MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) Contract

LinQuest Corp. was awarded the MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) contract, valued at 562,302,987 dollars. This cost-plus-incentive-fee agreement consists of an initial base period valued at 118,363,040 dollars and six option years. The contract provides critical SEIT support for the Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate within the Space and Missile Systems Center. Work is performed in El Segundo, California, with an expected completion date of December 2026. The award resulted from a competitive acquisition process involving two offers and was managed by the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base. Initial funding for the project was obligated from fiscal 2019 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds, fiscal 2019 Operations and Maintenance funds, and fiscal 2017 Procurement funds. To facilitate the bidding and execution process, strict security and access protocols were established for the Bidders Library via the SMC Livelink system. These requirements included the submission of DD Form 2345 for militarily critical technical data, DD Form 2875 for system authorization access, and the completion of mandatory DoD Information Assurance training and user agreements to ensure compliance with export control laws and government security standards.