  In models of low-energy gauge mediation, the observed Higgs mass is in
tension with the cosmological limit on the gravitino mass $m_{3/2} \lesssim 16$
eV. We present an alternative mediation mechanism of supersymmetry breaking via
a $U(1)$ $D$-term with an $E_6$-inspired particle content, which we call
"vector mediation". The gravitino mass can be in the eV range. The sfermion
masses are at the 10 TeV scale, while gauginos around a TeV. This mechanism
also greatly ameliorates the $\mu$-problem.
