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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JULY 03, 2021 SAM #7154
SPECIAL NOTICE

99 -- NTIA Broad Agency Announcement Open RAN Technology

Notice Date

7/1/2021 6:30:51 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE ESO WASHINGTON DC 20230 USA
 

ZIP Code

20230
 

Solicitation Number

1331L521B133500041
 

Response Due

7/20/2021 8:59:00 AM
 

Archive Date

08/04/2021
 

Point of Contact

Danit Johnson, Phone: 2024827427
 

E-Mail Address

djohnson4@doc.gov
(djohnson4@doc.gov)
 

Description

Institute for Telecomunications Science (ITS), as the Nation�s Spectrum and Communications Lab, performs research, testing, development, and evaluation of next-generation telecommunications technology in support of the policy goals of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and for other executive branch agencies in support of their internal efforts. The technical research conducted by ITS is used to provide scientific input into the policy decisions of NTIA and other government agencies. ITS is currently evaluating and testing the performance and interoperability of open interface, standards-based, compatible, and interoperable radio access network (referred to as Open RAN throughout this document) technology intended for use in 4G LTE and 5G NR cellular networks. Open RAN technology includes equipment and software adhering to standards such as those developed by the O-RAN Alliance, Telecom Infra Project, etc.� The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to procure prototype or commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Open RAN equipment and software to be deployed in the ITS Communications Research and Innovation Network (CRAIN) to support ITS�s testing of Open RAN equipment for evaluation of performance, inter-vendor interoperability, and standard maturity versus established RAN technologies.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/20d306f9599f421d83f7d48ea382229b/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20230, USA

Zip Code: 20230

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06048915-F 20210703/210701230114 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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