Spectrum System Management Services Source Sought Notice
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 U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), TSI Broadcast Technologies Division (T/EBD), is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice to identify capable and reliable sources for Spectrum System Management Services. This initiative aims to gather preliminary information from businesses interested in providing support for USAGM's spectrum scheduling, monitoring, and broadcast engineering and operations activities. Statements of Capability (SOC) are due by June 12, 2026.
Scope of Work
USAGM requires contractor support for comprehensive spectrum management and broadcast engineering. Key responsibilities and required competencies include:
- Radio Scheduling Support: Knowledge of USAGM's broadcasting schedule, transmission assets, scheduling software, and radio propagation. This includes suggesting schedule improvements based on propagation and potential interference.
- Expert Engineering Support: Providing specialized engineering for USAGM radio broadcast activities, with extensive knowledge of radio wave propagation, Agency and other broadcasters' facilities, capabilities, and international broadcasting regulations.
- Efficiency & Operations: Identifying opportunities for improved efficiency, issuing "OPS Memos" for schedule changes or new services, reporting irregularities from monitoring, and suggesting reception improvements.
- Technical Competencies: In-depth understanding of propagation mechanisms, atmospheric impacts, propagation analysis and coverage prediction tools, broadcast transmitting antennas, frequency selection, station location, and antenna configurations for optimizing reception and minimizing interference. Familiarity with USAGM stations, equipment, planning tools, and broadcast schedules is essential.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Market Research
- Set-Aside: None specified (market research stage, but respondents are asked to self-certify business size under NAICS Code 541618, "Other Management Consulting Services," including small business designations).
- Response Due: Friday, June 12, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST.
- Published: May 27, 2026.
Submission Requirements
Interested offerors must submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) via email to nellis@usagm.gov with the subject line "USAGM Spectrum System Management Services." The SOC should include:
- A statement detailing the firm's ability to fulfill the requirements, addressing the identified tasks.
- Business information: Name, Address, UEI, CAGE Code, Phone Number, Web Page URL for the company and any teaming partners.
- Business size status relative to NAICS Code 541618, including all applicable small business designations.
- SAM registration status.
- Ownership information (domestic or foreign).
- Years of experience maintaining similar services.
- A cover letter with company name, local address, point of contact, telephone, and email address.
Additional Notes
This notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment to procure services or award a contract. Responses will not be acknowledged, and no feedback will be provided. Costs associated with responding are the sole responsibility of the respondent. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in submissions.