This file is a notional staffing plan for a Ground Control task order supporting the HADES (Hybrid Architecture and Development for Experimental Systems) contract. The plan outlines a total of 10 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) distributed across nine labor categories: one Task Order Manager, two System Administrators, one Drafter, two Network Engineers, two Cyber positions, two System Engineers, and 0.75 Hardware Engineers. This staffing structure is intended to support satellite ground system and satellite operations center engineering, development, integration, and sustainment activities at the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Support Complex at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico under the Air Force Space Systems Command solicitation FA8809-26-R-B002.
The HADES contract is structured as a competitive Cost-Reimbursable with Cost-Plus-Award-Fee and Firm-Fixed-Price CLINs, with a final RFP scheduled for release in Spring 2026. This notional staffing plan represents one of several task order staffing proposals provided in the draft RFP as a planning reference for prospective offerors. The staffing composition emphasizes technical expertise in system administration, network engineering, cybersecurity, and systems engineering, reflecting the complex technical requirements for satellite ground operations support.
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