# National Airspace System Air Traffic Control Voice Communications Switch (NAS ATC VCS)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa814127r0001

- Solicitation number: FA8141-27-R-0001
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8102 AFLCMC Wi (FA8102)
- NAICS: 334210 Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 7G21 Digital network communications hardware, software, and other equipment used within the core data centers and work areas, connecting end users to the organization's Local Area Network (LAN). Wide Area Network (WAN) digital transmission equipment, supporting hardware and software directly connecting data centers, offices and third parties. Includes 1) external digital network transport equipment (Outside Plant) physical communications infrastructure connecting to LAN/WAN end points 2) copper and fiber communications systems, and 3) cellular infrastructure such as towers, repeaters, switching systems dedicated for cellular communication. Products and tools that enable or distribute voice services through on-premise digital equipment including PBX, VoIP, voicemail and handsets.
- Place of performance: Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
- First posted: August 18, 2026
- Last posted: August 18, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9c25eb5ecce943e5b6085b6120db39c6/view

## Description

**PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION:** The purpose of this notice is to advise that the Government intends to solicit for award to a limited pool of potential vendors already identified, validated, and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Air Traffic Control (ATC) operations in the National Air Space (NAS). This acquisition is critical to ensuring the safety, interoperability, and continuity of operations within the NAS. The United States Air Force (USAF) requires a modernized Voice Communications Switch (VCS) that meets stringent FAA operational and safety standards to ensure uninterrupted air traffic management, which is essential for the safety of all aircraft operating within the NAS.

## Publications

- August 18, 2026: Sources sought, due August 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 9c25eb5ecce943e5b6085b6120db39c6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9c25eb5ecce943e5b6085b6120db39c6/view

## Points of contact

- Katelyn Ward (Program Manager), katelyn.ward.3@us.af.mil
- Kimberly Simms (Procurement Officer), kimberly.simms.1@us.af.mil, 4057394185

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