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Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Webster Outlying Field, Special Communications Mission Solutions Division Ku-Band Ground Station
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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Joint Base MDL, New Jersey, plans to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Globecomm Systems Inc., doing business as Ultisat, Inc., for the procurement of Ku-band ground station satellite communications systems and associated support services. These systems are required to meet Department of Defense standards and include proprietary Ultisat software, installation, integration, and testing of the satellite terminal, network, and service. Only Ultisat’s systems have successfully passed required testing and fulfill the DoD’s infrastructure needs, making it the sole source capable of providing the specified capabilities. The acquisition is being conducted under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), which authorizes non-competitive procurement when only one responsible source exists and no other products can satisfy the government’s requirements. The solicitation number is N68335-26-R-0516, and the North American Industry Classification System code is 334220. While this is a presolicitation notice and not a request for competitive proposals, the government will accept responses from interested parties within fifteen days of publication, with submissions due by 4:00 P.M. EDT on June 18, 2026. All responses must be emailed to Truman Harris at truman.b.harris3.civ@us.navy.mil. The notice explicitly states that the government is not obligated to proceed with a contract based on responses received and reserves the right to modify or withdraw the solicitation. No set-aside provisions apply, and the place of performance has not been specified beyond the issuing office’s location in New Jersey.
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The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Globecomm Systems Inc., CAGE: 02MQ7 (doing business as Ultisat, Inc.) for the issuance of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract. This contract will be for the procurement of Ultisat, Inc. Ku-band ground station satellite communications systems and incidental support services in support of the Department of Defense.
The Government requires turn-key Ku-band ground station SATCOM systems, with the Ultisat proprietary software and systems, which include installation, integration, and testing of the satellite terminal, system, network, and service. Only the Ultisat Ku-band ground station SATCOM systems have passed testing and can meet the DoD’s requirement for Ku-band SATCOM infrastructure which includes monitoring and control software that is proprietary to Ultisat. Ultisat is the sole distributor for the required Ku-band ground station SATCOM systems and incidental support services.
The Government intends to solicit and negotiate this requirement under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for an award of a contract. Responses must be received within fifteen (15) days of publication of this notice via email no later than 18 June 2026 at 4:00 P.M. EDT to Truman Harris truman.b.harris3.civ@us.navy.mil.
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