# WAN Emulator

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/rfq2600118

- Solicitation number: RFQ-26-00118
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: Office of the Secretary
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce Esa (133100)
- NAICS: 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Product or service code: 6625 Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments
- Place of performance: Boulder, Colorado
- First posted: May 22, 2026
- Last posted: June 1, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d48a6ad8cec141a1abf2d04d48de1433/view

## Description

The Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) will conduct research and engineering projects that examine the feasibility of deploying Open Radio Access Network (RAN) systems consisting of radio subsystems from multiple vendors. This test equipment will be used to test Open RAN systems deployed in the CRAIN laboratory. The CRAIN 5G Laboratory requires a Wide Area Network Emulator solution to support research related to fifth generation (5G) cellular and Open RAN technologies.

## Publications

- May 22, 2026: Solicitation, due June 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice dc75bd77e7d64a178c9104b23c883515. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dc75bd77e7d64a178c9104b23c883515/view
- June 1, 2026: Solicitation, due June 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice d48a6ad8cec141a1abf2d04d48de1433. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d48a6ad8cec141a1abf2d04d48de1433/view

## Points of contact

- Erika Crawford, ecrawford@doc.gov

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