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INMARSAT Airborne Equipment Set
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The NASA Shared Services Center intends to issue a sole source contract to Thales Aerospace Communications Fullerton Inc. for the procurement of an INMARSAT Airborne Equipment Set. This requirement, categorized under NAICS code 334511, involves the acquisition of commercial items to support Global Hawk aircraft operations. The specific hardware includes one SDU-7330 4-channel satellite modem assembly (Part Number 802-10-0005-0004) and four DAU-7075 diplexer/low-noise amplifiers (Part Number 807-20-0020). The equipment must be optimized for Inmarsat L-band connectivity, compatible with Swift Broadband, Swift64, and Aero H/H+ safety services, and must adhere to ARINC 741/781 and DO-160 standards for environmental ruggedization. The procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR 12.102(a) for commercial items, with NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center serving as the place of performance and delivery. All equipment is required to be delivered to the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, no later than December 31, 2026. While NASA intends to proceed with Thales Aerospace Communications as the sole provider, interested organizations may submit written capabilities and qualifications to the procurement specialist by October 1, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CST. These submissions will be evaluated solely to determine if the government should conduct the procurement on a competitive basis, and the final decision regarding competition remains at the sole discretion of the government.
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Contract Value
$153,554.75Place of Performance
Edwards, CA, 93523, USASet-Aside
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Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for INMARSAT Airborne Equipment Set.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to THALES AEROSPACE COMMUNICATIONS
FULLERTON INC., 1075 W Lambert RD STE A, Brea, California 92821-2944 under the authority of FAR
12.102(a). It has been determined that THALES AEROSPACE COMMUNICATIONS FULLERTON INC. is
the sole provider of INMARSAT Airborne Equipment Set
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Armstrong
Flight Research Center (AFRC).
The Government intends to acquire Commercial items or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures
prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334511.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the
identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 10/1/2026. Such
capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this
procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on
a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the
government.
Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
NOTE: Quotes received in response to this notice will NOT be considered and will not be evaluated by
NASA’s Technical End User Team.
NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this
acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-
Advocate-Listing.pdf .
Primary Point of Contact:
Tracy Bremer
Procurement Specialist
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