2010 02 01 Commercial GEM Briefing cleared for public release.pptx

MILSATCOM Commercial Acquisition Options

(SMC-32 RFI)

Government/Industry Exchange Meeting (GEM) Advanced Concepts Group MILSATCOM Systems Wing 4 February 2010 2010 02 01 Commercial GEM Briefing, cleared for public release.pptx

Agenda Welcome and Opening Remarks: “What is the ACG and Why Are We Interested in Commercial Acquisition Options?” (Mr Vanderpoorten) Top Level Conclusions of RFI Analysis (Lt Col Edmiaston) Where ACG is Headed and Where We Request Your Continued Support (Lt Col Edmiaston) Detailed Conclusions of RFI Analysis: Feasible Architecture Concepts (Mr Matthew Marshall) Closing Comments / Converging Activities (Lt Col Edmiaston)

GEM motivated by AFSPC/CC and other stakeholder interest in pursuing commercial opportunities Near/far term opportunities if viable business case can be defined Military Ka Long Track AISR is near term focus/priority via hosted payload or free flyer Other opportunities will be a function of ICD/MSA process Gov’t Reference Concepts are provided to inform dialogue

GEM’s purpose to help sell idea. Purchase/solicitation follow through depends how successfully we articulate a compelling commercial business case Overview

Advanced Concepts Group (ACG):

Vision and Mission ACG Vision: Innovative strategies today for integrated DoD SATCOM capabilities tomorrow ACG Mission: Develop end-to-end architectures resulting in responsive acquisition programs exceeding users' expectations for performance, cost, and schedule

Col Cynamon

MCTG/CC

J. Choi Chief Engineer

Lt Col Mare Deputy Commander

Maj Tullier Capability Insertion Program

Lt Col Edmiaston System Engineering and Architecture

J. Vanderpoorten Technology Director

TSAT Cancellation Effects USD AT&L ADM and SecAF memorandum directed the following:

Terminate TSAT program Plan to acquire AEHF SV5-6 and additional WGS SVs Review and update relevant ICDs and plan for comprehensive MSA Plan for possible evolutionary opportunities for AEHF, WGS, and free flyers Take action and plan to use TSAT technology investments Take action and plan to preserve Government intellectual capital and industry base

Mission Need 3) Too few antennas to cover Long Track AISR and other users Mission Need 1) Insufficient capacity in concentrated theaters Mission Need 5) Susceptibility to jamming Mission Need 4) Insufficient data rates for Reaper-class AISR and COTM

Primary Midterm MILSATCOM Mission Needs

Mission Need 2) Additional support for Global Hawk POR levels of capacity, data rate, & protection will limit warfighter effectiveness, causing higher casualties/longer times to defeat enemies

RFI evaluated COMSATCOM technology/offerings applicability for MILSATCOM Determined if recent COMSATCOM products offer MILSATCOM “game changers” for pre-2025 Investigated alternative acquisition approaches, including: hosted payloads, modified commercial satellites, and alternative business relationships Companion work to related DISA/GSA Leased SATCOM initiatives (Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition)

Commercial SATCOM RFI Purpose and Emphasis Expanded Consideration of Commercial Alternatives

Commercial

RFI

Exploring Range of Methods to Provide Continuity of Service to Warfighters Leasing Spot Market Multi-Year Secure capacity pre-launch Exclusive lease of entire comm transponder or segment of comm payload w/provision for DoD control of payload Privately-Financed Initiative of entire satellite or portion of satellite (e.g., payload)

Push DoD Requirements to Commercial Satellites Adoption by commercial industry of DoD-desired features in commercial product lines DoD funds tech dev/maturation of desired capabilities that can be integrated into COMSATs Hosting Payloads Hosting DoD payload on commercial satellite FAR Part 12 Modified Commercial Payload (firm fixed price) FAR Part 15 Payload DoD payload is designed into commercial satellite (DoD payload drives satellite design) Purchase tailored Commercial Satellite Purchase of a tailored commercial satellite system – FAR Part 12 – Firm Fixed Price

Traditional DoD FAR Part 15 Procurements DoD capability upgrade of future versions of MILSATCOM satellites (FAR Part 15) DoD clone of existing MILSATCOM satellites Development of new MILSATCOM satellite system (FAR Part 15) RFI Focuses on Procurement of Hosted Payloads & Full Satellites Expands Consideration / Evaluates Applicability of COMSATCOM Technology/Services for MILSATCOM

DISA/GSA

FCSA

Overall Trade Space for

ICD / MSA

RFI Informs Commercial Options for Wideband Trade Space Procure Additional Wideband Satellites Evolve Wideband Satellites (Capability Insertion Programs – CIP) New Procurement Lease Bandwidth FCSA

Fee for Service for Mil Freq Proliferation through Hosted Payloads Procure Theater System Procure Global System Potential Wideband Trade Space SATCOM Architecture Likely to be Combination of Options Military Options Commercial Options New Business Alignments

RFI

Commercial Alternatives: A Potential Course to Satisfy MILSATCOM Requirements FY12 or 14 POM Inputs Inform AoA / MSA, Late 2010 Capabilities Development Document Far Term Wideband Fielding ~ 2025 FY14 POM Inputs Interim Wideband Fielding Wideband Trade Space Commercial Options Leasing Push DoD Rqmts to ComSats Commercial RFI Hosted Payloads Modified ComSats Business Alignments Military Options Procure Add’l Wideband Sats Evolve Wideband Sats New Procurement

Commercial alternatives are part of Material Solutions Analyses (MSA) considerations to inform near-term SATCOM architecture solutions

Commercial Government Reference Concept definitization/comparison Late 2010 selection between CIPs/Commercial alternatives Follow on possible Study RFP to detail commercial alternatives

Top level overview of Commercial RFI conclusions Tentatively outline how we intend to proceed Solicit industry support How we will stay engaged RFI Strategy and Findings Lt Col Alan Edmiaston

Characterization of RFI Responses Received 21 responses* with the following characteristics:

Hosted Payloads Full Satellites Ground Systems Owner/Operator H/W Provider Integrators/Value Added Resellers Fixed Satellite Services Mobile Satellite Services Complete Service Provider Satellite/Bus Payload Ground Terminals / Network

Specific Concept Protected Capacity

AISR

COTM

Host Accommodations Business / Cost Approach Specific Concept Single Mission Multi Mission Host Accommodations Business / Cost Approach

Solution Approach

Responder’s Business Category Other *Because some responses fit multiple categories, the total on the above diagram exceeds 21.

Commercial industry has range of solutions that meet tailored MILSATCOM needs

Major Themes from Commercial RFI and Prior DoD Studies Typical ~36 month schedule from contract start to launch Service providers are enthusiastic about Hosting DoD payloads and acquiring DoD payloads Leasing service with long-term contracts Satellite manufacturers are enthusiastic about Developing/building DoD satellites/payloads w/FFP contracts Ensuring a mature/stable tech baseline prior to contract start Streamlining oversight and Government involvement Both manufacturers and service providers Exhibited significant breadth and depth of experience designing and building payloads for hosting Successfully demonstrated hosting for commercial use Industry appeared to be well-positioned and interested in exploring/developing full satellite and hosted payload concepts

ACG’s Top Level Conclusions of RFIs Industry ready to support Commercial Partnering to satisfy Wideband requirements thru FFP contracting Opportunities for enabling successful business cases A true enabler – modified DoD procurement behavior DoD must change procurement methods – minimize R&D, stable funding/rqmts, adopt commercial business rhythm Only way for reduced cost and schedule benefits Industry will support a FFP business model, but requires DoD to baseline requirements up front and maintain them

Upcoming Team will recommend Gov’t Reference Concepts for further review / subsequent cost benefit analysis Assess comparative architectural models across Programs of Record, Capability Enhancements and Commercial Alternatives

Where ACG is Headed / Where We Request Your Continued Support Continue processing RFI responses/refining the results till:

Level of detail available to compare Wideband alternatives alongside Commercial concepts (internal trades) Identify if we’ve sufficient traction for near term opportunities Continue dialogue via addn’l written submittals and one on one telecons to improve decision support products ACG to articulate info/model gaps to support late 2010 go forward decision package (stay tuned via FedBizOps ) Depending on FY11 funding and result of late 2010 go forward decision, opportunities may exist for competitively awarded study contract(s) by EOY to define selected alternative(s) and support MILSATCOM Material Solutions Assessment Go forward opportunities dependent on stakeholder resonance with concept/challenges for Commercial partnerships

Commercial Alternative Assessment Process Matthew Marshall

Filter for Requirements & Budget

Alternative Wideband Architectures Dec 2010

RFI Inputs

Review & Synthesis Nov 2009 Today 21 RFIs Received

Input to MSA Define, Cost, Load

Concept Building Blocks

Defined on Next Slide

Alternative Wideband Trade Space Commercially-Leveraged Options

Military Frequencies

Payload + (Freeflyer Bus OR Commercial Hosting)

FAR 12

Satellite Buys

Alternative Wideband Concept Options Core Ka-Band (Full Satellite)

COCOM-SAT

(commercially leveraged) WGS (Ka Only) Focused Payloads

AISR

COTM

X-Band Ka-Band Theater Augmentation Freeflyer Bus Fast-Reaction (3-5 yr MMD) Long Term Ops (12-15 yr MMD) Commercial Hosting Displace Revenue Upsize Host Anchor Tenant Alternative Business Tailored Payload Tailored Satellite/System (lease-to-buy)

EHF*

EHF payload not wideband req’t, but will be explored for hosting Current Spotlight

Addressed in Briefing Fee for Service Military Ka-band

COMSATCOM Gov’t Reference Concepts Articulate Usage CONOPS “Military Ka” via Fee for Service Solicit ubiquitous availability of military Ka capability

“AISR-SAT”

Provide military Ka-band long track AISR transition (free flyer version of Hosted-Payload option) “Hosted Payloads” (aka “Payloads in a Barn” – STRATCOM/CC) SMC develops common payloads Model payload: Military RF, SSA package and encrypted command/TM AFSPC decides which rides taken– launch 36 months “COCOM Sat” – limited, tailored commercial product to particular slot Commercial Satellite, Military Frequencies, minimally tailored to a region (leverages highly streamlined delivery business model) “Alternative Business” Ex: “Lease to buy” military capability Other Products Ground TT&C Ground Network Management/Operations Management

Military Ka via Fee for Service Accommodate worldwide Ka need with modest military alignments Concept: Military Ka-band payload capacity hosted on commercial satellites and provided to DoD via fee for service.

NRE Development Consider a scenario whereby DoD underwrites development costs to facilitate dual use offerings of capability that is attractive to both commercial and military. Examples:

Dual band Ka TWTAs and LNAs Adaptive coverage area antennas Onboard spectrum monitoring and interference geolocation capability SATCOM service providers only have to invest production costs in order to offer future military custom services Accommodations Possible accommodations include dedicated military Ka-band payloads on commercial hosts, as well as switchable commercial-Ka/military-Ka Possible Acquisition Approach Series of NRE development contracts with multiple suppliers Fee for service contracts to provide Mil-Ka capacity to meet warfighter demand (possible DISA FCSA inclusion)

Promotion of broader Mil-Ka use simplifies wideband operations and may reduce costs/terminal proliferation Military Ka via Fee for Service Concept Up to 10-15 GHz of global military Ka by 2025 Provided via fee for service

AISR-SAT

(Focused Payload + Free Flyer) Concept:

Rapid acquisition of an AISR payload at military Ka-band to provide additional long-track coverage of Global Hawk plus other platform capacity (4 gimbaled coverage areas) Potential early instantiation of focused payload approach with a free flyer accommodation Typical characteristics of rapid acquisition of focused payload capability include Payloads targeting requirements for regional service Develop technologies for on-ramping to future systems Rapidly acquire payloads meeting changing theater requirements Rapidly deploy enhanced/new capabilities to theater Schedule of 36 months or less to launch Streamlined acquisition process Payloads may be FAR Part 12 or 15 Bus integration typically FFP Government Operations AISR-Sat Concept Four independently steerable coverage areas Three 0.5 deg and one 1.0 deg Military Ka-band- Individual data rate up to 311 Mbps

Commercial Hosting Consortium

EHF

X-Band Overall Focused Payload Concept (Commercial Hosting or Free Flyer) CONOPS Considerations Industry consortium for hosting of payloads Pre-defined interfaces and payload resource envelopes Pre-Invest in military payloads and commercial bus integration -- position to meet commercial schedules Schedule Gov’t commitment approx 36 mo prior to launch Payload delivery approx 12 months prior to launch Pre-negotiation of accommodation costs Integration and on-going operation /opportunity costs Align business decisions, costs, integration alignment, T&Cs AFSPC Approach Leverage abundant multi-supplier opportunities to surge to specific orbital region Track launch opportunities with consortium partners Resource/trigger “go” decision for forthcoming launch Independent AFSPC payload control (or sub to commercial NOC) Payload Product Lines (FAR 15 or FAR 12) Free Flyer Product Line (FAR 12 / IDIQ) Ka-Band Theater Augmentation (Following Slides) Launch Need Hosting Opportunities Free Flyer Commercially Host

Host Options Example candidate payloads ~ 180 kg, ~ 420 W ~ 100 kg, ~ 400 W ~ 300 kg, ~ 1000 W

Comm on the Move (COTM) AISR (previous slides as AISR-SAT)

Ka-band Theater Augmentation (Free Flyer or Commercial Hosting) Concept Leverage commercial industry to host a military payload that provides military Ka-band to augment COCOM theater capacity requirements CONOPS Considerations Payload provided GFE to commercial host Typically commit to hosting 36 months before launch Payload delivered 12 months before launch Government control of payload Contractor operation of host Ka-Band Theater Augmentation Minimum of 1 coverage area at 2 deg Beam positioning Minimum Total Capacity of 500 MHz- Military Ka-band Compatible with existing terminals (e.g., WIN-T GRA)

COCOM-Sat (Full Satellite Buy of Mil-Ka) Concept Leverage commercial industry to provide FFP tailored satellite(s) to meet regional COCOM capacity requirements at military Ka-Band CONOPS Considerations:

Commercial acquisition timeline (~36 months to launch) Minimize requirements changes Minimal DoD oversight Minimal modifications to standard commercial satellite (primarily military frequencies) Consider options to enhance capability (e.g. protection) COCOM-Sat Attributes Minimum of 2 coverage areas at 1.1 deg each Multiple beams within coverage area (assumes freq reuse) Beam positioning Total capacity of 7 GHz (single polarization) Military Ka-band- Compatible with existing terminals (e.g., WIN-T GRA)

Alternative Business Arrangement Tailored Satellite/System with Lease-to-Buy Option Concept Exploration of business arrangements other than traditional acquisitions or leased services Initial example for exploration: Lease to Buy Leverage Commercial business model to reduce Gov’t NRE budgets and delivery time for dedicated MilSatCom Solicit purpose-built satellites on commercial basis, with no upfront Govt funding (e.g. Lease to Buy alternative) A Fixed Price Gov’t multi-year commitment with cancellation liability Products tailored to military market and plugs into military existing infrastructure Acquisition Approach FAR Part 12 – commercial, fixed price Gov’t insight but not oversight

CONOPS

Commercial launch, accommodate enterprise factors Commercial ops responds to military direction Lease-to-Buy of COCOM-SAT (allows basis of comparison to FAR 12 Acquisition) Minimum of 2 coverage areas at 1.1 deg each Multiple beams within coverage area (assumes freq reuse) Beam positioning Total capacity of 7 GHz (single polarization) Military Ka-band- Compatible with existing terminals (e.g., WIN-T GRA)

Other Products Operations Management/Network Management Provide transitional mission planning and network services bridging current systems with future architectures Represent SATCOM equity in larger Global Information Grid (GIG) enterprise Represent Cyber Command equity with evolution of the GIG (control, standards, mission functions) Enterprise TT&C Plan enterprise TT&C Define and validate interoperable standards and structures of management information leading satellite acquisitions and integrated operations Other commercial concepts are important to note & will play in eventual architecture; however, they are not the focus for our work through 2010

Challenges Government Reference Concepts Defining and fleshing out a set of “sellable” concepts Determining LCC of those concepts Conducting performance modeling of those concepts to determine enterprise benefit Better understanding commercial models and business cases Incremental cost and performance gains to increasingly tailor a commercial satellite/payload to military needs Pricing models for leasing military Ka, as well as lease-to-buy of a satellite Pricing models and accommodation costs for hosting GFE payloads Commercial constraints Understanding anticipated commercial launch manifests and potential hosting opportunities through 2025 So that a hosted payload scenario can be developed Understanding impacts of policy requiring use of US launch vehicle May impact availability of commercial host or additional cost to Gov’t Understanding complexity of filing for mil frequency in same slot as commercial host Initial look is that it is difficult and highly dependent on the slot in question

Discussing challenges and concepts portrayed in this briefing would be the focus of any subsequent one-on-one meetings

Summary RFI expands consideration and evaluates applicability of COMSATCOM technology and services for MILSATCOM Opportunities exist for Commercial Partnering to satisfy Wideband requirements thru FFP contracting DoD must change behavior in order to receive benefits (reduced cost/schedule) of a commercial partnership MSA Trades will determine further pursuit of commercial Gov’t continuing review; subsequent cost benefit analysis Gov’t studies, if any, may begin late 2010. Depends on:

FY11 funding and result of late 2010 go forward decision Watch FedBizOps for subsequent release of info ACG presentations in conjunction with established SATCOM conferences. Ex: Military Satellite Summit, 26-28 Apr, DC Watch for FedBizOps Announcement for Further Info

Opportunities for Industry Feedback and Interaction – GEM thru Late 2010 4 Feb, GEM Depending on FY11 funding and result of late 2010 go forward decision, opportunities may exist for competitively awarded study contract(s) by EOY to define selected alternative(s) and support MILSATCOM MSA Industry responds to FedBizOps posting; provides additional info to support Commercial Concepts 26-28 Apr, ACG briefs progress at Military Satellites Summit, DC Gov’t continues processing RFI responses and refining Gov’t Concepts

February thru April Continuous dialogue with industry throughout, via addn’l written submittals and one on one telecons to improve decision support products ACG may identify info/model gaps through future RFI posting on FedBizOps ACG identifies initial info/model gaps to support 2010 go forward decision package

1) Conclusion of RFI process and internal trades

2) Iterative MSA Closure to Potentially Include Modified Commercial Products

3) Potential to Award Study Contracts near end of 2010 image2.png image3.png image4.png image5.png image6.wmf image7.png image8.emf image9.emf image1.png