GPS Satellite Simulator Notice
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- GPS_SatSim_Notice
- Agency
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Lifecycle Management Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts 01731, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center seeks a GPS satellite simulator with hardware and accessories for the Tactical Data Networks Laboratory Refresh project, with responses due October 16. This is a sole-source procurement to Safran Federal Systems (operating as Talen-X, Inc.) under FAR 12.102(a); the Contracting Officer determined that only this vendor met the specified technical and security requirements following an RFQ posted April 29, 2026.
Place of performance is Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The simulator must deliver a 1000 Hz or greater iteration rate with jamming and spoofing capabilities, real-time GNSS environment emulation, signal propagation and error simulation including multipath, ionospheric, tropospheric, and terrain modeling. Hardware specifications include 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS antenna inputs, frequency range 32 to 3225 MHz, and minimum 4 transmit channels capable of simulating all constellations and frequency bands including GPS Open systems (L1C/A, L1C, L1P, L2P, L2C, L5), GPS Encrypted systems (P(Y) Code, M-Code), and GLONASS (G1, G2). The system must support receiver trajectory simulation including static, circular, and car trajectories, and spacecraft orbits (LEO/GEO) with maximum relative velocity up to 1,500,000 m/s, hardware-in-the-loop capability, and import functionality for arbitrary tracks from NMEA, CSV, or KML files. Equipment training is desired. The NAICS code is 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing; the PSC code is 7C20. The Contracting Officer justified sole-source award citing mission-critical resilience and operational requirements demanding architectural continuity with existing program baselines. Future actions will pursue Requests for Information and Sources Sought to identify alternative vendors.
Notice text
This is a notice of Sole Source Solicitation and not a publlic Request for Quote (RFQ). Solicitation will be issued separately. See attached documents for further information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Source Justification - GPS SatSim_Redacted.pdf | ||
| Pre-Solicitation Notice- GPS SatSim.pdf |
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