Sensor Agnostic Emulator and Trainer (SAET)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8527-25-R-SAET
- 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
- 541330 Engineering Services
- PSC
- Not on record
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center is seeking to procure a Sensor Agnostic Emulator and Trainer (SAET) system to support the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. The primary objective involves developing, modernizing, integrating, fielding, securing, and sustaining a mission simulation tool capable of replicating and distributing ELINT, COMINT, and Special Signals data for verification, validation, mission crew training, and system testing. The system must generate low-band voice and special signals between 20 kHz to 3 GHz across multiple hub-hosted locations supporting both AF DCGS and National Mission Partner networks. Contractors must possess Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance capabilities, expertise in intelligence community systems, software development proficiency, and experience supporting mission-critical ISR infrastructure. The current market research phase requires responses to the Request for Information by 4:00 PM EST on August 25, 2025, with evaluation focusing on technical capabilities, security clearance levels, and experience with military mission planning systems.
This pre-solicitation notice indicates no set-aside designation has been applied, making it a full and open competition under NAICS code 541330 for Engineering Services. The SAET will be available in two configurations: a full suite with supporting software and hardware, and a software-only version potentially utilizing OA STACK v2.0 hardware, with the capability to generate three separate signals simultaneously. The procurement will be structured as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract featuring a one-year basic period followed by four 12-month option periods. Performance locations will include both Continental United States and potentially Outside Continental United States sites supporting the DCGS and National Mission Partner Network. The system must support standalone operations without intranet connectivity and deliver a classified site releasable version to meet operational requirements across geographically distributed intelligence operations centers.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise and the capabilities to meet the qualification requirements to provide the services needed to support the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) GEOINT, SIGINT and Multi-INT Field Support responsibilities to include: system maintenance, administration, and management for support of the ground operations, (to include sensor management, ground system maintenance while conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, and associated Information Technology (IT) Operations administrative and operational support requirements) for the Command and Control, ISR C2ISR enterprise.
The Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) is the lead Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) System used by intelligence agencies world-wide. In support of the AF DCGS system the System Transformation (ST) Agile Release Train (ART) needs a mission simulation tool to provide signals to be used during verification, validation, mission crew training and system testing. The initial simulator will be built to a set of requirements that supports ELINT, COMINT, and Special Signals data replication and distribution.
The main objective of this contracting effort is the Development, Modernization, Integration, Fielding, Cyber Security and Sustainment activities required to build, verify, validate, deploy and sustain the ST Mission Simulator at multiple hub-hosted locations throughout the future AF DCGS system. This system will be deployed and sustained on both the AF DCGS system and on the National Mission Partner (NMP) which is deployed to two separate locations.
Update #1 ·
See attached Request for Information (RFI) for requirement description and cabability survery questions.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor Agnostic Emulator and Trainer_DRAFT PWS_07.22.2025.pdf | ||
| SAET_Draft PWS_22 Jul 2025.pdf | ||
| SAET_Draft PWS_22 Jul 2025.docx | DOCX document | |
| Sensor Agnostic Emulator and Trainer_DRAFT PWS_07.22.2025.docx | DOCX document | |
| Request for Information (RFI)_23 Jul 2025_Updated.docx | DOCX document | |
| Request for Information (RFI)_09 Apr 2025.docx | DOCX document |
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