Enhanced thermo-scatter system (ETSS): mobile over-the-horizon communications experiments

Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
N6600126C5201
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$176,264

Award facts

Opportunity
  • N6600125R5200 Solicitation number
Contract value 3% obligated
  • $176,264.40 Current, with exercised options
  • $5,991,549.60 Potential, with all options
Completion date 22% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Cheyenne, WY, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00001 · Small business innovation research (SBIR) phase III/enhanced thermo-scatter system (ETSS), mobile over-the-horizon communications experiments POP extension $0
Original award $176,264

About this award

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command awarded a $5,991,549.60 definitive contract to Fourth State Communications, LLC for the Enhanced Thermo-Scatter System (ETSS) mobile over-the-horizon communications experiments on January 29, 2026. The awardee is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business.

The contract extends a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III effort focused on thermo-scatter communications technology development. Work is performed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with an ultimate completion date of June 15, 2029. The contract is firm fixed price with no set-aside category applied.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract N6600126C5201?

N6600126C5201 was awarded to Fourth State Communications, LLC by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (Department of the Navy) on January 29, 2026.

How much is contract N6600126C5201 worth?

The government has obligated $176,264 on N6600126C5201. Its potential value, with all options, is $5,991,550.

Was contract N6600126C5201 competed?

The extent of competition for N6600126C5201 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

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