Extended Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) hardened medium fixed Satellite Communications Earth Terminals Request for Information (RFI)
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-APG
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W15P7T-27-R-HMFT-R in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is hereby extending the date that responses to the RFI are due back to the government. Under Sources Sought Notice Original No. W15P7T-27-R-HMFT Please see the attachment to this posting which includes the Questions submitted and the Government's posted answers. RESPONSES - Due date has been extended from the previous date of 10/15/2026 Please submit your RFI responses for the above requested information in PDF or Microsoft Word format no later than (NLT) Noon EST on 19 October 2026 to Dr. Renee J Bayton, Contract Specialist at r… (show all)
enee.j.bayton.civ@army.mil and Licinda M Peters, Contracting Officer at licinda.m.peters.civ@army.mil Thank you for your time and attention to our posting. The Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is hereby issuing the following: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) For our Mission Partner: Product Manager for Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) Under Solicitation No. W15P7T-27-R-HMFT DESCRIPTION Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) is seeking information on companies with a comprehensive background in producing, installing and maintaining up to a quantity of nine state-of-the-art High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) hardened medium fixed Satellite Communications Earth Terminals. PdM WESS is tentatively planning to acquire these terminals to be installed within the continental United States. The Government tentatively plans to issue a solicitation for a HEMP Hardened Medium Fixed SATCOM Terminal that operates in X Band, with selective polarization operation. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 517410: Satellite Telecommunications. Synopsis: Request for Information (RFI) for a potential requirement for production, installation and sustainment support of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) hardened satellite communications terminals. This is an RFI only. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the government. RESPONSES (REVSED due date) Please submit your RFI responses for the above requested information in PDF or Microsoft Word format no later than (NLT) Noon EST on 19 October 2026 to Dr. Renee J Bayton, Contract Specialist at renee.j.bayton.civ@army.mil and Licinda M Peters, Contracting Officer at licinda.m.peters.civ@army.mil Please find attached the RFI document and W15P7T-27-R-HMFT_RFI Questions Template_Attch 0001 All questions and responses shall be sent via email to the Contracting Officer Ms. Licinda Peters and Contract Specialist Dr. Renee Bayton. The Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is hereby issuing the following: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) For our Mission Partner: Product Manager for Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) Under Solicitation No. W15P7T-27-R-HMFT DESCRIPTION Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) is seeking information on companies with a comprehensive background in producing, installing and maintaining up to a quantity of nine state-of-the-art High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) hardened medium fixed Satellite Communications Earth Terminals. PdM WESS is tentatively planning to acquire these terminals to be installed within the continental United States. The Government tentatively plans to issue a solicitation for a HEMP Hardened Medium Fixed SATCOM Terminal that operates in X Band, with selective polarization operation. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 517410: Satellite Telecommunications. Synopsis: Request for Information (RFI) for a potential requirement for production, installation and sustainment support of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) hardened satellite communications terminals. This is an RFI only. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the government. RESPONSES (REVISED as of 10/14/26) Please submit your RFI responses for the above requested information in PDF or Microsoft Word format no later than (NLT) Noon EST on 159October 2026 to Dr. Renee J Bayton, Contract Specialist at renee.j.bayton.civ@army.mil and Licinda M Peters, Contracting Officer at licinda.m.peters.civ@army.mil Please find attached the RFI document and W15P7T-27-R-HMFT_RFI Questions & Answers All questions and responses shall be sent via email to the Contracting Officer Ms. Licinda Peters and Contract Specialist Dr. Renee Bayton. Attachments/Links Download All Attachments/Links Attachments Document File Size Access Updated Date W15P7T-27-R-HMFT_RFI Questions Template_Attch 0001.xlsx (opens in new window) 12 KB Public Sep 29, 2026 RFI_Army HEMP HMFT Terminal_28Sept2026.docx (opens in new window) 28 KB Public Sep 29, 2026 Contact Information Contracting Office Address HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER 6565 SURVEILLANCE LOOP ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-1846 USA Primary Point of Contact Licinda Peters licinda.m.peters.civ@army.mil Secondary Point of Contact Renee J. Bayton renee.j.bayton.civ@army.mil History - original posted on Sam.gov Sep 29, 2026 01:43 pm EDTSources Sought (Original)
Who won similar work
1272 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMYLES INC. | 18 | $13.6M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation · $LMT | 15 | $30.5B | Sep 15, 2026 |
| DYNASTY CHEMICAL CORP | 14 | $1.4M | Oct 13, 2026 |
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| ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Summerville SC 29486 USA | 10 | $150.6M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC | 10 | $70.3M | Sep 23, 2025 |
| PHILLIPS CORPORATION | 8 | $38.4M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. | 8 | $2.5M | Mar 4, 2026 |
| K2 CONTRACTING GROUP, LLC | 7 | $2.9M + 2 shared | May 29, 2026 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 6 | $781K | Dec 25, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
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Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (20 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- $759K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.