Federal Acquisition Service · Dedicated bandwidth on a communications satellite in any COMSATCOM frequency band Satellite bandwidth and power only Also includes all services necessary

Federal Acquisition Service

U.S. General Services Administration

GSA Satellite Programs

Jim Russo

SATCOM Program Manager

Integrated Technology Services

May 2013

U.S. General Services Administration. Federal Acquisition Service.


www.gsa.gov/satellite

Agenda

Government Uses for Commercial SATCOM

The Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition

(FCSA) Program

GSA - DISA Partnership

Contract Availability

Task Order Pricing

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How does commercial satellite support

the Government?

Reliable communications where no wire line or

wireless infrastructure exists

Communications for the Warfighter and DoD

Support

Quickly deployed Domestic Emergency Response

Communications

Continuity of Operations/Service Diversity

Supplements Terrestrial Networks

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Mobile Satellite Communication

Satellite Phones – Voice & Low Rate Data Iridium – Provides voice and data services. Data

rates up to 2.4 kbps. Covers the whole earth, including poles, oceans, and airways.

Globalstar –Provides voice and data services. Data rates up to 9.6 kbps . Coverage area includes North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and parts of Africa.

Voice and Data Services Inmarsat – Inmarsat provides mobile voice and high

speed data services. Includes Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN). Data rates range from 600bps to 492kbps. Coverage area includes about 98% of the earth’s land mass area.

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Fixed Satellite Communications

Bandwidth

> 6m

C-Band 4GHz to 6GHz

Ku-Band 12GHz to 14GHz Dish

Ka-Band 33GHz to 36GHz Size X-Band 7GHz to 8GHz

< 1m

Terminals

Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) -1m to 3m Dishes

Large Terminals – 3m to 6m



Distance Learning Solutions

Satellite provides an effective and economical way to deliver interactive training to widely dispersed personnel

Uses: • Medical Training

• Aircraft Maintenance

• Homeland Defense

• Biological Terrorism

• Multicultural Training

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Data/Internet- Terrestrial

Voice - Terrestrial

Data/Internet- Satellite

Voice - Satellite

Voice – VOIP/Internet

Video – Satellite

InternetInternet

PSTNPSTN

Training Site

Multiple Locations



Internet Access, Video Streaming and Broadcast Services

GSA SATCOM Program Offers IP Based Services with Global Coverage

Network backbone links over satellite

Corporate VSAT applications

Consumer applications (video on demand)

Real time video distribution (IPTV)

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Shared Access Services



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Continuity of Operations

Path Diversity using Satellite for to achieve COOP Providing satellite connectivity

when

terrestrial connection (, MPLS,

OC3, etc.) is not available.

outing Overview:

Routes traffic over wire-

line or satellite paths

based on policy based

rules

Loss of primary path will

result in all traffic being

re-routed over the other

path

Upon restoral of primary

link, all traffic re-routed

back to primary path

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Emergency Response/Disaster Recovery

GSA SATCOM Contracts offer

services and equipment

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Operational Disaster Site

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Compromised Communications Lines

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PSTNPSTN

Back-up Headquarters Site (s)

Customer/User

Voice

Operational Disaster Site

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Compromised Communications Lines

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PSTNPSTN

Back-up Headquarters Site (s)

Customer/User

Voice

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How does GSA Offer Satellite Services?...

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nd-to End Solution

Bandwidth, Equipment, ngineering, Maintenance

• Satellite Bandwidth • Subscription Services • Mobile Services Inmarsat, Iridium

•Satellite Service

for Global Network

E s Access/Extension

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CS2-SB Awarded Feb. 2012

3 year base , two 1 year option periods

– 4 awardees

CS2 Awarded August 2012

- 8 awardees

Federal Use Only

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NETWORX Universal

Contractors

Federal Use Only

New COMSATCOM SINs:

132 54 Transponded Capacity

132 55 Subscription Services

Multiple Vendors Federal, State, and Local Use

• Equipment



Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition

(FCSA) Requirements

Transponded Capacity

Subscription Services

Custom End-to-End Solutions

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FCSA Service Areas and Contract Vehicles TRANSPONDED CAPACITY 23 Award

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CS2 and CS2-SB Multiple Award ID/IQ

Contracts

Network

Vendor defines parameters for use and price

“Plug-in” SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES ($/month, $/minute, $/MB)

Vendor defines standards, interfaces, and subscription rates

Custom END-TO-END SOLUTIONS

Customer defines standards, components, and interfaces (which determines cost)

Network + + + + + Leased

Bandwidth Teleport User

Equipment

Integration Services

Network Management

Leased Bandwidth

Schedule 70 SIN 132-54

Schedule 70 SIN 132-55

CS2-SB 4 awardees

CS2 8 awardees

ees as of

9 May 13

29 Awardees as of

9 May 13



COMSATCOM on GSA Schedule 70

Evergreen Clause offers 20 year Period of Performance

(PoP) (5yr base + three 5yr options)

Allows addition of qualified vendors at any time

Contractors define and price their commercial offerings

Posted Schedule prices based on Most Favored

Customer pricing

For most task orders, final pricing determined by Task

Order Solicitation and competition

New technologies and offerings can be added at any time

through contract modification

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SIN 132-54 Transponded Capacity

Dedicated bandwidth on a communications satellite in any

COMSATCOM frequency band

Satellite bandwidth and power only

Also includes all services necessary to allow use of the

bandwidth:

– Limited engineering (link budgets, transmission plans)

– Basic customer training (acquiring signal, peak &

polarization)

– Core management and control of transponded capacity

– Required approvals (frequency clearances, landing rights)

Host Nation Agreements (HNAs) when required

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SIN 132-55 Subscription Services

Pre-existing, pre-engineered Fixed Satellite Services and/or Mobile

Satellite Services solutions in any COMSATCOM frequency band

Shared or dedicated satellite resources

Ancillary terrestrial component (ATC)

Offeror specified networks and equipment

Billed on per-use basis (per minute, per MB, per month, etc.)

Per-use rate includes airtime, materials, personnel, facilities,

engineering, network management, monitoring, integration, and

operations required to delivery the service

Equipment may be included only if it is part of the Subscription

Service rate (i.e., not separate line item charge)

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Established two ID/IQ vehicles:

CS2 (Large Business) awards made to 8 com

panies – August 2012

Full and Open (F&O) Competition ID/IQ (Custom SATCOM Solutions) for large-scale

requirements ($2.6B ceiling) (AGS, ARTEL,

Astrium, CapRock, DRS, Intelsat, Hughes, TCS)

CS2-SB awards to 4 companies – Feb. 2012 (AIS, By Light, Knight Sky, Ultisat)

Small Business Set-Aside (SB) ID/IQ (CS2-Small Business) for remaining requirements

($900M ceiling)

Firm-Fixed price Task Orders with 2% GSA fee included in price

5-year Period of Performance (3-year base + two 1-year options)

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Leased

Bandwidth Teleport

Customer defines standards, components, and interfaces (which determines cost)

Network + + + + + Integration User Network Services Equipment Management

Custom END-TO-END SOLUTIONS

Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2)

and CS2-Small Business



For more Information

Visit GSA's web site at http://www.gsa.gov/satcom

At GSA’s web site you can review

FCSA

– Eligible contractor list and contract pricing

– Program User Guides

– Program updates

eBuy for FCSA http://www.gsa.gov/ebuy – select Network Services and Telecommunications under the GSA

Technology Contracts listing, then select CS2 or CS2-SB

– Or Select Schedule 70 and then SIN 132 54 or 132 55

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http://www.gsa.gov/

http://www.gsa.gov/ebuy

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