Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Information Technology Modernization Support

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Tracking Number 632675877
 

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources for the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Command, Control, Communications, and Enterprise (C3E) Electromagnetic Spectrum Information (EMS) Information Technology Modernization (EMS-IT Mod) Support Contract

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 

DISA/Procurement Services Directorate/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DISA/PSD/DITCO)/PS63 

6910 Cooper Avenue 

Fort Meade, MD 20755-0549 

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses and large businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses and Woman-Owned Small Businesses) to provide the required products and/or services.

This notice also seeks feedback from industry on the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) in support of this requirement (Attachment 1).

DISA PAE C3E seeks capabilities from potential sources to provide a full range of technical, engineering, and administrative support services as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) and applicable Department of War (DoW) guidelines. This requirement may in the future expand, change, or be revised due to upgrades or transition of systems as a result of technology evolution, industry standard changes and DoW regulatory requirements.

The anticipated Period of Performance is:

15 FEB 2027 – 14 FEB 2031. One twelve-month base period with three option periods.

Base Period: 15 FEB 2027 – 14 FEB 2028

Option Period 1: 15 FEB 2028 – 14 FEB 2029

Option Period 2: 15 FEB 2029 – 14 FEB 2030

Option Period 3: 15 FEB 2030 – 14 FEB 2031

The anticipated Place of Performance will be at the contractor’s site with some contractor support required at PAE C3E located in the DISA Headquarters, 6916 Cooper Avenue, Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND: The EMS IT Mod PMO Support requirement is a new requirement.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

In response to this SSN, Vendors must describe their knowledge and experience to address the following capabilities. All of the required capabilities are critical elements of this requirement.

1. Describe your company’s knowledge and experience in designing and applying intuitive, user-centric design and user-experience methods to mission applications in high-stress tactical and disconnected, disrupted, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) environments

Please provide examples of:

• Requirements gathering, such as eliciting, validating, and prioritizing user requirements through user-story sessions, tabletop exercises, stakeholder engagements, and one-on-one interviews.
• Experience engaging with users in Combatant commands (CCMDs), DoW, or joint exercises to obtain user feedback to incorporate into final product-design and development decisions.

2. Describe your company’s knowledge and experience supporting EMS mission analysis workflow optimization across core functional areas, including frequency assignment and allocation, spectrum certification, host-nation coordination, electromagnetic interference (EMI) resolution, Joint Communications-Electronics Operating Instructions (JCEOI), and Joint Restricted Frequency List (JFRL) management.

Please provide specific examples of:

• Working with Government stakeholders and development teams to reverse engineer, document, and track current and past workflow processes.
• Identifying or implementing automation, process-improvement, and operational-efficiency opportunities within EMS mission systems.

3. Describe your company’s experience evaluating and integrating non-proprietary, peer-reviewed physics-based modeling and simulation (M&S) models into cloud and edge environments.

Please provide examples of:

• Assessing model maturity, interoperability, performance, and supportability
• Developing technical requirements, application programming interfaces, and interface control documents
• Rendering model outputs within geospatial interfaces
• Testing model performance in DDIL environments on Joint Operational Edge (JOE) nodes.

4. Describe your company’s experience integrating electromagnetic spectrum capabilities with Joint Command-and-Control and Joint Tactical Fires systems.

Please provide examples of:

• Developing spectrum-data exchange requirements, architectures, standardized data formats, interfaces, and protocols.
• Resolving interoperability issues and designing resilient edge capabilities for DDIL environments, including store-and-forward synchronization, reliable data synchronization, and bandwidth optimization.
• Integrating EMS functions into JOE platforms.

5. Describe your company’s knowledge and experience preparing large structure, semi-structured, and unstructured datasets - including high-volume PDFs – for migration, reuse, and integration into an enterprise EMS data environment.

Please provide specific examples of:

• Applying large language models (LLMs), machine learning (ML), or comparable automated techniques to identify, extract, cleanse, validate, and remediate legacy data.
• Developing data-remediation rules, workflows, quality-acceptance criteria, and automated processes.
• Mapping legacy data structures and formats to a unified EMS data standard.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Vendors must have a Secret facility clearance. Please provide your current Facility Clearance level. Personnel that perform on this requirement must have a minimum of Secret security clearance at the time of contract performance. 

This requirement is for Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA). Please reference Section 13b of the PWS and identify any potential conflict of interests when submitting your response.

Please note that the contractor to whom this requirement is awarded (as well as its affiliates and subcontractors) shall be prohibited from participating in the development or production of any products related to this program IAW FAR 9.505-1 and DFARS 209.571-7.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541330 Engineering Services, with the corresponding size standard of $25.5M. 

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications.  Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.

To assist DISA in determining the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought Notice, provide information regarding any plans to use joint ventures (JVs) or partnering.  Please outline the company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner who combined can meet the specific requirements contained in this notice.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include:

1. Business name and address;
2. Name of company representative and their business title;
3. Small Business Socio-economic status (if small);
4. CAGE Code;
5. Prime contract vehicles; to include ENCORE III, SETI, NIH CIO-SP4, NASA SEWP V, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT II, VETS II, STARS III, MAS (including applicable SIN(s), groups or pools), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle that allows for decentralized ordering.  (This information is for market research only and businesses with a valid cage that lack prime contract vehicles are still encouraged to respond to this notice.)

Businesses who wish to respond must send a response via email NLT 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on October 27, 2026 to cori.m.bowen.civ@mail.mil and ramona.y.lin.civ@mail.mil.  Interested businesses should submit a brief response to this notice with a statement package addressing the specific questions above (no more than seven pages using 12-point proportional font) demonstrating the ability to perform the services listed under Required Capabilities and providing feedback on the draft PWS. Slick sheets, trifolds, and other marketing materials will not be reviewed.

PAE CE3 representatives may choose to contact business responding to this notice and hold further market research discussions. Such discussions would only be intended to obtain further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements.

The Government does not intend to answer questions regarding this sources sought notice or a potential solicitation that may result from this notice. Questions will only be accepted if a pre-solicitation or a solicitation notice is issued.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.  All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly.  All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.  All government and contractor personnel reviewing submitted responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as pursuant to 41 USC 423.  The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

For information on DISA’s requirements, you can find current information on our home page: www.disa.mil – that includes current forecast and the current acquisition strategies. If there is no information regarding the requirement you may be inquiring about, then there is no additional publicly available information. Please continue to review www.disa.mil.