Federal Register #2026-21825

FCC Upper C-band Clearinghouse services for transition claims and radio altimeter retrofit rebates

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking an independent administrator for the Upper C-band transition, while the supplied materials also describe existing EPA support work and an EEOC public meeting. - Government buyers and offices - Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: seeking proposals for an independent Upper C-band Clearinghouse. - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Civil Enforcement: associated with enforcement-support work performed by Eastern Research Group. - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): announced a public meeting on its Title VII arrest and conviction records guidance; this is not a procurement request. - Requested service - An independent Upper C-band Clearinghouse to review and resolve actual-cost and lump-sum reimbursement claims for the transition from incumbent Fixed Satellite Service operations in the 4.0–4.16 GHz band, and to administer rebates for adjacent-band radio altimeter retrofits. - No product quantities or part numbers are specified. - Named vendor - Eastern Research Group (ERG) is identified as the contractor providing EPA enforcement, inspection, laboratory, and analysis support under contract 68HERL26A0022. The materials do not identify ERG as the FCC clearinghouse provider. - Notable requirements - The clearinghouse is to independently oversee cost-related aspects of the Upper C-band transition and administer the specified radio altimeter retrofit rebates. - ERG’s EPA work includes enforcement program implementation and case support, inspections, laboratory support, and analysis. ERG requires need-to-know access to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) information, potentially including confidential business information. - The EEOC meeting concerns possible rescission of its Title VII guidance on considering arrest and conviction records in employment decisions; no products or services are requested for that event.

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will hold a public meeting on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will take place at the Jacqueline A. Berrien Training Center in Washington, DC, with listen-only audio access also available; registration is required to attend in person. The Commission will consider rescinding its Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This is a public meeting notice, not a procurement solicitation.

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