Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Hardware, Shared Hub Services, Program Management, Help Desk, and Installtion Support and Training

Due date updated to May 18, 2020 Questions posted with this ammendment are in the attachments. Added one attachment to this announcement. This acquisition is open to BOTH SDVOSB and 8(a) businesses and either may submit a proposal. FAA intends to award only one contract. The FAA intends to implement a test and demonstration satellite network utilizing Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology to study the feasibility of utilizing COTS VSAT technology as one of the National Air Space (NAS) telecommunication technologies. The test and demonstration network will provide Ku band VSAT service at up to ten (10) locations within CONUS and Alaska. The Contractor must provide the following items: VSAT remote terminal hardware kit as specified in Attachment J-1, VSAT Remote Hardware Kit Specifications Shared Hub Services as specified in Attachment J-2, VSAT Service Specifications Program Management Help Desk and Installation Support Installation and Operations Training