The U.S. Agency for Global Media awarded a Purchase Order to F-Concepts, Inc., an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), valued at $107,668.60 on September 28, 2026, for remote monitoring shortwave services to support broadcast engineering, spectrum scheduling, monitoring, and operations activities.
Work is performed in Vienna, Virginia. The requirement calls for 260 hours annually (5 hours per week) under a firm fixed-price pricing structure, with performance extending through September 27, 2031 and including four one-year option periods. The contractor will deliver Signal-to-Noise Ratio ratings of remote monitoring system outputs, report irregularities in broadcast reception, provide recommendations for improving reception quality, support propagation scheduling meetings, and furnish ad-hoc information on medium wave and shortwave facilities operated by other broadcasters. The requirement originated from a pre-solicitation notice posted August 10, 2026 (due August 13, 2026).