Opportunities

As part of this construct, Space Systems Command will develop an Immersive Digital Facility with a virtual environment to exchange and process digital information between and among Guardians and machines with greater speed, robustness and accuracy.

The United States Space Force (USSF) is tasked with protecting and defending US interests in space. Until now, the limits of that mission have been in near Earth, out to approximately geostationary (GEO) range.

The Tetra program supports the prototyping of new technologies and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD)

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...

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Upper Stage Resiliency Enhancements​

Next Generation Rocket Engine Testing

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 Data Transport Division (SMC/ECXD) is seeking to prototype a scalable, resilient, and cyber-secure mission-data network in support of Space Force, Air Force, and Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) efforts...

SATCOM Enterprise Management & Control is soliciting prototypes to advance enterprise applications, data, and advanced concepts ...