Bascom Hunter Wins $22.2M Navy Contract for Satellite Terminal Systems Through 2026
Bascom Hunter Technologies Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is awarded a $22,189,246 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, small business innovation research Phase III Contract (N00039-25-D-2003) for the procurement, manufacturing, testing, and delivery of Satellite Terminal (transportable) Non-Geostationary (STtNG) systems, spares, and engineering services. No funding will be placed on contract and obligated at the time of award. STtNG is a new U.S. Navy shipboard carry-on unclassified satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal that is capable of operating over non-geostationary satellites, including proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit. STtNG is expected to operate on any U.S. Navy surface ship and is transportable so that it can be cross-decked from one ship to another and made operational within days. This contract will provide procurement of the STtNG Increment (Inc.2) terminals via its two main subsystems, Protected (P) and Wideband (W), when combined, making up a Full STtNG Inc.2 terminal, as well as the potential procurement of ALL.SPACE terminals, other associated hardware parts for expeditionary purposes, spares, and engineering support services. Engineering support services may include, but are not limited to, efforts to upgrade the Inc.2 terminal to add S-band and Kuiper Modem capability integration. This contract includes a 15-month ordering period. Work will be performed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2026. This sole-source contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(5) – Authorized or Required by Statute (Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 6.302-5). The Naval Information Warfare Systems System Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity (N00039).