RFI FOR REFERENCE ONLY .pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SHARED SERVICES PROCUREMENT OFFICE

SPECTRUM VALUATION FOR THE OFFICE OF SPECTRUM

MANAGEMENT

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

DATE: APRIL 1, 2026

I. INTRODUCTION AND DISCLAIMERS

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for market research purposes. It is not a solicitation and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not accept proposals or make an award as a result of this RFI. Information submitted in response may be used to inform the development of a potential future solicitation; however, the issuance of such a solicitation is not guaranteed.

Responses will be used for internal Government planning purposes and will not be shared outside the Government. Respondents are advised not to include proprietary or sensitive information, as submissions may inform a future public solicitation. Participation is voluntary, and the Government will not reimburse any costs associated with responding to this RFI.

New Requirement

The requirement represents a new and unique Government need. Direct, one-to-one prior experience is not required. Respondents may reference relevant analogous or comparable work to demonstrate capabilities.

Industry Engagement

Respondents are requested to indicate interest in a potential virtual industry day, should the Government determine one is beneficial. Responses are for planning and market research purposes only.

Anticipated Acquisition Approach

The Government is considering innovative acquisition strategies, which may include a phased evaluation, advisory down-select, and oral presentations. Information provided will support refinement of the acquisition strategy.

II. INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: Respondents shall title the subject line of the email transmitting their response as follows:

(Insert Respondent Name) Response to NTIA Office of Spectrum Management Spectrum Valuation RFI

Pursuant to Section 40002(f)2 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Government is seeking expertise in formulating spectrum model(s) and carrying out a process to establish the value of spectrum used by Federal entities. This process will culminate in a series of biennial reports, the last of which is to be published no later than June 30, 2034. The valuation must be carried out in bands of frequencies in increments of not more than 100 megahertz.

The government is seeking industry feedback and comments on the scope and methodologies to be employed in ascertaining the value of federal spectrum. The anticipated strategy for this acquisition is an open market solicitation resulting in an award.

The Department of Commerce requests the following information to be included in responses to this RFI:

1. Describe your experience with valuing spectrum for commercial as well as public-sector usage, if applicable.

2. Describe a previous approach to a public-sector spectrum valuation and the key factors that were used in that approach that need to be considered. Can and should factors such as non-economic societal benefits be included in assessing the value of spectrum?

3. Describe how a previously proposed approach to spectrum valuation accounted for variables such as different regulatory constraints, radio signal propagation characteristics in different frequency ranges, and frequency allocations.

4. Describe what data you would use in performing this task and any challenges you anticipate in acquiring data. What types of usage data (such as wireless traffic, subscribers or users) can be utilized to infer economic value?

In addition, please describe the following capabilities of your business, your organization, or yourself, as applicable:

• Development of a Model for Public-Sector Spectrum Value. Describe any experience developing or refining a model for ascertaining the value of spectrum to public-sector entities, including considering taxpayer investments; the missions of federal systems used for homeland defense, aviation safety, weather forecasting, space exploration, public safety and economic growth;

intangible political and societal benefits from effective federal spectrum use; and consideration of worldwide deployment of some of those federal systems.

• Familiarity with Federal Spectrum Usage. Describe your knowledge of, or experience with, the broad scope and scale of spectrum-dependent systems and their uses by Federal Government agencies. Include any experience or knowledge of spectrum requirements and uses by homeland defense, satellite systems, passive sensing systems, radars, aviation and maritime systems and terrestrial communications systems.

Information Requested Vendor Detail Company Name:

Company Address:

DUNS:

CAGE Code:

Primary Contact:

Title:

Phone/Email:

Primary/Relevant NAICS:

Small Business? Y/N

List All Qualifying Socioeconomic Categories if a qualified Small Business:

Number of Years in Business:

Est. Number of Employees:

Interest to Prime or Sub for this Effort:

List of Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts and/or other governmentwide ordering vehicles the Respondent holds:

After a review of responses, the Government may, at its discretion, contact one or more of the respondents to obtain additional information necessary to determine Respondent capabilities and/or to obtain clarification on information provided.

III. CONFIDENTIALITY

The Government will not directly disclose or distribute information received in response to this RFI.

However, the Government reserves the right to use information provided to develop the requirements and acquisition strategy process, which will be publicly released. Any such information used in this manner will be publicly disclosed. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). The Government will not use information provided in this response for evaluation purposes.

IV. DUE DATE AND TIME FOR SUBMITTING RESPONSES

The due date for responses to this RFI is April 15, 2026, 2:00pm EST.