Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2)
Custom SATCOM Solutions allows federal agencies to build large, complex, custom end-to-end satellite solutions.
Solutions include satellite transport (bandwidth), fixed or mobile satellite service, and service-enabling components such as terminals, handsets, and tail circuits with engineering services to integrate, operate, and maintain the solution.
Examples include:
- Emergency response and disaster recovery communications systems
- Satellite-based backup communications network
- Distributed distance learning network
- Communications on the move solutions for DoD applications
Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2) features
Type of contract: Multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ)
Period of performance: Three-year base, two one-year options
Ceiling: $2.6 billion
Type of task order: Fixed price
Security included in the contract
Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2) adheres to federal information assurance requirements, including the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) (PDF) and the Committee on National Security Systems Policy (CNSSP) 12 (PDF).
Best suited for large, complex requirements
CS2 is more applicable to large-scale or complex end-to-end solutions involving these parameters:
- Coverage: Solutions can be delivered to coverage areas involving multiple satellites and associated ground stations and terrestrial infrastructure
- User and network size: Solutions can be comprised of hundreds (e.g., 500 or more) of end-user locations or points of presence
- Capacity: Solutions can require multiple Transponder Equivalent (TPE) of bandwidth or large (e.g., 100 Mbps or more) committed information rate (CIR) over the satellite links
- Terminal types: Solutions can require terminal populations consisting of multiple variants of fixed land, mobile land, and airborne terminals
Worldwide coverage
You can use Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2) anywhere in the world.
Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2) industry partners
Service provider | Contract number | Program contact information |
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Americom Government Services, Inc. Americom website |
GS00Q12NR4004 | Program Stacey Elwood (301) 797-5300 Chris Henderson (703) 610-0919 SES-GS.CS2@ses-gs.com |
ARTEL, Inc. Artel website |
GS00Q12NR4005 | Program Michael Rogers (703) 620-1700 FCSA@artelinc.com |
DRS Technical Services, Inc DRS website |
GS00Q12NR4006 | Program Crystal Dix (703) 896-7156 Tom Siple (703) 896-7294 DRS-CS2@drs-ds.com |
Hughes Network Systems, LLC* Hughes website |
GS00Q12NR4007 | Program Dave Tuscano (301) 601-7284 david.tuscano@hughes.com |
Intelsat General Corporation* Intelsat website |
GS00Q12NR4008 | Program Cindy Colville (301) 571-1217 CS2@intelsatgeneral.com |
Segovia, Inc. (d/b/a Inmarsat) Segovia, Inc. (d/b/a Inmarsat) website |
GS00Q12NR4009 | Program Norm O’Foran (703) 621-6821 norm.oforan@inmarsatgov.com |
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.* TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. CS2 contract |
GS00Q12NR4010 | Program Alan Ruskin (410) 295-1483 CS2TOR@telecomsys.com |
Vizada, Inc. Vizada website |
GS00Q12NR4011 | Program Kim Baumgartner (301) 838-7706 cs2@vizada.com |
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