RFI - Deployable Tactical Communications
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Air Combat Command (ACC) Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to identify qualified vendors capable of providing innovative and readily deployable tactical communications solutions. These solutions are intended to support expeditionary operations in contested, forward-deployed environments. Responses are due by February 25, 2026, at 1500 Eastern.
Purpose & Scope
This RFI is solely for information and planning purposes to conduct market research, determine the availability of commercial capabilities, and evaluate market practices. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment to issue one. The primary focus is on technologies that can demonstrate:
- Communication Infrastructure: Hardware/software for multi-path transport networks (SATCOM, LOS radio, 5G/LTE, HF/UHF).
- Networking Capabilities: Routing, switching, edge computing, application-level QoS, and dynamic network traffic management.
- Security Solutions: Zero Trust, encryption, authentication, access control, cyber resiliency, secure cross-domain data sharing, and centralized management.
- Classified Solutions: Mobile CSfC framework for secure SIPRNET access, aiming for a more user-friendly system than NG WINDAR-S, adhering to NSA's MACP.
- Antenna Systems: Deployable LPI/LPD techniques.
- Power Solutions: Reliable, portable, efficient (SWaP-optimized, battery, generator-compatible).
- Integration Services: Capabilities for integration with government network backbone and existing military systems.
Key Requirements for Solutions
Interested parties should detail solutions demonstrating:
- Rapid Deployability: "Wheels down to comms up" within minutes by a small team.
- Resilience and Reliability: Resistant to jamming/interference, with autonomous failover and contested spectrum operations.
- Security: Robust features like Zero Trust, cyber resiliency, segmentation, and automated recovery.
- Interoperability: With existing USAF infrastructure and cross-domain data sharing.
- Scalability: To support varying users and operational demands.
- Low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP): To facilitate deployment and mobility.
- Ease of Use: User-friendly with minimal training/intervention.
- System Maturity: Technical Readiness Level (TRL) 7 or above.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI)
- Set-Aside: None specified
- Response Due: February 25, 2026, at 1500 Eastern
- Published: January 22, 2026
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Office: HQ ACC AMIC
Submission Instructions
Responses should be a maximum of 10 pages, including diagrams, and submitted via email to Christine Banks (christine.banks.5@us.af.mil) and Nicole Black (aimee.black@us.af.mil) with the subject line "RFI Submission - Deployable Tactical Comms – Company Name".
Additional Notes
All costs associated with responding are at the respondent's expense. Not responding does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Unsolicited proposals will not be accepted.