Credit: Business Wire
SES Government Solutions has obtained the Complex Commercial Satellite Communications Solutions contract (CS3) to bid on US Government managed-services opportunities.
SES has announced that the US General Services Administration’s (GSA) Future Satellite Communications Service Acquisition (FCSA) programme has awarded SES Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, a spot on the Complex Commercial Satellite Communications Solutions contract (CS3).
Pete Hoene, President and CEO of SES Government Solutions, commented on this acquisition: “CS3 gives the US Government and its agencies another contract vehicle to leverage the uniquely scalable and secure end-to-end managed-services SES Government Solutions provides. It will allow the US Government to take advantage of our most innovative offerings including high throughput connectivity on our multi-orbit satellite fleet.”
Industry awardees will be able to bid on opportunities with a budget limit of $2.5 billion. The Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract vehicle has a ten-year period of performance consisting of a five-year base term plus a three-year and two-year option.
CS3 helps to ensure the delivery of critical government communications using the top capabilities available in the market. According to the General Services Administration, CS3 awards were given to the highest technically rated bidders at a fair and reasonable price. Complex solutions include any combination of fixed and/or mobile satellite services, service enabling authorisations, components, and ancillary equipment such as terminals, teleports and peripherals.
