Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)Capability Program Executive Command and Control Information Network (CPE C2IN) Commercial Solution Opening (CSO) Call for Solutions (CfS) for PdM WESS
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Solicitation from the Department of the Army, for work in Abell, Maryland. Due Dec 10, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 41 days left.
| Solicitation number | W15P7T-27-R-DIGIF |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W6QK Acc-Apg |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220) |
| Product or service code | 7G21 |
| Place of performance | Abell, Maryland |
| Posted | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 10, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5) (41 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (2)
- ACC-APG Digital IF CfS Questions Template Attachment 1 12 KB
- ACC-APG Digital IF Call for Solutions 61 KB
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Description
Capability Program Executive Command and Control Information Network (CPE C2IN) Commercial Solution Opening (CSO) Call for Solutions (CfS) for Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) Commercial Digital Intermediate Frequency Subsystem (DIFS) under the Army Open Solicitation (AOS) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Project Office/Customer Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) Contracting Activity Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) CSO Number Army Open Solicitation (AOS) - W9128Z-25-S-A002 Call for Solution Title Commercial Digital Intermediate Frequency Subsystem (DIFS) under the Army Open Solicitation (AOS) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Contracting Points of Contact Contracting Officer: Licinda Peters Email: [email protected] Contract Specialist: Keith Magaw Email: [email protected] Questions Due Date/Time 05 November 2026 at noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) Solution Brief Due Date/Time 10 December 2026 at noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) Submit Solution Brief Via Sam.gov and AOS Controlled by U.S. Army Controlled by: PdM WESS CUI Category: Operations Security (OPSEC) Limited Dissemination Control: FEDCON POC: [email protected] SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) is seeking solutions for a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Digital Intermediate Frequency (IF) system to satisfy the requirements for Increment 1 of this modernization effort.
The current legacy analog infrastructure limits scalability, resilience, and interoperability. Under this Call for Solutions, the selected vendor will deliver, integrate, install, and acceptance-test a flexible, open-standard, modular Digital IF solution across up to twenty (20) worldwide satellite communications (SATCOM) teleport sites. Increment 1 will establish a fully operational baseline designed to support subsequent capability upgrades and integrations in future fiscal years.
SECTION 2 – REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION PROBLEM STATEMENT Area of Interest: Modular Digital Intermediate Frequency Solutions for Next-Generation SATCOM Teleports Background & Operational Context Current Department of War (DoW) satellite communications (SATCOM) ground infrastructure relies heavily on legacy L-Band Intermediate Frequency (IF) distribution systems. These analog-hardware-bound architectures limit flexibility, inhibit rapid tech insertion, and create single points of failure across global teleport infrastructures.
To counter emerging near-peer threats in dynamic operational environments, the warfighter requires highly resilient, agile, and rapidly scalable SATCOM. The Problem The legacy L-Band architecture fails to offer the ability to dynamically route or transport Radio Frequency (RF) signals over DoW Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This lack of flexibility inhibits the resilience of geostationary earth orbit (GEO) SATCOM operations.
To transition to a modern, flexible, software-defined ground segment, the DoW requires an open-standard Digital IF architecture. However, before committing to a full-scale global deployment, the DoW must validate the operation, interoperability, security, and performance of these modular commercial solutions in a rigorous representative environment. Technical Objective & Scope The DoW seeks a commercial solution for an Increment 1 Digital IF capability set built on a flexible, open standard (e.g., Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability compliant), modular architecture.
The selected solution will undergo standard site acceptance testing and operational verification to confirm compliance with contract performance requirements and site compatibility. Upon successful acceptance, this operational configuration will serve as the standardized baseline for deployment and installation across up to twenty (20) worldwide SATCOM teleport sites. Mission Impact Successful validation and deployment of this flexible open-standard Digital IF architecture will directly enhance warfighter lethality and survivability by delivering a highly resilient, agile, and survivable GEO-SATCOM capability which rapidly adapts to contested/congested environments.
SCOPE AND TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES The scope of this effort is to acquire, integrate, test, and field a commercially available or commercial-derivative Digital IF suite, and to operationalize it within existing DoW Teleports. The subsystem shall demonstrate the core capability to digitize analog L-band satellite signals, transport them over a high-speed digital network, and convert them back to analog signals, while handling native digital IF traffic from modems.
The subsystem shall leverage mature commercial solutions with an emphasis on automation, reliability, and adherence to open standards, for example, the IEEE-ISTO Std 4900-2021 (DIFI) standard. The offeror shall propose a commercial solution that achieves the following high-level technical objectives, aligned with the core characteristics of the DoW modernization framework: Objective 1: Interoperable Digital IF Conversion (Modular & Open): The DIFS shall convert legacy analog L-band aggregate signals (950 MHz - 2.050 GHz) into standards-compliant Digital IF packet streams and vice versa.
This includes both transmit (analog-to-digital) and receive (digital-to-analog) paths, conforming to the DIFI standard to prevent vendor lock-in. Objective 2: Advanced Digital Signal Processing (Adaptable): The commercial subsystem shall combine multiple, disparate Digital IF streams into a single aggregate (combined) stream for uplink and channelize a single aggregate (combined) downlink stream into multiple, individual Digital IF streams for processing.
Objective 3: High-Performance Digital Transport (Scalable): The subsystem shall utilize a non-blocking, high-speed digital switch fabric to route Digital IF streams between all subsystem components and external interfaces (e.g., Digital
The description continues in the official notice.
Contracting contact
- Licinda Peters · [email protected]
- Keith Magaw · [email protected] · (520) 671-3696
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