R 011349Z MAY 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0290/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/ USMC INMARSAT AND IRIDIUM INVENTORY DATA CALL//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC C4/YMD:20081231//
REF/B/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC C4/YMD:20090128//
NARR/ REF A IS MARADMIN 740/08, IRIDIUM ENHANCED MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES (EMSS) PROCUREMENT AND SUSTAINMENT POLICY AND STRATEGY. REF B IS MARADMIN 0054/09, INMARSAT MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES USMC POLICY AND PROCEDURES.//
POC/AQUINO, WELLINGTON/CAPT/UNIT:CMC (C4CS)/-/TEL: DSN 223-3477/ EMAIL:WELLINGTON.AQUINO@USMC.MIL//
POC/LINDSAY, EDWARD/CTR/UNIT:CMC (C4CS)/-/TEL: DSN 223-3468/ EMAIL: EDWARD.LINDSAY.CTR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. REQUEST MARINE CORPS USERS PROVIDE HQMC C4 THE INVENTORY DATA PER REFS A AND B NLT 1 JUN 2009.
2. BACKGROUND.
2.A. THE IRIDIUM DATA CALL IS REQUIRED BY HQMC C4 FOR THE REVIEW AND REVALIDATION (R&R) OF ALL UNIT SIM CARDS.
2.B. THE INMARSAT DATA CALL IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION OF DELINQUENT BILLING FOR INMARSAT SERVICES.
3. ADDITIONALLY, THESE DATA CALLS WILL SUPPORT:
3.A. VALIDATING THE QUANTITIES AND LOCATIONS OF ALL MARINE CORPS IRIDIUM AND INMARSAT ASSETS.
3.B. THE DISSEMINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES UPDATES HAVING POTENTIAL OPERATIONAL IMPACTS TO THE APPROPRIATE MARINE USERS.
3.C. HQMC C4 ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE PROCESSES FOR PURCHASING, ACTIVATING AND TERMINATION OF MSS EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
4. THE INVENTORY DATA CALL SPREADSHEETS HAVE BEEN POSTED TO HQMC C4 WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASH SLASH HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL SLASH JOINTSYSTEMS.ASP UNDER THE IRIDIUM AND INMARSAT LINKS.
5. CONTACT THE HQMC POC FOR THIS MESSAGE AND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 1 OCTOBER 2009.
7. MARADMIN RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN G. J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, C4.//