Opportunities

Space Systems Command (SSC) Development Corps’ Innovation and Prototyping Directorate is excited to announce Round 2 of Space Vision 2030. Space Vision 2030 will continue to be a recurring collaborative effort with our Space Enterprise Consortium members to identify and mature key enabling technologies that evolve the SSC and the U.S. Space Force’s current space architecture to one that will meet our needs in 2030.

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is seeking to prototype a spacecraft to demonstrate the use of currently developed technology for new Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO, 150-300 km) missions in support of the Precise space flight experiment...

Orbital Transfer & Maneuver

Project No. 21-09: The National Security Agency (NSA) is seeking to prototype a low SWaP and high-throughput End Cryptographic Unit (ECU) for use in mesh space networks...

The DARC program is expected to follow the Middle-Tier Acquisition (MTA) pathway to include Rapid Prototyping followed by Rapid Fielding, and is expected to provide 24/7, all-weather capabilities that increases the ability to detect, track, identify and characterize objects in deep space.

Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) SBIRS Sensor Specific Processing (SSP) is a 9-month competitive prototype that plans to award to (2) teams under SpEC and will conclude with a down-select of one (1) or both contractor teams that will perform the follow-on SBIRS SSP effort...

The Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise (SMC/ECL) plans to implement an RDT&E program for expanded space access, mobility and logistics needs to further strengthen U.S. space dominance ...