Special NoticePosted Sep 4, 2026·Responses due Sep 19, 2026

Multichannel Handheld Radio Systems

FEMA · FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
70FA5026Q00000036
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5810
Place
Mount Weather, VA, USA
Contact
Allison Brazzel (allison.brazzel@fema.dhs.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 70FA5026Q00000036 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 4, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (4 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

This is a notice of intent to sole source. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to award a firm-fixed price sole source contract to L3HARRIS Technologies, Inc. for AN/PRC-163 handheld radio systems. The statutory authority for this non-competitive action is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Part 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. L3HARRIS Technologies, Inc. is the only manufacturer of the AN/PRC-163… (show all)

handheld radio system and ancillary software. The radios must be capable of Type-1 encryption up to the TOP SECRET level and be capable of Type-3 AES encryption. The radios must support standard Line of sight (LOS), UHF SATCOM, HAVEQUICK, TSM/WREN, WREN-NB, and P25 conventional and trunking waveforms. The radios must be compatible with existing agency infrastructure. This notice is not a request for quotations. Interested parties have fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of the Synopsis, to submit in writing up to two (2) pages, to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their qualifications and/or capabilities. Such qualifications and/or capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after fifteen (15) days, or without the required information, will be considered non-responsive to this synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to conduct this effort as a full-and-open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the Government's discretion. In the absence of qualified sources, a contract will be awarded under the Other than Full and Open Competition procedures, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source utilizing the procedures of RFO 12.102(a) . All inquiries must be submitted in writing to the address stated herein and to the attention of Allison Brazzel, Contracting Officer. Response to this notice must be received no later than September 19, 2026, 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Responses must include your business name, point of contact, address, and telephone number with area code. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted. Responses may be emailed to allison.brazzel@fema.dhs.gov.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (FEMA), same NAICS 334220.

Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $33K to $70K, median $36K; range $29K to $103K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
FILMTOOLS INC.1$103KAug 19, 2026
VIDOVATION CORPORATION1$36KNov 25, 2024
SAMSTAR LLC1$29KOct 29, 2024

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

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  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 1 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 2 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

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  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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