Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions

Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions, known as CS3, offers complex satellite communications solutions and professional satellite engineering services to meet your agency’s unique SATCOM needs.

CS3 can help your agency build large, complex, custom satellite solutions:

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How do I buy CS3?

Federal contracting officers must receive training and be granted a Delegation of Procurement Authority before awarding CS3 task orders. When using any interagency contract, your agency’s internal ordering process and policies take precedence. If you are a Department of Defense customer, buy SATCOM services through DISA/DITCO.

1. Fill out the Delegation of Procurement Authority form. The DPA clearly establishes the roles and responsibilities between the procuring officer and the ordering contracting officer. You can start issuing task orders after receiving confirmation that we reviewed your DPA.
2. Assess your agency’s requirements. Contact ITCSC@gsa.gov for help defining your SATCOM needs.
3. Develop the statement of work or statement of objectives. We can review your SOW or SOO to ensure it is within the scope of CS3. 
4. Issue the solicitation (ensuring fair opportunity per FAR part 16.505) on eBuy, using the CS3 Ordering Guide [PDF - 1 MB] for support.
5. Evaluate proposals according to your agency’s evaluation processes.
6. Make the award and manage the task order according to your agency’s policies.

Need more support? We can order and manage the task order for you through our Assisted Acquisition Services.

CS3 industry partners

CS3 allows you to include additional small businesses to your contract and ensure their inclusion throughout its lifetime. Large businesses must submit small business subcontracting plans as part of their proposals, and ordering activities can set aside requirements exclusively for small businesses.

Resources

• Committee on National Security Systems Policy
• Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
• Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 200
• FedRAMP and FedRAMP Marketplace
• GSA Scope Review Tool
• GSA Infrastructure Optimization Center of Excellence
• NIST Recommended Security Controls
• Vendor Support Center

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