SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS).
The IDIQ vehicle was awarded through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) by the U.S. Space Force. Under the multi-award contract, valued at up to $900 million, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), federal agencies, and international coalition partners can acquire fully managed, low-latency, LEO SBS from 16 selected awardees, including SES Space & Defense.
SES Space & Defense leverages the company’s global fleet of more than 70 GEO and MEO satellites, coupled with LEO partnerships, to create a fully managed and integrated terrestrial and space network.
Satellite services delivered via multiple orbits enable a comprehensive range of new connectivity capabilities for the U.S. DoD. NGSO – LEO and MEO – provide low-latency and flexible, fiber-like connectivity ideal for high-bandwidth, real-time applications, while GEO satellites enhance global resiliency and redundancy enabling a broader scope of government use cases.
SES Space & Defense also offers enterprise management and control (EM&C) capabilities, facilitating a seamless, integrated network of COMSATCOM and MILSATCOM systems and extensive experience in building and operating global networks. This enables DoD users to enjoy resilient, redundant, and secure multi-orbit, multi-band network solutions.
“The pLEO IDIQ is the first multiple award contract to deliver pLEO COMSATCOM services to the government and military. The contract structure is part of the U.S. Space Force’s new approach to acquiring SATCOM. These awards are foundational for COMSATCOM integration and proliferation into new waveforms and orbits enabling connectivity and communication at the tactical edge.” — David Fields, President and CEO, SES Space & Defense