Notice of Contract Action - Precise Ensemble Network Communications Allowing PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing)
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA2377-26-R-B014NOCA
- Agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- United States
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About this opportunity
This Special Notice announces an anticipated federal procurement opportunity for the Precise Ensemble Network Communications Allowing PNT (PENCAP) program issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Sensors Directorate, Spectrum Warfare Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The notice, posted on March 25, 2026, is not a request for proposals but rather an advance notification of an upcoming solicitation. The two-step closed Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) is anticipated to be released around May 2026 under solicitation number FA2377-26-R-B014. This is a Defense agency procurement with no set-asides applied, and interested parties should note that this preliminary notice does not obligate the government to accept any proposals or reimburse costs associated with responses at this time.
The PENCAP program seeks to develop a network clock ensemble and its implementation on a 3U VPX card capable of running pntOS, with an anticipated contract value of $9,300,000.00 under a Definitive Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract structure. Key requirements include designing robust ensemble algorithms for dynamic environments, developing networking methods that disseminate timing and stability information across aircraft communication links in configurable topologies, and implementing features such as node authentication and connection integrity. The design must emphasize open standards for data and physical interfaces, and deliverables culminate in simulated, laboratory, and flight testing phases. Contractors interested in this opportunity, classified under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), should monitor for the formal solicitation release in May 2026 and direct inquiries to the listed government points of contact: Program Manager Brandon Kalbliesh or Contracting Officers Gabriel Berner and Adrianna Menker.
Notice text
This Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) is for the anticipated Precise Ensemble Network Communications Allowing PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) (PENCAP) effort. Please see the attached document for details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PENCAP NOCA.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Precise Ensemble Network Communications Allowing PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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