Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Antenna

The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks one ultra high frequency Satcom antenna for Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) in support of the Joint Interoperability Test Command at Fort Huachuca, with proposals due August 27 and questions due August 20. The procurement is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, with delivery to DISA JITC at 2001 Brainard Road by January 29, 2027. The antenna must provide hemispherical coverage with low profile design, meet MIL-STD-810 environmental conditions, include element DC grounding for P-Static protection, and achieve reception capability down to 10 degrees elevation. The antenna shall operate in the 225–400 MHz UHF Satcom band with specific polarization requirements for Integrated Broadcast Service receive operations and withstand wind loading to 80 mph with operational temperatures from –40°C to +70°C. Contractors must provide DoD unique identification or DoD-recognized equivalent per DFARS 252.211-7003, and an Electronic Product List must be submitted prior to or concurrently with delivery. NAICS code is 334220 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. Award uses lowest price technically acceptable evaluation based on salient characteristics compliance, frequency range and RF performance, and physical and environmental suitability. FOB delivery is required from the contractor with Government inspection and acceptance at destination. Amendment 1, effective August 25, added DFARS 252.225-7013 (duty-free entry) establishing duty-free entry requirements for eligible products and components, along with obligations for customs documentation, package marking, and notification to the Administrative Contracting Officer of foreign supplier purchases.