Inmarsat wins $578M satellite modernization recompete
The Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship USNS William Mclean sails alongside the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush while unloading ammunition in April 2022. Courtesy of Military Sealift Command. Photo by MC3 Noah Eidson
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Ross Wilkers
The Navy organization responsible for replenishment and transport vessels acquires services through the contract.
Inmarsat's U.S. government subsidiary has won the potential $578.4 million recompete of its contract to help Military Sealift Command modernize satellite systems and other elements of communications infrastructure.
The Defense Information Systems Agency manages the procurement on behalf of MSC, which is responsible for the Navy's fleet of replenishment and transport vessels.
Work will take place over a three-year base period followed by one option year and up to three extensions of two years each, DISA said in a Sam.gov notice posted Tuesday.
Formerly known as COMSATCOM As A Service, this new iteration of the contract called Next Generation Wideband seeks to ensure that current and future MSC ships and land-based platforms can connect to the internet and Voice Over Internet Protocol Services.
Inmarsat is the incumbent since 2011, when the contract was awarded to its Stratos Government Services and Segovia subsidiaries.
Viasat is in the process of acquiring Inmarsat in a $7.3 billion transaction still working its way through regulatory approvals.
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