Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Voice Interoperability Framework Research and Analysis
Deadline: 24 Sep 2026
Posting Date: 21 Sep 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 149501965
Document Ref. No.: 70RSAT26C00000025
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Tender Details
This is a notice of intent to solicit and award a sole source contract in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition at 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) implemented by the RFO Subpart 6.103-3 entitled “Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.”
The Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) on behalf of the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) hereby issues this notice of intent to award a sole source contract to the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Champaign, Illinois 61820-7406
Background
DHS seeks to procure on a research capability basis the development of improved, tested, and interoperable Push-to-Talk (PTT) solutions by industry, tailored to the needs of DHS Components. This effort requires an assessment of the maturity of industry solutions for broadband Mission Critical Services (MCX), development of testing scenarios tailored to DHS missions, and the establishment of metrics and testing requirements for public safety. DHS S&T aims to ensure that solutions procured and used by DHS Components and first responders are interoperable and align with mission requirements.
This requirement for Voice Interoperability Framework Research and Analysis addresses the strategic risks associated with interoperability across agencies using broadband voice applications, by actively working to assess broadband Mission Critical Services (MCX) to include voice, video and data market for public safety for interoperability across both carriers and vendors of MCX. Recognizing that current broadband voice applications, including those available on FirstNet, are not interoperable, this project takes steps to mitigate these risks and enhance coordinated response capabilities facilitated by the research conducted..
This project will include (1) finalizing the interoperability testing framework (2) active part...
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