COMSAT awarded GSA Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions contract

COMSAT

Herndon, VA, 26 September 2017 โ€“ COMSAT today announced that is has been named an awardee under the Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions (CS3) contract with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). This ten-year, multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a maximum value of $2.5 billion.

Under the program, COMSAT will provide advanced commercial SATCOM solutions to government users worldwide. As an Inmarsat Value Added Reseller to US Government customers, COMSAT will deliver the worldโ€™s most extensive portfolio of global narrowband and wideband services in support of multiple types of requirements, such as Interactive Services; Continuity of Operations (COOP); Broadcast Satellite Services; Direct Customer, Steady State, and Emergency Responder Operations; and Fleet & Asset Tracking and Reporting Services.

Via the COMSAT awarded contract, Government users will now have on-demand access to resilient, flexible and scalable alternatives to augment their military satellite communications with Inmarsatโ€™s BGAN or Global Xpress SATCOM as a Service, under a variety of data rate plans and terminals, whenever needed. COMSAT adds a unique value in its secure terrestrial network that interconnects Inmarsat’s infrastructure to its own global core Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network. The network supports Non-classified Internet Protocol Router/ Secret Internet Protocol Router (NIPR/SIPR) services over the Inmarsat Global Xpress and BGAN networks and enables the Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy globally with a robust information assurance posture.

โ€œCOMSAT is very pleased to have been awarded the Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions contract by GSA. This award reflects COMSATโ€™s trusted relationship with the U.S. government and its ability to deliver global, secure, reliable communication solutions enabling mission successโ€, said David Greenhill, President of COMSAT. โ€œWe understand the U.S. Governmentโ€™s growing need for flexibility, resiliency and efficiency worldwide, and we are committed to delivering innovative, advanced connectivity services the way government users need it: simple, affordable and operationally available โ€“ anywhere, anytime.โ€

For further information
Alessandra Richards
arichards@comsat.com
COMSAT, Inc.

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