FA254126CB020↗

Name: FA254126CB020: The Government Requires 288 Megahertz (MHZ) of Non-Preemptible Commercial Ku-Band Space Segment Over Usaf Central Command Aor.
Creator: SpendQuery
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES 288 MEGAHERTZ (MHZ) OF NON-PREEMPTIBLE COMMERCIAL KU-BAND SPACE SEGMENT OVER USAF CENTRAL COMMAND AOR.

Definitive Contract · Department of the Air Force · to Artel LLC (UEI E93LMZUWUN91) · data as of 2026-10-20

Obligated to date$9.10M4 actions

Current value$9.10Mwith options exercised

Potential value$45.45Mif every option is used

Period2026-05-01 → 2027-05-22up to 2031-05-22 with options

Up for re-bid: ends 2027-05-22. Recompete brief → · Blue Force Tracker (BFT) Satellite Communications Services Contract ↗

What it is

Product or service: IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services (PSC DG11)
Industry: Satellite Telecommunications (NAICS 517410)
Contracting office: Fa2541 SSC Comrcl Svcs Ofc SSC CMK (FA2541)
Competition: Full and open competition · 1 offer received
Pricing: Firm fixed price
How it was bought: Standalone contract
Solicitation: FA254126QB004
Where the work is: Fairfax, VA · district VA-11

Obligations by fiscal year

FY2026$9.10M

SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.

Subcontractors: where the money went next

No subawards reported for this award. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; many awards have none.

Every action

4 actions since 2026-04-24. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.

Date	Modification	Kind	Amount	What the agency wrote
2026-07-21	P00003	Administrative change	$192.6K	SEE PWS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS
2026-06-04	P00002	Administrative change	$0	SEE PWS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS
2026-05-28	P00001	Administrative change	$0	SEE PWS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS
2026-04-24	0		$8.91M	THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES 288 MEGAHERTZ (MHZ) OF NON-PREEMPTIBLE COMMERCIAL KU-BAND SPACE SEGMENT OVER USAF CENTRAL COMMAND AOR.

Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-20). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗

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