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Air Force seeks contractor to help secure global shortwave comms network
The service branch is in the early development stages of a five-year contract for cyber services to support its High Frequency Global Communications System.
The Air Force is developing a contract for enterprise cybersecurity services to protect the High Frequency Global Communication System.
HFGCS is a global network on shortwave radio transmitters that work in classified and unclassified environments. The Air Force uses the network for communications between aircraft, as well as between aircraft and the ground. The network also connects aircraft to other defense networks.
The contract will cover intrusion detection and analysis, vulnerability scanning, documentation and code review services.
A sources sought notice posted Friday includes a draft performance work statement that describes three primary task areas: cyber operations, documentation and analysis services, and code scanning services.
The Air Force said it is planning a five-year contract, comprised of one initial base year and four individual option years. There is no estimated value at this point.
The service branch is conducting market research in part to determine whether the contract should be full-and-open or be set aside for a small business.
Responses to the request for information are due March 3.