SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Skyterra Satellite Service
- Notice Date
- 7/22/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, MWEOC Acquisition Section, 19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, State Route 601, Bluemont, Virginia, 20135
- ZIP Code
- 20135
- Solicitation Number
- HSFEMW-09-Q-0042
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Matthew A. Raible, Phone: 5405422248
- E-Mail Address
-
Matthew.Raible@dhs.gov
(Matthew.Raible@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Under the authority of FAR Part 6, Subpart 6.302-1, FEMA intends to award a sole source contract to Skyterra, LP for MSAT Satellite communication services. SkyTerra Communications is the only commercial satellite operator in North America capable of providing the Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup (SMART) PTT program in use by Federal, state, local, and tribal entities for national and regional interoperable public safety communications. FEMA has heavily invested in SkyTerra's (formerly Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV)), MSAT satellite terminals with an excess of 450 active units since Y2K preparations. These terminals are primarily utilized in Disaster Operations for mission critical communications within FEMA, as well as for communicating with strategic partners to support disasters. The service provides telephone capability, low bandwidth data connection, and most importantly a dispatch style half duplex radio feature. SkyTerra is the only commercial satellite operator in North America offering two-way radio, push-to-talk (PTT) capability integrated with telephony. Furthermore, FEMA's mission responsibilities would be compromise should FEMA obtain these type of service from another vendor. Market research has demonstrated that no other firms offer this type of technology and are only resellers of Skyterra service. Any response must show clear and convincing evidence that the responder can meet the requirements listed herein and competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination not to compete the proposed contract is solely within the discretion of the Government. Absence a response to this notice within 10 days, an award may be made to Skyterra.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/FEMA/MWEAC/HSFEMW-09-Q-0042/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: CONUS, United States
- Record
- SN01884176-W 20090724/090723000215-90aa07f24a1a4f65df2c758e99fb2fae (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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