SATCOM Terminal and Backhaul Integration

The contract seeks integration of SATCOM terminals to establish beyond-line-of-sight connectivity for a private 5G network operating in contested and denied, disrupted, intermittent, and limited bandwidth environments, ensuring resilient communication capabilities where traditional infrastructure is unavailable or compromised. The effort focuses on embedding secure, high-performance satellite communication hardware and software interfaces into the existing private 5G architecture to maintain operational continuity under adversarial conditions, with an emphasis on interoperability, low latency, and automatic failover mechanisms to sustain mission-critical data flows. This is a small business set-aside subcontract under NAICS code 334220, targeting manufacturers of communications equipment and systems, and is issued by the Department of Defense through the W6QM Micc-fdo Ft Hood office. The place of performance is designated as Fort Hood, Texas, with proposals due by May 7, 2026. The work will require proven experience in SATCOM terminal design, 5G network integration, and deployment in military or high-risk environments, and bidders must demonstrate technical feasibility, supply chain security, and compliance with defense communication standards without reliance on commercial cloud or external network dependencies.