[SatNews] Government agencies may now avail themselves of this firm's technologies...

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) is now a participant in the Future Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Services Acquisition (FCSA) under the new section of the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule 70 vehicle. This $5 billion, 10-year GSA and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) joint contract vehicle enables government agencies to establish contracts with the commercial satellite industry from a single source. The FCSA program has created two new Special Items Numbers (SINs) under the GSA IT Schedule 70 Multiple Awards Schedule, both available from TCS:

• COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity (SIN 132-54) - Includes owning/operating or reselling dedicated bandwidth and power on a communications satellite in any available COMSATCOM frequency band
• COMSATCOM Subscription Services (SIN 132-55) - Includes COMSATCOM Subscription Services consisting of pre-existing, pre-engineered Fixed Satellite Service and/or Mobile Satellite Service solutions, typically including shared or dedicated satellite resources, ancillary terrestrial components, and Contractor specified networks and equipment, in any available COMSATCOM frequency band

TCS has established a proven track record for more than two decades as a trusted provider of communication technology solutions to solve the government's toughest technical challenges, under conditions that demand the highest level of reliability, availability and security. To ensure mission continuity, TCS offers a family of deployable communications solutions, SwiftLink® and complete end-to-end managed services for converged (IP-based) voice, video and data solutions to organizations requiring seamless, highly secure connectivity between fixed sites and remote operations.