DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE has floated a tender for Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) Ka-Band Satellite Surrogate. The project location is USA and the tender is closing on 06 Feb 2020. The tender notice number is W56KGU-19-R-WGSKaBand, while the TOT Ref Number is 39787394. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Expired Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) Ka-Band Satellite Surrogate

Deadline : 06 Feb 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 39787394

Document Ref. No. : W56KGU-19-R-WGSKaBand

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Contracting Office Address : ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-1846
Primary Point of Contact : Brian Holman
brian.j.holman2.civ@mail.mil
Phone Number 4438614612

USA
Email :brian.j.holman2.civ@mail.mil

Tender Details

Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) Ka-Band Satellite Surrogate

Active Contract Opportunity

Notice ID : W56KGU-19-R-WGSKaBand

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency : DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE ARMY

Major Command : AMC

Sub Command : ACC

Office : ACC-CTRS

General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)

All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Original Published Date: Jan 16, 2020 10:38 am EST

Original Response Date: Feb 06, 2020 03:00 pm EST

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Original Inactive Date: Feb 21, 2020

Initiative: None


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DISCLAIMER:

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION: No award will be made as a result of this request. This request for information (RFI) is for informational and planning purposes only; this is not an invitation for bid, a request for proposal, or request for quotation. No solicitation document exists and a formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not be liable for payment of any response preparation expenses and is in no way obligated by the information received. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing a future acquisition strategy, Performance Work Statement, Statement of Objectives and/or Performance Based Specification(s). Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response.

NOTE: The use of RFI Number W56KGU-19-R-WGSKaBand is for tracking purposes only.

BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION:

The Army relies on Ka and Ku band satellite communications (SATCOM) for beyond line of sight (BLOS) communications between Division, Brigade, Battalion, and Company echelons. The Army needs a viable alternative to operate in a day without SATCOM, where satellite communications are denied through electronic or kinetic attack. Viable primary alternate contingency and emergency plan alternatives are needed to continue to fight. Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Long Range Precision Fires, Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Soldier Lethality, Future Vertical Lift, all depend on BLOS communications. The United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center, Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate (S&TCD) is seeking to develop a low cost Ka Band payload that can be elevated to 80-100 kilo-feet on a ...

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