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OSW26BZ06-NV028ActiveSBIR

5G Signature Tracking Mitigation via Cyber Deception

Department of DefenseOSD

AI Overview

This RFP seeks cyber deception solutions to mitigate 5G digital signature tracking threats against military and government personnel using commercial mobile networks. The technology must protect against adversary surveillance by masking cellular metadata that reveals location, device identity, and operational patterns.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
—
Release Date
September 2, 2026
Due Date
October 21, 2026

Official Description

As military and government personnel increasingly rely on commercial mobile networks, the management of digital signatures has become a critical operational concern. Accessing foreign mobile phone networks exposes individuals and organizations to surveillance and espionage threats due to their "digital exhaust", the metadata required to operate on a cellular network (e.g., credentials, location data, device IDs). Adversaries can leverage this data to track daily routines, identify deviations ind...

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Change History

Q&A UpdatedOct 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM

Informational change · Description + Requirements

5G Signature Tracking Mitigation via Cyber Deception

  • Q&A expanded with multiple new questions on the OSW26BZ06-NV028 (5G signature tracking) and DAF26BX06-DV512 topics, covering adversary threat model and vantage point, 5G SA vs. NSA/LTE scope, how threshold vs. objective performance will be assessed, PKI/DoDI 8520.02 requirements, domestic network scope, and operator authorization of persona activation.
  • Government answers clarify that proposers define their own evaluation baseline and KPMs in Phase I, with Phase II evaluation resources possibly provided later. This means applicants must build measurable, justified test methodologies into their proposals.
  • Adversary model must be stated explicitly for the "Obfuscation Realism" KPM, and backward compatibility across 5G, 4G LTE, and legacy networks is encouraged.
  • Domestic network scope remains unresolved: the answer only says the focus is adversarial foreign and third-party commercial networks, and carrier cooperation is not assumed.
  • DoDI 8520.02 is context only, not a binding credential requirement.
  • Several DAF26BX06-DV512 answers are non-responsive: the text notes that the attached solicitation covers a different topic, so applicants for DV512 should not rely on these responses and should check the correct solicitation.
  • Q14/Q16 CUI and synthetic data guidance is referenced but its applicability to AI/ML detection under Focus Area #6 is not confirmed by the answers provided.
Status ChangedSep 23, 2026 at 1:05 PM

Informational change · Status

5G Signature Tracking Mitigation via Cyber Deception

Status changed from status: Pre-Release to status: Open.

Opportunity AddedSep 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM

5G Signature Tracking Mitigation via Cyber Deception

New opportunity: 5G Signature Tracking Mitigation via Cyber Deception

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