U S General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service

U. S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service U. S. General Services Administration. Federal Acquisition Service. GSA Satellite Programs Jim Russo SATCOM Program Manager Integrated Technology Services April 2014

Federal Acquisition Service Agenda Ø Government Uses for Commercial SATCOM Ø The Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition (FCSA) Program GSA - DISA Partnership Contract Availability Task Order Pricing www. gsa. gov/satellite 2

Federal Acquisition Service How does commercial satellite support the Government? Ø Reliable communications where no wire line or wireless infrastructure exists Ø Communications for the Warfighter and Do. D Support Ø Quickly deployed Domestic Emergency Response Communications Ø Continuity of Operations/Service Diversity Supplements Terrestrial Networks www. gsa. gov/satellite 3

Federal Acquisition Service Mobile Satellite Communications Ø 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. Ø Voice and Data Services Inmarsat – Inmarsat provides mobile voice and high speed data services. Includes Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN). Data rates range from 600 bps to 492 kbps. Coverage area includes about 98% of the earth’s land mass area. www. gsa. gov/satellite 4

Federal Acquisition Service Fixed Satellite Communications Ø Bandwidth C-Band 4 GHz to 6 GHz Ku-Band 12 GHz to 14 GHz Ka-Band 33 GHz to 36 GHz X-Band 7 GHz to 8 GHz > 6 m Dish Size < 1 m Ø Terminals Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) -1 m to 3 m Dishes Large Terminals – 3 m to 6 m www. gsa. gov/satellite 5

Federal Acquisition Service Distance Learning Solutions Satellite provides an effective and economical way to deliver interactive training to widely dispersed personnel Ø Uses: • • • Medical Training Aircraft Maintenance Homeland Defense Biological Terrorism Multicultural Training www. gsa. gov/satellite 6

Federal Acquisition Service Internet Access, Video Streaming and Broadcast Services SA SATCOM Program Offers IP Based Services with Global Coverage Shared Access Services Network backbone links over satellite Corporate VSAT applications Consumer applications (video on demand) Real time video distribution (IPTV) www. gsa. gov/satellite 7

Federal Acquisition Service Continuity of Operations Ø Path Diversity using Satellite for to achieve COOP Providing satellite connectivity when terrestrial connection (frame relay, MPLS, T 1, etc. ) is not available. Routing Overview: Routes traffic over wire-line or satellite paths based on policy based rules Loss of primary path will result in all traffic being rerouted over the other path Satellite backup as “Insurance” Upon restoral of primary link, all traffic re-routed back to primary path 8 www. gsa. gov/satellite

Federal Acquisition Service Emergency Response/Disaster Recovery GSA SATCOM Contracts offer: www. gsa. gov/satellite 9

Federal Acquisition Service How does GSA Offer Satellite Services? . . . • Satellite Bandwidth • Subscription Services • Mobile Services Inmarsat, Iridium • Equipment New COMSATCOM SINs: 132 54 Transponded Capacity 132 55 Subscription Services Multiple Vendors Federal, State, and Local Use End-to End Solutions • Satellite Service for Global Network Access/Extension Bandwidth, Equipment, Engineering, Maintenance CS 2 -SB Awarded Feb. 2012 – 3 year base , two 1 year option periods – 4 awardees CS 2 Awarded August 2012 - 8 awardees Federal Use Only www. gsa. gov/satellite NETWORX Universal Contractors Federal Use Only 10

Federal Acquisition Service Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition (FCSA) Requirements Ø Transponded Capacity Ø Subscription Services Ø Custom End-to-End Solutions www. gsa. gov/satellite 11

Federal Acquisition Service FCSA Service Areas and Contract Vehicles Status TRANSPONDED CAPACITY Schedule 70 SIN 132 -54 24 Awardees as of 15 April 14 Vendor defines parameters for use and price “Plug-in” SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES ($/month, $/minute, $/MB) Schedule 70 SIN 132 -55 32 Awardees as of 15 April 14 Leased Bandwidth Network Vendor defines standards, interfaces, and subscription rates CS 2 and CS 2 -SB Multiple Award ID/IQ Contracts Custom END-TO-END SOLUTIONS Leased Bandwidth + + Teleport Network + + User Equipment + Integration Services Network Management Customer defines standards, components, and interfaces (which determines cost) www. gsa. gov/satellite CS 2 -SB 4 awardees CS 2 8 awardees 12

Federal Acquisition Service COMSATCOM on GSA Schedule 70 Ø Evergreen Clause offers 20 year Period of Performance (Po. P) (5 yr base + three 5 yr options) Ø Allows addition of qualified vendors at any time Ø 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 Ø New technologies and offerings can be added at any time through contract modification www. gsa. gov/satellite 13

Federal Acquisition Service SIN 132 -54 Transponded Capacity Ø 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 www. gsa. gov/satellite 14

Federal Acquisition Service SIN 132 -55 Subscription Services Ø 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 Ø Billed on per-use basis (per minute, per MB, per month, etc. ) Ø Per-use rate includes airtime, materials, personnel, facilities, engineering, network management, monitoring, integration, and operations required to delivery the service Ø Equipment may be included only if it is part of the Subscription Service rate (i. e. , not separate line item charge) www. gsa. gov/satellite 15

Federal Acquisition Service Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS 2) and CS 2 -Small Business Ø Established two ID/IQ vehicles: Ø Ø Full and Open (F&O) Competition ID/IQ (Custom SATCOM Solutions) for large-scale requirements ($2. 6 B ceiling) Small Business Set-Aside (SB) ID/IQ (CS 2 -Small Business) for remaining requirements ($900 M 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) CS 2 -SB awards to 4 companies – Feb. 2012 CS 2 (Large Business) awards made to 8 companies – August 2012 + Leased Bandwidth + Teleport Network + + User Equipment + Integration Services Network Management Customer defines standards, components, and interfaces (which determines cost) Custom END-TO-END SOLUTIONS www. gsa. gov/satellite 16

Federal Acquisition Service For more Information Ø Visit GSA's web site at http: //www. gsa. gov/satcom Ø At GSA’s web site you can review FCSA – Eligible contractor list and contract pricing – Program User Guides – Program updates Ø e. Buy for FCSA http: //www. gsa. gov/ebuy – select Network Services and Telecommunications under the GSA Technology Contracts listing, then select CS 2 or CS 2 -SB – Or Select Schedule 70 and then SIN 132 54 or 132 55 www. gsa. gov/satellite 17