Contracts · NC3 terminals

Air Force plans industry day for strategic high-frequency communications

The Dec. 9 session will cover a contemplated ground-based system, with a pre-read package expected around Nov. 13 and registration due Nov. 24.

October 29, 2026

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center plans a Dec. 9, 2026, industry day for a contemplated strategic ground-based High Frequency (HF) communications system. The effort would involve designing, developing and integrating components to deliver the system.¹

Contemplated strategic ground-based High Frequency (HF) communications system

On or about 13 November 2026Anticipated pre-read package

24 November 2026Register no later than

9 December 2026Planned industry day

Source: SAM.gov, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center notice. As of 29 October 2026.

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The center’s Nuclear Networks Division is organizing the event for the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal Increment 2, Block 2 program, known as GASNTi2b2.¹

The government expects to release a pre-read package on or about Nov. 13, 2026. Interested organizations should register through the primary point of contact listed in the notice by Nov. 24, 2026.¹

The industry day is intended to give suppliers a preliminary overview of the required capability and collect feedback for market research and acquisition planning.¹

Sources (1)

SAM.gov special notice GASNTi2b2_IND_DAY_NOTICE_541715 sam.gov

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Contracts · Cyber infrastructure

DISA seeks cloud identity and access prototype for Department of War

Responses are due Nov. 30 for a commercial identity-management prototype. It would operate across IL5 and IL6 environments.

November 7, 2026

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking a commercial, cloud-hosted identity and access management prototype to modernize the Department of War’s legacy identity infrastructure.¹

DISA seeks solutions to prototype a Next Generation E-ICAM capability

Enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (E-ICAM)

modernize legacy identity infrastructuremodular, cloud-hostedplanned

This effort will modernize legacy identity infrastructure with a modular, cloud-hosted commercial off-the-shelf/software-as-a-service solution operating across IL5 and IL6 environments.

The prototype must address the Federated Identity Provider, Automated Account Provisioning, Master Entitlement Record, and Federation Hub core capabilities.

Response deadline is Nov. 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m. America/Chicago (Monday)

Source: SAM.gov. As of Nov. 7, 2026.

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DISA is seeking the capability through a prototype Other Transaction opportunity linked to its competitive Commercial Solutions Opening.^1–3

The Next Generation Enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (E-ICAM) effort calls for a modular commercial off-the-shelf or software-as-a-service solution. The solution would operate across Impact Level 5 (IL5) and Impact Level 6 (IL6) environments. The prototype must address four core capabilities: Federated Identity Provider, Automated Account Provisioning, Master Entitlement Record and Federation Hub.¹

Responses to the Area of Interest are due Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. Central.¹

DISA’s Commercial Solutions Opening and any Other Transactions awarded through it are not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation or its supplements.³

Sources (3)

SAM.gov notice record sam.gov
SAM.gov notice history sam.gov
SAM.gov: DISA Commercial Solutions Opening (HC108425S0001) sam.gov

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Contracts · Space

Viasat wins contract for Space Data Network’s mission operations hub

The award includes a $115 million initial task order to design, field and scale the center, under a contract with a $450 million ceiling.

November 6, 2026

Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded Viasat a competitive indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Space Data Network Backbone’s Mission Operations Center, the command announced Nov. 5, 2026. The contract carries a $450 million maximum ceiling and a $115 million initial task order to design, field and scale the center.¹

Viasat, Inc. will serve as the network and mission system integration partner

Mission Operations Center (MOC) for the Space Data Network Backbone

maximum ceiling$450 millionactual

contract to Viasat, Inc., with a maximum ceiling of $450 million

initial task order$115 millionactual

to design, field, and scale the MOC

Source: Space Systems Command, Nov. 5, 2026

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Viasat will serve as the network and mission system integration partner as SSC expands its open-architecture ecosystem across multiple space-segment providers. SSC plans to bring mission integration, network operations and data transport management together through the center.¹

The effort builds on the multi-vendor acquisition strategy demonstrated in the Space-Based Sensing and Targeting portfolio’s earlier Delivery Order 2 and Delivery Order 3 work. That work involved Amazon LEO for Government, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space Systems.¹

Breaking Defense reported that the center will serve as the network orchestration hub for the backbone, a low Earth orbit constellation being built by SpaceX. The network’s near-term focus will be supporting the Golden Dome missile defense initiative, the outlet reported.²

DefenseScoop reported that earlier this year the Department of War awarded SpaceX a $2.3 billion contract to deliver a fully operational backbone prototype by the end of 2027.³

The center is intended to integrate mission systems across multiple constellations and providers.¹ Breaking Defense described network orchestration as autonomously shifting data among satellite constellations and ground stations when congestion or jamming slows transmission.²

Sources (3)

SSC release, Nov. 5, 2026 www.ssc.spaceforce.mil
Breaking Defense breakingdefense.com
DefenseScoop defensescoop.com

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