-14-R-0004, which supports the CSSC. The single award consists of a base one-year period with four one-year option periods through 2021.

      Under the contract, Inmarsat Government is tasked with supporting the U.S. Navy’s requirement to acquire worldwide commercial telecommunication services, to include satellite capacity for mobile and fixed satellite transceivers on maritime, airborne and ground platforms, backhaul connectivity, monitoring and control and operations.