Sources Sought
Request for Information (RFI) – Modular Tactical Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) EW System
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Air Force (AFLCMC Special Warfare Contracting Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) is asking for information, not offers, about a body-worn, lightweight, modular tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare (EW) system. This sources sought notice is market research only. Responses are due by email by the response due date of November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Air Force who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The Air Force (AFLCMC Special Warfare Contracting Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) is asking for information, not offers, about a body-worn, lightweight, modular tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare (EW) system. This sources sought notice is market research only. Responses are due by email by the response due date of November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, with this NAICS code listed, is needed to be awarded a Department of Defense contract (not to answer this request).
- Both U.S. and non-U.S. firms may respond to this request for information.
How to submit: Email to the Contracting Officer, Jamie Sclafani, at jamie.sclafani@us.af.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Worth checking: Market research only, not a solicitation. No contract can be won from this notice; it only helps the Air Force decide how to buy and whether to set the work aside.
- Worth checking: Must work with fielded CACI Mastodon Beast+ system. The system must be compatible with equipment already in use, which a business without that technology may not be able to show.
- Worth checking: Hardware must meet tight size, weight and range specs. The system must be man-packable at 25 lbs or less in a small box and cover 500 KHz to 6 GHz, so a business needs real test data or a working product.
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- Minor: Delivery of 2 units within 6 months is requested. Responses may show the ability to deliver 2 units within 6 months after receipt of order, so a business needs a ready product or short build time.
- Minor: Small business subcontracting limits must be addressed. Respondents must explain how they would meet the limits on subcontracting and the non-manufacturer rule if the work is set aside for small business.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- Request for Information 27R5005 - Modular Tactical SIGINT EW System.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- A body-worn, low size, weight and power (SWaP), modular tactical SIGINT/EW system that works against signals across a wide range of frequencies in harsh conditions
- Detect, find the direction of, and identify threat signals, and enable attack, while stationary and on the move
- Radio coverage from 500 KHz to 6 GHz, with tunable-power electronic attack (jamming)
- Man-packable: 25 lbs or less and no larger than 5 x 10 x 5 inches; works from -30C to +55C
- Works with Android S20TEs and S23TEs over a mesh network (linked radios that relay for each other), and with the fielded CACI Mastodon Beast+ system
- Powered from a 9-18 volt direct current (VDC) Freedom Pak WP FP-05, with an objective of using Harris 12041-2400-0X tactical radio batteries
- Operational availability above 80% over a 30-day period of 10 cycles of 72-hour missions
- Respondents describe the product, rough cost estimate, warranty, spares, training, risks, and how they would meet small business subcontracting limits
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA (as listed on SAM.gov)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the Contracting Officer, Jamie Sclafani, at jamie.sclafani@us.af.mil
- Page limits
- Whole response: 15 pages, including the cover page
What to include when you submit
- Give company name, address, point of contact with phone and email, CAGE code (the 5-character ID for a business that does federal work) and web page
- State whether the company is a small business, woman-owned, economically disadvantaged woman-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned or 8(a), and whether each is self-certified or third-party certified
- State whether the company is domestically or foreign-owned (and the country if foreign), and whether it wants to be a prime or a subcontractor
- Describe your product's capability and specifications against the performance requirements; if you would develop or integrate subsystems, describe your approach
- Give a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimate based on optimum or varied quantities, plus a development cost estimate if development or integration is needed
- Say whether you currently do this work or can supply it under an existing Government contract, with contract numbers and Government points of contact
- Say whether the item is sold commercially, and whether materials meet the Buy American Act or Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a)
- Include warranty terms (or N/A), spare parts, training details with process and cost, possible product improvements, and technical or schedule risks
- Explain how you would comply with FAR 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting) and FAR 52.219-33 (Non-Manufacturer Rule) if the work is set aside for small business, with teaming plans and the share to be subcontracted
- Mark proprietary data clearly; anything unmarked is treated as publicly releasable
- Copy the other program contacts listed in the notice on any questions sent to the Contracting Officer
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The notice says the system must work with the currently fielded CACI Mastodon Beast+ System, which is a compatibility requirement, not a named contract holder.
Not in the notice text
- Whether the Government will later set the work aside for small business: SAM.gov lists no set-aside
- How many units the Government plans to buy, the contract type, and the length of any contract
- The Government's estimated value for the buy
- Whether export controls or security clearances apply to this system: the notice doesn't say
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- FA8629 AFLCMC WISK Sof/PR, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334511)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational purposes and market research only; it does not constitute a solicitation. The Government will not reimburse any company or individual for any expenses associated with preparing/submitting information in response to this posting. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and/or performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained within their response as instructed later in this posting. The United States (US) Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Directorate, Special Warfare (SW) Program Office (AFLCMC/WISN) is conducting market research to identify possible sources capable of providing body worn, low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP), user friendly, modular tactical SIGINT/EW system capable of full spectrum signals prosecution in adverse environments. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS RFI.
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