Federal contract opportunity — Washington, District of Columbia
Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Readiness and Validation Status
Key facts (from SAM.gov)
- Solicitation number
- 1106202612072026
- Agency
- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE.FC ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS DEV/IDV ACQ MANAGEMENT
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Set-aside
- Not stated
- NAICS
- 541519
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
- Response deadline
- Dec 8, 2026
- Point of contact
- Vivian Panagakis · innovationiwm@gsa.gov
About this solicitation
Federal agencies are preparing for the transition from cryptographic algorithms that may be vulnerable to future quantum computing attacks to quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Public key cryptographic algorithms (i.e. asymmetric cryptography) currently used across Federal information systems, products and services — including Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA), elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman(ECDH), elliptic curve digital signature algorithms (ECDSA), and related mechanisms — will be vulnerable to a future cryptanalyti…
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