Solicitation
Tactical Communication Systems - Procurement, Services & Sustainment (TCS-PSS) Call for Solutions
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe Department of the Army has issued a Call for Solutions (CfS), an open call for ideas and capabilities, for tactical communication systems, services and sustainment, with SAM.gov listing Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. It aims at a 10-year framework of single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and/or Other Transactions (OTs), flexible agreements outside standard contracts. White papers are due November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM EST (an amendment moved it to Dec 3, 2026, 5:00 PM EST); the controlled attachments require a valid DD Form 2345 and a nondisclosure agreement. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 26, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 19, 2026 to Dec 3, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 26, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 19, 2026 to Dec 3, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Department of the Army has issued a Call for Solutions (CfS), an open call for ideas and capabilities, for tactical communication systems, services and sustainment, with SAM.gov listing Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. It aims at a 10-year framework of single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and/or Other Transactions (OTs), flexible agreements outside standard contracts. White papers are due November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM EST; the controlled attachments require a valid DD Form 2345 and a nondisclosure agreement.
Who can bid
- A current, valid DD Form 2345 (military critical technical data agreement) and a JCP number to receive the export-controlled attachments
- A nondisclosure agreement for all personnel who need access to the controlled documents
- Communication systems that are NSA High Assurance certified or SBU-E qualified
How to submit: White papers as set out in the attached Call for Solutions document, due November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM EST. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: DD Form 2345 required to see controlled attachments. Export-controlled attachments go only to vendors whose CAGE Code and JCP data are verified, so a business without a DD Form 2345 cannot read the full requirements.
- Serious: Nondisclosure agreement for all staff with access. Every person who needs the controlled documents must be covered by a signed NDA.
- Serious: High security certification. Systems must be NSA High Assurance certified or SBU-E qualified, a hard bar for new entrants.
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- Worth checking: Post-quantum cryptography plan. Vendors must provide a plan to add quantum-resistant encryption and reach NIST validation by December 31, 2030.
- Minor: Questions and comments due before white papers. Questions and comments are due October 26, 2026, 4:00 PM ET, while the response due date for white papers is November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM EST.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Offer innovative tactical communication capabilities for procurement, testing, fielding and lifecycle sustainment of legacy and new transport hardware and software
- Support Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) with secure, resilient and interoperable communications
- Provide systems that are National Security Agency (NSA) High Assurance certified or Sensitive but Unclassified - Encrypted (SBU-E) qualified
- Give a plan for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) validation by 31 December 2030
- Contract type
- Mix of single-award IDIQ contracts and/or Other Transactions (OTs) under a Call for Solutions
- Period of performance
- 10-year enterprise acquisition framework
- Place of performance
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM EST (from the version posted Oct 21, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- White papers as set out in the attached Call for Solutions document
What to include when you submit
- Send white papers by the response due date; full submission instructions are in the attached Call for Solutions
- To get the controlled attachments, email your CAGE Code (a company ID), a copy of your DD Form 2345 and your Joint Certification Program (JCP) number to Contracting Officer Jennifer Anderson (jennifer.d.anderson57.civ@army.mil), Contract Specialist Aaliyah Coles (aaliyah.m.coles.civ@army.mil) and Contract Specialist Douglas Thier (douglas.g.thier.civ@army.mil)
- Submit a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) for all personnel who need the controlled documents; ask the contracting officer and specialists for a copy
Not in the notice text
- The attached Call for Solutions document, with full submission instructions, evaluation criteria and technical characteristics, was not read.
- White paper page limits and format, and the evaluation criteria.
- What happens after white papers: whether selected vendors move to later steps and who may take part.
- Estimated value, number of awards and the split between IDIQ contracts and Other Transactions.
- The contents of the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) attachments, which are released only after verification.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside, but the notice names requirements you must meet before you can bid:
- The notice mentions export-controlled data. You may need a Joint Certification Program (DD Form 2345) approval to see the drawings.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: White papers as set out in the attached Call for Solutions document. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Apg, Aberdeen Proving Grou, MD
- Product/service code
- 5820 · Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334220)
- Versions
11 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · AmendmentDue Dec 3, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 26, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 20, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 20, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 19, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 19, 2026
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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