CAPACITY ON A UHF-CAPABLE ON-ORBIT MEO SATELLITE
| Location: | New Mexico |
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| Posted: | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Due: | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Solicitation No: | RFI-RJZX-2026-RAPID |
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
- Original Published Date: Jul 10, 2026 04:18 pm MDT
- Original Response Date: Aug 10, 2026 02:00 pm MDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
- Original Inactive Date: Aug 25, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services
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NAICS Code:
- 517410 - Satellite Telecommunications
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Place of Performance:
Albuquerque , NM 87120USA
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.
Refer to the attachment entitled "pMEO Demo Request for Information_FINAL 10 Jul 26".
- ADMINISTRATIVE ONLY NO REQUISITIONS 3550 ABERDEEN AVE SE
- KIRTLAND AFB , NM 87117
- USA
- Paola Sanchez-Medina
- paola.sanchez-medina@spaceforce.mil
- DeAnna R. Salazar
- deanna.salazar@us.af.mil
- Jul 10, 2026 04:18 pm MDTSources Sought (Original)
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| Aug 5, 2026 | [Sources Sought (Updated)] CAPACITY ON A UHF-CAPABLE ON-ORBIT MEO SATELLITE |
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