SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- CAPACITY ON A UHF-CAPABLE ON-ORBIT MEO SATELLITE
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2026 12:00:00 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- FA9453 AFRL RVK KIRTLAND AFB NM 87117 USA
- ZIP Code
- 87117
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-RJZX-2026-RAPID
- Response Due
- 8/10/2026 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/25/2026
- Point of Contact
- Paola Sanchez-Medina, DeAnna R. Salazar
- E-Mail Address
-
paola.sanchez-medina@spaceforce.mil, deanna.salazar@us.af.mil
(paola.sanchez-medina@spaceforce.mil, deanna.salazar@us.af.mil)
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is focused on obtaining access to bandwidth carried by a commercially owned, commercially operated UHF-capable on-orbit MEO satellite for use in a near-term experimental campaign to: Characterize spectrum, waveform, and user equipment operation with a MEO UHF system Demonstrate interoperability between a potential future MEO UHF system and the existing GEO constellation Inform a time-sequenced pathway to augment or replace the GEO UHF system with a MEO capability The offeror should consider technology solutions that prioritize existing space vehicle, payload and communications link capabilities to provide on-orbit service immediately or as soon as possible. An Initial Launch Capability (ILC) by 2030 is potentially useful, but innovative approaches leading to earlier on-orbit capability are strongly desired. The Government recognizes that this initial prototype may not be fully representative of a final, future architecture, but rather represents an initial step to explore providing UHF services from MEO. AMENDMENT 1 (23 Jul 2026) The following changes are hereby made to the above announcement: Corrects the uplink and downlink frequency bands in Section 4.0.a.i The attachment entitled ""pMEO Demo Request for Information_FINAL 10 Jul 26"" is removed in its entirety and replaced with ""pMEO Demo Request for Information_AMEND1 23 Jul 26"". All other RFI content and due dates remain unchanged. Refer to the attachment entitled ""pMEO Demo Request for Information_AMEND1 23 Jul 26"" for full details.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/07c3d8466d714adf8b4512e356773526/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Albuquerque, NM 87120, USA
- Zip Code: 87120
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 87120
- Record
- SN07914480-F 20260807/260810082208 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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