[SatNews] Intelsat General Corp. has been selected as a prime contractor under the…
…U.S. government’s new Custom SATCOM Solutions contract, a program that will provide satellite communications to military and other users. The program, known as CS2, is the final segment of the new Future Commercial Satellite Communications (FCSA) procurement process, managed jointly by the Defense Information Systems Agency and the General Services Administration.
FCSA was a new way for the government to procure SATCOM services leading to improved capabilities while saving tax dollars. With FCSA, the government customer defines the requirements, then gives contractors considerable leeway in engineering custom solutions that include standards, components and interfaces. Intelsat General’s Skot Butler with more detail re FCSA:
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Under CS2, prime contractors will provide end-to-end solutions to government users. These solutions will include satellite capacity, terminals, other user equipment, teleports, terrestrial networks, integration and engineering services, installation, operations and maintenance.
FCSA is another example of the growing willingness of the part of government to look at new ways to procure SATCOM services. It’s a new business model that helps deliver technically superior and cost-effective SATCOM services in a more competitive manner for the government user.
