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CAPACITY ON A UHF-CAPABLE ON-ORBIT MEO SATELLITE

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RFI-RJZX-2026-RAPIDFederal

Submission Closed08/10/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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AI Contract Overview

The Department of Defense, through the Air Force Research Laboratory’s RVK office, is seeking information on commercially owned and operated MEO satellites with UHF capabilities to support an experimental campaign aimed at evaluating the feasibility of augmenting or eventually replacing the existing GEO-based UHF satellite constellation. The objective is to rapidly acquire access to on-orbit bandwidth to conduct testing that characterizes spectrum usage, waveform performance, and user equipment operation with a MEO UHF system, while also demonstrating interoperability with current GEO assets. The government prioritizes solutions that can deliver immediate or near-term on-orbit capability, with an initial launch capability by 2030 considered useful but not optimal—earlier deployment is strongly encouraged. This initiative is not a procurement but a market research effort to inform a phased roadmap toward a future MEO UHF architecture, with the understanding that the prototype will serve as a foundational step rather than a final system. The solicitation, identified as RFI-RJZX-2026-RAPID, was issued on July 28, 2026, with responses due by August 10, 2026, and was updated on July 23, 2026, to correct uplink and downlink frequency band specifications and replace the original RFI document with an amended version. The point of contact for inquiries is Paola Sanchez-Medina, with secondary support from DeAnna R. Salazar, and performance is expected to be centered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. No contract value, evaluation criteria, delivery schedules, or formal clauses are specified as this is a pre-solicitation request for information intended to gather industry input.

General Info

Air Force seeks commercially operated MEO satellites with UHF payloads for rapid spectrum and waveform testing to inform next-gen tactical comms.

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA9453 Afrl Rvk

NAICS

517410 - Satellite Telecommunications

Place of Performance

Albuquerque, NM, 87120, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

RFI for UHF-Capable On-Orbit MEO Satellite Capacity - Amendment 1

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RFI Inquiries for UHF-capable MEO Satellite Bandwidth Access

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High

RFI Inquiries for UHF-capable MEO Satellite Bandwidth Access

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High

RFI for UHF-Capable On-Orbit MEO Satellite Capacity

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Low

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

3 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedJul 10

Sources Sought

Notice updatedJul 24

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedJul 28

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Notice updatedAug 5

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Response DeadlineAug 10

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

08/10/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA9453 Afrl Rvk

Contacts2 people available

OfficeKIRTLAND AFB, NM, 87117, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA9453 Afrl Rvk

Office AddressKIRTLAND AFB, NM, 87117, USA

Contacts

Paola Sanchez-Medina

contact@example.gov

DeAnna R. Salazar

contact@example.gov

Full Description

This Request for Information (RFI) is focused on obtaining access to bandwidth carried by a commercially owned, commercially operated UHF-capable on-orbit MEO satellite for use in a near-term experimental campaign to:

Characterize spectrum, waveform, and user equipment operation with a MEO UHF system
Demonstrate interoperability between a potential future MEO UHF system and the existing GEO constellation
Inform a time-sequenced pathway to augment or replace the GEO UHF system with a MEO capability

The offeror should consider technology solutions that prioritize existing space vehicle, payload and communications link capabilities to provide on-orbit service immediately or as soon as possible. An Initial Launch Capability (ILC) by 2030 is potentially useful, but innovative approaches leading to earlier on-orbit capability are strongly desired. The Government recognizes that this initial prototype may not be fully representative of a final, future architecture, but rather represents an initial step to explore providing UHF services from MEO.

AMENDMENT 1 (23 Jul 2026)

The following changes are hereby made to the above announcement:
- Corrects the uplink and downlink frequency bands in Section 4.0.a.i
The attachment entitled "pMEO Demo Request for Information_FINAL 10 Jul 26" is removed in its entirety and replaced with "pMEO Demo Request for Information_AMEND1 23 Jul 26".
All other RFI content and due dates remain unchanged.

Refer to the attachment entitled "pMEO Demo Request for Information_AMEND1 23 Jul 26" for full details.