**PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE UPDATE** Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR): Increment 1view on SAM.gov

*** PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE UPDATE*** This is an update to the SCAR CSO Presolicitation Synopsis for pending solicitation number HQ0860-26-S-C008. The SCAR PMO anticipates posting the solicitation on or abou t 10 September 26 through the MDA Opportunity Marketplace NOBLE MAA page at https://www.mda.mil/business/noble.html. CSO Statutory Authority The solicitation will utilize CSO procedures to acquire innovative commercial solutions. This CSO, conducted pursuant to 10 U.S.C. §3458 and DFARS 212.70-(Class Deviation 2026-O0028), will serve as the competitive procedure for the initial prototype project selection. The Government intends to maximize the use of Prototype Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) under 10 U.S.C. § 4022. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022(f), the Government will reserves the right to award a non-competitive follow-on production contract or transaction to the participant(s) in the transaction following the successful completion of a prototype project competitively awarded under an OTA from this solicitation. The Government may award FAR-based firm-fixed price contracts as a result of this solicitation. All innovative commercial products and commercial services acquired under this CSO will be treated as commercial. CSO Approach Under this Two Phase Closed Variant, the Government may award contracts resulting from proposals to acquire innovative products, technologies, or services based on a review of solutions by scientific, technological, or other subject matter expert peers within the SCAR Program Management Office (PMO). For the purposes of this solicitation, “Innovative” means any technology, process, or method, including research and development (R&D), that is new as of the date of the submission of a proposal, or any application that is new as of the date of the submission of a proposal of a technology, process or method, existing as of such date Two Phased Methodology The CSO will be a Two Phase Closed Variant. Phase 1 will be structured to provide the Government with an initial White Paper for solutions while Phase 2 will capture proposal submission. The Government will reserve the right to invite one, some, all, or none of the Offerors to submit a proposal under Phase 2. Phase 1: White Paper: Offerors will be invited to submit a detailed technical white paper describing their innovative solution addressing the specific AOI(s) selected. The PMO will utilize the DoD SAFE website https://safe.apps.mil/ for the submission of Phase 1 White Papers by the date and time specified in this solicitation. Vendors will be required to request a drop off code no later than three days before the response deadline. SAFE will no longer allow you to submit your response without a drop off code. Phase 2: Request for Proposals (RFPs) or Request for Prototype Proposals (RPPs): Offerors selected from Phase1 may be invited to submit a full, formal proposal. Phase 2 proposals will only be accepted from Offerors who, upon review…