Sources Sought Request for Information (RFI) for Protected Tactical Enterprise Service... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Sources Sought Request for Information (RFI) for Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) Joint Hub Hardware Spares

Deadline : 07 Mar 2025

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 115078051

Document Ref. No. : FA8807-PTESJHS-RFI-001

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Background



The global threat of electronic warfare attacks against space systems will expand in the coming years in both number and types of weapons. Threat development will include a focus on jamming capabilities against military satellite communications (SATCOM). To address this critical threat, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) is developing the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) ground system to provide worldwide, anti-jam, low probability of intercept communications for tactical warfighters via the Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW). The PTES Program is managed by USSF Space Systems Command-s (SSC) Military Communications and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Program Executive Office (SSC/CG) to provide the enabling joint ground system for large-scale PTW operations.



The PTES system includes a Mission Management System (MMS), Key Management System (KMS), and Joint Hub (JH) to enable transponded PTW over SATCOM. The JH is unmanned computing and communications hardware located at a SATCOM Teleport that provides the PTW signal processing, reach-back network connectivity, and near real-time networked control to direct the connected terminals. Each JH requires site surveys, equipment purchases (modems, End Cryptographic Unit, etc.), equipment installation, and equipment testing. Production-representative PTW modems for user terminals were developed by the Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration and will be separately acquired by each Service and by international partners. The Navy Wideband Anti-Jam Modem System, the Air Force-Army Anti-Jam Modem, and other stakeholders rely on PTES to provide PTW ground infrastructure.



The PTES system is currently in development by the Boeing Company (Boeing) and still requires test and evaluation of the full system and its segments. Initial Operating Capability will be achieved through JH installation at two Wideband Global System (WGS) teleports at separate locations, which ut...
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Notice ID : FA8807-PTESJHS-RFI-001
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Office: FA8807 MIL COMM AND PNT SSC/CGK
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Feb 19, 2025 04:03 pm PST
Original Response Date: Mar 07, 2025 05:00 pm PST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Mar 22, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: AC23 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; ExPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
NAICS Code: 517810 - All Other Telecommunications

Place of Performance: El Segundo, CA 90245 USA

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