PMEO Demo Request for Information Amendment 1

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

CAPACITY ON A UHF-CAPABLE ON-ORBIT MEO SATELLITE

Revised 23 July 2026

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes (market research). This RFI does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotations (RFQ)) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Furthermore, the Government is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept any unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
Due to the operational sensitivity of the Narrowband SATCOM mission, any future acquisition resulting from this market research will require strict adherence to Department of War (DoW) and Department of Defense (DoD) security, cybersecurity, and supply chain integrity standards. Consequently, while responses to this RFI must remain entirely unclassified, respondents are required to demonstrate their organizational posture regarding facility clearances, information safeguarding (CUI/CDI), and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) supply chain compliance. For the purposes of this market research, the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications) with a Small Business Size Standard of $44.0 Million, and the Product Service Code (PSC) is DG11 (IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services)

2.0 BACKGROUND

The secure Narrowband SATCOM requirement is currently being provided by the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) system at Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO). As the operational space environment evolves, the United States Space Force (USSF) requires solutions that add resiliency to the architecture while also increasing capacity for the

Warfighter. The concept of providing a future Ultra High Frequency (UHF) capability from a Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation has thus emerged.

3.0 OBJECTIVE

This Request for Information (RFI) is focused on obtaining access to bandwidth carried by a