UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 091405Z SEP 09 BT UNCLAS PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N6// UNCLAS //N02000// NAVADMIN 259/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/AUG// SUBJ/NAVY COMMERCIAL SATTELITE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY// POC/STEVE LORD/CIV/CNO N6F1121/TEL: 703-601-1236 /EMAIL:STEPHEN.LORD(AT)NAVY.MIL// REF/A/DOC/OASD NII MEMO//14DEC04// REF/B/DOC/OASD NII MEMO/29AUG01// REF/C/DOC/OASD NII MEMO/09MAY06// REF/D/DOC/CJCSI 6250.01C/30APR07// REF/E/DOC/OASD NII MEMO/19DEC08// REF/F/DOC/OASD NII MEMO/01JUN09// NARR/REF A IS THE OASD NII POLICY MEMO IMPLEMENTING THE CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) 2005 SECTION 803 FOR FIXED SATELLITE SERVICES (FSS). REFS B AND C PROVIDE THE CURRENT POLICY FOR MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES (MSS). REF D IS THE JOINT STAFF INSTRUCTION FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. REF E IS THE OASD NII POLICY AMPLIFYING THE GUIDANCE IN CJCSI 6250.01 (SERIES) THAT ALL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING COMMERCIAL WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE SATELLITE DATA BASE (SDB). REF F IS THE OASD NII POLICY FOR PROVISIONING AND USE OF INMARSAT MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES. RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ESTABLISHES AN INTERIM NAVY POLICY FOR ACQUIRING AND ACCOUNTING FOR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE TERMINALS AND THE MECHANISM FOR ACQUIRING SPACE SEGMENT SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES ALL USER REQUIREMENTS; E.G., SHIPS, SHORE COMMANDS, MOBILE AND EXPEDITIONARY COMMANDS, SYSTEMS COMMANDS, AND NAVAL AIR INCLUDING ALL AIRCRAFT TYPES. THE INTERIM POLICY WILL BE REPLACED BY A NEW OPNAVINST WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE. 2. THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005, SECTION 803 PROVIDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE FOR THE DEFENSE COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SERVICES PROCUREMENT PROCESS. THIS INCLUDED THE REQUIREMENT FOR DETERMINATION THAT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) SHALL REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL SERVICES AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) AND THE SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPENDENTS ON HOW SUCH PROCUREMENTS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED. REF A IMPLEMENTED THE NDAA SECTION 803 PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO COMBATANT COMMANDERS (COCOMS), SERVICES AND AGENCIES IN PROCESSES FOR ACQUIRING COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERVICES VIA DISA. FOR CLARIFICATION, REF A APPLIES TO FIXED SATELLITE SERVICES (FSS). SIMILAR INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES (MSS) ARE INCLUDED IN REFS B AND C. ADDITIONALLY, PER REF D, THE JOINT STAFF REQUIRES COCOMS, SERVICES, AND AGENCIES TO REPORT ALL COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS USAGE ANNUALLY. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING A COMPLETE ACCOUNTING OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE TERMINALS AND SPACE SEGMENT USAGE. FURTHERMORE, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE NETWORK AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION IN REF E AMPLIFIES THE POLICY INCHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF INSTRUCTION 6250.01 (SERIES) THAT ALL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING COMMERCIAL WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE SATELLITE DATA BASE (SDB) AND REF F PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROVISIONING AND USE OF INMARSAT MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES. 3. THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING THIS COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY IS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE, AND SECDEF AND JOINT STAFF POLICIES REFERENCED IN THIS MESSAGE, AND TO ENSURE ALL NAVY COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS ARE INVENTORIED. 4. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, CNO N6 VALIDATION OF ANY REQUIREMENT TO ACQUIRE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINALS OR SPACE SEGMENT MUST BE OBTAINED. THIS POLICY INCLUDES NEW BANDS THAT MAY BE DEFINED IN THE FUTURE AS COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. COORDINATION WITH CNO N2/N6 PRIOR TO VALIDATION (PROVIDING THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN PARAS 8A-F AS APPLICABLE) IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO NEGOTIATING ANY ARRANGEMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE TERMINAL OR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERVICE. 5. USERS WILL BE PROVIDED COORDINATION ASSISTANCE BY CNO N2/N6 WITH DISA ON ANY REQUEST FOR SPACE SEGMENT. COMMANDS WITH JUSTIFICATION FOR NOT PROCURING SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERVICES THROUGH DISA MAY REQUEST A WAIVER VIA CNO N2/N6 TO THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OASD) GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID (GIG) WAIVER PANEL. AFTER CNO N2/N6 ENDORSEMENT, WAIVER PACKAGE WILL BE FORWARDED. 6. OASD NII CLOSELY MONITORS ALL USAGE OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. EXISTING COMMANDS AND OR NEW COMMANDS CONSIDERING COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AS A MEANS TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSIDER MILSATCOM (X-BAND AND OR KA-BAND) AS AN ALTERNATIVE. CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT OF THIS MESSAGE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ALTERNATE MILSATCOM TERMINAL OPTIONS. 7. IMPLEMENTING THIS POLICY REQUIRES A DATA CALL FOR ALL EXISTING TERMINALS AND SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE. THIS DATA CALL APPLIES TO FIXED SATELLITE SERVICES (FSS), E.G., C-BAND, KU-BAND, COMMERCIAL X- BAND, COMMERCIAL KA-BAND; AND MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES (MSS), E.G., INMARSAT, IRIDIUM, GLOBALSTAR AND THURAYA. 8. ALL ECHELON TWO COMMANDS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE BASELINE DATA CALL, TO INCLUDE CONSOLIDATING AND FORWARDING INPUTS FROM ALL ITS LOWER ECHELON COMMANDS. TERMINALS AND SERVICES THAT ARE PART OF THE OPNAV COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM OF RECORD AND PROVIDED BY PEO C4I (E.G., AN/WSC-6 TERMINAL (C-BAND VARIANT), AN/WSC-8, INMARSAT B HIGH SPEED DATA (HSD), AND ANY OF THE COMMERCIAL BROADBAND SATELLITE PROGRAM (CBSP) TERMINAL VARIANTS INCLUDING THE AN/USC-69(V)1, AN/USC-69(V2) AND AN/USC-69(V)3 ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS DATA CALL. DATA CALL RESPONSES SHALL BE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT: A. FSS TERMINALS - USER COMMANDS (1) TERMINAL NAME (2) TERMINAL MANUFACTURER (3) FREQUENCY BAND(S) (E.G., C, KU, COMMERCIAL X, OTHER) (4) ENCRYPTION: TYPE OF ENCRYPTION DEVICE(S). (5) DATA THROUGHPUT. DATA THROUGHPUT (BANDWIDTH) THE TERMINAL(S) SUPPORTS. (6) TERMINAL PURCHASE DATE. THE PURCHASE YEAR OF THE TERMINAL(S). (7) MISSION. BRIEF UNCLASSIFIED DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSION THE TERMINAL(S) SUPPORTS INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE TWO ENDS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS LINK, AND THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT IS BEING TRANSPORTED (E.G., STATIC MODEM, DYNAMIC MODEM, BASEBAND EQUIPMENT) (E.G., VOICE, VIDEO, DATA, IMAGERY, ETC.) (8) POINTS OF CONTACT. PROVIDE THE USER CONTACT INFORMATION (RANK, NAME, EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER) FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER, FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER. (9) INCLUDE THE FSS SPACE SEGMENT INFORMATION FOR EACH FSS TERMINAL AS LISTED IN PARA 8B BELOW. B. FSS SPACE SEGMENT - USER COMMANDS (1) CONTRACT. PROVIDE THE MECHANISM FOR ACQUIRING SERVICE; E.G., DISA OR NAME OF VENDOR. (2) FREQUENCY BAND(S). (E.G., C, KU, COMMERCIAL X, OTHER) (3) DATE OF CONTRACT. DATE THE INITIAL CONTRACT WAS AWARDED. (4) CONTRACT NUMBER. (5) LENGTH OF SERVICE. PROVIDE THE LENGTH OF SERVICE OF THE CONTRACT; E.G., MONTHLY, ANNUALLY, ETC. (6) CONTRACT OPTION YEARS. INCLUDE AS APPROPRIATE. (7) NON CONTRACT AWARD. IF SERVICE WAS ACQUIRED FROM DISA VIA A REQUEST FOR SERVICE (RFS) OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE REQUEST (TSR) PROVIDE THE DATES SERVICE WAS PROVIDED. OTHERWISE STATE NOT APPLICABLE. (8) NON CONTRACT AWARD COST. PROVIDE THE COST FOR SERVICE. (9) SATELLITE DATA BASE (SDB). A SATELLITE DATA BASE (SDB) NUMBER IS REQUIRED FOR ALL COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION (SPACE SEGMENT) REQUIREMENTS. REF E REFERS. PROVIDE THE SDB NUMBER FOR EACH COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION (SPACE SEGMENT REQUIREMENT). IF THERE IS NO SDB NUMBER, CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT OF THIS MESSAGE FOR ASSISTANCE. C. FSS TERMINALS AND SPACE SEGMENT - SYSTEMS COMMANDS (1) COMMAND SUPPORTED. PROVIDE NAME OF COMMAND BEING SUPPORTED. ALSO INCLUDE ECHELON TWO COMMAND. (2) CONTRACT NUMBER. (3) TERMINAL. NAME OF THE TERMINAL BEING PROVIDED. (4) FREQUENCY BAND(S). (E.G., C, KU, COMMERCIAL X, OTHER). (5) DATA THROUGHPUT. PROVIDE THE DATA THROUGHPUT (BANDWIDTH) THE TERMINAL(S) SUPPORT. (6) CONTRACT AWARD DATE. PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AWARD DATE FOR THE TERMINAL(S). IF MORE THAN ONE DATE APPLIES FOR THE PURCHASE OF MULTIPLE TERMINALS, THEN PROVIDE THE PURCHASE DATE FOR EACH TERMINAL. (7) MISSION. BRIEF UNCLASSIFIED DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSION THE TERMINAL(S) SUPPORTS INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE TWO ENDS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS LINK, AND THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT IS BEING TRANSPORTED (E.G., STATIC MODEM, DYNAMIC MODEM, BASEBAND EQUIPMENT) ((E.G. VOICE, VIDEO, DATA, IMAGERY, ETC.) (8) CONTACT INFORMATION. PROVIDE THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE SYSTEMS COMMAND COMMANDING OFFICER, FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CONTRACTING OFFICER. (9) IF THE CONTRACT INCLUDES SERVICE (OR IS FOR SERVICE ONLY) PROVIDE THE INFORMATION LISTED IN PARA 8B, FOR EACH FSS TERMINAL. D. MSS TERMINALS - USER COMMANDS. PROVIDE THE INFORMATION LISTED IN PARA 8A. FOR INMARSAT TERMINALS ALSO PROVIDE EACH INMARSAT MOBILE NUMBER (IMN) AND THE ACCOUNTING CODE USED WHEN THE TERMINAL WAS COMMISSIONED; E.G., US01, US02, OTHER. E. MSS SPACE SEGMENT - USER COMMANDS. PROVIDE THE INFORMATION LISTED IN PARA 8B. FOR ANY MSS TERMINAL THAT INCLUDES A SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE (SIM) CARD, PROVIDE THE SIM CARD SERIAL NUMBER AND THE LINE OF ACCOUNTING PROGRAM DESIGNATOR CODE (PDC). F. MSS TERMINALS AND SPACE SEGMENT - SYSTEMS COMMANDS. PROVIDE THE SAME INFORMATION LISTED IN PARAS 8A-B AND 8D. 9. THE HELP DESK (SPAWAR ATLANTIC) WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST ALL NAVY USERS WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF IRIDIUM HANDSETS, DEVICES AND SERVICES. THIS SERVICE IS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE PROCUREMENT OF INMARSAT BROADBAND GLOBAL AREA NETWORK (BGAN) TERMINALS AND SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, NETWARCOM N3 WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST NAVY USERS IN THE COMMISSIONING AND DECOMMISSIONING OF LEGACY INMARSAT TERMINALS. THE POINT OF CONTACT OF THIS MESSAGE, THE SPAWAR ATLANTIC HELP DESK AND NETWARCOM N3 WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROCESS FOR ACQUIRING MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES (MSS) INCLUDING IRIDIUM AND INMARSAT. FOR INMARSAT THIS INCLUDES THE LEGACY SERVICE AND THE NEXT GENERATION BGAN SERVICE. REF F REFERS. 10. SUSPENSE DATES FOR ACTIONS IN THIS MESSAGE INCLUDE: A. REQUEST ALL ECHELON TWO COMMANDS. NO LATER THAN 15 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE PROVIDE THE POINT OF CONTACT OF THIS MESSAGE WITH THE ECHELON TWO COMMAND POINT OF CONTACT FOR EXECUTION OF THIS POLICY. INCLUDE RANK, NAME, EMAIL, AND PHONE NUMBER. NEGATIVE REPORTS TO THE POINT OF CONTACT OF THIS MESSAGE ARE REQUIRED. B. REQUEST ALL ECHELON TWO COMMANDS PROVIDE THE POINT OF CONTACT OF THIS MESSAGE THE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION IN PARA 8A-F AS APPLICABLE FOR ALL SUBORDINATE ECHELON COMMANDS NO LATER THAN 30 OCTOBER 2009. C. ANTICIPATE THAT ALL ECHELON TWO COMMANDS PROVIDE THE POINT OF CONTACT OF THIS MESSAGE THE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION IN PARA 8A-F AS APPLICABLE FOR ALL SUBORDINATE ECHELON COMMANDS NO LATER THAN THE LAST WORKING DAY IN OCTOBER OF EACH ANNIVERSARY YEAR BEGINNING IN 2010. D. OPNAV WILL REPLACE THIS INTERIM POLICY WITH A NEW OPNAVINST WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE. 11. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL HARRY B. HARRIS, JR. DCNO COMMUNICATION NETWORKS N6// BT #0001 NNNN