WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2024) — The National Spectrum Consortium
Rapid turnaround from solicitation to award enables end-of-fiscal-year spending for critical spectrum technology development
Washington, D.C.(September 30, 2024) — The National Spectrum Consortium is pleased to announce two new awards under the Spectrum Forward Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Base Agreement for prototype development of a test range spectrum management system.
The Spectrum Integration System (SIS) Core project is being awarded to Peraton Labs Inc. (Peraton) for a total project value of $9,891,561.83. Per the rules of the NSC’s OTA contract vehicle with the government, Spectrum Forward awards must include participation by nontraditional defense contractor partners. The significant nontraditional contractors on SIS Core include ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC (ANDRO) and Altio Labs LLC (Altio).
The Spectrum Integration System (SIS) Sensor Edge project is being awarded to Chesapeake Technology International (CTI) for a total project value of $8,624,705.04. Significant nontraditional defense contractors on the project include Distributed Spectrum Inc. and Statheros LLC.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona serves as the technical lead for both projects, with funding provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. These awards are made possible through partnership with US Army Contracting Command – New Jersey.
“Congratulations to the awardees for SIS Core and SIS Sensor Edge,” said Joe Kochan, NSC CEO. “With national attention on spectrum management and spectrum sharing, we are excited to help our government partners in the DoD leverage the expertise of NSC member organizations to address high-priority spectrum challenges. That expertise combined with our OTA contracting vehicle that enables swift allocation of funds to support targeted prototyping is a powerful engine for innovation and critical to our nation’s success in spectrum technology development.”
The solicitations for the SIS Core and SIS Sensor Edge projects were released in July 2024, and after submissions were received in August, proposals were evaluated, selected, and funded in less than seven weeks, highlighting yet another benefit of the NSC Spectrum Forward OTA. For more information on the prototype projects funded, please visit the Awards page of the NSC website.
About the National Spectrum Consortium The NSC’s mission is to build bridges between key stakeholder groups – government and industry; industry stalwarts and startups; and civilian and military suppliers and users – to deliver two essential outcomes: breakthroughs in spectrum- and spectrum-using capabilities; and policy and regulatory insights to enhance, inform and sustain U.S. technical leadership. For more information, visit www.nationalspectrumconsortium.org.