Conceptual Studies for Offensive/Defensive Space Control and Space Domain Awareness

This Master IDIQ awarded by the Department of the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center on March 2, 2021, for conceptual studies and preliminary research in offensive space control, defensive space control, command and control, and space domain awareness, closed to new orders on March 15, 2024, and is no longer active for new pursuit.

The vehicle's lifecycle is complete. All 26 task orders were placed between March 2, 2021, and January 7, 2026, with combined potential value of $67 million. The portfolio is heavily obligated: $63.2 million (94% of combined potential value) has been committed. Ordering momentum slowed after the vehicle's order window closed—only two orders were placed in the final 20 months before the deadline, and a single token order ($499,962 for software porting) arrived six months after ordering officially closed.

Work has centered on large conceptual-study efforts alongside tactical software assessments. The two largest task orders, each valued near $30 million and carrying cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing, addressed conceptual studies for offensive and defensive space control, command and control, and space domain awareness (one focused on a MANTA 2.0 effort; the second was a prototype common operating picture capability baseline). The remainder splits between firm-fixed-price software porting assessments (typically $50,000 each) and numerous small fixed-price exploratory studies at $3,500 apiece, placed at vehicle inception.

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. leads by combined potential value at $30.9 million across three orders, followed by Sierra Nevada Company, LLC at $20.6 million across two orders, and Six3 Advanced Systems Inc. at $14.8 million across four orders. The 16 awardees together present moderate competitive concentration; the top three primes account for roughly two-thirds of combined potential value. Customer concentration is absolute: all 26 orders funded the Space and Missile Systems Center. All task orders were unrestricted competitive awards with no set-aside designations.

Placement of performance and specific geographic concentration details are not addressed in the source material. This vehicle is closed to new work and represents a completed procurement cycle for space control and domain awareness research.

Conceptual Studies And Preliminary Research In The Areas Of Offensive Space Control, Defensive Space Control, Command And Control, And Space Domain Awareness