Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Next Generation Survival Radio

Background
The Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Next Generation Survival Radio (NGSR) project is initiated by the agency to enhance search and rescue capabilities for Warfighters. The goal of this contract is to develop a cloud-native Platform as a Service (PaaS) that operates in Impact Level (IL) 4 and IL6 environments, ensuring high availability and reliability across geographically separated data centers.

Work Details
The contract requires the continued development of a cloud-native PaaS to support the CSEL NGSR, achieving 99.99% system availability. Key tasks include:
- Building a robust infrastructure with geographically separated data centers to ensure high availability.
- Delivering a cloud service provider (CSP) that meets operational requirements for search and rescue missions.
- Ensuring the PaaS component receives authority to operate by April 2026 and completing the fielding phase by April 2027.
- Maintaining compatibility with existing CSEL NGSR architecture to avoid delays and additional costs associated with switching providers.

Period of Performance
The period of performance spans multiple years, including option periods, with critical milestones set for April 2026 for authority to operate and April 2027 for completion of fielding phase, aiming for initial operational capability by the third quarter of fiscal year 2028.

Place of Performance
The services will be performed across dual geographically separated areas on the east and west coasts.