The Federal Supply Schedule contract 47QTCA25D004Y was awarded by the Federal Acquisition Service, a civilian agency, to the veteran-owned small business Private TECH Inc. The contract has a ceiling value of $475,000.00 and a period of performance through February 2030.
Under this contract, Private TECH Inc. will provide research and development services focused on secure 5G networking and communications solutions for the U.S. Air Force. This includes the development of unlinkable payment systems using zero trust 5G networks, as well as zero trust solutions to enable secure and non-attributable use of commercial cell services on 5G mobile networks. The company has also conducted research on censorship evasion strategies for 5G networks. All of these efforts were funded through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program awards, which were designated as total small business set-asides. The contracted work aims to advance secure 5G technologies and applications for the Air Force while preserving user privacy and enabling secure communications in contested environments.