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U.S. Space Force Says It May Award Four PTS-G Contracts

U.S. Space Force Says It May Award Four PTS-G Contracts
Maj. Carl Poole, Joint Commercial Operations cell site lead for U.S. Space Force, briefs Kevin Leiser, a German Parliament member, during a visit to the JCO facility in Colorado Springs, Colo. on March 27th (Photo on Space Force Website)

The U.S. Space Force may award four companies Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) contracts. "The government intends to competitively award up to four Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for PTS-G as well as PTS-G Design and Demonstration Delivery Order 001," Space Force's Space Systems Command said on Nov. 4 upon the release of the PTS-G solicitation. The Senate Appropriations Committee recommends $376 million in fiscal 2025 for PTS, nearly $221 million less than the Space Force request, including a $52 million…

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