# Virgin Islands Buys #BD-26-260-2602-3311

Phase 1 planning and engineering for a U.S. Virgin Islands satellite overlay network

**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-26-260-2602-3311
**NAICS:** 541330

The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is seeking Phase 1 engineering and planning services for a satellite overlay network serving its island districts.
- **Government buyer:** Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Department of Property and Procurement, for the Bureau of Information Technology (BIT).
- **Requested services:** One Phase 1 effort to assess feasibility, define network architecture and project scope, survey proposed sites and parcels, and prepare PE-sealed engineering plans and technical specifications.
  - Deliverables also include site documentation, host-agency MOUs, environmental and historic-preservation support materials, permitting and regulatory documentation, cost estimates and funding forms, and a detailed project schedule.
  - The project covers St. Thomas/St. John and St. Croix, with territory-wide proposed sites.
- **Notable requirements and exclusions:** Site visits are required. Phase 1 is planning and documentation only; it excludes equipment procurement or leasing, construction, installation, hardware or software configuration and integration, testing, training, satellite airtime, and ground-disturbing work.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No network equipment OEMs or A&E service vendors are identified. Microsoft Teams is mentioned only as the pre-proposal meeting platform, not as a requested product or project vendor.
- **Products and quantities:** No hardware products, part numbers, or product quantities are specified.

### Description

The Bureau of Information Technology is seeking architectural and engineering services to develop a Phase 1 planning, design, and documentation package for its satellite overlay network. Work includes technical feasibility studies, system architecture design, PE-sealed engineering plans and specifications, site surveys, host-agency MOUs, EHP support materials, permitting identification, cost estimates, and a detailed project schedule. The network is intended to leverage the existing LMR system, switch seamlessly to cellular data, and connect to satellite service if cellular service is unavailable. Mandatory site visits are scheduled in St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John; proposals are due November 16, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time.

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