Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
GPS Satellite Simulator Notice
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. GPS_SatSim_Notice
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The Air Force (AFLCMC at Hanscom AFB, MA) plans to buy GPS satellite simulator hardware and accessories for its Tactical Data Networks lab tech refresh. It intends a firm-fixed-price sole-source award to Talen-X, Inc., but other sources may send a capability statement or quote by 16 October 2026.
Watch out for
- Sole-source intent. The Air Force has already picked a vendor, so a different small business has little chance unless it can show it can meet the full requirement.
AFLCMC/C3NK intends to solicit a firm-fixed-price sole-source contract to Talen-X,
- Not a competitive request. The notice says it is not a request for competitive quotes, so any response is only a capability statement the agency may consider.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes.
- Restricted GPS security requirements. Encrypted GPS codes (P(Y), M-Code) carry extra security requirements that a new vendor may not be able to meet; the details are not in the text.
Additional security requirements are required for the GPS codes.
- Notice wording is inconsistent. The notice calls itself a combined synopsis/solicitation yet also a pre-solicitation, and says a separate solicitation will not be issued publicly.
a separate, secondary written solicitation will not
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 1 not read in full.
- Pre-Solicitation Notice- GPS SatSim.pdf
- Sole Source Justification - GPS SatSim_Redacted.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
Full brief
What they want
- GPS satellite simulator hardware and accessories (commercially available)
- Simulation iteration rate of 1000 Hz or greater, with jamming and spoofing capabilities
- Real-time emulation of GNSS environments, including satellite positions, transmitted data and timing
- Signal propagation and error simulation (multipath, ionospheric and tropospheric models, terrain, antenna patterns)
- At least 4 transmit channels, frequency range 32 to 3225 MHz, inputs for 10 MHz, 1 PPS and GPS antenna
- Emulation of GPS open signals (L1C/A, L1C, L1P, L2P, L2C, L5), GPS encrypted P(Y) and M-Code, and GLONASS G1 and G2
- Receiver trajectory simulation, including import of NMEA, CSV or KML tracks
- Equipment training (desired)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, sole source (intended)
- Place of performance
- Hanscom AFB, MA, USA
- How they'll choose
- No competitive evaluation; sole-source intent to Talen-X, Inc. Other submissions will be considered by the agency if received by the closing date
- Offers due
- 16 October 2026 at 4:00 PM EST (notice lists 2026-10-16T16:00:00-04:00)
- How to submit
- Email capability statement or quote to chhunheng.phay@us.af.mil
What to include when you submit
- Capability statements or quotes are not requested competitively but will be considered if received by the closing date and time
- Proposed solicitation number is FA229127CB001
- Primary POC: Chhunheng Phay, chhunheng.phay@us.af.mil
You must have
- Additional security requirements apply to the GPS codes (details not given)
Additional security requirements are required for the GPS codes.
Current contractor
Talen-X, Inc. (a subsidiary of Safran Federal Systems) is the named intended sole-source vendor; no incumbent contract is stated
Not in the notice text
- Quantities, delivery schedule and delivery terms
- Estimated value
- Details of the sole-source justification (the file is a scanned PDF with no readable text)
- What the extra security requirements for the GPS codes are
- Whether any evaluation criteria exist for non-sole-source responses
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- GPS_SatSim_Notice
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA2291 AFLCMC C3NK
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 334220
- Product/service code
- 7C20
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Place of performance
- Hanscom AFB, MA, 01731
- Contracting contact
- Chhunheng Phaychhunheng.phay@us.af.mil3804561390
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a notice of Sole Source Solicitation and not a publlic Request for Quote (RFQ). Solicitation will be issued separately. See attached documents for further information.
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