SAM #70RSAT26RFI000016

DHS S&T Seeks Capabilities for Resilient Precision Time Transfer Pilot over Fiber

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate is seeking market research and contractor capabilities for developing and demonstrating a resilient precision time transfer pilot over fiber, with a focus on critical infrastructure in Texas and traceability to national standards. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate, Office of Science and Engineering - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or vendors are named in the opportunity - Products/Services Requested: - Development and demonstration of a resilient regional Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) timing network pilot - Master timing node network with holdover clocks - Last mile timing distribution to critical infrastructure end-users - Traceability to UTC(NIST) via the National Institute of Standards and Technology - Project management, architecture design, stakeholder engagement, pilot development, demonstration, and final reporting - Required technical capabilities: - 100 nanoseconds accuracy for master timing node network - Holdover capability: 30 days for primary nodes, 1-5 days for secondary nodes - Last mile distribution accuracy: 1 microsecond - System must be scalable, reproducible, sustainable, and resilient to PNT threats (independent of GPS) - Solution must be suitable for critical infrastructure sectors (e.g., power grids, telecommunications) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Solution must be traceable to UTC(NIST) and align with DHS Resilient PNT Reference Architecture - Pilot must be designed for scalability and replication in other states - Teaming arrangements are encouraged if a single business cannot fulfill all requirements - No specific hardware part numbers or purchase quantities are provided - Place(s) of Performance: - State of Texas (pilot implementation) - NIST Time and Frequency Division, Boulder, Colorado (traceability) - Western Interconnection, Eastern Interconnection, and Texas Interconnection (regional focus) - DHS Science and Technology Acquisition Division, Washington, DC (contracting office)

Description

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) Office Science and Engineering (OSE) is conducting market research to determine technical capabilities to transfer precise time over long-haul fiber that is reproducible, scalable, sustainable for use by end-users, resilient to Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) threats, independent of the Global Positioning System (GPS), and traceable back to the National Standards Institute and Technology.

S&T OSE welcomes all businesses to provide a written response to the questions in the attached RFI, demonstrating capability to fulfill the tasks outlined in the attached draft Statement of Work. If you do not have the capability to fulfill all tasks identified, please include a proposed teaming arrangement that would satisfy the Government’s full requirements.

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