Latest US Latency Contracts & Bids

The statement of work (SOW) details the need for 4 OEM Silvus **** flight radios, including associated equipment, for use in wildland firefighting operations. The radios must support specific technical specifications, including various modulation types, channel bandwidths, encryption standards, and antenna processing capabilities. The SOW also mentions the need for wifi dongles for programming the radios. Additional information is available in attached documents.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking to acquire the Nasdaq Market Surveillance (NMS) solution on a sole-source basis. The justification for this approach is based on the lack of comparable commercially available systems with the required integration and track record supporting regulatory bodies. Market research was conducted, and a presolicitation notice was posted on July 2, 2025, with a response date of July 10, 2025. No responses were received. The contract was awarded on August 11, 2025, with a 5-year value of $6,437,519. 00. The contracting officer will determine if the proposed price is fair and reasonable.

The tender seeks to provide, install, and maintain a 10Gb dedicated circuit between two locations at Scott AFB, IL. The service date is 12 September 2025. Testing acceptance specifications and unique installation factors are included in the award. The government may cancel or terminate the contract for failure to meet contractual service. A Notice of Completion (NOC) must be uploaded to IDEAS after testing. Detailed testing requirements, including frame sizes, throughput, latency, and frame loss rate, are specified. Maximum transmission delay and monthly availability are also defined. Contact information for government accepting authority, points of contact, and contractor point of contact are provided. Additional information includes CSA number, basic agreement number, TSR number, CCS, and diversity requirements. Standard provisions, charges, and expiration date are also included. The contract will continue until 14 July 2030, unless sooner discontinued. Various DITCO additional telecommunications texts are included, outlining requirements for contractor registration, monitoring, trouble reporting, onestop shopping, approvals, permits, contract period, notice of completion, jeopardy notice, status report, scheduled outages, consideration, and critical infrastructure compliance. The tender also specifies the use of the DODIN approved products list and the DODIN service provider equipment list. The contractor must certify that their solution will not use telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities.

NASA is seeking information from commercial providers on space-based relay communication and navigation capabilities to support NASA missions in the Earth proximity region. The RFI is part of a transition from the aging TDRS system to a commercially driven architecture. Responses are due July 11, 2025. The RFI details required services, including direct access and file delivery services, categorized by timeliness (nominal and critical). It also requests information on spacerelay architectures, communications capabilities, position, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities, compatible spacecraft terminals, launch vehicle support, interoperability, security, business models, and cost structures. A capability validation process is outlined, with milestones and associated costs and timelines. The RFI also seeks input from user stakeholders (science, human spaceflight, launch vehicle, and commercial LEO destinations communities) on their needs and use cases. A separate appendix addresses backwards compatible services for existing missions reliant on TDRS.

This task order is for operational, packaged, pleo broadband data transport services with global coverage and internet connectivity for fixed sites. The requirement includes a service variant with 1Gbps cir in each direction, with an option to increase to 10Gbps for a month. SpaceX is the sole source provider due to the unique technical requirements and proprietary nature of the Starshield Kahts service. The task order is for 12 months from the date of award. Pricing will be compared to the current on-ramped version of Kahts service and previous prices. Market research indicates no competitors can meet the government's need at this time.