ViaSat, Inc. Wins an IDIQ Contract with an Initial Ceiling of $350 Million
January 15, 2018 at 08:00 am EST
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ViaSat, Inc. announced it was awarded an IDIQ contract with an initial ceiling of $350 million for advanced equipment, systems, services and support to significantly modernize ground/air situational awareness, tactical data links, terrestrial networking, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), tactical satellite communications, information assurance, network management and cybersecurity for Special Operations Forces. This major contract award includes a diverse array of Viasat capabilities recently assessed, tested and validated to enable new concepts of operation (CONOPS), improve situational awareness, avoid fratricide and improve operational mission effects for Special Operations Forces. The IDIQ contract is structured to expand and evolve over time, keeping pace with rapid technology advancements in mobile networking, cybersecurity and broadband satellite communications technology sectors. The flexible nature of the IDIQ will allow Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to rapidly acquire, deploy and evolve a wide variety of new operational capabilities, terminals, products, systems, services, support and sustainment in support of current and future SOCOM missions.
Viasat, Inc. is a provider of communications technologies and services. Its segments include satellite services, commercial networks and government systems. Its satellite services segment provides satellite-based broadband and related services to commercial airlines and other aircraft, residential customers, and enterprises, maritime vessels and other mobile broadband customers, and prepaid Internet users. Its commercial networks segment develops and offers advanced satellite and wireless broadband platforms, ground networking equipment, radio frequency and advanced microwave solutions, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip design, satellite payload development and space-to-earth connectivity systems. The government systems segment provides global mobile broadband services and narrowband products and services to military and government users and develops and offers network-centric, Internet protocol-based fixed and mobile secure communications products and solutions.
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