ARSAT tenders the operational all-risk insurance for its satellite operation

The Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A. (ARSAT) has called for National Public Tender 05-2026 to contract the all-operational-risk insurance for the state satellite company. The notice was published in the Third Section of the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic on September 16, 2026, with the submission of bids until October 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM. The opening of the proposals will take place on the same day, at 12:00 PM.

The object of this call comprises the contracting of ALL-OPERATIONAL-RISK insurance, in accordance with the details and conditions established in the bidding documents governing the procedure. The convening party is ARSAT, issuer of the official tender notice published in the Third Section of the gazette.

The official notice bears number 66141/26 and states a publication date of September 16, 2026, with an edition validity between September 15 and 17, 2026. The publication is made under the name Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A. – ARSAT.

Object and documentation of the call

The object of the call comprises the contracting of ALL-OPERATIONAL-RISK insurance, according to the details and conditions established in the instruments that make up the procedure. The documentation governing the tender is as follows:

• General Terms and Conditions.
• Particular Terms and Conditions.
• Technical Specifications.

The three sets of documents can be consulted on the ARSAT website, within the active transparency procurement and contracting section. The notice does not set an estimated amount or an official budget for the contract.

Inquiries, bidding documents, and submission of bids

The enabled channel for inquiries and clarifications is the email LicPub 05-2026-tro@arsat.com.ar, available until THREE (3) business days before the opening of the bids. Support is provided Monday to Friday, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The operational data of the procedure are:

• Cost of bidding documents: no cost.
• Place of submission: ARSAT offices, Av. Gral. Juan Domingo Perón 7934 (B1621BGZ), Benavidez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Deadline date and time for submission: October 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

Opening act

The bid opening act will take place at the same ARSAT address in Benavidez, Buenos Aires, on October 5, 2026, at 12:00 PM. The call does not establish an extension period or a second alternative date in the published text.

The tender opens a window of nearly three weeks for insurance companies and industry providers to submit their proposals to the state satellite company. The procedure covers all operational risks for ARSAT, therefore interest is concentrated among insurance companies with the capacity to assume this type of coverage. Interested parties must collect and analyze the three bidding documents and channel their inquiries through the indicated email before the deadline for clarifications.

Source: Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic, Third Section, September 16, 2026, p. 1 (official reference: notice No. 66141/26).