Resilient Space Communications & Networking

The contract seeks to design and prototype advanced space communication networks capable of maintaining operational integrity under extreme disruption, leveraging mesh networking, laser communication systems, and self-healing protocols to ensure continuous connectivity in hostile or degraded environments. The work emphasizes resilience through decentralized architecture, rapid reconfiguration, and adaptive routing to sustain mission-critical data links across satellite constellations without reliance on centralized command nodes. Technologies must be engineered for space-hardened deployment, with performance validated under simulated orbital threats and signal interference conditions. This is a subcontract opportunity under the NAICS code 334220 for communications equipment manufacturing, issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Department of Defense. The solicitation was posted on July 1, 2026, with proposals due by August 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The place of performance and point of contact details are not specified, and there is no set-aside designation applied. All interested parties must access the full solicitation through the provided SAM.gov link to understand detailed technical requirements, deliverables, and evaluation criteria.