NITE-STAR PreProposal Conference recording.mp4

This file is a pre-proposal conference recording for the NITE-STAR (National Space Test and Training Complex Innovative Technology & Engineering – Space Test and Range) Capability Development Multiple Award IDIQ solicitation (FA2553-26-R-B001). The Department of the Air Force, specifically the United States Space Force Space System Command, is seeking competitive proposals from contractors capable of designing, developing, integrating, testing, and sustaining advanced space-based and ground-based systems to support the Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) and SYD 81. This is a Multiple Award IDIQ contract vehicle that will be used for long-term capability development and sustainment efforts.

The proposal submission deadline is 12:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on April 17, 2026, with electronic submission required via DoD SAFE. Prospective offerors must email SSC.TIK.NITESTAR@spaceforce.mil to request a DoD SAFE drop-off link and to submit any questions by 5:00 p.m. MDT on March 24, 2026 (seven calendar days after RFP release). All questions must be submitted using the provided Question and Answer Template (Attachment 11). The pre-proposal conference slides and recording were scheduled to be posted to SAM.gov no later than March 20, 2026.