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Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) hardened medium fixed Satellite Communications Earth Terminals Request for Information (RFI)

Federal · Department of Defense · U.S. ArmyDue Thursday, October 15, 2026
Client
Department of Defense · U.S. Army
RFP Number
—
Posted
10/1/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
—
NAICS
517410
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contact
Licinda Peters

Description

AI Generated

The Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, on behalf of Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems, seeks information from companies capable of producing, installing, and maintaining up to nine state-of-the-art High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) hardened medium fixed Satellite Communications Earth Terminals. The tentatively planned acquisition covers X-Band, selective polarization terminals for installation within the continental United States. Interested parties must submit questions using the provided Excel template by 12:00 PM EST on October 7, 2026. Final RFI responses are due in PDF or Microsoft Word format by 12:00 PM EST on October 15, 2026. Both questions and responses must be emailed directly to Contract Specialist Dr. Renee J. Bayton and Contracting Officer Licinda M. Peters.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from RFI_Army HEMP HMFT Terminal_28Sept2026.docx. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

This is a Request for Information seeking market information for producing, installing, and maintaining up to nine HEMP hardened medium fixed Satellite Communications Earth Terminals. The terminals will be installed within the continental United States and operate in the X Band with selective polarization operation. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not a request for proposals.

Issued by
Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)
Questions due
1200 Noon EST on 07 October 2026
RFI responses due
Noon EST on 15 October 2026
How to submit
Email
Submission details
Responses must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Word format to Contract Specialist Dr. Renee J Bayton and Contracting Officer Licinda M Peters. White paper section describing technical expertise limited to no more than 10 pages.
Contract term
Anticipated 5 years after contract award for production, with up to a two-year delivery time on each Delivery Order
Place of performance
Continental United States

Scope of work

  • Production of up to nine HEMP Hardened Medium Fixed SATCOM Terminals
  • Technical support for terminal installation performed by the Government
  • Sustainment support and maintenance for terminals
  • Operation in X Band with selective polarization operation
  • Compliance with MIL-STD 188-164C w/Change 2 and Revision A of MIL-STD 188-125A

Minimum qualifications

  • Facility security clearance level of SECRET
  • Personnel performing on-site activities typically required to possess a SECRET or higher-level security clearance

Documents to include with the bid

  • RFI response white paper
  • Attachment 0001 RFI Question Template in Excel document format (if submitting questions)

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
W15P7T-27-R-HMFT
Agency
Department of Defense
Buying office
Dept of the Army › W6QK ACC-APG
Notice type
Sources Sought
Responses due
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Sep 29, 2026
NAICS
517410 · Satellite Telecommunications
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contracting contact
Licinda Peters
[email protected]
Additional contact
Renee J. Bayton
[email protected]
Read the official notice description

The Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is hereby issuing the following: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) For our Mission Partner: Product Manager for Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) Under Solicitation No. W15P7T-27-R-HMFT DESCRIPTION Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) is seeking information on companies with a comprehensive background in producing, installing and maintaining up to a quantity of nine state-of-the-art High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) hardened medium fixed Satellite Communications Earth Terminals. PdM WESS is tentatively planning to acquire these terminals to be installed within the continental United States. The Government tentatively plans to issue a solicitation for a HEMP Hardened Medium Fixed SATCOM Terminal that operates in X Band, with selective polarization operation. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 517410: Satellite Telecommunications. Synopsis: Request for Information (RFI) for a potential requirement for production, installation and sustainment support of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) hardened satellite communications terminals. This is an RFI only. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the government. QUESTIONS All questions related to the RFI shall be submitted no later than (NLT) 1200 Noon EST on 07 October 2026 via email Dr. Renee J Bayton, Contract Specialist at [email protected] and Licinda M Peters, Contracting Officer at [email protected]. Respondents who submit questions in response to the RFI, are requested to use Attachment 0001 “RFI Question Template.” The completed question template should be attached to the email as an Excel document. RESPONSES Please submit your RFI responses for the above requested information in PDF or Microsoft Word format no later than (NLT) Noon EST on 15 October 2026 to Dr. Renee J Bayton, Contract Specialist at [email protected] and Licinda M Peters, Contracting Officer at [email protected] Please find attached the RFI document and W15P7T-27-R-HMFT_RFI Questions Template_Attch 0001 All questions and responses shall be sent via email to the Contracting Officer Ms. Licinda Peters and Contract Specialist Dr. Renee Bayton.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Satellite Telecommunications). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 517410

Vendor and awardValueEnds
LITE COMS LLCM6785423F2061 · MARINE CORPS WIDEBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS LIGHT AND HEAVY AND ANCILLARY EQUIP$7.9MSep 10, 2028
ONEWEB TECHNOLOGIES INC.FA254126FB061 · PLEO WARRIOR PLAN SUPPORT: PROCURE A GLOBAL POOLED ONEWEB SERVICE PLAN SUPPORTING FIXED, L$6.1MJun 28, 2028
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.W519TC24F0434 · DELIVERY ORDER FOR 1 TERMINAL$58.0MMay 1, 2028
GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC.H9241526FE055 · 2026-061 AFRICOM AISR RENEWAL$4.8MDec 31, 2027
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.FA254126FB066 · PROLIFERATED LOW EARTH ORBIT BEST EFFORT 05 PROGRAM$39.1MOct 30, 2027

Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 517410, since Oct 1, 2024

2,769 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$776.9M
  2. 2. GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC.$295.2M
  3. 3. INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC.$252.6M
  4. 4. IRIDIUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC$188.8M
  5. 5. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$118.4M

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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