# Army plans call for commercial standalone non-radio-frequency positioning, navigation and timing systems

The Nov. 10 call will seek standalone systems for the Army's Assured-PNT requirements through the VULCAN portal.

Published 2026-11-05 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/11/05/army-plans-call-for-commercial-standalone-non-radio-frequency/

The Army plans to release a call for commercially available standalone non-radio-frequency positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems on Nov. 10, 2026, through the VULCAN portal.[1]

A SAM.gov special notice posted Nov. 5 lists Dec. 10 as its response date; under the Army Open Solicitation, each call includes its own response time.[1][2]

## Why it matters

Capability Program Executive Intelligence and Spectrum Warfare is seeking vendors whose commercially available solutions can meet Assured-PNT Characteristics of Need requirements.[1]

## Sources

1. SAM.gov notice record (API) <https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v2/opportunities/b6df057eb63545dc898056aed601dd8f>
2. SAM.gov Army Open Solicitation (AOS) notice, W9128Z-25-S-A002 <https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v2/opportunities/1749eea5c6b14e15b8a5f37423313460>