Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2)

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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.

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