Viasat Awarded $450M-Ceiling Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract From U.S. Space Force For The Space Data Network Backbone Mission Operations Center; Includes Initial $115M Task Order Award
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Under the contract, Viasat will support the design, fielding, sustainment and operations of the Space Data Network Backbone (SDN-B) mission operations center (MOC) under government direction. SDN-B is a multi-vendor
Under the contract, Viasat will support the design, fielding, sustainment and operations of the Space Data Network Backbone (SDN-B) mission operations center (MOC) under government direction. SDN-B is a multi-vendor data transport architecture designed to provide resilient, high-capacity, low-latency data transport supporting U.S. Space Force, Golden Dome for America and Joint Force operations worldwide.
The Viasat award includes an initial $115 million Task Order award to support development and scaling of the MOC and associated network operations capability.
Key Contract Scope:
Viasat will apply its extensive heritage in operating secure, global satellite networks to deliver robust enterprise-level integration for the USSF:
Systems Engineering & Integration — Viasat will support systems engineering and integration for the space-to-ground interface to support multi-orbit connectivity services.
Enterprise Network Operations — The team is establishing a network operations infrastructure to support data transport management in accordance with Government-directed mission priorities.
Common Operational Picture (COP) — The MOC will support a common operational picture of network health, status, and performance.
Life-Cycle Sustainment — The effort includes engineering and sustainment support consistent with Government requirements and future task orders to support availability, resilience, and cybersecurity requirements.
Viasat will use its experience operating secure, large-scale satellite communications networks to support a mission operations capability that integrates and manages participating connectivity services under Government direction. Viasat will provide systems engineering, integration, sustainment, and operational support for the MOC. The MOC is intended to support data transport management for participating SDN-B elements to support a common operational picture, in accordance with Government-directed mission priorities.