Opportunity
SAM #951700-26-R-0022
USAGM Solicitation for Satellite Capacity and Managed Teleport Services for VOA Persian TV Distribution
Buyer
USAGM Office of Contracts
Posted
June 25, 2026
Respond By
July 07, 2026
Identifier
951700-26-R-0022
NAICS
517410
This opportunity involves the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) seeking satellite capacity and managed teleport services to distribute Voice of America (VOA) Persian TV (HD) via the TurkmenAlem/MonacoSat satellite at the 52° East orbital location. - Government Buyer: - United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) - Sub-agency: Voice of America (VOA) - Office: USAGM Headquarters - OEMs and Vendors Mentioned: - TurkmenAlem/MonacoSat (satellite platform) - Products/Services Requested: - Satellite transponder capacity for VOA Persian TV (HD) distribution - Managed teleport services for uplinking to TurkmenAlem/MonacoSat - Signal monitoring services for VOA transmissions - Program delivery services from USAGM Headquarters to vendor uplink teleport - Zixi/SRT Contribution Service for program delivery - Technical and Unique Requirements: - Distribution must use TurkmenAlem/MonacoSat at 52° East - Program audio at 6.5 Mbps - Services originate from USAGM headquarters in Washington, D.C. and the USAGM Data Center in Ashburn, VA - NAICS code 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications) - Contract includes a base year and one option year - Offerors must provide technical design, operations and management approach, past performance, and price proposals
Description
The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), in support of the Voice of America (VOA) will be awarding a Base + Two Option Year contract for satellite capacity and managed teleport services. This is to support the distribution of VOA Persian TV (HD) on TurkmenÄlem/MonacoSat at the 52o East orbital location originating at USAGM headquarters in Washington, D.C. and USAGM’s Data Center in Ashburn, VA. This action will be additive and will contribute to the distribution of VOA Persian TV on a diverse set of satellites and frequencies available to audiences in the target area. See attached documentation for all applicable details.