[5/3/07] The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded contracts to 24 companies to provide next-generation satellite communications systems to U.S. government military and civilian agencies, the GSA announced May 2.

Among the companies that will be available to provide services under the $750 million SatCom-2 contract are: Americom Government Services Inc., Arrowhead Global Solutions Inc., Artel Inc., AT&T Corp., DRS Technical Services, EDS Corp., Global Communications Solutions Inc., Hughes Network Systems, Intelsat General Corp., Mackay Communications Inc., Segovia Inc., Stratos Mobile Network Inc., Telecommunications Systems Inc., Telenor Satellite Services and ViaSat Inc.

The contract also included a small business set-aside component for satellite professional support services. Companies that received contracts under the set-aside are: CVG Inc., DasNet Corp., E&E Enterprises Global, Knight Sky Consulting and Associates, New Orleans Teleport Inc., Psi Systems Inc., RiteNet Corp., Satellite Communication Systems Inc. and Skjei Telecom Inc.