The U.S. Space Force Commercial SATCOM Communication Office (CSCO) is responsible for procuring commercial satellite communication services and capabilities for the Department of Defense (DoD), federal, state, and local agencies, as well as international partners. As part of the Space Systems Command (SSC), CSCO serves as the bridge between the DoD and commercial SATCOM providers, enabling the warfighter to access innovative and cost-efficient space capabilities. They manage programs like the Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition (FCSA) and Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services, working with contractors such as SpaceX and Inmarsat. CSCO also supports other agencies like NASA and NRO.
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The United States Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office allocated $2.3 billion in commercial SATCOM contracts in January 2025.
The U.S. Space Force Commercial Satellite Communications Office has contracts for multi-orbit, multi-band satellite capabilities.
Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office is the only program allowed to manage the working capital fund.
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office has joined the U.S. Air Force working capital fund through the activation of a new Enterprise Space Activity Group.
The PLEO program is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office.
The Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office issued a request for information on 2024-09-06 on automated satellite communications network orchestration.
CSCO expects $500,000,000 of the $900,000,000 IDIQ ceiling to be consumed by this time next year.
The Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office and the Defense Information Systems Agency established a $900 million, 10-year IDIQ agreement for proliferated LEO satellite services with 20 vendors including SpaceX.
CSCO is working with DISA to increase the $900,000,000 IDIQ ceiling into the billions.
The combined contract opportunities identified by the Commercial Satellite Communications Office are potentially worth nearly $1,700,000,000.
The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office released projections for satellite communications contracts expected to be awarded over the next 12 months.
The Commercial SATCOM Office purchases over 80% of its communication needs commercially.
The Commercial SATCOM Office headquartered at Fort Meade, Maryland executes over $850,000,000 annually to fulfill the services’ commercial SATCOM needs.
CSCO currently uses DISA facilities at Fort Meade, Maryland and plans to establish its own offices under Space Systems Command’s new Commercial Space Office.
CSCO is exploring different business models to acquire hybrid multi-orbit satcom services that combine GEO, MEO, and LEO satellites and frequency bands.
If Congress approves the 2025 budget proposal, CSCO would begin to manage its funding independently of DISA.
Once the working capital fund is set up, CSCO expects to take over at least 20 of DoD’s 147 active commercial satcom contracts.
CSCO oversees nearly $7,000,000,000 worth of satcom services contracts across 150 agreements.
The Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services contract is managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency on behalf of the Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office.
The United States Space Force Space Systems Command Commercial Satellite Communications Office is seeking sources capable of supporting a Department of Defense effort to launch and maintain communications satellites with greater maneuverability and smaller size than traditional geostationary satellites.